Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey warned that "peaceful protests are part of our democracy, but the key word in that is 'peaceful.'"

Ahead of Saturday's "No Kings" protests, Florida officials issued aggressive warnings, with one sheriff threatening to kill violent demonstrators and the attorney general encouraging drivers to run over protesters who block roads.

More than 70 of the nearly 2,000 “No Kings” protests planned across the world are set to take place in Florida, where law enforcement is weighing in and issuing warnings ahead of time.

Americans across all 50 states will join over 2,000 protests under the “No Kings” banner, rejecting what organisers call the authoritarianism of President Trump. Timed with a $45 million military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump’s 79th birthday,

Protests are taking place in Florida and nationwide on June 14, the same day as the military parade in Washington DC.