Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Protesters hold signs during the nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. Protesters flooded the streets of several major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House. Opponents of the Republican president's policies -- from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties -- rallied in Washington, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Florida, among other locations. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

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Deutsche Welle

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17747458464351743901687084viber_image_2025-04-06_09-05-38-587.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Protesters hold signs during the nationwide &quot;Hands Off!&quot; protest against Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) File</span></span></span></div><p>People across the US took the streets on Saturday for the latest &quot;No Kings&quot; demonstrations against US President Donald Trump.  </p><p>They are protesting what they view as democratic backsliding and the Trump administration&#x27;s authoritarian bent.</p><p>The protests are organized by a broad movement of civil society groups, who say over 3,000 rallies were set for Saturday.</p><p>In the capital, Washington, marchers walked across a bridge over the Potomac River to the Lincoln Memorial, site of historic civil rights demonstrations.</p><p>Some of them held banners with slogans such as &quot;Trump Must Go Now!&quot; and &quot;Fight Fascism.&quot;</p><p>In Atlanta, a protester told the AFP news agency that he felt the US Constitution was &quot;under threat in a multitude of different ways.&quot;</p><p>&quot;No country can govern without the consent of the people,&quot; said 36-year-old military veteran Marc McCaughey.</p><p>&quot;Things aren&#x27;t normal. They aren&#x27;t okay.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/28/millions-angry-with-trump-expected-to-fill-american-streets-1538">Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets<br/></a></div><p>Protests have also been held in major European cities.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Rallies throughout Europe</strong></div><p>In Germany, demonstrators protested in major cities, including Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, voicing a range of political and social concerns. A few hundred people in Berlin protested against the actions of ICE and what they see as Trump&#x27;s anti-democratic tendencies, while also calling for the full release of the Epstein files.</p><p>In Rome, marchers directed defiant chants at Premier Giorgia Meloni after her government&#x27;s referendum on judicial reforms failed. Many carried signs warning of threats to judicial independence and calling for &quot;a world free from wars,&quot; including protests against recent Israeli and US strikes on Iran.</p><p>In London, demonstrators held banners reading &quot;Stop the far right&quot; and &quot;Stand up to Racism,&quot; adding to a day of coordinated international mobilization.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/17/western-allies-push-back-on-trump-call-for-nato-help-to-reopen-hormuz-0056">Western allies push back on Trump call for NATO help to reopen Hormuz</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>What did the White House say about the &#x27;No Kings&#x27; protest?</strong></div><p>The White House, however, dismissed the rallies, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson describing them as the product of &quot;leftist funding networks” with little real public support. The National Republican Congressional Committee also sharply criticized the rallies.</p><p>It is the third time in less than a year that such demonstrations are taking place, after they were held for the first time last June and then again in October.</p><p>Several million people turned out during the previous two rounds.</p><p>Organizers have said they aimed for over 9 million participants nationwide on Saturday.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>US voters alarmed by Iran oil shock<br/></strong></div><p>The protests are happening as Trump faces growing backlash over a range of policies, including immigration, perceived high-level corruption, the cost-of-living crisis, and the ongoing Iran war.</p><p>Americans are alarmed by rising fuel prices in recent weeks due to the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.</p><p>Trump is also under growing pressure as midterm elections loom in November, when his Republican Party could lose control of both chambers of Congress. </p><div><br/></div><div><em>Edited by: Darko Janjevic and Wesley Dockery</em></div>

<p>Protesters say US democracy is backsliding under President Donald Trump, with the White House dismissing the marches as a product of "leftist funding networks."</p>

Protesters say US democracy is backsliding under President Donald Trump, with the White House dismissing the marches as a product of "leftist funding networks."

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'No Kings' protests — Trump critics rally across the US

Deutsche Welle,

Srinivas Mazumdaru,

Louis Oelofse

Published March 29, 2026 09:01 AM PHT

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