Waving American flags and carrying homemade signs, thousands of people took part in a “No Kings Day” protest Saturday at the Idaho State Capitol.

Thousands of Idahoans flocked to downtown Boise amid national "No Kings" protests Saturday against President Donald Trump and his administration. Protesters filled the Capitol steps and lawn, and spilled onto nearby streets with anti-Trump signs and chants in the unforgiving heat.

Organizers of "No Kings" protests have scheduled demonstrations in more than a dozen cities across the Gem State to coincide with what they describe as an expensive display of presidential power. The coordinated protests target what organizers call government overreach under the Trump administration.

WSJ’s Xavier Martinez reports from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where both demonstrators and counter-protesters gathered. President Trump won this county last November, receiving about three-quarters of the vote.

Around 2,000 protests were planned on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump. Large crowds turned out in cities like Portland, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – and in smaller communities in traditionally conservative areas.

Part of a coordinated "No Kings" national movement, the event drew people concerned about what they perceived to be overreach and authoritarian displays of power.

Josiah Paul says he attended today’s No Kings protest in his hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as a peacekeeper rather than a participant. He wandered the crowd clad head-to-toe in tactical gear, which included a firearm,

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Protesters in Coeur d’Alene are taking part in the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations. NonStop Local crews report that more than 1,000 protesters are gathered, along with over 100 counter protesters.