The Minnesota State Patrol is asking the public not to attend the No Kings protests set to happen across the state, including the one at the Minnesota State Capitol, though organizers say the event is still going on as planned.

The combination of targeted attacks on state lawmakers and flyers in the suspect's back seat that said "NO KINGS" led officials to warn the public against attending planned protests.

At one of the day's first No Kings demonstrations in Utah, lifelong Salt Lake City resident Francie Barber, 74, said she is saddened by the direction the country is going in under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Those millions included an estimated 200,000 people in Los Angeles, 100,000 in Philadelphia, 70,000 in Seattle and over 50,000 in New York.

Organizers had said that they hoped the rallies in more than 2,000 cities — dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” — would be peaceful and free of confrontation. Yet the day was marred by the news of deadly violence overnight in Minneapolis,

Thousands gathered to march to the state capitol in protest against the Trump administration Saturday, despite a potential threat of a wanted gunman.

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The interstate closure won’t be the only event disrupting weekend traffic. There are “No Kings” protests planned across the country against the Trump administration, including an 11 a.m. rally at St.