The third edition of ‘No Kings’ protests since President Donald Trump took office for a second time in 2025 took place on Saturday across the United States, with singer Bruce Springsteen one of the leading figures speaking in Minnesota.
The protesters in more than 3,300 marches across all 50 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and European capitals such as Madrid, Rome, and London, denounced the «illegal war» that Trump started just a month ago with Israel on Iran, which has led to higher fuel prices and inflation, and lambasted the «abuses» of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
«This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis,” Springsteen said in St. Paul. «Well, they picked the wrong city. The power and the solidarity of the people of Minneapolis and Minnesota was an inspiration to the entire country.»
The main US demonstration took place before tens of thousands of people in Minneapolis, the epicenter of national outrage against ICE and the Border Patrol after their officers killed US citizens there in January.
“Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America, and this reactionary nightmare and these invasions of American cities will not stand,” he continued, praising the resilience of Minnesotans.
“You gave us hope, you gave us courage, and for those who gave their lives. Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, Alex Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths. Their bravery, their sacrifice and their names will not be forgotten.”
Springsteen went on to perform his song ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ which he wrote in response to the federal violence in the state.
In addition to Springsteen, progressive senator Bernie Sanders, actress Jane Fonda, and leaders of the country’s largest unions, such as Liz Schuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), spoke in Minneapolis.
The ‘No Kings’ coalition, comprised of some 400 groups including Amnesty International, Indivisible, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), hopes to surpass the previous two marches: one with 7 million attendees and 2,700 events last October, and the other with 5 million protesters at 2,100 locations in June 2025.
In the US, the marches have reached as far as the Arctic region of Kotzebue, Alaska, and the border regions with Mexico in states like Arizona and Texas, in addition to bringing together migrant advocates in cities such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington.
Father Frank O’Loughlin, executive director of the Guatemalan-Maya Center, told EFE at one of the marches in Miami that immigrants are part of their lives in the city, and the abuse of them is stirring American hearts.The protests were proceeding peacefully and without incidents reported by authorities, as in the US capital, where thousands of people, including families with children, gathered on the National Mall in a festive atmosphere.
Opponents of Trump also gathered in international cities such as Mexico City, Toronto, Rome, Madrid, and London, motivated by the implications of the war in Iran.
The demonstrations in the US take place as Trump’s approval rating reached a record low of his two terms, with 59 percent of Americans disapproving of his performance, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.
