Arlington Protests Crowd Overpasses During Second No Kings Rally

ARLINGTON, VA — Large crowds of protesters from Arlington mobilized on Saturday, crowding six overpasses along Interstate 66 in Arlington and participating in the Virginia is for Lovers — Not Kings! parade in Washington, D.C.

The demonstrations were part of the second nationwide No Kings rally held in opposition to Trump administration policies.

People carrying signs with slogans such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism” packed into New York City’s Times Square and rallied by the thousands in parks in Boston, Atlanta and Chicago, according to the Associated Press. Demonstrators marched through Washington and downtown Los Angeles and picketed outside capitols in several Republican-led states, a courthouse in Billings, Montana, and at hundreds of smaller public spaces.

"Donald Trump poses a clear threat to our democracy, and today people in our community and across the country came together to stand up to authoritarianism and corruption," U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Arlington) said, in a post on X.

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Trump’s Republican Party disparaged the demonstrations as “Hate America” rallies, but in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, huge banners with the U.S. Constitution’s “We The People” preamble that people could sign, and demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon.

“We chose to focus today on what we love about our wonderful Commonwealth and country, but the reality is that our Arlington community is being hurt by this administration every day," said Micaela Pond, founder of We of Action Virginia, which organized the overpass protests. "Our neighbors have been fired illegally from their federal jobs. Our immigrant neighbors are being taken away without warrants. Enough is enough. The federal government needs to support the American people, not billionaires.”

More than a thousand Arlingtonians, including Pond, traveled to the National Mall to join Bill Nye the "Science Guy" and participate in the Virginia is for Lovers — Not Kings! parade

Nye told the crowd on the Mall that he had been at a similar protest during the Vietnam War and “that protest influenced our lawmakers to do the right thing, and we are going to do the same thing today.”

Around 10 a.m on Saturday, both sides of the George Mason Boulevard overpass were crowded with people, holding up signs and flags, as they waved to the cars passing by.

"Everyone out here is an unpaid protester who came because they love the United States of America," said Maria Powers of We of Action Virginia, which organized Saturday's overpass protests. "They are patriots who say, 'I love the Constitution.' I love the fact that we have rules that reign supreme here and we don't bow down to any dictators, to any kings."

Trump, meanwhile, spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, according to AP.

“They say they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” the president said in a Fox News interview that aired early Friday, before he departed for a $1 million-per-plate MAGA Inc. fundraiser at his club, AP reported.

The Associated Press contributed to the reporting of this story.