NYC protest: Mark Ruffalo talks Trump, says US has ‘No Kings rule’
“We built this country strictly on the no ‘No Kings’ rule,” Mark Ruffalo told crowds at a “No Kings Day” protest of President Trump on June 14, 2025.
Hollywood stars made their voices heard on a day of protest against President Donald Trump.
Mark Ruffalo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Glenn Close were among the celebrities who marched in “No Kings Day” protests around the country on Saturday, June 14. The rallies against the Trump administration occurred on the same day that the president held a controversial military parade in Washington, marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Both events also corresponded with Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday.
Ruffalo turned out at a rally in New York, where he delivered a passionate speech. The “Avengers” actor, who was joined by “Broad City” stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, said that the Trump administration is “trampling on our rights and our laws and our freedoms,” adding, “We’re gonna have to be brave if we want to be free.”
The actor also told his fellow protesters, “It’s on us, guys. Literally, together, we’re the Avengers now. No one’s going to come and save us, man. Americans unite.”
Susan Sarandon was photographed attending the same New York rally as Ruffalo and marching alongside him, holding an American flag.
Louis-Dreyfus also attended a rally and shared a photo of herself on Instagram holding a sign that read, “The only monarch I like is a butterfly.” She posed for a photo with Kerry Washington, who shared several pictures of herself with fellow rally-goers “marching, speaking up, and fighting for Democracy.”
In an Instagram video, Close said she was “happy to be” demonstrating in Bozeman, Montana, and joining those standing up “for the America that we know and love.”
Jimmy Kimmel attended a rally in Los Angeles with his parents and shared a photo of himself on Instagram wearing a handmade shirt that read “Make America Good Again.” He wrote that he met “many people who love this country and still believe it to be a force for good.”
“I know how fortunate I am to have been born into a family that taught me to care about others and that the most important words ever spoken are ‘Love one another,’ ” Kimmel said. “It really is as simple as that.”
Other stars who took part in the protests include Sarah Silverman, who shared photos where she held a sign that read, “No Kings Yas Queens,” and Ayo Edebiri, who in a photo shared to her Instagram Stories marched with a sign that read, “Don’t Tread On Us You Creeps!”
“The White Lotus” star Natasha Rothwell also attended a rally holding a sign that read, “You Are Trash.”
