The "No Kings" protest is taking place in cities across the country in response to Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.

In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a ‘No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.’

Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”

The "No Kings" protest is taking place in cities across the country in response to Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.

Marchers have set out from Love Park in central Philadelphia for what is expected to be today’s largest No Kings protest. Organizers expect around 100,000 people. The crowd seems peaceful—even cheerful—in spite of a stubborn drizzle.

Philadelphia will be the site of a “flagship protest” in a nationwide movement opposing President Donald Trump’s Administration on the same day as a major military parade in Washington. The demonstration is expected to disrupt traffic throughout the day.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is also planning to send teams to other Democrat-run cities ahead of the upcoming "No Kings" protests.