The "No Kings" protest is taking place in cities across the country in response to Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.

Organizers designated Philadelphia as the lead city in a movement spanning the nation, with over 2,000 protests planned.

Thousands are expected to pack the parkway for the "No Kings" protest. Organizers said they believe Philadelphia's demonstration will be among the largest in the country.

South Jersey residents, such as Jessica Herrera of Cherry Hill, took to the streets of Philadelphia to sound off against the Trump administration.

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!”

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker warned that at Saturday’s planned protest in Philadelphia against President Donald Trump’s policies, the “order of the day” for city police will be “keeping the peace.” “Philadelphia is ready for this weekend,

In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a ‘No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.’

Follow the live updates on D.C.’s massive military parade in celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday on President Donald Trump’s birthday.