'No Kings' protests set to begin across the US on June 14: Live updates
'No Kings' protests set to begin across the US on June 14: Live updates Millions of Americans are expected to join "No Kings" Day protests against the Trump administration. About 2,000 protests and rallies are planned nationwide.
Saturday morning brings the start of a coordinated "No Kings" protest effort in every state as organizers promise a "national day of peaceful protest" against the Trump administration that is expected to draw millions.
About 2,000 protests and rallies are planned, but organizers have drawn special attention to Philadelphia - where the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence - and Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump called in the National Guard and the Marines after some protests over immigration enforcement raids spiraled into violence.
"I think we will see the largest peaceful single day protests that this country has seen certainly since the first Trump term," said Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin, one of the organizers of the "No Kings" protest effort.
Though other groups have plans to protest in Washington, D.C., there aren't any "No Kings" protests are planned in the city, where President Donald Trump will hold a parade Saturday evening to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. The anniversary also falls on Flag Day and Trump's 79th birthday.
The"No Kings" protests are planned to oppose what they see as Trump's power grab. The number of planned events is nearly double that of the April 5 "Hands Off" protest that saw millions of Americans turn out in big and small cities nationwide.
The planned "No Kings" protests follow a wave of more impromptu immigration protests that at times spiraled in to chaos. National attention and scrutiny focused on small parts of Los Angeles that saw looting, violence and cars lit on fire.
Protesters fear crackdown: But demonstrators stick to plans to rally in DC before June 14 Army parade
Following a high-profile standoff with California authorities, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have suggested that more national guard units could be deployed in response to the protests.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already deployed over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, but more than a half dozen Republican and Democratic governors told USA TODAY they will not have the National Guard on standby.
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