The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

"In America, we don't do kings," the No Kings website reads. "They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. [cq] No thrones. No crowns. No kings."

The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a 'credible threat' that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.

The American Civil Liberties Union said over 5 million people participated in protests against the Trump administration on June 14.

A man unlawfully armed with a gun was arrested during a No Kings rally in West Chester Saturday. Photos and video offer a grim picture of what happened Saturday at the 250th anniversary military parade in D.C. The post Sparse Attendance, Confusion and Disorganization: Dismal Scenes From Trump’s Military Parade appeared first on TheWrap.