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.

Across the country, relatively few disruptions were reported during protests and marches where the mood ranged from joyful to defiant.

Protests against President Donald Trump ’s administration are being held across New Jersey on a rainy Saturday — part of nationwide “No Kings Day” demonstrations coinciding with the president’s 79th birthday and a large military parade in Washington, D.C.