BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will be attending two of several No Kings rallies scheduled across Massachusetts on Saturday as the governor continues to increase her criticism of and actions against President Donald Trump and his policies ever since launching her reelection campaign in January.

“On Saturday, March 28th, Governor Maura Healey will join the Boston No Kings rally on the Boston Common to speak to thousands of protestors about how Bay Staters are standing united against a hostile Trump administration,” read a news release from the Healey-Driscoll for Massachusetts campaign, which describes the appearances as a “campaign blitz.”

It marks the latest campaign push by Healey as the governor has significantly increased her criticism of Trump, his administration and its policies, particularly Trump’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, his economic policies, and other aspects of his domestic agenda.

The most consistent attack Healey has launched against the Trump administration has been on the topic of illegal immigration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for enforcing Trump’s nationwide crackdown. Earlier this month, Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell launched a new online portal for residents to report “potentially unlawful activity or misconduct” by ICE or other federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement in Massachusetts.

“We’ve seen across the country and here in Massachusetts that the tactics of ICE under the Trump administration have been putting everyone at risk. The people of Massachusetts deserve to know that their rights will be respected, their safety protected and their concerns about misconduct taken seriously,” Healey said. “This new reporting portal will help us gather information, support residents and ensure federal agents operating in our state are following the law.”

Healey has even gone as far as indicating that she is open to the idea of prosecuting federal agents using information collected by the portal.

Last month, the governor publicly supported and promised to sign legislation, the Protect Act, which would ban federal immigration officials from making civil arrests in Massachusetts courthouses, among other measures. The House advanced the bill to a third reading on Wednesday. Healey also signed an executive order in February imposing similar restrictions on ICE and federal immigration officials and their operations in Massachusetts.

Healey has also gone after Trump’s economic policies, namely his use of an emergency powers law to impose international tariffs, which the Supreme Court struck down in a 6-3 ruling last month.

“The Supreme Court has confirmed what we’ve known all along – President Trump does not have the authority to implement these harmful and costly tariffs. But this isn’t simply an abuse of power. For a year now, President Trump’s tariffs have increased costs on every American and every business,” Healey said in a written statement following the Feb. 20 ruling.

“His chaotic approach has caused instability in our economy, undermined business confidence, and weakened the United States’ standing on the world stage. So, while this is a welcome development, the damage has already been done,” she said.

But the governor has also diverted to deflecting blame and criticisms of her own policies in Massachusetts to the Trump administration, most notably doing so when it comes to soaring energy costs that have occurred under her watch.

Healey even blamed Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods for the ever increasing costs of energy in Massachusetts, as utility bills have skyrocketed across the state. Multiple studies have shown that state climate policies and mandates are to blame for soaring energy costs.

In November, Healey had criticized Trump’s tariffs at an economic event, blaming the president’s economic policy for increases in housing and energy costs.

The Boston Herald had asked Healey later that day if she thought her stoppage of two gas pipelines to the Bay State back when she was attorney general could be a contributing factor. The governor deflected blame to Trump’s tariffs and even denied stopping the pipelines, despite a widely circulated video of her bragging about stopping them during her 2022 gubernatorial campaign.

“Well, first of all, I didn’t do that,” Healey responded, before going on to criticize Trump’s tariffs. “His tariffs on aluminum and steel increase our energy costs because aluminum, steel, these are products that go into building an energy infrastructure to support the kind of work we need to do to lower energy costs here and across this country. So, President Trump needs to stop playing around with things because at the end of the day people are hurting.”

Recently, Healey even sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding $1,745 “tariffs refund” for every Massachusetts household following the Supreme Court decision.

Healey’s increased criticism and actions against Trump appear to be working in her favor.

In deep blue Massachusetts, the governor has seen numerous favorable voter polls, including a recent UNH Survey Center poll giving her a massive lead over her three Republican challengers in the 2026 election. Healey also boasted an impressive approval rating, with a Morning Consult poll conducted in February finding 62% of Massachusetts voters surveyed saying they approved of the governor’s performance thus far.

Creatively, the governor even used Massachusetts residents’ love of Dunkin’ to promote herself while attacking the Trump administration, going after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this month over Kennedy questioning the safety of the sugary drinks offered by Dunkin’ and Starbucks.

Healey will attend the No Kings rally at the Boston Common from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Driscoll will at the same time attend the rally in Concord.

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