There were streetcorner protests around the US on Saturday with a few gatherings turning violent, including one incident in Texas.
The demonstrations spring from organized efforts by Democrats to oppose the efforts of President Donald Trump as the nation moves toward the midterm elections.
Protesters clutched professionally printed and hand-scrawled signs along a few streets in most major US cities, usually carrying variations on the "No Kings" slogan that the political party has decided best gets across its message that President Trump is acting as a monarch instead of as president, even though many among the protesters have said they believe the Trump administration to be made up of "fascists."
In Los Angeles, a group of "No Kings" protesters threw rocks and other items at a US Department of Homeland Security facility, causing police to warn demonstrators to stop or face tear gas, which was then used by federal authorities when protesters refused to stop. No injuries were reported,
And one person was arrested at a similar protest in Dallas on Saturday, during a clash between protesters and counter-protesters
WFAA-TV Dallas reported the clash escalated from verbal insults to fistfights Saturday afternoon.
Also on Saturday, Fox News Digital reported an investigation into the roots of the "No Kings" and other protests related to Democrats' efforts to organize crowds indicated wealthy ties and backers of those protests.
The Fox report said there are about 500 organizations that are part of a network of supporters for the nationwide demonstrations, including large contributors such as George Soros, referred to by Democrats as the "boogieman to the far right" because Soros is often cited by many on the right as a primary contributor to left-wing causes.
And the report also noted close involvement by tycoon and self-described communist Neville Roy Singham, who lives in China and is married to the founder of the non-profit far-left group called CodePink, Jodie Evans.
The report also said it identified several socialist and communist groups that join in public protests and call for a collectivist revolution in the United States.