Protesters across Michigan and the United States are rallying Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers are calling a "national day of defiance."The "No Kings" rallies are being described by organizers as "a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.

Thousands of protesters across Michigan joined nationwide demonstrations against President Trump’s policies, calling out authoritarianism, immigration raids, and threats to civil rights. Rallies in Detroit,

More than 70 No Kings demonstrations or events were planned throughout Michigan, including ones in Dearborn and Wyandotte. Others in Ferndale, Detroit and Ann Arbor drew the largest crowds while more unique ones took place over an Interstate 696 overpass in Roseville and a highway trail bridge in Romeo.

No Kings has identified on its website more than 1,800 cities nationwide, including about 70 in Michigan, where demonstrators are set to gather to express disapproval.

Indivisible cofounder and protest organizer Ezra Levin explained ahead of Saturday that the movement is about reclaiming U.S. patriotism from the Republican Party and to denounce what he called Trump's authoritarian actions.

Crowds of protesters gathered nationwide Saturday for ‘No Kings’ protests, opposing President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The demonstrations coincided with the Army’s 250th anniversary parade and Trump’s birthday.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The goal is to pull attention from a military parade in Washington, D.C., and instead bring attention to the joy of using Americans' right to protest,

Law enforcement arrested six people across Florida during "No Kings" protests June 14, a nationwide movement protesting the Trump administration.