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Houston: People gather in Houston for the No Kings nationwide demonstration.

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No Kings protests took place across the country from New York City to Atlanta to Los Angeles.

The 50501 Movement, which stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement, said the nationwide protests are aimed at calling attention to what they say are authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.

Here is what it looked like.

Texas

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A protester shouts with a megaphone at No Kings protest in Houston.

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Connecticut

Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended.

Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended.

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Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.

Hartford, Ct.: A person wearing a twi-corner hat and spectacles resembling those affiliated with Benjamin Franklin.

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Thousands march for the ‘No Kings Day’ protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown Dallas.

Thousands march for the ‘No Kings Day’ protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in downtown Dallas.

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California

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.

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San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.

San Francisco: People form a human banner at Ocean Beach.

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San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.

San Francisco: Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street.

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San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown.

San Diego: A musician watches as thousands of protestors, reflected in their sunglasses, march through downtown.

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Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies stand guard on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as protesters assemble.

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Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading "We the People," the first three words of the U.S. Constitution's preamble.

Los Angeles: Demonstrators deploy a giant banner reading “We the People,” the first three words of the U.S. Constitution’s preamble.

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Tennessee

Thousands gathered in Nashville Saturday morning, first crowding Bicentennial Park, before lining nearby streets.

In Nashville, protestors lined the streets around the city’s Germantown neighborhood during the No Kings protest.

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Georgia

Atlanta: Police deployed tear gas on protesters on Chamblee Tucker Road in Embry Hills on Saturday afternoon after some attempted to get onto the ramp to I-285.

Atlanta: Police deployed tear gas on protesters on Chamblee Tucker Road in Embry Hills on Saturday afternoon after some attempted to get onto the ramp to I-285.

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Macon, Ga.: People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April.

Macon, Ga.: People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April.

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At the Macon, Ga. No Kings protest.

Macon: Protesters assembled in downtown Macon.

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Virginia

Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest.

Charlottesvile, Va.: People take to the streets to protest.

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Oklahoma

Tulsa: Protesters gather for protest in downtown Tulsa.

Tulsa: Protesters gather for protest in downtown Tulsa.

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Pennsylvania

Martin Luther King III, center right, and his wife Arndrea Waters King

Philadelphia: Martin Luther King III, center right, and his wife Arndrea Waters King, center left, march.

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Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Illinois

Chicago: Demonstrators take part in the No Kings Day protest.

Chicago: Demonstrators take part in the No Kings Day protest.

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Florida

Tallahassee, Fla: Anna Marie Shealy dressed as Lady Liberty

Tallahassee, Fla: Anna Marie Shealy dressed as Lady Liberty for the No Kings protest.

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West Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach Sheriff officers keep protesters from crossing a bridge to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

West Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach Sheriff officers keep protesters from crossing a bridge to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.

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 Tallahassee, Fla.: People gather on the grounds of Florida’s old capitol.

Tallahassee, Fla.: People gather on the grounds of Florida’s old capitol.

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France

Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings  protest.

Paris, France: People holding umbrellas reading save democracy take part in the No Kings protest.

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