A global wave of “No Kings” demonstrations took place Saturday, as countless protesters gathered in cities across the United States and abroad to voice opposition to what organizers describe as growing threats to democracy and executive overreach.

Protesters flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs. Organizers said nearly 7 million people showed up for the demonstrations across the country.

Protesters turned out at roughly 2,700 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump administration's actions.

The No Kings protest in Valparaiso was part of roughly 2,500 similar demonstrations against the Trump administration planned across the country and globe.

Follow live updates as 'No Kings' protests take place across the U.S. today in response to the Trump administration.

Morale just keeps getting worse and worse because the administration does not value government workers," Riva Duncan, retired Forest Service worker.

HARTFORD — A Connecticut Republican leader said a photo of Democratic state Sen. Saud Anwar standing behind an anti-Trump sign reading, "Cholesterol: Do Your Job," was "disgusting," a seeming endorsement of suffering and death by a physician sworn to heal people.

Hundreds of people united in Elm Grove on Saturday to protest a multitude of issues with the federal government and President Donald Trump. The protest was one of thousands held across the United States dubbed “No Kings” day.

Across the United States on Sunday, from Boise to Baltimore and San Diego to St. Louis, scores of people showed up to challenge President Trump and his administration as part of the "No Kings" protests.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday dismissed an AI-generated video President Trump posted, showing him wearing a crown in a fighter jet and dropping brown sludge on “No Kings” protesters, as

The nation is seeing its second "No Kings" against President Donald Trump as Republicans call demonstrations a distraction from the government shutdown.