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.

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

One political analyst in the mountains said the nationwide 'No Kings' protest this past weekend was one of the largest in American history.

Mike Gang drove to downtown Crossville from southern Fentress County to celebrate Saturday’s 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and Flag Day. “And the freedoms we have in this great nation,” he added as he hoisted his Stars and Stripes high while standing in a prominent place between Veterans Memorial Park and the Milo Lemert Building shortly after noon.

Minutes after Atlanta’s “No Kings” protest began, organizers announced that the venue’s 5,000-person capacity had been reached.

The "No Kings" protest and march happening in Philadelphia on Saturday coincides with hundreds of rallies scheduled to take place across the country.

The No Kings events come after days of protests following raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, and Trump’s subsequent deployment of thousands of National Guard and U.S. Marines troops to “temporarily protect” ICE and other federal personnel, along with federal property.

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

Indivisible Northern Nevada said it expects about 2,400 protesters outside Republican Congressman Mark Amodei's Reno office, while 50501 Northern Nevada plans on thousands in Carson City outside the Legislature after about 7,