Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."

Dozens of "No Kings" rallies are scheduled across western Washington for Saturday, Oct. 18, from Bellingham to Vancouver, to the San Juan Islands.

The largest "No Kings" protest in the PNW is scheduled to take place in Seattle Saturday, along with other rallies across the state.

More "No Kings Day" protests come amid a partial government shutdown and as Trump sends, or threatens to send, National Guard troops to Democrat-led cities.

The nation is seeing its second "No Kings" against President Donald Trump as Republicans call demonstrations a distraction from the government shutdown.