Ahead of the more than 2,600 rallies planned for Saturday across the country, Republican officials have sought to cast the protests against the president’s policies as “hate America” rallies.

Republicans are trying to brand the protests as "hate America" rallies and claim they're prolonging the federal government shutdown. Scientist and TV personality Bill Nye was among the speakers who took the podium at the "No Kings" protest in Washington,

Demonstrators across the US turned out for what organizers said would be more than 2,600 “No Kings” protests across the US to express their opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Organizers say they are expecting millions of people to attend the events, and that there is at least one event planned in every state.

Millions of people are expected to gather across thousands of locations in the United States on Saturday for a nationwide "No Kings" protest challenging Donald Trump and his GOP priorities. Saturday's demonstrations across the nation mark the second "No Kings" protest since Trump took office.

With signs and chants, protesters take part in ‘No Kings’ rallies focused on what they see as overreach by the Trump administration.

Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. They’re holding “No Kings” demonstrations, or

Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “No Kings ” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies.