No King’s October 18th Protests Nationwide Now Exceed 2600; Expect Traffic And Delays Downtown On Saturday, 10:30AM
The nationwide No Kings Day movement will be holding protests all across the country and in locations around the world to express their refusal to accept the actions of the Trump administration. The number of protests for this event is currently at 2600, a dramatic increase from the 2100 protests held on June 14th, 2025. Those protests took place on the same day as the U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade and Trump's 79th birthday and estimates of 5,000,000 people in attendance nationally were reported in the media. The map above shows locations of protest rallies.
This interactive map can be found at: No Kings Map.org and locations of the rallies can be found.
At last check there were nearly 40 protests shown to be taking place in CT from Greenwich, north to Salisbury, east to Killingly and south to Mystic, essentially covering all corners of the state, as well as Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport & Stamford as noted on No Kings.org
Photos above by J.C. Martin for WestportLocalPress are from the June No Kings Day protest. The close-up of the trip-state area map from No Kings.org.
Westport’s protest begins to gather at 10:45 AM at Jesup Green and will march from Jesup to Veteran’s Green at the north end of Main St. traffic and potential road closures will make downtown travel difficult. The end time for the protest may possibly be as late as 1:00 PM, with similar downtown protests dissipating around 12:30 PM, however that is no guarantee that will occur Saturday. Organizers project as many as 1,000 people who may possibly join the protest.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has dubbed the protest the “Hate America Rally”
Yahoo News Mike Johnson Comments
NBC News reported on a Fox News interview of Johnson commenting on the protest: “In a Fox News interview, Johnson referred to those marching Saturday as the “pro-Hamas wing” and the “antifa people.” Republican congressional leaders have dubbed them the “hate America” rallies.
See: NBC News Politics
OnThursday morning, the No Kings coalition held a press conference with these speakers:
- Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder, Indivisible Project
- Katie Bethell, Executive Director, MoveOn Civic Action
- Deirdre Schifeling, Chief Political & Advocacy Officer, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Jaime Contreras, Executive Vice President, 32BJ SEIU
- Robert Weissman, Co-President, Public Citizen
- Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Sarah Parker, 50501 and Voices of Florida
Here is the YouTube link to that presser:
No Kings Press Conference
The Westport Police Department issued this press release:
Westport Police Department Traffic Advisory – Planned Protest for Saturday, October 18 (Westport, CT) The Westport Police Department has been made aware of an organized protest assembly scheduled to take place in the downtown area on Saturday, October 18, 2025, between approximately 11:00am and 1:00pm. At minimum, motorists should anticipate significant traffic delays, with the potential for road closures and associated detours. It is therefore suggested that travelers seek alternate routes around the downtown area or simply avoid the vicinity if feasible. Those driving to or through the locality of this demonstration during this timeframe are asked to be patient, cautious and mindful of what is anticipated to be extremely heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 14, 2025 Contact: Lieutenant Anthony Prezioso APrezioso@WestportCT.gov.
Westport PD is expected to update information on event conditions on Friday.