Protesters across Michigan and the United States are rallying Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers are calling a "national day of defiance."The "No Kings" rallies are being described by organizers as "a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.

Demonstrators gathered in communities large and small.

So far, Saturday’s protests have been peaceful, but the day has already been tarred with political violence in Minnesota, where an assassin attacked Democratic lawmakers at their homes.