ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -On June 14th, people across the United States took to the streets to peacefully protest in a movement called ‘No King Day’. Both Midland and Odessa held peaceful protests in the area.

Today’s United States — its possibility, its strength, its divisiveness, its polarization and fragmentation — is encapsulated in a single week in June 2025, its triumphs and frictions on vivid display.

Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

No Kings has identified on its website more than 1,800 cities nationwide, including about 70 in Michigan, where demonstrators are set to gather to express disapproval.

The No Kings events come after days of protests following raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, and Trump’s subsequent deployment of thousands of National Guard and U.S. Marines troops to “temporarily protect” ICE and other federal personnel, along with federal property.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Kiké Hernández took to Instagram on Saturday to express his support for immigrants and decry the recent militarized raids in the city by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

About 400 residents of Port Washington braved a downpour to hold a raucous protest against the Trump administration in the politically mixed New York City suburb on Long Island. Amid cars honking in support,

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