Protesters gathered in cities across the United States on Saturday in what they called “No Kings” marches, to denounce what they view as the authoritarian tendencies of President Donald Trump.

Organisers expected millions of people to turn out by day’s end at more than 2,600 planned rallies in major cities, small towns and some foreign capitals.

“There is nothing more American than saying, ‘We don’t have kings, and exercising our right to peacefully protest,” said Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, a progressive organisation that led planning of Saturday’s events. New Feature

In Short

Quick Stories. Same trusted journalism.

The protests reflect growing unease among many Americans regarding developments such as the criminal prosecution of Trump’s perceived political enemies

See Full Page