Millions of individuals are anticipated to participate in over 1,800 "No King's Day" protests across the United States this weekend. These demonstrations are a response to President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington D.

C. on Saturday.

The protests are scheduled to take place in cities across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as well as several countries abroad, including Colombia, Germany, Italy, Malawi, Portugal and the United Kingdom, according to the organisers. These demonstrations are predicted to be the largest against the Trump administration since he assumed office in January.

The organisers have stated that the aim of these protests is to counteract Trump's 250th anniversary U.S. Army parade, which is set to occur in the nation's capital on Saturday, coinciding with his 79th birthday. The event, which is expected to feature hundreds of military tanks and aircraft parading through the streets of Washington, D.

C. , is projected to cost between $25-$45 million and cause upwards of $16 million in damages to the city streets, reports .

"On June 14-Flag Day-President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn't staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else," said the protest organisers.

"No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance. From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism-and show the world what democracy really looks like. We're not gathering to feed his ego. We're building a movement that leaves him behind."

Organizers have stressed that the protests will remain peaceful and have issued a caution to demonstrators to avoid bringing any weapons or instigating clashes with those who disagree.

Massive turnouts are anticipated in major cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Phoenix, yet notably, no events are planned for the nation's capital as a strategic move to circumvent potential altercations with pro-Trump supporters.

"We want to create contrast, not conflict," remarked Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, highlighting the group's deliberate decision to exclude D. C.

from the demonstrations to maintain a focus on sharp differentiation as opposed to giving the Trump administration any opening to ignite and then highlight confrontations.

Simultaneously, Los Angeles continues to be rocked by anti-ICE demonstrations that erupted last Friday, now stretching into its sixth consecutive day. The tension between Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom has intensified following Newsom's consent to dispatch 4,000 National Guard troops and an additional 700 Marines to Los Angeles, aimed at quelling the pro-immigration protests.

The Pentagon has revealed a staggering $134 million price tag for deploying troops to one city in efforts that were described as escalating the situation from mostly calm to conflict after their arrival on Sunday, sparking fierce backlash from Governor Newsom and leading to a motion seeking to halt President Trump's controversial decision.

Nationwide, NBC News reports over 25 cities have hosted anti-ICE demonstrations.

In another note, Chicago gears up for Pope Leo XIV's first hometown mass this Saturday, with anticipation high for his speech geared toward young people.

In parallel, the Women's March organisers are gearing up for the 'Kick Out the Clowns' protest, with a whopping 320 events anticipated and a response from over 13,000 individuals. Their website emphatically states, "June 14 is our chance to reflect the absurdity of the MAGA regime and the clowns who lead it."

These demonstrations have drawn parallels to the surge of protests seen in 2020, including the 'Black Lives Matter' marches against police brutality and systemic racism, as well as the 'Women's March' that followed the #MeToo movement during President Trump's initial inauguration in 2017.