The 1,800 "No Kings" protests across the country are meant to express frustration over President Trump's actions that organizers say are authoritarian.

Nearly 2,000 cities across the U.S. will join in protests against the growing authoritarianism of the Trump administration. El Paso will join as well.

There are several problems here, but let’s start with an easy one: To be historically accurate, the 250th Army birthday that Trump claims to commemorate is a fake. At best, you can say it fudges the historical record.

The purpose of the large-scale protests, according to the "No Kings Day" website, is to demonstrate that "from city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he has activated the National Guard in anticipation of these protests.

NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in ... "No Kings" refers to the founding fathers' statement of purpose that the new country they were creating would not be governed ...

"In America, we don't do kings," the No Kings website reads. "They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. [cq] No thrones. No crowns. No kings."

The world's great faith traditions reject temporal leaders who present themselves as objects of veneration and fear.