Protesters across Southern California and the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump and the $45-million celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which coincides with Trump’s 79th.

“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”

The largest military parade in Washington in decades unfolded Saturday alongside hundreds of protests against it, and its chief organizer

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

Follow live updates as the military parade in Washington, D.C., kicks off on Trump's birthday. 'No Kings' protests by opponents are planned across the country today.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.