The president, on his 79th birthday, sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military might.

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 massive crowds gathered in Chicago for the "No Kings" rally against President Trump, similar protests were taking place across the country on Saturday. The protests coincide with a big military parade in Washington,