UPDATE: Protesters swarm to downtown Salem to join “No Kings” demonstration

Protesters gather along Northeast Center Street, participating in the "No Kings" demonstration against President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 14. The Salem is one of hundreds such events organized around the U.S. (LAURA TESLER/For Salem Reporter)

NOTE: Photos from protests in other Oregon cities have been added to this report.

Thousands of people swarmed to the Capitol on Saturday to participate in the nationwide “No Kings” protests, with many expressing grave concern that the Trump administration is trampling constitutional rights and eroding democracy.   

The protests occurred on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and corresponded with the largest military parade in decades in the nation’s capital, a parade estimated to cost $45…

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