“No King” protesters gathered across the United States from coast to coast on Saturday, March 28, in the third such coordinated demonstration against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump’s second term. More than 3,000 events are expected to take place nationwide.
On Saturday, demonstrators held rallies in California, Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida, Texas, Washington, D.C. and other locations. The rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, included such high-profile figures as the state’s governor, Tim Walz, Sen. Bernie Sanders, actress Jane Fonda and Rep. Ilhan Omar. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen also performed “Streets of Minneapolis,” USA Today reported.
Demonstrators marched and stood in large groups on the main streets. They waved signs, chanted slogans and cheered as cars drove by.
What were the “Kingless” demonstrators protesting on March 28?
Like the previous “No” King protests, this one was also aimed at denouncing Trump’s decisions and policies. The No Kings website mentioned the specific criticisms of the protesters on March 28. These issues range from ICE arrests and deaths to Iran’s conflict with the United States.
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“Masked secret police terrorize our communities. An illegal, catastrophic war that puts us at risk and increases our costs. An attack on our free speech, our civil rights, our freedom to vote. The costs push families to the breaking point. Trump wants to rule us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people, not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies,” reads the No King website.
“On March 28, we showed up together and we said loud and clear: There is no king,” it added.
The statement further said, “As President Trump tightens his grip on us, we the people have a responsibility to show that we will fight to protect each other and our country. If he thinks we will roll over and allow him to take away our freedoms, he is wrong. We will come together again on March 28 because we know that when we unite, we can overcome this repression.”
US-Iran Conflict and ICE Arrests and Deaths
US launches Operation Epic Fury Iran The attacks on February 27 targeted key Iranian military bases, including missile facilities, a naval base and locations near the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On Saturday, February 28, the United States used a variety of weapons against Iranian targets, including suicide drones, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and stealth fighter jets. It also used low-cost, one-way attack drones modeled on Iranian designs for the first time in combat.
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The attack killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump later claimed in a statement about Khamenei’s death that he acted first to eliminate what he claimed was an imminent threat to his own life. The conflict has continued since then.
In recent weeks, Iran has been laying traps and moving military personnel and air defense forces to kharg island CNN, citing sources familiar with U.S. intelligence, reported that this was to prepare for possible U.S. actions to take control of the island. Khag Island is located in the Persian Gulf and is a major hub for Iran’s oil exports.
Meanwhile, Trump explained why he avoids using the word “war” to describe the Iran conflict at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner on Wednesday, March 25. “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say if you use the word ‘war’ it’s probably not a good thing,” trump card “They don’t like the word ‘war,’ because you should be sanctioned,” he told Republican lawmakers at Union Station in Washington, D.C. “So, I’m going to use the word ‘military action,’ and that’s what it is. It’s a military massacre.”
The United States and Israel launched the first attack Tehran Late last month. The White House later said it had had “productive conversations” with Iran. However, Tehran has largely rejected the government’s demands, including proposals for a ceasefire.
ICE arrests are another major issue for those who oppose Trump’s policies. Various videos of ICE agents arresting people across the United States, including one showing a woman being pulled from a car by police. ICE agent In Minneapolis, there was outrage. She later identified as a tech guru, LGBT and racial justice activist Alia Rahmana software engineer with a coding background. Rahman is known for his support of policies that require police officers to wear body cameras. She has ties to multiple advocacy groups, including a long history with the Black Lives Matter movement.
ICE has also been criticized for a video it claimed showed a 17-year-old boy being arrested by agents while working at a Target store in Ridgefield, Minnesota. According to social media posts, Jonathan Aguilar Garcia He was arrested despite being a U.S. citizen, with some posts claiming he was targeted because ICE agents thought he was an immigrant simply because of his appearance.
Criticism of ICE becomes more common after killing ICE Renee Nicole Goode and Alex Pretty. Both were shot to death by ICE agents in Minnesota.
