Thousands gathered Saturday morning in cities around Central Florida and the state as part of what’s being called a “nationwide day of defiance” against the man in the Oval Office they say

The "No Kings day of action" is scheduled to take place nationwide Saturday, June 14, with more than 70 planned in Florida.

Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”

Turnout grew throughout the morning at rallies across Florida, where protesters expressed their opposition to what they see as President Donald Trump’s excessive accumulation of executive power.

"No Kings Day" protests are being held nationwide this weekend to protest President Donald Trump’s policies, and several have broken out across Central Florida.

More than 2,000 "No Kings" protests are planned for Saturday, June 14, around Florida and the United States. The protests coincide with Flag Day, President Trump's 79th birthday and the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary celebration and military parade taking place in Washington, D.C.

Photos from the No Kings protest against the Trump administration in Gulfport, St. Petersburg, Tampa and other sites in Florida.