I’m not a king,” Trump said in a Fox News interview airing early Friday, before he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser at his club. Protests are expected nearby Saturday.Later Friday,

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended calling this weekend's "No Kings" rallies opposing President Donald Trump as "hate America" rallies.

Follow live updates as 'No Kings' protests take place across the U.S. today in response to the Trump administration.

In one social video Trump shared, he wears a crown and flies a fighter jet with "King Trump" written on it. 2,700 No Kings protests were Oct. 18, 2025.

Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."

Large crowds turned out at “No Kings” rallies on Saturday that took place in large cities and small towns nationwide.

Protests were expected to run throughout the day Oct. 18 in Michigan in places as far as the Upper Peninsula as well as in Grand Rapids and in metro Detroit.

Massive rallies are underway across the country as millions are expected to turn out in the U.S. for the second “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump’s administration.As the government shutdown approaches its third week,