A stark contrast emerged in attendance between the Trump administration’s Army birthday parade in Washington, DC, and the sweeping “No Kings” protests held nationwide.

U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage on Saturday to address the crowd attending the Army's 250th Birthday celebration, which featured a parade showcasing U.S. military equipment earlier in the day.

A 33-mile trip from one protest in Annapolis, Md., to the parade grandstand in front of the White House was like a journey between two different countries.

Police are investigating a shooting at a protest in Salt Lake City, in which a bystander was killed. A man was charged after driving through a crowd in Culpeper, Va.

NBC News' Jacob Soboroff reports from Los Angeles City Hall where thousands of protesters have gathered for a 'No Kings' protest against the Trump administration and ahead of the president's Washington D.

We implore everyone not to play into Trump’s hands and fall for his schemes,” the chair of the Washington State Democratic Party said in a statement.

The parade was the spectacle event Trump had long wanted. It also helped sparked the largest mass opposition to him since his inauguration 145 days earlier.

Approximately 5 million turned out against Trump at the "No Kings" protests; turnout for Trump's military parade appeared to be in the thousands.

Between activism, election results and protest turnout, the prevailing political winds suggest the backlash to the president is real.

Thousands took to the streets in Pittsburgh and across western Pennsylvania, as well as the country, on Saturday as part of a demonstration deemed "No Kings."

All "No Kings" protests have been canceled in Minnesota after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in targeted attacks.