{"id":209934,"date":"2026-03-28T20:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209934\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:44:24","slug":"crowds-gather-across-tampa-bay-for-no-kings-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209934\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowds gather across Tampa Bay for \u2018No Kings\u2019 protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Demonstrations protesting the administration of President Donald Trump took place across Florida on Saturday, including throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/2026\/03\/26\/more-no-kings-protests-are-coming-heres-where-theyll-be-tampa-bay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay region;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay region&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tampa Bay region<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In St. Petersburg, hundreds gathered outside Tyrone Square Mall carrying signs in dissent of political issues including rising costs and the country\u2019s ongoing conflict in Iran. Participants said the weekend also provided an opportunity to voice criticism of the government shutdown that left airport security workers unpaid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Participants crowded the sidewalks and corners along 66th Street, Tyrone Blvd and 22nd Avenue, and demonstrations were peaceful with mostly positive honking and waving from passing motorists.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u2018No Kings\u2019 movement rose in response to Trump\u2019s policies since taking office. 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