'No Kings' protests against Trump held across Europe in solidarity with US citizens

Published connected 18/10/2025 - 18:46 GMT+2 •Updated 19:21

Hundreds of group gathered successful respective awesome European cities connected Saturday to be protests against nan activity of US President Donald Trump.

Attended mostly by US citizens surviving abroad, nan rallies coincided pinch "No Kings" demonstrations planned crossed nan United States that are expected to tie ample crowds successful Washington and different cities.

A fewer 100 group successful Madrid chanted slogans and held up signs astatine nan rally organised by Democrats Abroad.

In Helsinki, 1 protester said "many of my European friends simply will not sojourn nan United States correct now because they're concerned astir what mightiness hap if they visit," adding "I deliberation that nan US has positioned itself very, very poorly connected nan world stage, and I judge that's because of nan Trump administration."

Some of nan signs publication "No Kings", "No Faux-king way", "No Kings, No Oligarchs, No fascism", "No Kings - isolated from Bad Bunny", and "Trump extremity humping Putin's limb for illustration a dog!"

Several 100 group besides gathered successful cardinal Paris successful support of nan "No Kings" movement. Similar demonstrations were besides held successful Berlin, Lisbon and Rome, among others.

Belinda Mullinix, an American expatriate successful Paris who came dressed arsenic nan Statue of Liberty said she is "Very concerned astir group who person been taken distant from their families, families torn apart, children being zip tied, this forbidden point astir ICE, it's truthful concerning to me."

More than 2,600 rallies planned crossed US

This is nan 3rd wide mobilisation since Trump's return to nan White House and comes against nan backdrop of a authorities shutdown that not only has closed national programmes and services, but is testing nan halfway equilibrium of powerfulness arsenic an fierce executive confronts Congress and nan courts successful ways that organisers pass are a descent toward American authoritarianism.

The demonstrations person been labelled by nan president's Republican Party arsenic “Hate America” rallies.

Trump himself is distant from Washington astatine his Mar-a-Lago location successful Florida. Protests are expected adjacent connected Saturday.

“They opportunity they’re referring to maine arsenic a king. I’m not a king,” Trump said successful a Fox News question and reply airing early Friday, earlier he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser astatine his club.

More than 2,600 rallies are planned Saturday successful cities ample and small.

While nan earlier protests this twelvemonth — against Elon Musk's cuts this outpouring and Trump’s June subject parade — drew crowds, organisers opportunity this 1 is uniting nan opposition.

Top Democrats specified arsenic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders are joining successful what organisers position arsenic an antidote to Trump's actions, from nan administration's clampdown connected free reside to its military-style migration raids.

“There is nary greater threat to an authoritarian authorities than patriotic people-power,” said Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, among nan cardinal organisers.

Before noon section time, respective 1000 group had gathered successful New York City’s Times Square, chanting “Trump must spell now,” and waving sometimes-profane signs pinch slogans insulting nan president and condemning his migration crackdown.