On a day typically reserved for celebration and patriotic reflection, a group of Baton Rouge residents used Flag Day to issue a bold message: America is not a monarchy.

Saturday is Flag Day — an annual national observance that, for most Americans, comes and goes with little fanfare.

The 1,800 "No Kings" protests across the country are meant to express frustration over President Trump's actions that organizers say are authoritarian.

From Palo Alto to Sunnyvale, tens of thousands showed up along a 7 mile stretch of El Camino Real on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump on the same day he staged a military parade in Washington D.

Carroll County residents participated in the national NO KINGS day of action, a mass mobilization opposing authoritarianism and advocating for democratic values Saturday outside the Carroll County

South Jersey residents, such as Jessica Herrera of Cherry Hill, took to the streets of Philadelphia to sound off against the Trump administration.

The No Kings Day of Defiance protests will happen during the military parade in Washington on Saturday for the Army’s 250th anniversary — which coincides with Trump’s birthday.

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.