Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles Saturday for the largest of several “No Kings Day” demonstrations against the Trump administration across Los Angeles and Orange counties.

More than a dozen protests took place in the Southland as part of a nationwide day of action.

The demonstration in downtown Los Angeles began around 2 p.m. Saturday, and featured a march down a nearly two-mile stretch of Spring Street and a rally outside City Hall and Gloria Molina Grand Park. Speakers were expected to include podcaster and MSNow (formerly MSNBC) contributor Brian Tyler Cohen, Assemblyman Issac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, and ex-Trump staffer Jessica Denson.

Traffic was severely impacted in the area, with a section of Spring Street closed and motorists advised to avoid the Civic Center a

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