‘No Kings’ protests mobilize thousands across St. Louis to decry Trump administration 45%
By Hiba Ahmad0% Brian Munoz0%
3/29/2026, 12:10:06 AM
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Thousands of St.
Louis-area residents take to the streets for a “No Kings” protest decrying the Trump administration on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
This year, national protest organizers cited the Trump administration's heightened ICE enforcement, the cost of living and the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran as reasons for outrage.
Thousands of demonstrators filled downtown St.
Louis streets Saturday in a local show of opposition to the Trump administration as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
Protesters marched roughly two miles in the rally that began and ended across from Union Station, while additional demonstrators crowded overpasses along Interstate 64 and gathered at corners of busy intersections in St.
Louis County, St.
Charles, Alton and Edwardsville.
The anti-Trump event marked the third planned day of “No Kings” protests across the country since President Donald Trump began his second term.
The downtown protest marked one of roughly 3,000 planned rallies across the country this weekend.
Trump has denounced past protests against his administration, including last October's when he posted to social media an AI-generated video depicting a fighter jet dropping feces on protesters.
“The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them,” said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson in a statement to NPR when asked about the planned protests this weekend.
Protesters cited a range of concerns, among them American interventions abroad, such as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and the toppling of longtime Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Many St.
Louisans continued to criticize the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli bombardment in Gaza and southern Lebanon.
“I’m just sick of the United States killing people in our country and across the globe — be it by blockading Cuba or bombing Venezuela and now an open invasion in Iran,” said St.
Louis resident Benjamin Goodwin at the downtown demonstration.
He countered a common Republican criticism that the people who attend these protests hate America.
“I’m not here because I hate the United States,” said Goodwin.
“I love the United States, but I don’t love what it’s turning into, and I’m hoping we can bring an end to that.”
Dinah Garrison, 23, of St.
Louis’ Shaw neighborhood, pauses while demonstrating during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
Duane Inge, a 63-year-old demonstrator from north St.
Louis, protests outside Busch Stadium during a “No Kings” rally and march on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Inge said he was taking to the streets in response to issues around immigration and government-backed medical assistance.
“It’s horrible the way America is going,” he said.
“It looked like it was moving forward for a time.”
Goodwin attended the protests along with friends Aliyah Blackburn and Steven Caceres, who both said they were angered by the administration’s policies over the past year, especially Trump’s crackdown on immigration.
“Both my parents are immigrants, and a lot of my family are immigrants, and they’re here legally, but it doesn’t seem to matter whether you are or not,” Caceres said.
“They’ll come after you, they’ll just pick you up off the street.”
Caceres’ concerns were reflected in the hundreds of signs carried by protesters, several of which rejected the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the country, most notably to Minneapolis, which led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens.
Duane Inge, a 63-year-old demonstrator from north St.
Louis, said issues around federal immigration enforcement and cuts to government-backed medical assistance motivated him to join the protests.
“[Federal immigration agents] shot two Americans.
They bust up people’s houses.
They locked that little boy up.
I could go on and on,” he said.
“It’s horrible the way America is going.”
Demonstrators walk by large banners decrying the U.S. conflict in Iran and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
While thousands marched through the streets of downtown St.
Louis to decry the administration, at least three counterprotesters made their voices heard.
Reagan Pulliam, an 18-year-old from Town and Country, marched facing the crowd with a sign in hand that read: “ICE IS GOOD.”
Her younger sister was in tow.
“I’m out here today because I want to defend the lives of everyone who's been killed by these illegal immigrants,” she said.
“I think the rhetoric suggesting that we are a country that is founded upon immigrants is a little bit outdated.”
Reagan Pulliam, 18, of Town and Country, counterprotests and calls for support of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a “No Kings” demonstration on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Pulliam said she believed Trump was doing a great job of removing people without legal status in the country, adding: “I think he should.
That’s what he ran on.
He campaigned on that, and that is what people voted for.”
The St.
Louis march and rally featured local activists, organizers and progressive Democrats, including state Rep.
Ray Reed, D-Brentwood.
Former U.S.
Rep.
Cori Bush, who is running to reclaim her seat from U.S.
Rep.
Wesley Bell, also addressed the crowd.
“The people of St.
Louis — we’re resilient,” Bush said to cheers and whistles.
“The people of this country — we’re resilient.
So resilient, we fight the hell back.”
Reed called on the crowd to channel the energy from the protests when it comes time for the midterms later this year.
“What we need is to organize.
What we need is to vote,” Reed said.
“The generations who came before me laid their bodies on the line … for us to have the right to vote.
It’s up to us to pick up that baton and carry it forward.”
Kelly Anderson, 47, participates in a “No Kings” protest alongside her 8-month-old golden retriever-lab mix “Mojave,” left, and her 5-year-old golden retriever, “Jasper,” on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Former Congresswoman Cori Bush, D-St.
Louis County, embraces a supporter during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
Thousands begin to gather moments before the start of a “No Kings” rally and march decrying the Trump administration on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Ángel Flores Fontánez, an organizer with the St.
Louis chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, leads the crowd in chants during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
Vincent Meeks, 61, of St.
Louis’ Dutchtown neighborhood, rallies during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
Thousands gather for a “No Kings” rally and march to decry the Trump administration on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Sara Irlbeck, 54, of St.
Louis’ Compton Heights neighborhood, sings alongside the Singing Resistance STL group during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Pamela Sigsby, 63, of Kirkwood, holds a wooden cutout made to represent the U.S.
Constitution during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
She said that seeing the “blatant corruption” in government drew her to participate in this latest demonstration.
“I really want peace,” said Sigsby.
“I feel like this administration has really brought on chaos in every level of government and what they're doing, everything just becomes pure chaos.”
Vincent Meeks, 61, of St.
Louis’ Dutchtown neighborhood, tweets a whistle in support of demonstrators during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Coconut, an 8-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix, hitches a ride from Sally Evans and Tyler O’Brien, both of south St.
Louis, during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday.
Missouri state Rep.
Ray Reed, D-Brentwood, speaks to thousands during a “No Kings” rally and march on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Kyra Gray, 21, of Ballwin, cheers alongside thousands during a “No Kings” rally and march decrying the Trump administration on Saturday, in downtown St.
Louis.
“It’s just an overwhelming amount of horrific things going on,” she said of the current times.
“I know that a lot of immigrants, people of color and lower-income families don’t have the ability to come out and protest.
So I think it’s my responsibility to fight for what I think my country stands for because other people can’t.”
Anthony Ebers, 41, of Ballwin, demonstrates while wearing a bacon costume during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
“It was the only Halloween costume I could find,” he said.
From left: Vicky Toumbalakis, Jim Armistead, Debbie Ream, Sharon Simon, Mindy Carr and Cindy Wittich have their photo taken during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
Hundreds gather on the Tamm Avenue overpass at Interstate 64 during a “No Kings” protest on Saturday morning.
Ryan Cooper, 36, of Ballwin, participates in a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in downtown St.
Louis.
“We were very inspired by the resistance themes of 'Star Wars.'
So instead of Ewoks, we’re the E-wokes,” he said.
“We’re coming out here in a way of expressing our frustration with everything with a touch of whimsy.”
A "No Kings" protester holding a cutout of President Donald Trump’s face stops in front of Sugar High Bakery & Cafe in downtown Belleville as children chat with the Easter bunny on Saturday.
Metro East residents gather at the Belleville Public Square for a “No Kings” protest decrying the Trump administration on Saturday.
A demonstrator wearing a costume of a Revolutionary War soldier stands in front of the St.
Clair County Courthouse on Saturday.
“No King” protesters gather in front of the St.
Clair County Courthouse on Saturday in Belleville.
A demonstrator wears a custom-made pin during the “No Kings” protest on Saturday at the Belleville Public Square.
“No Kings” protesters take a photo on Saturday in Belleville.
“No Kings” protesters weren’t limited to those on foot, as drivers-by also held signs of support as they circled the Belleville Public Square on Saturday.
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