Large Turnout For Lambertville, New Hope ‘No Kings’ Rally

Thousands of demonstrators gathered at locations across Bucks County on Saturday for the “No Kings” protest.

Saturday marked the third No Kings event since President Donald Trump began his second term on January, 20, 2025.

The local demonstrations, which were part of several thousand gatherings held nationwide, took place in Bensalem Township, Doylestown Borough, Middletown Township, Morrisville Borough, New Hope Borough, Perkasie Borough, and Quakertown Borough.

Organizers of the movement characterized the protests as a defense of democratic principles.

“Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant,” the No Kings website stated. “But this is America, and power belongs to the people — not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies.”

In New Hope, a bi-state march began in the City of Lambertville and concluded outside New Hope-Solebury High School in the borough.

As they marched along Bridge Street in New Hope Borough, the crowd of several thousand chanted, “This is what democracy looks like,” while carrying signs opposing Trump and featuring caricatures of liberal figures including U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Daniel Rodgers, who attended the New Hope Borough event before traveling to a demonstration outside Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s office in Middletown Township, said the movement is about visibility.

“No Kings is about what is going on right now in this country and letting people know the majority of us aren’t happy,” Rodgers said. “We pay taxes, we vote, and we make it heard how we feel about this current president.”

Along the busy Newtown Bypass in Middletown, drivers were greeted by signs reading “Unpaid Protester,” “Impeach,” and “No Clowns and No Kings.”

Signs held by demonstrators in Doylestown Borough featured slogans of “Where’s the $2 Gas?,” “No Trump, No ICE,” and “No Hate, No Tyranny.”

A woman from Trevose who identified herself only as Stephanie said the crowds represented a broad demographic.

“There are Democrats, Republicans who are sick of the old man in the White House, Army veterans, truck drivers, educators, and there’s a cop here because he doesn’t want ICE covering their faces and badges here today. This is how you prevent a president who wants to be a king,” she said.

In Morrisville Borough, activists gathered at Williamson Park.

Laura Rose, co-leader of activist group Indivisible Bucks County, said the protest was a stand against what she described as Trump’s “betrayal of American values.”

“We look forward to an event that will display our support for the foundational principles of equality, freedom, and most of all the constitutional checks and balances that are the center of the American system of government,” Rose said.

Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democrat currently running for Congress, spoke at the Morrisville event, along with several other Democratic politicians.

“Public service is about answering to the people, delivering results, and making their lives better,” Harvie said. “When leaders lose sight of that, they weaken our democracy. ‘No Kings’ symbolizes a call for accountability and a demand for change.”

“July 4th was the original No Kings Day, and that same spirit is alive right now,” said Democratic Philadelphia-based State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta. “In America, we don’t do kings — and people across this country are rising up to remind this administration that power belongs to the people.”

The events drew large turnout from Democrats.

On social media and in shouts from people in passing vehicles, the local demonstrations were met with condemnation from supporters of the president.