Diana Lawrence participated in the No Kings protests
October 18, 2025 in Northwest Arkansas

All across the United States, Europe, and some other places, seven million people gathered in 2,700 events on October 18 to protest the accumulation of authoritarian powers by President Trump. He wants to be king. We don't want that. The United States has not had a king since 1776.

Seven million attendees is roughly 2% of the entire U.S. population. One out of every fifty people in our country was directly involved in the protest, and many more were spectators or supporters.

Five NO KINGS protest events were organized within our district. Diana Lawrence attended four of these protests in Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, and remotely followed the action in Eureka Springs. All five protests in our district were very well attended. These protests demonstrated the frustration Americans have for the President and his supporters in Congress, including all six of Arkansas's Congressional Representatives and Senators. The 2026 midterm elections next year will challenge these rubber-stamp Trump supporters. American historian Heather Cox Richardson wrote about the NO KINGS events, "Such a high turnout means businesses and institutions that thought they must cater to the administration to appeal to a majority of Americans will be forced to recalculate." Now is our opportunity let our friends and favorite institutions know that we care about democracy.

At the No Kings protest in Rogers, Arkansas with thousands of people unhappy with Trump.

Thanks to Indivisible NWA for organizing this event.

Enjoying the No Kings protest in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Enjoying the No Kings protest in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was extremely wet at this event, but enthusiasm was very strong.

Enjoying the No Kings protest in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

I was not able to personally participate in the No Kings protest in Eureka Springs, but this image (taken from a video) helps document that this was important to Carroll County.

The small town of Eureka Springs had a protest attendance equal to approximately 20% of the town population. Many came from outside the town, but they temporarily swelled the population.