No King Protests

Summary. Demonstrators decrying US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies have popped in city streets across the United States. The movement which has been named “No Kings,” promotes nonviolent opposition to what its organizers see as authoritarian leadership in the White House and beyond. The No Kings protests are not merely about policy disagreements. They are about political culture — about whether American democracy, founded on the rejection of monarchy, can withstand pressures that test its institutions and norms. By invoking the phrase “No Kings,” the movement reaches beyond partisanship to a deeper constitutional idea: that power must remain accountable.