{"id":315867,"date":"2025-10-19T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315867\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:30:36","slug":"15-best-signs-at-the-phoenix-no-kings-protest-at-arizona-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/315867\/","title":{"rendered":"15 best signs at the Phoenix &#8216;No Kings&#8217; protest at Arizona Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-3.jpg\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"donald trump as an orange pile of poop with baby doll arms\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA protester at the &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protest at the Arizona Capitol on Oct. 18, 2025.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Grace Monos<\/p>\n<p>With the edge coming off the heat in Phoenix, the mass protests against the Trump administration are back. On Saturday, thousands of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixnewtimes.com\/news\/phoenix-no-kings-protest-when-where-what-know-40611140\">\u201cNo Kings\u201d protests<\/a> took place across the country, including several in the Valley and the rest of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest protest in the Grand Canyon State took place at the Arizona Capitol, where several thousands gathered to demonstrate against Donald Trump\u2019s various overreaches \u2014 the ICE raids, the trampling of due process, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixnewtimes.com\/news\/arizona-ansari-rips-gop-for-shutdown-health-care-40609854\/\">cuts to Medicaid<\/a>. And, of course, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixnewtimes.com\/opinion\/op-ed-why-are-republicans-so-scared-to-release-epstein-files-22176867\/\">not releasing the Epstein files<\/a>. Among the speakers were Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters dressed in costumes and waved countless signs. Many were earnest and urgent, and several were clever and hilarious. Phoenix New Times was there, camera in hand, to capture the best signs we saw. Here are our favorites.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"560\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-15.jpg\" alt=\"protesters hold signs at a anti-trump protest\" class=\"wp-image-40612138\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>There were a lot of signs with a \u201cDonald Trump as a poop\u201d motif. This one stood out for its simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"628\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-91.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign that says &quot;Phoenix, where ICE melts&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612128\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>We certainly would like to believe so.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"707\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-23.jpg\" alt=\"a protester dresses as a penis and holds an anti-trump sign\" class=\"wp-image-40612135\"  \/>There were also a lot of dick jokes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"682\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-65.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign with ping pong balls attached, offering them to members of congress\" class=\"wp-image-40612132\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>Not quite a dick joke, but one of the more clever signs of the day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"660\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-66.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign featuring donald trump wearing a thong over his neck skin\" class=\"wp-image-40612131\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>This is a genitalia joke of some sort\u2026kind of.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"648\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-6.jpg\" alt=\"a protester in a cat costume holds a sign that says &quot;grab him by the epstein files&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612139\"  \/>Democrats are certainly trying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"589\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-32.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign begging the U.S. to break up with trump\" class=\"wp-image-40612133\"  \/>That\u2019s a lot of words to read, but it\u2019s worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"682\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-20.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign of donald trump peeing into a urinal\" class=\"wp-image-40612137\"  \/>Those words are so tiny, but the overall effort is appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"682\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-22.jpg\" alt=\"a donald trump baby balloon\" class=\"wp-image-40612136\"  \/>The baby Trump balloon, always a protest favorite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"566\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-70.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign with a bug-shaped donald trump eating a pile of poop\" class=\"wp-image-40612130\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>One of the stronger entries in the \u201cpolitical cartoon\u201d genre.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"653\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-25.jpg\" alt=\"a girl holds a sign outside of a car that says &quot;chinga la migra&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612134\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>Little kids holding out \u201cchinga la migra\u201d signs will always make the cut for us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"686\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-74.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign that says &quot;if not nazi, why nazi shaped&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612129\" style=\"width:1600px;height:auto\"  \/>Good question.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"582\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-102.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign with batman slapping donald trump and saying &quot;no kings&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612127\"  \/>Memes, truly the most effective and efficient way of communicating.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"662\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NoKings-104.jpg\" alt=\"a protester holds a sign featuring the king of the hill character bobby hill and the caption &quot;that's my constitution, i don't know you&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-40612126\"  \/>That\u2019s a good sign, I tell you what.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A protester at the &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protest at the Arizona Capitol on Oct. 18, 2025. 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