More than 1,500 events are planned throughout the U.S. to send a loud message to President Donald Trump: “In America, we don’t do kings.”

Organizers of the "No Kings" demonstrations and local officials urged demonstrators to stay home from planned protests in Minnesota on Saturday after a lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes. Gov. Tim Walz called the incident a “politically motivated assassination.”

Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.

As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.

The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell is commenting on the National Guard's presence in California at the behest of President Trump, who defended his move to activate troops in Los Angeles during a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday.