Thousands of people were gathering in downtown Los Angeles Saturday for the largest of several “No Kings Day” demonstrations against the Trump administration across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
More than a dozen protests were scheduled in the Southland as part of a nationwide day of action.
The demonstration in downtown Los Angeles was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., featuring a march down a nearly two-mile stretch of Spring Street, and a rally outside City Hall and Gloria Molina Grand Park. Speakers were expected to include podcaster and MSNow (formerly MSNBC) contributor Brian Tyler Cohen, Assemblyman Issac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, and ex-Trump staffer Jessica Denson.
The event will feature a 20-foot-tall balloon of President Donald Trump wearing a diaper, a 20-foot-wide by 3-foot-tall