No Kings Protests Scheduled in Over 2,500 Cities Saturday

No Kings Protests are expected to take place in several cities around the country on Saturday.

The Details: According to the No Kings website, millions are expected to turn out to protest President Donald Trump and his administration. The protests are expected to take place in over 2,500 different cities and towns across America. According to the No Kings website, the movement has partnered with over 200 organizations, including several civil rights groups and unions such as the American Federation of Teachers.

For Context: The No Kings protest Saturday is expected to draw more people than the last protest in June. The No Kings coalition said the motivation behind the movement is President Donald Trump’s “increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption.” Some, like Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, have suggested the antifascist group Antifa, which Trump has planned to designate as a “major terrorist group,” is funding and participating in the protests. House Speaker Mike Johnson described the protests as a “hate America rally,” suggesting it would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.” While many of the No Kings protests in June were peaceful, there were several clashes with police in different cities, leading to arrests, a man was shot and killed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a car drove into a group of protestors in Virginia.

How The Media Covered It: Fox News (Right bias) framed coverage around “coast to coast arrests” during the June protests, highlighting the progressive watchdog group Public Citizen’s rejections over claims that No Kings protests were violent. The Guardian (Left) highlighted that protests are expected to take place “in cities with troops on the ground,” a reference to Trump’s use of National Guard troops in the nation's capital, Chicago, and Portland. The article noted statements from the cofounder of the progressive movement Indivisible, saying the protestors are going to need “a lot of courage” on Saturday, and some may choose to stay home over “the fear of deportation.” Straight Arrow News (Center) covered both the intentions of the protest according to the No Kings website and the responses from critics like Speaker Johnson. The article framed the Trump administration’s criticism around statements made by University of Wisconsin-Madison sociology professor Pamela Oliver, who said, “in the past, they’ve supported protests that supported them.”

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