President Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers, and GOP propagandists had an epic meltdown over the weekend over the success of “No Kings” protests throughout the nation, which proved the magnitude of the opposition to Trump’s lawlessness.
True to kind, Trump had probably the most unhinged and disgusting response to the demonstrations, posting an AI-generated video of himself sporting a crown, flying a fighter jet, and dropping literal shit onto protesters.
“The President is disgusting and a disgrace,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington wrote in a submit on X, relating to Trump’s heinous submit. “And he’s clearly rattled by yesterday’s turnout. Keep speaking out. The power belongs to the people.”
Trump was later requested on Air Pressure One to answer the protests, and he whined like a child about the truth that hundreds of thousands of individuals turned out to indicate how a lot they detest him.
“I think it’s a joke. I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country,” Trump mentioned. “And I looked at all the brand-new signs paid for—I guess, it was paid for by [George] Soros and other radical left lunatics. It looks like it was. We’re checking it out. The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective. And the people were whacked out.”
Hundreds of protesters fill Instances Sq. throughout a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18.
The protests weren’t small, nonetheless. It’s estimated greater than 5 million folks turned out, making it one of many largest days of protest in American historical past. And nothing will get Trump angrier than others bringing out bigger crowds than he can.
In the meantime, Republican lawmakers—who spent the earlier week baselessly portray protesters as violent antifa terrorists—had a tough time defending their apparent lies after the protests occurred and it was clear that the demonstrators had been simply common People livid at Trump’s lawlessness and the GOP Congress’ refusal to verify his energy.
In main metropolis after main metropolis, police reported that they didn’t make any arrests of “No Kings” protesters. On the uncommon event somebody was arrested, they typically turned out to be MAGA lunatics, together with a South Carolina girl sporting a Trump shirt who was arrested after she allegedly pointed weapons at protesters.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson was confronted over his lies throughout his look on ABC’s “This Week,” when host Jonathan Karl requested Johnson why he’d label the protests as “’hate America’ rallies.”
“Well, there were a lot of hateful messages yesterday,” Johnson replied, with out offering examples. “We have video and photos of pretty violent rhetoric calling out the president. … I don’t think it’s pro-American.”
Then there have been the Republican lawmakers and right-wing propagandists who, after fearmongering over “No Kings,” now say protestors had been all lame outdated white folks. Fairly a shift!
“Nothing says ‘hip’ like rhythm-less boomers trying to dance—all while trying way too hard to look like they’re having fun,” Sen. Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, wrote in a submit on X that featured a video of protesters dancing.
Demonstrators rally on Pennsylvania Avenue throughout a “No Kings” protest in Washington on Oct. 18.
“These marches are free activities for nursing homes,” Benny Johnson, a right-wing grifter who was reportedly on Russia’s propaganda payroll, wrote in a submit on X. “Think about it. Nursing homes need to come up with safe things for their residents to do. These old boomers are constantly banging on about their glory days in the 1960s and 1970s. What better way to shut them up than to roll them through a ‘No Kings’ protest so they can wave their signs and sing songs? Then the lib boomer residents come back and they sleep for two days.”
It’s unclear why conservatives would mock outdated white folks, since such folks make up a large portion of the Republican Get together’s base. It’s particularly dumb on condition that midterm voters are normally older and whiter than voters throughout presidential years, so antagonizing that demographic is unwise forward of the 2026 midterm elections.
“The brand new GOP position this morning, apparently, is that old white people suck. I kid you not,” George Conway, the ex-husband of Trump shill Kellyanne Conway, wrote in a submit on X.
Many different Republicans who spewed baseless rubbish about “No Kings” protesters had been silent after the demonstrations turned out to be something however the violent hellscape they’d predicted.
Seems that Republicans are simply butthurt {that a} huge motion is materializing in opposition to their Pricey Chief.
