‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump Draw Crowds Across U.S.

No Kings in New York: Manhattan sees massive turnout for anti-MAGA march

NEW YORK—Responding to the Trump/MAGA attack on democracy, millions of people globally took to the streets Oct. 18 to declare “No Kings” in the United States and to reject the anti-democratic, fascistic, brutal, and chaos of the divisive and anti-human, anti-worker, anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ, racist, and warmongering Trump administration’s actions.  One of the biggest demonstrations was in New York City. Before the march there, Lisa Gilbert, co-pre…

After No Kings — Something Even More Powerful

Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest the atrocity this country’s government has become.  Besides attending a “No Kings” rally, I’ve been thinking about other actions we might take to turn things around. This past week I gave a public talk where the topic was “What Can You Do;”  dealt largely with our options, opportunities, and — as is becoming increasingly apparent — obligations as citizens. A key aspect was the n…

The Diminishing Returns of Democrats’ Anti-Trump Strategy

Over the weekend, millions of Americans took to the streets to air their concerns about Trump’s second term—specifically, what they view as his creeping authoritarianism. They see the normalization of the military in the streets, the detention of U.S. citizens without due process by ICE, pressure campaigns by federal bureaucrats that violate the First Amendment, and the usurpation of more powers by Trump that are clearly not authorized by the Co…

Thousands protest in Santa Fe, Albuquerque for No Kings day

Thousands of protesters converged in downtown Santa Fe mid-morning Oct. 18 and began a noisy, boisterous march to the New Mexico state Capitol building for one of about 30 No Kings protests planned across the state in rural and urban…

Democrats’ anti-Trump strategy is running out of road

This past weekend, millions of Americans took part in the “No Kings” protest to voice outrage at a range of Trump’s second-term policies. Yet, these protests are unlikely to fundamentally change the landscape for his opponents in the Democratic Party. Since Trump first entered the political realm, Democrats’ main strategy has been to oppose him often and everywhere. From the #resistance of his first term, to Joe Biden’s “restore the soul of the …

Mike Johnson, Trump Skewer The Democrats And "No Kings" Protests - The American Tribune.com

Speaking in a statement to Fox Business Network, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) went nuclear on the “No Kings” protests that roiled the nation, noting just how ridiculous it all was, and why he isn’t hopeful that his Democratic colleagues are regaining their sanity and will vote to end the Schumer shutdown and fund the federal government. As background, the “No Kings” protests that first occurred in conjunction with the Trump Administr…