Thousands filled downtown streets Saturday as part of coordinated demonstrations targeting what speakers called the president's authoritarian tendencies.

The 'No Kings' protests took place throughout our area.More the 500 people gathered in downtown Niles and thousands gathered in South Bend chanting, marching,

No Kings has identified on its website more than 1,800 cities nationwide, including about 70 in Michigan, where demonstrators are set to gather to express disapproval.

It began with a moment of silence for a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband who were killed in what Gov. Tim Walz called a political assassination.

"No Kings" protests against the Trump administration took place Saturday in and around New York City as part of nationwide demonstrations. Fifth Avenue was closed to traffic from 42nd Street to 23rd Street in Manhattan as protesters marched from Bryant Park.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The goal is to pull attention from a military parade in Washington, D.C., and instead bring attention to the joy of using Americans' right to protest,

Millions marched in cities and towns across the U.S. in "No Kings" protests to rally against the Trump administration.