The Brief

PHOENIX - No Kings Day protests have popped up around the Valley on Saturday, Oct. 18.

What we know:

Organizers say the No Kings Day rallies are a massive, single-day mobilization to reject what they call authoritarianism, "billionaire-first" politics, and the militarization of democracy under President Donald Trump.

More than 2,600 rallies are expected across the country by hundreds of coalition partners. Organizers state that most Americans will have a rally within a one-hour drive.

The other side:

Trump's Republican Party has labeled the events "Hate America" rallies.

"They're referring to me as a king. I'm not a king," Trump told Fox Business .

Local perspective:

Protests in Phoenix are at the Arizona Capitol in downtown Phoenix, Goodyear and in Scott

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