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.

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Thousands have gathered in downton Los Angeles on Saturday for a "No Kings" protest. KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports on June 14, 2025. Details:

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

Protesters held signs that read, “No kings since 1776,” “Bad Things Happen When Good People Do Nothing,” “Stop the Parade Fund Medicaid,” “When cruelty becomes normal compassion looks radical” and “Make Orwell Fiction Again.”

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey issued a stern warning to potential violent protesters, threatening lethal force. Seven protests are planned in Palm Beach County, with one potentially approaching President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.

Darin Linebaugh, a veteran who lives in Port Orange, brought a taco shell box to the No Kings protest in New Smyrna Beach on June 14, 2025. A Financial Times columnist, Robert Arm