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.

U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage on Saturday to address the crowd attending the Army's 250th Birthday celebration, which featured a parade showcasing U.S. military equipment earlier in the day.

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

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.

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.

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

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in nearly 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.

"In America, we don't do kings," the No Kings website reads. "They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. [cq] No thrones. No crowns. No kings."

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