{"id":145563,"date":"2025-06-15T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/what-does-the-no-kings-protest-mean-learn-about-it-here-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:53:25","slug":"what-does-the-no-kings-protest-mean-learn-about-it-here-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/what-does-the-no-kings-protest-mean-learn-about-it-here-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the \u2018No Kings\u2019 Protest Mean? Learn About it Here \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-no-kings-protests-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219438162_b6814e-e1749996616101.jpeg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"What Does the 'No Kings' Protest Mean? 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In response to the military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army but also coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday, a &quot;No Kings&quot; movement has sprung up promising to stage protests in more than 2,000 places across the country, including a large parade expected in Los Angeles which organizers say will feature a &quot;20-foot-tall balloon of Trump wearing a diaper.&quot; (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-no-kings-protests-photos\/#!2\/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-pop-up-across-the-country-3\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"440\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219438027_80b691.jpeg?fit=440%2C293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 14: Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon, along with thousands of New Yorkers, march in opposition of Donald Trump's presidency on the day of the military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army on June 14, 2025 in New York, New York. Hundreds of marches and protests against the Trump administration are happening across the United States today. Today's parade coincides with President Trump's birthday. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-no-kings-protests-photos\/#!3\/50th-annual-gracie-awards\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"340\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2215610848.jpeg?fit=340%2C440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel at the 50th Annual Gracie Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: AFP by way of Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">On June 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/donald-trump\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> celebrated his birthday and held a army parade in honor of the Army\u2019s 250th anniversary. Meanwhile, 1000&#8217;s of \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests befell in opposition of the president. From Los Angeles to New York City, organizers held peaceable demonstrations in a number of cities amid the onslaught of harsh ICE raids. But for individuals who aren\u2019t caught up on the motion\u2019s function, we\u2019re breaking down the which means of the \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests under.<\/p>\n<h2>How Many \u2018No Kings\u2019 Protests Were There?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">According to a number of retailers, greater than 2,000 \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests befell in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does the \u2018No Kings\u2019 Protest Mean?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">According to protest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokings.org\/news\/projected-millions-across-1500-cities-to-join-the-largest-protest-to-reject-authoritarianism-since-president-trump-took-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">organizers<\/a>, the \u201cNo Kings\u201d motion \u201cis a direct response to Donald Trump\u2019s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there\u2019s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Organizers added that each one \u201cNo Kings\u201d mobilizations \u201cadhere to a shared commitment to nonviolent protest and community safety. Organizers are trained in de-escalation and are working closely with local partners to ensure peaceful and powerful actions nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5422913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5422913\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5422913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219438027_c4ca46.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"What Does the 'No Kings' Protest Mean? Learn About it Here\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5422913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">The time period \u201cNo Kings\u201d can also be a reference to a frontrunner\u2019s alleged monarchical or authoritarian actions. Actor and activist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/mark-ruffalo\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Mark Ruffalo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0attended a New York City protest on Saturday and informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK5Z8R-Sb1d\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">MSNBC<\/a> why he and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrities-no-kings-protests-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many different celebrities<\/a> confirmed up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">\u201cBecause we see our democracy is in real trouble,\u201d Mark stated. \u201cWe see a president who has made himself a king and dictator, and we don\u2019t seen an opposition that\u2019s powerful enough to stand up against the trampling of our rights and the trampling of the Constitution that\u2019s happening every single day with executive orders, with the refusal to obey court orders, kidnapping of immigrants, people who are here legally, people who their children are being taken from them. We\u2019re disgusted and we\u2019re scared, and we know that the only way that \u2014 to fight this now is for the people, is to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Will There Be Another \u2018No Kings\u2019 Protest?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">It\u2019s unclear if there will likely be one other nationwide \u201cNo Kings\u201d mobilization, however a number of separate anti-Trump protests are anticipated to proceed. The president has acquired backlash for signing quite a few government orders as soon as he took workplace in January.<\/p>\n<h2>Did Trump Respond to the \u2018No Kings\u2019 Protests?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Two days earlier than the \u201cNo Kings\u201d rallies befell, Trump informed a gaggle of reporters what he thought concerning the demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">\u201cI don\u2019t feel like a king,\u201d the president stated on June 12. \u201cI have to go through hell to get things approved. Not a king.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: AFP by way of Getty Images On June 14, Donald Trump celebrated his birthday and held a army parade in honor of the Army\u2019s 250th anniversary. Meanwhile, 1000&#8217;s of \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests befell in opposition of the president. 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