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Alex Salcedo

Thousands gather to participate in the No Kings Day protest in Downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 18. Protestors stood against the Trump administration and their actions.

Showing her support for the anti-Trump movement, sophomore Sofia Grace Pease joined thousands of Angelenos at a “No Kings” protest, which roared with chants, speeches and music. 

“The No Kings protest means to me pretty much democracy in action and how we’re against dictatorship,” Pease said. “We the people should have collective power to vote on what we need and what we want collectively.”

7 million people participated in the No Kings Day protest held on Oct. 18. Several rallies were held throughout Los Angeles, with the largest being at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. Many are outraged with ongoing ICE raids, government budget cuts and most recently, government restrictions on what is released to the public. The protest stood against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill in addition to existing issues. 

Several protesters wore a variety of costumes, ranging from inflatable frogs, Lady Libertys, Uncle Sams, mockeries of President Donald Trump and many creative do-it-yourself dresses. Some of these dresses were either adorned with paintings of Trump depicted as Adolf Hitler or combined the Mexican and American flags.

“I wanted to see all the people coming together,” Pease said. “I was also very interested in all the signs.” 

This is the second No Kings Day protest of the year, after the first one was held on June 14. Millions attended the first one, filling the streets of every state in the United States, to fight back against the Trump administration and its unconstitutional policies. Some of these policies include allowing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to racially profile any American due to the color of their skin and an executive order to end the constitutionally guaranteed right to birthright citizenship. Four months later, as the number of policies increased, the number of No Kings attendees increased as well. This includes the unity of 7 million people across the country and other countries such as Italy, England and Spain.

“The U.S. was (made) to get away from kings and it’s sort of becoming that in a way,” said senior Mose Judge-Glascock, who attended the No Kings protest in Studio City on Ventura and Laurel Canyon. “I think the anti-Trump rallies are trying to make the world a better place and (let us) speak our minds.”

Giving his support, Judge-Glascock wanted to be a part of the No Kings protest when he first heard about it. 

“I agree with most of the things that the protest stood for,” Judge-Glascock said. “ICE is just treating people so inhumanely, like literal dogs in some cases.”