Millions prepare for No Kings demonstrations against Trump on Oct. 18

Millions of people are preparing to take part in coordinated protests against President Donald Trump on Saturday, Oct. 18, with more than 2,500 events planned nationwide, organizers said. Rallies are scheduled in major South Florida cities including Miami and Fort Lauderdale, across North Carolina in Charlotte and the Triangle, in the Lehigh Valley and Central Florida, and in parts of Ohio and elsewhere, according to event listings maintained by the movement.

Organizers say the No Kings demonstrations are a response to what they describe as an accumulation of the president's actions, including measures on immigration, deployments of the National Guard, federal workforce reductions and moves they say threaten election integrity and roll back health and environmental protections. The Oct. 18 events follow a day of nationwide protests on June 14 that coincided with President Trump's Washington military parade and his birthday; organizers said those mobilizations involved millions of participants and more than 2,000 protest sites nationwide.

Local events are organized by volunteer coalitions and a wide range of community groups. In Charlotte the rally is being organized by...