Waving handmade signs and American flags, an estimated 1,500 people gathered in downtown Petoskey on Saturday, June 14, for the No Kings Day protest.

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.

Between activism, election results and protest turnout, the prevailing political winds suggest the backlash to the president is real.

A Malvern man was arrested on firearms charges for bringing a loaded handgun and a bayonet to a “No Kings” protest in West Chester on Saturday, police said. Kevin Krebs, 31, was charged with carrying a Sig Sauer P320 without a concealed-carry permit,

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.

Utah resident Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, died Saturday after he was shot during a large “No Kings” protest in downtown Salt Lake City. Mauga emotionally recalled one of her last memories with Ah Loo made at Utah Pride last week.

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was killed when a man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the protest shot at a person brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, accidentally striking Ah Loo.