Fact check: What cities held no kings protests on June 14 2025?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, Washington, D.C. was definitively the only major city that held no "No Kings" protests on June 14, 2025 ^{[1] [2]}. The protests were extensively organized across the country, with planned events in 1,800 communities spanning all 50 states ^{[3] [4]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements were missing from the original question:

• The scale of the protests was massive, with confirmed events in over 1,500 cities as of June 6, including major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, New York, Philadelphia, and Charlotte ^[4]
• The absence of protests in Washington, D.C. was intentional and strategic, not due to lack of support. Organizers deliberately avoided D.C. to prevent potential conflicts with the Trump administration and to maintain focus on their message ^[2]
• An Army parade was taking place in Washington, D.C. on the same day, which factored into the organizers' decision ^[2]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The question itself could be misleading as it implies there might have been multiple cities without protests. In reality:

• The protests were extraordinarily widespread, covering 1,800 communities ^[3]
• Only Washington, D.C. was confirmed to have no protests, and this was a strategic choice rather than a lack of participation ^{[5] [2]}
• The framing of the question might benefit those seeking to minimize the scale and impact of the protests, as it focuses on where protests weren't happening rather than the unprecedented scale of where they were