"Donald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and sent troops into US cities. His allies are claiming antifa, the decentralized antifascist movement, is behind plans to protest. He's looking for any pretext to go after his opponents. Still, this Saturday, even in cities with troops on the ground, millions of people are expected to march against the president as part of a second No Kings protest. The last No Kings protest in June drew several million people across more than 2,000 locations."
"This time, more than 2,500 cities and towns nationwide are hosting protests. Organizers expect this Saturday's protests to draw more people than the June events as the American public sees the excesses of the Trump administration more clearly. Their goal is to dissuade you from participating, said Ezra Levin, a cofounder of Indivisible, the progressive movement organization with chapters around the US that is a main organizer of No Kings. That doesn't mean that everybody has the same threat level."
"It doesn't mean that people should ignore what the threats are, but it does mean we're going to need to see a lot of courage out there on Saturday. More than 200 organizations are signed on as partners for the 18 October protests; none have dropped off for fear of a Trump backlash, Levin said. The American Civil Liberties Union, the civil rights group, is a partner, as is advocacy group Public Citizen."
President Donald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and deployed troops to US cities while allies allege antifa plans to protest. Despite the threat of enforcement, a second nationwide No Kings protest is scheduled this Saturday, with more than 2,500 cities and towns hosting events and organizers expecting higher turnout than the June protests that drew several million across more than 2,000 locations. More than 200 organizations, including the ACLU, Public Citizen, the American Federation of Teachers and SEIU, have joined the coalition alongside 50501, MoveOn, United We Dream and other advocacy groups. Protest frequency in 2025 exceeds comparable 2017 levels.
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