India, Oct. 21 -- An estimated seven million people took part in No Kings demonstrations across the United States. The protests spanned roughly 2,600 to 2,700 rallies in nearly every state, marking one of the largest coordinated days of political action in recent years, according to figures shared with Fox5Sandiego by event organizers. They even acknowledged that the turnout exceeded their expectations.

The network behind the event, a coalition of progressive groups known as No Kings, had expected a big turnout - but what actually happened on Saturday went beyond their projections. The crowds dwarfed their earlier action in June, which had drawn around 4.8 million people.

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