'No Kings' protests draw large crowds in US cities to decry Trump

Demonstrators wear costumes and carry signs as they march to the national Mall during a No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Protesters spanning all age groups took to the streets en masse for "No Kings" rallies across the United States on Saturday, denouncing what they view as authoritarian tendencies and unbridled corruption of US President Donald Trump.

Organisers expected millions of people to turn out by day's end at more than 2,600 planned rallies in major cities, small towns and suburbs, challenging a Trump-led agenda that has reshaped the government and upended democratic norms with unprecedented speed since he took office in January.