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

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

The rallies were among hundreds of "No Kings" protests held throughout the United States, timed to coincide with a military parade celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C. Saturday was also Trump's 79th birthday.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot and wounded in “targeted shootings” in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring suburban cities 10 to 20 miles outside Minneapolis.

The "No Kings" protests were scheduled in Connecticut as early as 9:30 a.m. in Canton and Glastonbury and could last elsewhere until 6 p.m.

Thousands took to the streets for the ‘No Kings’ protest across the U.S. Here’s what we know about the turnout and the movement’s message.

The anti-Trump protests in Austin remained peaceful, despite a 'credible threat' that forced a brief evacuation of the Texas Capitol complex.

No kings’ would effectively be the watchword through the Roman republic’s entire history. ‘Rex’ was a word the Romans hated. It was short-hand for ‘tyranny’.

Evansville's local protest is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Federal Courthouse at 101 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Organizing groups are Indivisible Evansville with Evansville Resistance. The protest will feature speakers on social justice, a representative from the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party and more.