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Photos: Hundreds participate in ‘No Kings’ protest in Iowa City

The protest was one of hundreds held across the country on Saturday in response to President Donald Trump’s policies

Jim SlosiarekJim Slosiarek

Jun. 14, 2025 5:43 pm

Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies were held across the country Saturday.The Iowa City event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies were held across the country Saturday.The Iowa City event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A sign is seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies were held across the country Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and his allies.The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A sign is seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies were held across the country Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and his allies.The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Bekah Ash (center) stands between her mother Mary Teraberry (right) and father Steve during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies across the country protested in response to “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies.” The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Bekah Ash (center) stands between her mother Mary Teraberry (right) and father Steve during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Coordinated rallies across the country protested in response to “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies.” The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Adriana Hurtado shakes a maraca as she listens to a speaker during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Hurtado dressed in indigenous dress to honor her heritage and her parents who came to the United States from Michoacán, Mexico, when they were in their late teens and worked hard to provide for her future. Coordinated rallies across the country were held Saturday “in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from president Donald Trump and his allies.” The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Adriana Hurtado shakes a maraca as she listens to a speaker during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. Hurtado dressed in indigenous dress to honor her heritage and her parents who came to the United States from Michoacán, Mexico, when they were in their late teens and worked hard to provide for her future. Coordinated rallies across the country were held Saturday “in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from president Donald Trump and his allies.” The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Erin Schmidt of North Liberty walks through the crowd during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Erin Schmidt of North Liberty walks through the crowd during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Johnson County and Food & Water Watch. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Signs are seen during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A sign is seen held by a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A sign is seen held by a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Demonstrators hold an upside-down United States flag during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Demonstrators hold an upside-down United States flag during a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cynthia Fox (left) and Don Willey of St. Louis participate in a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. The couple was in town for a wedding reception. Willey attended the University of Iowa in the late 1970s and early 1980s. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cynthia Fox (left) and Don Willey of St. Louis participate in a No Kings rally in downtown Iowa City on Saturday. The couple was in town for a wedding reception. Willey attended the University of Iowa in the late 1970s and early 1980s. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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