It's likely that all anyone will remember is the poop-jet video. But there was much more to it. Rather than picking a single counterargument and sticking to it, Team Trump went with an "all of the above" approach. Over the weekend, responses from White House officials and Trump himself ranged from shrugging off the protests to sharing a barrage of AI-generated pro-American king memes to insisting that the president is no monarch to threatening new power grabs.
Outrage spread Monday over President Trump's effort to mock the huge No Kings protests over the weekend by posting an AI video of himself dumping waste on demonstrators. Supporters of the sprawling rallies that drew millions slammed Trump for posting the 18-second clip depicting him wearing a crown and piloting a KING TRUMP warplane over some of the sprawling crowds that gathered on Saturday to protest his hardline second term in power.
As millions took to the streets for the No Kings protests this weekend, a wealth of concerns were voiced, from Trump's authoritarian rule, repeated ICE raids, the loss of abortion access and more. Repeatedly, LGBTQ+ rights (and especially trans rights) were a key part of those protests. While a lot of issues are covered by the No Kings protests, they come at a time when the political pressure on LGBTQ+ people is high.
House speaker Mike Johnson called them Hate America rallies, a moniker that was quickly picked up by other Republicans, and described the No Kings protests as a crucible of potential riots, representing all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. 'You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat party,' he said.
Thousands of protesters marched from New York City's Times Square to Union Square in Saturday's "No Kings" rally, according to the NYPD. It's the second time this year that the demonstrations were being held across the United States. The activists peacefully marched from Father Duffy Square down Seventh Avenue to 14th Street in Manhattan in a protest amid the prolonged federal government shutdown and President Trump's deployment of federal authorities to aid immigration enforcement.
With signs such as "Nothing is more patriotic than protesting" or "Resist Fascism," in many places the events looked more like a street party. There were marching bands, a huge banner with the U.S. Constitution's "We The People" preamble that people could sign, and demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance in Portland, Oregon.
MAGA politicians and members of their movement split a friggin' gut leading up to the impending "No Kings" mass demonstrations proposed and organized in over 2,500 sites throughout the United States in protest of the draconian policies and actions undertaken during the past 10-month period of President Trump's second regime. Like all good little brown-shirted propagandists marching in lockstep with their orange-faced leader, their hysterical outbursts included Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives' Mike Johnson's misrepresentation:
Local News Thousands of protesters are expected to take part in the "No Kings" protests being held around Greater Boston. Hundreds of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration were scheduled across Massachusetts on Saturday, with the biggest one expected to be held at Boston Common. Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to attend the "No Kings" protest at Boston Common, which began around noon. The protest featured speeches from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and others.
JESSICA PUPOVAC, BYLINE: The first No Kings march drew a massive crowd to Chicago's downtown as people raised their voices against Trump's efforts to deport people in the country without legal status. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) No hate. No fear. Immigrants are welcome here. PUPOVAC: This time around, organizer Denise Poloyac hopes even more people will join the protest.
Thousands of protesters are expected to gather this morning in Oakland to march in opposition to what many see as increasing authoritarianism by the Trump Administration - part of a day of "No Kings" protests in an estimated 2,500 cities and towns across the United States. Oakland's No Kings rally in June drew an estimated 10,000 people, along with a range of elected officials including Rep. Lateefah Simon, state assemblymember Mia Bonta, and Alameda County supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas.
The town of Ayer, where Markoh's is located, had no plans to hold its own No Kings protest back in June, but the politically-involved diCiccos wanted to get other like-minded people in town out that day anyway. The tea was a nod to the American Revolution protest in Boston in which the Sons of Liberty dumped chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Another round of anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests will unfold across several South Florida cities this Saturday, among thousands across the country during heightened political unrest and a government shutdown. The protests, scheduled from Miami to West Palm Beach, will coincide with Trump's return to his Mar-a-Lago residence this weekend for a fundraiser. Previous peaceful protests have drawn thousands to cities across South Florida.
