According to protest organizers, the “No Kings” movement “is a direct response to Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing $100 million military parade and birthday celebration, an event funded by taxpayers while millions are told there’s no money for Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, or public schools.”

The 1,800 "No Kings" protests across the country are meant to express frustration over President Trump's actions that organizers say are authoritarian.

That’s part of why George Atkinson, a former high school government teacher, felt compelled to join a protest in downtown Houston on Saturday. The 89-year-old affixed a sign to his walker that read, “The clothes have no emperor! He’s all hat and no cattle!”

Showers spread across Massachusetts Saturday morning, meaning spectators and participants in the Boston Pride parade or any of the “No Kings” protests should be prepared for wet conditions.

Tens of thousands of Americans joined "No Kings" protests across the United States against the Trump administration.

According to organizers, the demonstrations have been purposefully scheduled to correspond with President Donald Trump’s military-themed parade set to take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The parade will honor the 250th birthday of the U.