Protesters rallied in cities across the United States yesterday, Presidents’ Day, demonstrating against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and what organizers call “the antidemocratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.” This “No Kings Day” protest was the second set of rallies organized by the 50501 movement (“50 protests, 50 states, one movement”), with more planned in the future. Gathered below are images of some of these rallies, ranging from Alaska and California to Massachusetts and Florida.
‘Not My President’s Day’: Thousands Gather in Protest Against Trump
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![An American flag flies upside-down above a group of protesters gathered near the U.S. Capitol Building.]()
Read moreAn American flag is flown upside-down during a "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents' Day in Washington, D.C., in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, on February 17, 2025, near the U.S. Capitol Building. #
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![A protester shouts, a message written on her face reads "hands off my rights."]()
Read moreA woman with the message "Hands off my rights" painted across her face participates in a protest against President Trump and his policies near the Massachusetts State House on Presidents' Day, February 17, 2025, in Boston. #
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![Protesters stand on the steps outside a capitol building, holding signs that read "We the people demand justice," and "America, fight like it's 1775."]()
Read moreDemonstrators hold signs as they rally against President Trump and his policies outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston, on February 17, 2025. #
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Read morePeople protest against President Trump and Elon Musk near the Torch of Friendship, in Miami, on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreJack Cunningham of the 50501 movement speaks to demonstrators at the nationwide "No Kings Day" protest against Project 2025, the policies of President Trump, and Elon Musk's role in government, outside City Hall in Cincinnati, on February 17, 2025. #
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Read morePeople gather in Austin to protest against President Trump during the "Not My President's Day" demonstration at the Texas Capitol on February 17, 2025. #
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![A group of protesters stands on the steps of a state capitol building, holding signs, including one that reads "Never again," and another that reads "Tyranny is terrorism! Get the terrorists out of the Oval Office!"]()
Read moreAnti-Trump protesters hold up signs in front of the state capitol on February 17, 2025, in Springfield, Illinois. #
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Read morePeople participate in a national protest against President Donald Trump on February 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. #
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Read morePeople cross over the 101 freeway during a national protest against President Trump on February 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. #
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Read moreDemonstrators gather on the west steps and lawn of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, in protest of the Trump administration's policies and the involvement of Elon Musk in dismantling large parts of the federal government, on February 17, 2025. #
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![A crowd of protesters hold up signs, including ones that read "This Musk stop," and "Defend our democracy."]()
Read moreProtesters rally in front of city hall in Long Beach, California, for the nationwide "Not My President's Day" protest on February 17, 2025. #
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![A group of protesters hold signs and flags on a sidewalk, including one that reads "No kings, no dictators, separate church & state."]()
Read moreHundreds of demonstrators, carrying banners, gather in front of Anchorage City Hall on Presidents' Day to protest the policies of President Trump's administration, in Alaska, on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreProtesters rally against President Trump on Presidents' Day outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreAnti-Trump protesters hold placards and wave an American flag during a rally outside the Pennsylvania capitol on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreA person watches from a store as demonstrators gather in Union Square during a protest against President Trump in New York City on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreA protester shouts slogans against Trump as people participate in a National Day of Protest on Presidents' Day at Washington Square Park in New York City, on February 17, 2025. #
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![Protesters march through a street, carrying signs, including one that reads "America, wake up," with a drawing of Donald Trump swinging a golf club at a bloodied figure draped in an American flag.]()
Read moreThousands of demonstrators filled the streets of NYC to protest the Trump administration on February 17, 2025. #
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![A group of protesters gather outside a capitol building, holding signs, including one that reads "Fire the F-Elon."]()
Read moreProtesters gather outside of the Arizona State Capitol, in Phoenix, to protest the Trump administration on February 17, 2025. #
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Read moreDemonstrators rally against President Trump in Sacramento, California, on February 17, 2025. #
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![Protesters fill the sidewalks on either side of a city street in Portland, Oregon.]()
Read moreThousands of people rallied and marched in Portland, Oregon, on February 17, 2025, in solidarity with the nationwide "50501 Protests" against the recent actions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. #
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Read morePeople rally during the "Not My President's Day" protest at the U.S. Capitol on February 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. #
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Read moreThousands of protesters gather at the U.S. Capitol on Presidents' Day, 2025, for a "No Kings Day" rally against Trump and Musk. #
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![A single protester sits along a reflecting pool on the National Mall, holding a sign that reads "I will not be complicit," as a crowd of protesters rally in the background, on the other side of the pool, with the Washington Monument in the distance.]()
Read moreDemonstrators gather in D.C. on February 17, 2025, to protest Donald Trump's actions during his first weeks in office. #
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