With thousands of Americans showing up in 1,500 cities for “No Kings” protests, I wanted to know what motivated people.

The keynote speaker downtown was the former Trump associate Lev Parnas, who denounced the president's circle as a personality cult.

From the air and the ground thousands of people could be seen taking on their city streets to join the "No Kings Day" protest across the Bay Area.

Walton has urged the American public to engage in the political process in the ad, which defends democratic values.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.

We want democracy,” Puck tells me, adding that the Pride March in Hollywood last weekend was “nothing but love and sunshine” despite protests and burning driverless cars making headlines in downtown.

Protesters across the United States have brandished placards declaring “no kings!” in recent days, keen to send a message one-man rule is not acceptable. The defeat of the forces of King George III in the United States’ revolutionary war of 1775–83 saw the end of royal rule in the US.