Hugs From A Frog: No Kings Protesters In Bloomfield Find Camaraderie, Fellowship (PHOTOS)

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A crowd of eager demonstrators showed up in Bloomfield for a “No Kings” protest against the administration of Donald Trump on Saturday.

The protest took place in front of town hall on Municipal Plaza. See photos in the gallery above, courtesy of Steve Moctezuma.

Demonstrators carried signs that read: "America, Where The People Rule Not Kings," "No Kings, No ICE, No War," and "When Injustice Becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty."

Attendees included a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume, a tactic that some anti-Trump activists have been embracing as a display of non-violence.

Prior to the rally, local organizers shared a message about why they were protesting:

“When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence.”

Saturday’s rallies were the third wave of “No Kings” demonstrations against the Trump administration since the president took office for his second term. Organizers estimated that more than eight million people attended nearly 3,300 events worldwide last weekend.

An estimated five million people attended thousands of events during the first wave of protests in June 2025. A second round of No Kings protests last October reportedly attracted even larger crowds, with 2,700 separate events drawing an estimated seven million people.

No Kings organizers continue to demand change, including the ongoing federal immigration crackdown and the war in Iran on their list of complaints:

“President Trump has doubled down. His administration is sending masked agents into our streets, terrorizing our communities. They are targeting immigrant families, profiling, arresting, and detaining people without warrants. Threatening to overtake elections. Gutting healthcare, environmental protections, and education when families need them most. Rigging maps to silence voters. Ignoring mass shootings at our schools and in our communities. Driving up the cost of living while handing out massive giveaways to billionaire allies, as families struggle. Spending billions of our tax dollars on missile strikes abroad all while driving up the cost of living and handing out massive giveaways to billionaire allies. The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings – and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption and cruelty.”

Trump has fired back at demonstrators, denying that he is a “king” and saying that he “works his ass off to make our country great.” The president has dismissed the protesters, saying that they don’t represent the majority of the country.

“The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective and the people were whacked out,” he has said.

After the last round of No Kings protests, Trump shared an AI-created video of himself piloting a fighter jet emblazoned with the words “King Trump.” Wearing a crown on his head, the president zooms over a crowd of demonstrators and airdrops a payload of sewerage on their heads. The video got laughs from some internet commenters – but left others shaking their heads in disbelief and anger.

Some people have supported the president and bashed the No Kings protests.

“Don’t these people have jobs?” a Republican pundit questioned ahead of last weekend’s rallies. “What will they accomplish?”

According to national No Kings organizers, a “What’s Next?” mass phone call is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31. Another national wave of protests is being planned for May 1.

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