PHILADELPHIA -- Thousands of people marched through Philadelphia as part of the "No Kings Day of Peaceful Action," a nationwide movement involving nearly 2,500 locations.

The event was a follow-up to "No King rallies held in June on President Donald Trump's birthday, to counter a military parade.

Though the parade coincided with the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, critics claim Trump pushed the pageantry for personal reasons.

"I can't stand what's going on in this country; our voices had to be here," said Ilene Wilder from South Philadelphia.

"We shouldn't be living in a society where we're scared to voice our opinion, where reporters are being shut out because they don't believe in what's going on. That's not America," said Daniela Loveridge from New York.

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