CASPER, Wyo. – Hundreds of people gathered at Casper’s Healing Park on Saturday morning to voice their opposition to the Trump administration.
The event was part of the “No Kings” protests, which organized demonstrations in all 50 states, and was expected to be among the largest since the start of Trump’s second term. The events were organized to coincide with President Trump’s planned military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is both his 79th birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary.
Casper’s event was organized by the Casper Unity and Solidarity Project (CUSP), which has organized
Allyse Taylor with the Casper Unity and Solidarity Project (CUSP) has helped organize past protests in the park. This one was the largest, with an estimated 660 people participating, she said.
A military vehicle decorated with anti-Trump signs drives past the “No Kings” protest at Healing Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City News)
The overall scene was positive and energetic, with a majority of passing cars expressing their approval. Many of the protesters indicated that they were planning to attend a PRIDE event just blocks away at David Street Station after the protest.
There was some descent, however. One woman was heard yelling, “Go back to California!” as she leaned from the passenger side. A man briefly stopped his truck twice for heated engagements with some protesters before leaving without incident. Security was seen walking along the Wyoming Medical Center across the street, and the occasional Casper Police vehicle was seen driving by.
“Of all the protests I’ve personally been to this year, I would say there has been far more automobile support than there has been middle fingers and swear words,” said Taylor. “I feel like there is definitely more community connection.”
George Bryce, a Vietnam Veteran and lifelong Republican, joined the “No Kings” protest in Casper’s Healing Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City News)
Lifelong Republican and Vietnam Army veteran George Bryce held a sign reading “IKEA has better cabinets” while chatting with fellow protesters.
“In my lifetime, I would say 98 percent of my votes have been Republican,” he said, adding that he also served in county politics over the years. “But in 2014, as Trump came forward, I just could not maintain that role.”
“I still vote mostly Republican, but I have not voted Republican for the top spot, and it’s getting to be that way for the tree Wyoming top spots. They all spend their time trying to please Trump and show they can out-Trump other Trumpers, and they’re not governing. They’re not coming up with ideas to make America better.”
Karellina Kiljander, 22, holds a Mexican flag while protesting in the No Kings event on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Healing Park in Casper. Kiljander said friends and members of her family who are Latino have been harassed as anti-immigration rhetoric has increased. “Just because of our skin color doesn’t make us any different,” she said. “We work hard just like everybody else.” (Dan Cepeda, Oil City News)
Bryce aims much of his criticism at Trump’s financial policies, including his tariffs and its effect on the global economy. “I don’t even see how any Republicans could say it’s a good thing to do these tariffs and to spit on our allies, and shutting down aid to Africa. People over there are starving, and we’re trying to figure out how to cut down on food production by getting our immigrants out of here.”
“It’s just crazy,” he added.
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