NBC News' Jacob Soboroff reports from Los Angeles City Hall where thousands of protesters have gathered for a 'No Kings' protest against the Trump administration and ahead of the president's Washington D.

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage on Saturday to address the crowd attending the Army's 250th Birthday celebration, which featured a parade showcasing U.S. military equipment earlier in the day.

The largest military parade in Washington in decades unfolded Saturday alongside hundreds of protests against it, and its chief organizer

More than 70 No Kings demonstrations or events were planned throughout Michigan, including ones in Dearborn and Wyandotte. Others in Ferndale, Detroit and Ann Arbor drew the largest crowds while more unique ones took place over an Interstate 696 overpass in Roseville and a highway trail bridge in Romeo.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January.