Mass protests erupt across the U.S., with "9 million people taking to the streets"

Protests and demonstrations against Trump administration policies held in multiple places across the United States

According to reports from reporters of Xinhua News Agency stationed in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other locations: Demonstrations against the Trump administration broke out across the United States on the 28th. Millions of people took to the streets, expressing dissatisfaction with a range of policies by the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement, and calling for an end to the military strikes against Iran.

The demonstrations were themed “No Kings.” The organizers预计 that on the same day, more than 3,100 protests would be held nationwide across the U.S., covering 50 states and major cities including Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. This is the third nationwide “No Kings” round of protests in the U.S. after June and October 2025. Media estimates put the number of participants at 9 million.

In New York, the protests covered all five boroughs. Around 2:00 p.m., reporters saw that on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, demonstrators held up signs and chanted slogans such as “No Kings,” “No to Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” and “No to war.” The marching procession stretched for more than 10 blocks. Thousands of police officers were deployed in New York City that day to maintain public order.

Demonstrator Jeanette told reporters, “I don’t like the way this country treats immigrants. And we don’t want to get dragged into a war in the Middle East, either.”

“Everything about the situation at home and abroad in the United States is just terrible! The Trump administration has launched a war toward the outside that is neither fair nor necessary. At home, there’s a shortage of funding for vital public services, and the cost of living keeps rising. All of this is damaging people’s interests,” said Caroline Reil, a resident of New York City.

In the nation’s capital Washington, a protest march made up of more than a thousand demonstrators crossed the Arlington Memorial Bridge and gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. People held banners reading “Fight for Democracy” and “Abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” chanted slogans, gave speeches, and called for accountability for the decision to go to war against Iran. Outside the White House fence, in President’s Park, and near the Washington Monument, many protesters also gathered.

An angry protester in his 50s said, “We’re going to be trapped in the Middle East again, with no way out.”

On the West Coast, in San Francisco, thousands of residents took to the streets to protest the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies and to call for an end to the U.S.-Israel-Iran war.

About 100,000 people in Los Angeles held a protest in downtown. Protesters waved American flags, held up placard signs, and criticized the actions of the Trump administration regarding its current immigration policies, economic policies, foreign policies, and illegal expansion of administrative power. When interviewed by reporters, 59-year-old Billy Brown said, “It used to be a country that all of us were proud of. But now, we’ve become a laughingstock around the world.”

After the protest activities ended in the evening, many people still gathered around the Metropolitan Detention Center not far from the rally site. Police issued dispersal orders, deployed mounted police, and used batons, tear gas, and pepper spray to disperse the crowd. Local media reported that dozens of people had already been arrested, and many were injured.

St. Paul, the state capital of Minnesota, is the main venue for this nationwide protest in the U.S. Despite the cold weather, organizers estimated that 100,000 people attended protests that day. Prominent political figures such as Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar appeared on stage to deliver remarks at the protest scene outside the state capitol. On the steps behind the podium, a huge banner kept changing, with content including “Shut down U.S. military bases, bring the soldiers home, and the revolution begins in Minnesota.”

In his speech, Sanders sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policies, accusing him of lying to the public on the issue of Iran. He said that during the last presidential election, Trump promised not to start foreign wars again, but reality proved that this was just a lie he told during his campaign. “This war must stop immediately.”

Source: Xinhua News Agency