COLUMBIA — Hundreds of " No Kings " protests are planned across the country to protest President Donald Trump's administration.

Thirty demonstrations are planned in Missouri on Saturday, including in Columbia, Jefferson City, Fayette and Boonville.

Protestors are demonstrating at the same time as a parade to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday will roll through Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The parade also falls on Trump's 79th birthday.

Gov. Mike Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard on Thursday as a "precautionary measure" ahead of planned protests, according to a news release from the governor's office.

The release also stated the Missouri Department of Public Safety, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and National Guard established a "Unified Command to monitor situations on the ground and prepare to assist local law enforcement."

The Highway Patrol has already been present in Kansas City and St. Louis for the past few days, according to Lt. Eric F. Brown, a spokesperson for MSHP.

Brown also said public order units are on standby in Kansas City and St. Louis but will not be patrolling unless requested by the city's law enforcement as backup.

"We respect, and will defend, the right to peacefully protest, but we will not tolerate violence or lawlessness in our state," Kehoe said in a statement. "While other states may wait for chaos to ensue, the State of Missouri is taking a proactive approach in the event that assistance is needed to support local law enforcement in protecting our citizens and communities.”

As of Friday, the National Guard has only been activated in Missouri, Texas and California.

Attorneys general in 21 states, including border states Illinois and Kansas, sent a brief to the president speaking out against deploying the National Guard without the consent state of individual state governments.

"It feels like almost kind of almost a chilling effect, like they're expecting some kind of violence during a peace march, and that is exactly not what peace marches are for," said Rep. Gregg Bush, D-Columbia. "I just don't foresee any kind of violence out of exercising our First Amendment rights to peaceably assemble, to petition the government for a redress of grievances ."

"I think it's good to be precautionary, to go and activate the Guard. That way they're on standby ready to go," said Rep. John Martin, R-Columbia. "If it gets out of hand, this allows the Guard to be activated and ready to go quicker."

Organizers for the "No Kings" demonstrations have maintained that the events will be peaceful.