They gathered along the streets, on the lawns and under the trees at the Capitol Mall for the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14.
Thousands, perhaps up to 5,000, demonstrated peaceably against the federal government.
Their signs and chants made that evident in the hours-long event.
Similar protests popped up across Oregon – in Burns, Roseburg, Yachats and Medford, for example.
The target of much of the ire – President Donald Trump – meantime sat on a viewing stand in Washington, D.C., watching a military parade.
Demonstrators gather for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Musicians play at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types are on display at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types are on display at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types are on display at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A demonstrator makes a point during the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)People sign up for various causes at information tables at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A demonstrator makes his view clear during the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types are on display at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Crossing guards helped keep attendees safe as they crossed Northeast Center Street at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Paige Barton, chair of the Marion County Democrats, speaks at the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A demonstrator makes her view clear during the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A street vendor does brisk business in front of the Capitol at the “No Kings”pProtest in Salem on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A demonstrator makes her views clear during the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators parade across Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Signs of all types were evident at the “No Kings” protest on the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)Demonstrators line Northeast Center Street for the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)A lone protester sits on the shade at the Capitol Mall during the “No Kings” protest in Salem on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (LAURA TESLER/ForSalem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
