(The Hill) — Millions of Americans gathered together for "No Kings Day" protests across the country on Saturday, with elected leaders also participating in — or lampooning — the marches.

About 2,600 demonstrations aimed at criticizing the Trump administration were planned across all 50 states. Protests were held in small towns and major cities, including New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, New Orleans, Miami and Portland, Ore.

In Illinois, where President Trump has quarreled with Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker over deploying the National Guard in Chicago and elsewhere, protests peppered the state. Pritzker, in a post on the social media site X, called the protests "democracy in action."

"Proud of our state for peacefully showing up and speaking out together in one voice to fight b

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