Hundreds of protesters lined Grand River Avenue in downtown Howell during the nationwide “Good Trouble Lives On" protests July 17.

It just seems like our country is being led by an incapable madman, and the Republicans are just bowing down to him,” one protester said.

People protested in cities across the country, including Grand Rapids, Thursday as part of the “Good Trouble Lives On” movement.

The protests are taking place on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. The former congressman coined the phrase "good trouble" to describe peaceful protests challenging civil rights infringements, and organizers say the upcoming demonstrations will carry on this legacy.

A couple hundred people assembled in downtown Grand Rapids on a sunny and pleasant Thursday, July 17, evening for the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest against President Trump. The demonstration was part of a nationwide day of protest challenging the Trump administration and named for the late Congressman John Lewis,

Organizers said the protests were a direct response to what they characterize as the Trump administration’s “brazen rollback” of civil and human rights.