People attend the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 1,000 people joined a No Kings protest Saturday outside City Hall in Oklahoma City, donning ponchos and inflatable costumes in the rain to rally against President Donald Trump.
The No Kings protests, which took place in hundreds of cities across all 50 states and in the nation’s capital, are intended to denounce the Trump administration and rally against “chaos, corruption, and cruelty.”
Many protest signs and speakers focused on anger with Trump’s deportation campaign using Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Congress’ failure to release the Epstein files and the conflict in Gaza.
Rosa Valdez holds a sign that reads “Prison without due process is a concentration camp” at the No Kings protest in Oklahoma City on Saturday. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Rosa Valdez said she’s never been involved in politics, but that seeing immigrants removed from their homes without due process brought her to the protest.
“There’s a lot of people that have been around me in my lifetime that have fallen victim to what is going on right now and have, unfortunately, been deported,” she said. “And just the way that everything has gone down, I know that they didn’t get any court (date) or anything like that.”
Duwayne Mills, an Oklahoma native, attended Saturday’s protests wearing a Ghostbusters outfit he altered to instead be a “Trump-busters” jumpsuit.
He said the outfit was meant to be silly because “tyrants hate to be laughed at.”
Duwayne Mills attends the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
“I’ve got two kids at home, and I will not have them brought up in this B.S.,” he said. “Because somebody … has some kind of ego trip going on and no one in that party will stop him because they’re just as corrupt as he is.”
Georgia Williams and Kim Reed said they joined the protest because of the actions of GOP leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson and a dislike of the administration limiting press access at the White House.
Organizers of the protests held a mock trial for Trump, alleging crimes such as using the military against civilians, obstructing justice, corruption and bribery. Speakers acted as prosecutors and witnesses in the trial, with the crowd of protestors acting as the jury and found Trump “guilty.”
The protests were peaceful and there was no prominent counter protest or local police presence, but organizers hired security to ensure safety.
Local organizations like Indivisible Oklahoma and 50501OK were the main organizers in Oklahoma City.
No Kings protests were planned in at least 18 other Oklahoma cities, according to organizers, including Ponca City, Bartlesville, Miami, Enid, Stillwater, Tulsa, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Guthrie, Chandler, Norman, McAlester, Ada, Pauls Valley, Lawton, Ardmore, Durant and Idabel.
Brandon Thomas and Sarah Thomas attend the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
A life-size cutout of President Donald Trump shows him in an orange jumpsuit during the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
People gather outside City Hall in Oklahoma City to protest President Donald Trump on Oct. 18, 2025, as part of the nationwide No Kings protests. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Todd McFall, left, and Jay Parton attend the the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
Becky Graham sits in the rain during the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
A protestor at the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025 holds a sign that reads “Love not hate makes America great.” The protest was part of a nationwide day of mass protests against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Cynthia Teague sings while sitting next to her display during the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
A ballon floats above the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025, attached to a sign that reads “No Kings.”
Bill Denton holds a sign during the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
A protestor holds the American flag in the air during a speech from organizers at the No Kings protest in Oklahoma City on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
People attend the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
An unnamed protestor at the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025 holds a sign that reads “Ikea has much better cabinets!” The protest was part of a nationwide day of mass protests against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Chris Smith attends the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
Two protestors at the No Kings protest in Oklahoma City on Oct. 18, 2025, wore inflatable eagle and elephant costumes. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
A protestor at No Kings Oklahoma City stands with an American flag with words written in the stripes. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
People attend the No Kings rally in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Nate Billings/For Oklahoma Voice)
A protestor at the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025 holds a sign that reads “ANTIFA starter kit… the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights.” The protest was part of a nationwide day of mass protests against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Several protestors at the No Kings protest in Oklahoma City on Oct. 18, 2025, wore inflatable costumes. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Protestors at the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025 hold signs that read “No Kings” and “Health care not weath care.” The protest was part of a nationwide day of mass protests against President Donald Trump and his administration. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
People gather outside City Hall in Oklahoma City to protest President Donald Trump on Oct. 18, 2025, as part of the nationwide No Kings protests. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Protestors at the Oklahoma City No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025 hold signs that read “No troops in our cities” and “Think, it’s patriotic.” The protest was part of a nationwide day of mass protests against President Donald Trump and his administration. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
Sophia Meyers wears an inflatable bunny costume to the No Kings protest in Oklahoma City on Oct. 18, 2025. She said womens’ rights are an issue that brought her to the protest. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
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