“No Kings” protesters at Tampa City Hall on June 14, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing

When Trump referred to himself as “the king” in February, it didn’t go over quite as well as when Elvis did it. 

The first national “No Kings” day on June 14—held at the same time as the U.S. Army anniversary parade and Trump’s birthday—drew more than five million protesters across all 50 states. And the action outside Tampa City Hall also attracted Proud Boys and MAGA counter-protesters. One pro-Trump firefighter even lost his job after his behavior.

Tampa and many other Florida cities join the movement again for Saturday’s mobilization. More than a dozen protests are scheduled across the Tampa Bay area, joining 2,500 community events across the nation.

But Trump may take action of his own. In response to anti-ICE protests, he’s attempted to deploy the national guard, considered invoking the Insurrection Act, and designated the ambiguous “Antifa” a terrorist organization.

Find the full list of protest locations and details at nokings.org.

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This article appears in Oct. 9-15, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...