The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) reported at a Saturday press conference that Democratic State Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were shot in what appears to be “politically motivated” attacks.

The “No Kings Day” protests will happen at the same time as a parade in Washington initiated by Trump honoring the U.S. Army.

Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

Protesters held signs that read, “No kings since 1776,” “Bad Things Happen When Good People Do Nothing,” “Stop the Parade Fund Medicaid,” “When cruelty becomes normal compassion looks radical” and “Make Orwell Fiction Again.”

According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind.

Hegseth has deployed thousands of troops to Los Angeles in recent days to suppress protests against the Trump administration's deportations. He has faced criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats who have said the troops are adding fuel to the fire and are not being put to good use.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the gunman who shot and killed a top Democrat and her husband had "No Kings" flyers in his car, and they are urging the public to avoid protests in that state as a precautionary measure.