Organizers of the "No Kings" rallies on June 14 said the protests drew large crowds that marched against the Trump administration. See their estimates

"No Kings" Day organizers say it is more important than ever to have a "national day of peaceful protest" on June 14 following the decision by President Donald Trump to send in Marines and the National Guard to Los Angeles.

Protestors this weekend gathered around two main thoroughfares in Newton as part of a nationwide resistance to President Donald Trump — known as the “No Kings” protests — drawing both honks of approval from passersby and spiteful vitriol from MAGA movement supporters driving through town.

Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-sponsor of the nationwide protest. In the Bay Area, more than 50 protests were planned stretching south from Gilroy north to Santa Rosa.

The protests are intended to counter a military parade in Washington, D.C. honoring the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary — which is also Trump's birthday.

The singer and songwriter whose family has a long tradition of service took time to thank military members for their service.

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