ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s “No Kings” protest on Saturday largely took aim at President Donald Trump, but two of the event’s speakers went off script with a different message.

Evanston joined cities across the nation in holding a “No Kings” rally June 14, 2025, to protest Trump Administration actions.

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,

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.

"With the exception of a small number of agitators, the event remained largely peaceful," the Austin Police Department said.

The protest on Saturday was on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C marking the Army's 250th anniversary.

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