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.

Cities large and small across the U.S. saw crowds gather Saturday for planned "No Kings" protests against President Trump.

Saturday’s anti-Trump protests have largely wound down across the U.S.—and most official events appear to have wrapped up without much controversy or violence. “In one of the largest protests in Seattle history,

Despite peaceful demonstrations reported in multiple cities, violence flared at some anti-Trump protests over the weekend.

Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

Demonstrations took place across the country as part of the No Kings movement, coinciding with President Trump's military parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday.

The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a "credible threat" that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.

Thousands of people gathered at Tom Hanafan Park in Council Bluffs Saturday morning, participating in a nationwide series of protests called "No Kings." The effort is in response to President Donald Trump's administration.

Hundreds of people have gathered in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park Saturday morning to take part of the national 'No King’s' protest and march.WATCH: Oklahoma City prepares for peaceful 'No Kings Day' protestSign up for our Newsletters >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelOklahoma City is one of the more than 1,

“People are mad, and people are ready to speak out,” said Sharon Riggle, who leads Batavia-Aurora Area Indivisible, one of the groups that helped organize the protest in Geneva on Saturday. “This is bigger than anything we’ve had before.”

At one of the day's first No Kings demonstrations in Utah, lifelong Salt Lake City resident Francie Barber, 74, said she is saddened by the direction the country is going in under President Donald Trump’s leadership.