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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay area saw demonstrators take part in the third round of “No Kings” protests Saturday, voicing opposition to what they described as bureaucratic overreach by the Trump administration.

In downtown Tampa, protesters filled streets near City Hall, chanting and holding signs as part of a broader wave of demonstrations seen across Clearwater, Gulfport, Sarasota and St. Petersburg.

“We will win! We will win!” protesters shouted. “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Donald Trump has got to go.”

“There was no room for kings back then, and there’s no room for kings now,” David Vardi said, who came to the region from New York.

Among those in attendance was Democratic state Rep. Michele Rayner.

“The things that they are doing, we’re not going to continue having this time anymore and making sure that the people know they have elected officials that are with them for real, not just in lip service, but in talk service and in action service as well,” Rayner said.

Protesters also voiced concerns over immigration and reproductive rights.

“When immigrants are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” demonstrators chanted.

“Whether it’s related to, you know, reproductive freedom with people attacking somebody’s right to access reproductive care, immigrant rights especially,” Harisson Lundy, public policy director of Voices of Florida, said.

Not all in attendance shared the same views. Tampa native David Gonzalez told 8 On Your Side he was in attendance in full support of President Donald Trump.

“I’m just trying to have some conversations with my fellow Americans and, be like, ‘Hey, why are you actually out here?’” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez offered a different perspective on the issues raised.

“I think you need to be more responsible for his protection, you know? I mean, if you can’t afford a baby, wrap it up,” Gonzalez said. “My family came here legally from Cuba in the 1960s. Right. I’m with coming here the right way, don’t skip the line, come the right way.”

National organizers of the “No Kings” protests said the demonstrations could be among the largest coordinated efforts of their kind in the country’s history.

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