Protesters gathered in Bloomington and across Indiana and the country Saturday to express opposition to the Trump administration.
The “No Kings” protests in hundreds of U.S. cities this weekend are timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C.
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In Bloomington, police responded after protesters tackled and restrained a man holding a long object and shouting at the crowd.
Moments earlier, the man used the stick to smash the windows of a car he had been driving and stopped in the middle of the street. Protesters ran from the area after he pulled out what appeared to be body armor.
Police arrived and blocked off traffic in all directions on the southeast corner of the courthouse as they interviewed witnesses and removed the man and his car. It wasn’t clear where they took the man or if he was being detained.
A police spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to messages.
Large turnout today in Bloomington, Indiana. #NoKings pic.twitter.com/l4YNLmGoX2 — George Hale (@georgehale) June 15, 2025
On the courthouse lawn, speakers affiliated with the Democratic Party and groups opposed to Trump’s policies urged the crowd to fight back.
" We reject the concept of having a king. This is a democracy, and what we see today is democracy in action,” said Sarah Owen, community engagement coordinator for Exodus Refugee Immigration, a nonprofit that helps refugees resettle.
“ Trump is wrong about immigrants as he bans people from conflict zones,” Owen said. “In fact, it is immigrants who make our communities better,” she said.
Protesters marched around the square waving signs and chanting slogans.
A handful of Trump supporters also showed up but didn’t disrupt the event.
"Let’s go, Donald Trump. He’s doing the right thing,” a man riding a scooter shouted after stopping briefly outside the courthouse.
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Other protests took place across Indiana, including a large one in Indianapolis.
The Indiana State Police estimated around 3,000 people attended that protest. They also detained one person, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.
