Every president in the modern era has been protested. Sometimes the protests are small, like small groups on the side of the road as the presidential motorcade passes.
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Sometimes the protests are big, like those against George W. Bush when the nation soured on the Iraq war.
There has never been a president who has been protested to the degree that Donald Trump has.
The Hands Off protest against Trump’s policies and cuts drew 3 million people in April 2025.
The first No Kings protest in June 2025 grew to 5 million people, and the growth has continued with the October 2025 protest.
MoveOn, one of the No Kings coalition partners, posted on X:
Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide. 7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today. 2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.
To put this number into context, No Kings has more doubled its number of protesters in 6 months.
Read more about why this is the biggest protest against a president below.
