Protesters across Southern California and the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump and the $45-million celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which coincides with Trump’s 79th.

Despite peaceful demonstrations reported in multiple cities, violence flared at some anti-Trump protests over the weekend.

The organized opposition was timed for the day President Trump is hosting a rare U.S. military parade in Washington that's taking place on his 79th birthday.

Americans planned demonstrations against President Donald Trump across the U.S. on Saturday as a counterpoint to the 200,000 people expected to attend the military parade in Washington.

The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.

“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”

Debbie Simmons holds up her “Criminal Felon” during a “No Kings” protest at the corner of State Road 436 and Howell Branch Road in Casselberry, Fla., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Tens of thousands of Americans joined "No Kings" protests across the United States against the Trump administration.