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.

Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-sponsor of the nationwide protest. In the Bay Area, more than 50 protests were planned stretching south from Gilroy north to Santa Rosa.

Protesters in Palm Beach County joined the nationwide “No Kings” movement on Trump’s birthday, rallying for rights and reforms in West Palm Beach.

Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.

Around 2,000 protests were planned on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump. Large crowds turned out in cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – and in smaller communities in traditionally conservative areas.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.

It coincides with Trump’s birthday and a military parade in Washington, D.C., which protesters have critiqued as a lavish use of taxpayer dollars.  More: 'No Kings' protests planned across US on June 14: See map of locations in Texas Here's what we know about planned protests in Austin and across Texas: 4:17 p.

While President Donald Trump attended a military parade he ordered on his birthday to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., thousands of people in the Kansas City metro area flexed their First Amendment right Saturday to voice their opposition to polices of the Trump administration during the "No Kings" national day of defiance.