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.”

They're taking place on Trump's birthday, too.

On Saturday (January 14), mass protests against President Donald Trump took place across the US at the same time as a military parade in Washington D.C. for the Army’s 250th anniversary, which also fell on Trump's 79th birthday.

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

On Saturday, thousands are expected to take to the streets of New York and across the country as part of a “day of defiance” dubbed “No Kings,” but what exactly does the slogan mean? “No Kings” day was organized in response to a military parade and birthday celebration set on Flag

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.

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.

Indivisible cofounder and protest organizer Ezra Levin explained ahead of Saturday that the movement is about reclaiming U.S. patriotism from the Republican Party and to denounce what he called Trump's authoritarian actions.