A stark contrast emerged in attendance between the Trump administration’s Army birthday parade in Washington, DC, and the sweeping “No Kings” protests held nationwide.

In a city notorious for unruly crowds at large sporting events, protesters were peaceful and law-abiding — as were the police.

Participants gathered at the Gateway Trailhead located at the railroad crossing before fanning out onto Main Street downtown.

From Silver Spring and Bethesda and Gaithersburg in Maryland, to Fairfax and Falls Church and Arlington in Virginia, people throughout the region came out for “ No Kings Day of Defiiance ” protests. (There was not a “No Kings” protest in DC itself, but there was a march from Logan Circle to the White House organized by Refuse Fascism .)

Hundreds of protests against Donald Trump's administration took place in several US cities on Saturday 14 June under the slogan "No Kings", criticising his abuse of power.

After a day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles, tensions mounted between protesters and Marines outside the federal building in downtown LA.