Over 1,500 demonstrations are being organized nationwide to compete with a military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on June 14, 2025.
Calling themselves the “No Kings” movement, demonstrators claim to be fighting “strongman politics.”
“No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance. From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like,” the group described itself.
“On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere [Trump] isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings,” it added.
The protests seek to overshadow the ceremonial parade in Washington, D.C., with planned demonstrations in every state except the nation’s capital, where the actual parade will take place.
A website for the events reads, “In America, we don’t do kings. They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. Far.”
Indivisible is leading the charge alongside groups like the American Federation of Teachers and Public Citizen.
President Donald Trump has warned these potential disruptors that they will face “very big force” if they attempt to derail the official military parade.
Additionally, the president has labeled these protesters as people who “hate our country.”
“Instead of allowing this birthday parade to be the center of gravity, we will make action everywhere else the story of America that day: people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption,” wrote the movement.
This is not the first time these groups have organized to disrupt celebrations.
Similar demonstrations were staged on Presidents Day and during the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
Meanwhile, concurrent protests are taking place in cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has engaged in a political standoff with President Trump over the deployment of National Guard troops to maintain order during immigration enforcement operations.
No Kings organizers are encouraging Americans in Washington, D.C., to abandon the city and travel to neighboring states like Pennsylvania, Virginia, or Maryland to join the protests.
Alternatively, they are urged to attend something called “DC Joy Day” in Anacostia Park.
