Another round of No Kings protests took place throughout the United States on Saturday. And Douglas was the scene of one such demonstration.
It was the fourth demonstration hosted by local organizer Lawton Hurst and the third No Kings demonstration. The first protest, an immigration enforcement protest, took place in February of last year. Since then, two No Kings protests have taken place – one in June of last year and another in January of this year.
On March 28, 2026, across the country, millions of protesters took to the streets to voice their displeasure with President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly those related to ongoing immigration enforcement, the conflict in Iran, military action in Venezuela, and allegations of authoritarian policies by President Trump.
An estimated eight million people took part in protests. The Douglas contingent was quite a bit smaller than that. But those who gathered were an enthusiastic and vocal crew. The protest, which took place on the grass median in front of Longhorn Steakhouse, was peaceful and took place without incident. The same, however, could not be said of protests in other locations. Several cities, most notably Los Angeles, reported multiple arrests.
In a prepared statement, Hurst said that he organized the event on behalf of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the Young Socialists of America. “What we’re building is about unity, about equal rights, and about real liberation for working people and marginalized communities,” he said.
Hurst called President Trump the biggest threat to working class America. “We’re protesting Donald Trump, his attempts to drag us into more endless wars, his bigoted policies, his ICE program that is operating like a modern-day Gestapo, and the broader fascist direction that this country has been pushed towards . . . He does not care about the working class. He never has. He wants to grow the economy for the U.S.’s colony in West Asia and line the pockets of his buddies and corporate backers. His priorities are war, profit, and power — not the people struggling to put food on the table,” he said.
Hurst continued: “Because this isn’t about left or right anymore. This is about class. Trump represents the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. He is one of the billionaires beating us down into the dirt, using us as slaves, throwing us scraps while his profit margins soar . . . At the end of the day, we’re here to draw a line and say we don’t accept a system where people are exploited just so the wealthy can accumulate more. A system where people are dehumanized and shoved into concentration camps all because a rich man wanted more power. We’re here because we believe a better world is possible, and we’re willing to fight for it.”
Despite the volume of both protests and protesters, the Trump administration was relatively quiet on the demonstrations. Abigail Johnson, a spokesperson for the White House, stated, “The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them.”
