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When Benny Johnson and Rob Schmitt sat down to dissect the tone-deaf, often hateful behavior at recent “No Kings” events, they didn’t mince words — and they were right to call out what amounts to organized contempt for ordinary Americans and our Constitution. These were not the gentle civic gatherings the left’s media paint them to be; Johnson flagged outright malicious displays and celebrating of violent rhetoric that crosses a line from protest into moral rot.
The second wave of “No Kings” demonstrations on October 18, 2025, flooded thousands of cities, drawing massive crowds organized by a sprawling coalition of left-wing groups and unions — a national spectacle that was as much political theater as it was protest. Organizers boasted of millions showing up across some 2,700 locations, and the scale alone should force every American to ask who is funding and coordinating this very coordinated campaign.
But size doesn’t excuse ugliness. Videos and eyewitness accounts from multiple cities revealed vile behavior: a Chicago elementary school teacher was recorded making a gun-to-the-neck gesture in what looked like a crude reenactment mocking the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, prompting outrage and questions about hiring standards and judgment. Local reports also documented brazen vandalism and hateful graffiti in some communities, proving that parts of the movement were less about principled dissent and more about intimidation.
Authorities even had to respond in places, with clashes and arrests reported in several cities where chaos replaced the promised civility — Denver used smoke to disperse a crowd and multiple arrests were recorded across the country. When protests devolve toward lawlessness or glorify violence, it is not only the duty of local leaders to restore order but the right of citizens to demand consequences for those who cross legal and moral lines.
President Trump’s response — posting an AI-generated clip that lampooned the protesters by depicting a fictional “King Trump” dumping brown sludge on the crowds — was cartoonish and crude, but it exposed the true contempt many on the left harbor toward their political opponents and the double standard of outrage. The clip, which even used commercial music without permission and drew criticism from the artist, underscores how the cultural left and their media allies can weaponize taste and narrative while excusing much worse behavior from their side.
Conservative lawmakers and commentators were right to push back hard and call out the hypocrisy — Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders pointed out the obvious: if the president truly acted like a king, these rallies wouldn’t be happening freely, and the protesters’ moral posturing rings hollow against the backdrop of open streets and open speech. The reaction from the right isn’t about silencing dissent; it’s about standing up for decency, law, and the millions of hardworking Americans tired of being painted as fascists for disagreeing.
At the end of the day, patriots want peaceful protest, not mobs that flirt with moral bankruptcy and celebrate violence. We can defend the Constitution and still demand that those who organize and attend these rallies do so without chanting death wishes and abusing their platform to terrorize ordinary citizens. Americans who love liberty must call out the evil when we see it, hold the perpetrators accountable, and refuse to let lawlessness become the left’s newest virtue.
