ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s “No Kings” protest on Saturday largely took aim at President Donald Trump, but two of the event’s speakers went off script with a different message.

In protest to President Donald Trump and his administration, Grand Valley residents gathered at Canyon View Park Saturday for a "No Kings" protest, being one of the nearly 2,000 protests that took place across the country.

Evanston joined cities across the nation in holding a “No Kings” rally June 14, 2025, to protest Trump Administration actions.

Organizers had said that they hoped the rallies in more than 2,000 cities — dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” — would be peaceful and free of confrontation. Yet the day was marred by the news of deadly violence overnight in Minneapolis,

The only reported incident involved a 'No Kings' rally participant who threw water from an open bottle onto a pro-trump supporter.

Minutes after Atlanta’s “No Kings” protest began, organizers announced that the venue’s 5,000-person capacity had been reached.

The protesters stretched down Solar Street and along Hiawatha Boulevard in the largest anti-Trump protest in Syracuse this year.

"I'm really surprised and my heart is warmed by how many people are here," 18-year-old Lea Sribar said of the demonstration at the heart of a Republican-majority county.