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.

The "No Kings" events were deliberately timed to coincide with Trump's $45 million military parade in Washington, D.C. Supporters of the parade emphasize that it was engineered to mark the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. Many critics say Trump's parade is ...