Thousands demonstrate at No Kings rally in Lansing
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Protesters across Michigan and the United States are rallying Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers are calling a "national day of defiance."The "No Kings" rallies are being described by organizers as "a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.
Rallies are expected throughout metro Detroit and dozens of other cities in the state from Midland to Muskegon and Milan to Marquette.
This weekend’s protests rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?
Millions of protesters across the U.S. took to the streets in demonstrations against the Trump administration on Saturday, in stark counter-programming to the president's Washington, D.C., military parade that evening.
A man wearing a crown carries a sign during the “No Kings” demonstrations held at Reid Park in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP) Demonstrators take part during a “No Kings” protest at the corner of State Road 436 and Howell Branch Road in Casselberry,
Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?
Rain is expected June 13-15, so Father's Day plans may have to be indoors. No Kings day events also could be impacted statewide.
Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.