Minnesota will be the flagship of the “No Kings” protest movement Saturday when Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis” in a state where emotions are still raw over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the deaths of two residents who were shot by federal officers.
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Demonstrators march down Benjamin Franklin Parkway during the “No Kings” protest, June 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. A message promoting an upcoming “No Kings” protest is projected on the National Gallery of Art, with the U.S. Capitol seen in the background, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Washington. Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., holds a “No Kings” sign as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., as part of the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action, July 17, 2025. Thousands of protesters fill Times Square during a “No Kings” protest in New York, Oct. 18, 2025. Bruce Springsteen performs at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen performs at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. Demonstrators march down Benjamin Franklin Parkway during the “No Kings” protest, June 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. Demonstrators march down Benjamin Franklin Parkway during the “No Kings” protest, June 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. A message promoting an upcoming “No Kings” protest is projected on the National Gallery of Art, with the U.S. Capitol seen in the background, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Washington. A message promoting an upcoming “No Kings” protest is projected on the National Gallery of Art, with the U.S. Capitol seen in the background, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Washington. Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., holds a “No Kings” sign as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., as part of the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action, July 17, 2025. Dee Cahill of Margate, Fla., holds a “No Kings” sign as she participates in a pro-democracy, anti-Trump protest outside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., as part of the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action, July 17, 2025. Thousands of protesters fill Times Square during a “No Kings” protest in New York, Oct. 18, 2025. Thousands of protesters fill Times Square during a “No Kings” protest in New York, Oct. 18, 2025. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota will be the flagship of the “No Kings” protest movement Saturday when Bruce Springsteen performsare being organized in communities large and small across all 50 states, with more than 9 million people expected to participate. AOrganizers have designated the Minnesota rally, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, as Saturday’s flagship event. They’ve told a state oversight agency that 100,000 people could converge on the Capitol complex, where last June’s event drew an estimated 80,000 people. The movement is spreading around the world, said Ezra Levin, a cofounder of Indivisible, the activist group spearheading the events. Rallies are also planned in more than a dozen other countries, he said in an interview, including Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Mexico and Australia. In counties with constitutional monarchies, he said, they call the protests “No Tyrants.”of Vermont, a hero of the progressive movement, along with a long list of other national and local activists, labor leaders and elected officials. Levin said the national organizers chose Minnesota because it was subject to “some of the most horrific, sadistic behavior you can imagine” from the Trump administration. “At the same time, in the Twin Cities earlier this year, we saw some of the most inspiring, neighborly, brave organizing that we’ve seen anywhere in the country, and it serves as an inspiration to all of us,” Levin added.and expand his power. Organizers say more than 5 million people took to the streets at more than 2,100 eventsPlans had already been in the works, but their deaths during the surge of around 3,000 federal officers into Minnesota provided a new focus. Opposition to the war in Iran, which the U.S. and Israel launched with airstrikes on Feb. 28, is expected to draw even more people to the protests, Levin said. Trump reacted to previous “No Kings” rallies by insisting “I’m not a king” and saying attendees were “not representative of the people of our country.” Springsteen came to Minnesota soon after composing “Streets of Minneapolis” to honor Good, Pretti and other residents for their courage in standing up against the federal crackdown. He first performed it live at a fundraiser at the iconic First Avenue nightclub. He’s sure to sing it at the Capitol on Saturday, and again Tuesday night at the city’s Target Center when he and the E Street kick off their The tour logo includes the “No Kings” slogan. Springsteen has said they’re coming in defense of “American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream — all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government.” “The No Kings movement is of great import right now,” Springsteen told the Minnesota Star Tribune ahead of the rally. “When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level.”Karnowski covers politics and government from Minnesota for The Associated Press. He also covers the ongoing fallout from the murder of George Floyd, courts and the environment, among other topics.Live updates: Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war
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