Arizonans who gathered in Tempe and across the state Saturday to protest President Donald Trump said they have plenty of reasons to be concerned about his administration.
More than 2,700 No Kings protests are planned across the country Saturday, including dozens throughout Arizona.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out for other No Kings protests in Arizona in June. A press release from organizers said Americans will "unite for peaceful demonstrations to stand together in the belief that America belongs to its people, not to kings."
Demonstrators say they’re against "President [Donald] Trump’s authoritarian actions and power grabs."
More than 40 No Kings events are planned across Arizona this weekend in cities like Phoenix and Tucson and stretching as far north as Tuba City.
National organizers say they’re expecting millions of people to demonstrate across all 50 states.
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Protesters gathered in downtown Phoenix for the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Julie Gunnigle, former candidate for Maricopa County attorney, addresses the crowd at the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Phoenix for the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Michelle Koch of Phoenix holds a sign that says "ICE melts in the Arizona Sun." Koch was one of roughly 500 people who signed up to demonstrate at the No Kings protest in Norterra on June 14, 2025. "The migrant workforce helps keep things moving," Koch said of recent workplace immigration raids. "And to just go willy nilly, taking people out of their jobs (when) they're working, they're paying taxes. Why are they being targeted by ICE? I thought the whole idea was they were going to get the criminals, the rapists and the murderers."
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Protesters hold signs at a "No Kings" demonstraton in north Phoenix on June 14, 2025.
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