Thousands peacefully gathered at San Diego Civic Center and Waterfront Park, joining "No Kings" events across the region and the U.S.

San Diegans marched and chanted and hoisted signs deriding President Donald Trump over an immigration plan they called cruel and chaotic

The group organizing the "No Kings" protests listed 12 locations for demonstrations around San Diego County as of Friday night.

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Hundreds of people gather for the ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protest and march, one of thousands across the nation, at Grape Day Park in Escondido on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A day of nationwide defiance." It called today's celebration in Washington D.C., a "spectacle meant to look like strength." The protest in Savannah was hosted by Coastal Georgia for Democracy and the Savannah Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Americans are demonstrating against President Donald Trump across the U.S. as counterpoint to the 200,000 people expected to attend the military parade in Washington