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Hundreds across the Triangle will join an even bigger number of thousands across the nation to protest the Trump Administration in a second round of “No Kings” protests.
WRAL News will be at the scene at several protests across the Triangle.
The Latest:
9:30 a.m.: WRAL News was live on the scene at the Apex protest that started at 9 a.m. People lined the streets while cars passed by and honked at them.
The North Carolina GOP responded to today’s ‘No Kings’ protests, saying:
“Far-left radical Democrats shut down the federal government to brag at these events they shut down the government to stop President Trump. Democrats must stop holding the government hostage at the expense of military service members, low-income families, and federal law enforcement.”
‘No Kings’ returns to the nation
This weekend is the second chance to protest against President Donald Trump’s administrations policies and procedures. According to organizers, people will mobilize for a nationwide, nonviolent day of action to “defend democratic norms and reject authoritarianism.”
This weekend will be the third mass movement against the administration this year, and it comes amid an intensifying conflict between protestors and federal and local law enforcement nationwide.
There are about over 1,300 events planned nationwide, with at least nine in cities across the Triangle. The earliest protest planned will be in Apex at 9 a.m. There are even smaller communities within Triangle cities that are planning their own protests.
According to a tip sent into WRAL News, the Cambridge at Brier Creek, a retirement community in Raleigh, will reportedly conduct their own “No Kings” Day protest outside of their building.
The tip said, “You’ll find 50-60 elderly people (some in wheelchairs, others with canes), along with some of their relatives. They are gathering to express their right of free speech, right to assemble, and right to oppose the policies of the current administration.”
The “No Kings” movement first made headlines in June 2025, when protests stretched across the Triangle and from coast-to-coast with signs, speeches and rallies around immigration, human rights and activism. Participants ranged from age 6 to 92, but were united by a common thread.
The organizer’s website stated, “In June, we did what many claimed was impossible: peacefully mobilized millions of people to take to the streets and declare with one voice: America has No Kings. And it mattered. The world saw the power of the people.”
It continued, “Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and bigger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan; it is the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, shouted by millions, carried on posters and chants, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.”
At the national level, GOP leaders call the protests and rallygoers themselves “communists” and “Marxists.” They say Democratic leaders are beholden to the far-left flank and willing to keep the government shut down to appease those liberal forces.
“I encourage you to watch — we call it the Hate America rally — that will happen Saturday,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
“Let’s see who shows up for that,” Johnson said, listing groups including “antifa types,” people who “hate capitalism” and “Marxists in full display.”
The organizers on social media and their website emphasize that protestors remain peaceful throughout the weekend.
In a statement released Friday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson reminded North Carolinians about the importance of peaceful protests as the state joins the nationwide protests set for Saturday.
Peaceful protest is one of the most important rights we have as Americans. It’s how people make their voices heard and stand up for what they believe in. I encourage everyone who chooses to demonstrate to do so peacefully and to look out for one another’s safety. Protesting peacefully honors both the cause and the Constitution. Peaceful protest strengthens our democracy; violence undermines it. Attorney General Jeff Jackson
“No Kings” demonstrations are organized by a coalition of more than 200 groups, including 50501, Indivisible, American Civil Liberties Union, American Federation of Teachers, Social Security Works and many others.
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