In a rare display of unity, Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo have jointly declared that the city does not require federal assistance to manage the planned "No Kings" protests scheduled for this Saturday.

It’s being billed as a “nationwide day of defiance,” and the rejection of authoritarianism, but organizers say a “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration, set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Houston City Hall,

Organizers have planned demonstrations in cities and towns across the country on the same day as President Trump’s parade in Washington to celebrate the Army.

Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt wrote a letter to Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo warning of protests coming to the city and offered federal help.