The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

"No Kings" rallies brought demonstrators together, joining voices across the nation and region to protest what they call a growing threat of authoritarianism in American politics.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles and throughout the Southland Saturday to protest the policies of the Trump administration in the nationwide “No Kings Day of Defiance” demonstrations — with sporadic eruptions of violence aimed at police following dispersal order.

More than a thousand people attended a peaceful 'No Kings' anti-Trump protest rally along PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens on June 14, 2025.

The arrests are in addition to three arrests made by APD. Police said the event was largely peaceful "with the exception of a small number of agitators."

The county's sheriff had made incendiary remarks about police response should any violence occur. But nothing happened.

From Plattsburgh to Montpelier, and Rutland to Brattleboro, 'No Kings' rallies swept across Vermont and New York.

Police were notified by members of the public that an individual was concealing a firearm and walking along High Street. Officers identified the suspect and quickly conducted a pedestrian stop.

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