This story will be updated with live updates as the events develop throughout the day.
President Donald Trump is 79 years old today — and several events, to celebrate and counter it, are planned.
“No Kings” protests are taking place Saturday, June 14, to counter the president’s 79th birthday plans to “feed his ego” with a military parade, including nearly 80 in Florida and a few down the road from his private club, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. The U.S. Army also is celebrating its anniversary with an event in the heart of Washington, D.C.
“President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else,” the website states.
As protests continue in Los Angeles County, California, in response to immigration raids, over 1,000 protests are planned to take place across the United States on June 14.
Below is more information about the protests, Trump’s birthday and military parade.
6:59 p.m.: St. Lucie protesters expressed concerns about the direction of the government
People gathered near City Hall at the intersection of Southwest Port St. Lucie and Southeast Airoso boulevards. Only a handful of pro-Trump supporters carried flags through the crowd.
“I’m scared of what Donald Trump is doing to this country,” said Anna Noyes, of Port St. Lucie. “We have three branches of government for a reason. He’s not paying attention to the courts. He’s just doing whatever the hell he feels like.”
4:54 p.m.: Thousands gather for peaceful, high-energy No Kings protest in Fort Myers
More than 2,000 Fort Myers protesters spent their sunny Flag Day morning making it clear they don’t want a monarchy. Or an autocracy. Or a plutocracy.
Former long-time Republican Larry Scrabis held a sign June 14, 2025, saying “There is no K in the constitution.” The Fort Myers resident said it’s time for people to realize “We don’t live in an autocracy. We live in a democracy.”The number of planned events is nearly double that of the April 5 “Hands Off” protest that saw millions of Americans turn out in big and small cities nationwide.
The crowd reflected the region’s demographics, with some using walkers and other pushing baby strollers. Holding a poster-board sign that read “We the people serve no kings!” USA-born Ozzie Caballero, 23, a Cypress Lake High graduate was there to honor his parents, who fought to immigrate from Honduras.
The vibe was upbeat and things stayed calm, confirming what Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin told USA Today earlier in the week: “I think we will see the largest peaceful single-day protests that this country has seen certainly since the first Trump term.”
4:09 p.m.: Three arrested, including 2 counter-protesters, at ‘No Kings’ rally in Ocala
Stephen Libardoni, 65, of Silver Springs, was arrested on two counts of battery. According to Ocala Police, he has been accused of pushing people at the protest. He was identified by witnesses.
Libardoni was booked into the Marion County Jail at 11 a.m. June 14 and as of 3:40 p.m. he remained there with bail set at $2,000.
Michael Loren, 47, of Dunnellon, was arrested on one count of battery and one count of possession of a weapon (brass knuckles) by a convicted felon. He has been accused of shoving a protester, according to Ocala Police.
4:03 p.m.: ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests draw thousands in Cocoa and Palm Bay
Thousands turned up in Cocoa on June 14 as part of nationwide “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump’s administration.
Saturday’s protest, which coincided with both Trump’s birthday and Flag Day, was among many to take place in Brevard this year and among the largest yet, with organizers estimating more than 2,000 showed up to the corner of U.S. Highway 1 and State Road 520 to wave signs, chant and otherwise voice dissent against the Republican president. Hundreds of people also attended the Palm Bay “No Kings” protest at Palm Bay Road and Babcock Street.
The Brevard demonstrations were peaceful and had little law enforcement presence or interaction between police and activists.
2:16 p.m.: More than 2,000 turn out for ‘No Kings’ protest in Venice, Florida
For a few hours this morning, protesters flooded Michael Biehl Park, Tampa Avenue and the nearby bridge. Organizers estimate more than 2,000 people turned out for the ‘No Kings’ rally in Venice.
They waved homemade signs that condemned the president, immigration enforcement, and local Republican politicians. They chanted “This is what Democracy looks like!” over the blares of car horns.
There was the usual flavor of a politically charged protest: Middle fingers flipped from cars, Trump supporters and protesters filming each other while engaged in a circular debate, a grandmother and a bald Proud Boy yelling at each other from across the street.
Wendy Clotter, an organizer with Venice Resistance, said it was the largest turnout she’d ever seen in a city more known as a sleepy, beach-side retirement community.
1:56 p.m.: Thousands rally in Tallahassee for ‘No Kings’ protest’
Thousands lined both sides of North Monroe Street outside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, one of hundreds of “No Kings” demonstrations held around the country June 14 to protest President Donald Trump.
The scene along the sidewalk was nothing less than raucous, with vehicles honking horns, demonstrators hooting and hollering, some banging pots and others shouting as they waved signs and banners.
A sample of signs seen said: “Refuse tyrants!” “We didn’t fight kings to obey cowards,” “Keep the immigrants, deport Trump,” “No Crown for Orange Clown!” “Tearing families apart will never make America great.”
Much of the local opposition was animated by ICE raids in Tallahassee May 30, with federal immigration agents detaining more than 100 people at the construction site of a student housing complex in Tallahassee.
12:56 p.m.: ‘I’m walking the streets fighting for democracy’: Gainesville joins ‘No Kings’ protests
Hundreds of people showed up and out at the “No Kings” protest June 14 at Cora P. Roberson Park, 600 SW Sixth St., in the heart of Gainesville.
Hundreds of people from all walks of life arrived at the park before the protest even began. One of them was 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran Charlie Trowback of Fort White.
“Sixty years ago I was on a submarine fighting for democracy, and now I’m walking the streets fighting for democracy,” said Trowbridge, sitting under a canopy at the park while holding a sign that read “We The People: No King” on one side, and “Healthcare Not Wealthcare” and “Can Trump Even Spell Constitution” on the other side.
Hundreds of protesters brought homemade signs to the protest, and many of them referred to President Donald Trump. A few signs had “86-47” written on them, a controversial term used by former FBI Director James Comey that was interpreted by some as a threat against Trump.
12:36 p.m.: People gather at Vero Beach in a ‘No Kings’ protest
Waving signs that read “Democracy not autocracy” and “Wake up America, Character Counts,” protesters stood along both sides of State Road 60 for about a half-mile east and west of 58th Avenue. Some wore paper crowns with “No Kings” written on them. Others waved American flags.
They cheered when passing motorists honked their horns in support.
“This is the scariest time for me,” said Miriam Soto, 69, who came to the protest with her husband, Dan Culbert.
Soto became a naturalized citizen in 1976, when she was 18. But the Honduras native is concerned about the future, and the possibility of naturalized citizens being deported.
“I don’t like what’s happening with the current administration.””We have to elect people who are going to do their job,” Soto said. “They’re not doing that right now.”
11:54 a.m.: Daytona police: 1,000+ at City Hall ‘No Kings’ rally
Officials from Daytona Beach Police told News-Journal photographer David Tucker that they estimated the crowd for Saturday’s “No Kings” protest at City Hall to be about 1,000 people.
11:34 a.m.: ‘No Kings’ protest in Ellenton, Florida
More than 750 people gathered in front of Rocky Bluff Library in Ellenton on Saturday morning for a ‘No Kings’ protest. The rally was organized by Indivisible Manatee and the North River Club, which falls under the Manatee County Democrats.
Jan Haber is the president of the North River Club. It’s her first protest since she joined the group in March of this year.
Originally from New Jersey, Haber has been in Florida for six years. Of most concern to Haber is the threat to due process, as Democrats nationally fight criminal allegations and removals during heightened immigration enforcement.
The rallying crowd was exciting for Haber, who hopes to continue the fight against authoritarianism by building community.
10:00 a.m.: ‘No Kings’ march in West Palm Beach toward Mar-a-Lago begins with chants
At exactly 10 a.m., attendees young and old, some chanting into megaphones and others content to nod along, began to march in West Palm Beach toward Mar-a-Lago.
Their path was to take them east on Southern Boulevard and onto the bridge connecting West Palm Beach and Palm Beach near Mar-a-Lago. Palm Beach police have said demonstrators would be able to walk close to but not all the way to President Trump’s home.
What is ‘No Kings’ protest?
No Kings is a nationwide protest organized in response to President Donald Trump and his administration.
“No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance. From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism — and show the world what democracy really looks like,” according to the nokings.org website. “On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”
One core principle of No Kings is a commitment to nonviolent action. The organization’s website states that participants should seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with dissenters and act lawfully.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Thousands rally in ‘No Kings’ protests across Florida against Donald Trump: Live updates
Reporting by Hana Khalyleh and Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Florida Times-Union
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