On Saturday, organizers say millions of people participated in "No Kings" protests across the nation. It was organized by a group that was founded in Colorado.

Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-sponsor of the nationwide protest. In the Bay Area, more than 50 protests were planned stretching south from Gilroy north to Santa Rosa.

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.

Between activism, election results and protest turnout, the prevailing political winds suggest the backlash to the president is real.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s “No Kings” protest on Saturday largely took aim at President Donald Trump, but two of the event’s speakers went off script with a different message.

Close to 100 protesters came out on a rainy Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s policies as part of the No Kings Protests on June 14. This was not a new sight in Warren, as protesters have gathered weekly to protest the administration’s policies each Saturday for several weeks.

Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday in Oak Park, filling Scovill Park and parading along crowded Lake Street sidewalks.