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Protesters took to the streets across Connecticut and the United States in a day of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and what organizers describe as authoritarian actions.

A crowd estimated by Capitol police at more than 10,000 gathered peacefully on the Capitol’s south lawn Saturday as part of the national No Kings demonstrations, a movement opposing what organizers describe as the rise of authoritarianism, political violence in the United States, and the recent deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to California.

From Dayville to Hartford, Torrington to Stamford, Connecticut residents turned out to participate in an international day of protest against the Trump administration dubbed ‘No Kings’ on Saturday. 

Thirty-three such protests were planned across the state. In Hartford alone, thousands of people crowded the north lawn of the Connecticut Capitol, many holding hand-made signs under light rain. 

They came out more than 5,000 strong on Saturday at Connecticut’s State Capitol with a unified and clear message echoing voices across the nation: We will have no kings.