So, let’s get this straight. Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets this weekend, waving signs, chanting “No Kings,” and melting down over the idea of Donald Trump winning another term — all while being protected by the very First Amendment they’re pretending Trump is about to torch. You can’t make this stuff up.
Democrats, celebrities, and the usual mob of perpetually outraged keyboard warriors decided to hold synchronized tantrums across the country because… wait for it… they think Trump is going to crown himself king. Yes, king. Like, we’re in some Game of Thrones cosplay gone horribly wrong. And what sparked this bizarre nationwide freakout? Oh, right — polls showing Trump winning. Again.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had the audacity to say out loud what most people with functioning brain cells are already thinking: if Trump were truly the dictator they keep screaming about, would they really be out there, marching freely in the streets with their anti-Trump signs, shouting through megaphones, livestreaming on TikTok?
Let that sink in.
Johnson didn’t just call it what it is — a stunt — he pointed out the uncomfortable truth that no one on the left wants to admit: If Trump were acting like the tyrant they claim he is, this protest never would’ve happened. You think a real dictator lets you throw a rage party on the National Mall with handmade signs and matching hashtags?
Even better, Johnson dropped a little reminder that under actual Democrat leadership — specifically the last shutdown under Obama — those same monuments were locked down, gates chained, parks closed. No protests then. Not because there was nothing to protest, but because Obama didn’t want them to.
But this time, under Trump? The Mall stayed open. People marched. They yelled. They pouted. And guess what? No arrests. No disappearances. No monarchy. No dictatorship.
So what exactly are they protesting again?
Oh, right — feelings. The protest wasn’t about policy. It wasn’t about laws. It was about vibes. It was about Democrats watching Trump’s numbers go up and panic-setting like it’s DEFCON 1. Chuck Schumer needed a distraction — because let’s face it, the government shutdown is his mess this time — so cue the nationwide drama fest to pull focus and give the base something to scream about.
You’ve got high-profile Democrats out there stoking the flames like this is some great battle against tyranny, when in reality it’s the political equivalent of shaking your fist at a cloud. And they want us to believe that Trump — the guy who’s literally not in office right now, who can’t open or close anything at the moment — is the one responsible for the shutdown?
Cute. Real cute.
“If President Trump was a king, the government would be open right now. If President Trump was a king, they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise,” Speaker Johnson tells @JonKarl following the nationwide “No Kings” protests. https://t.co/wiTLxsYRmW pic.twitter.com/AIDORW7u64
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 19, 2025
The media, of course, played right into it. They plastered “No Kings” signs across the screen like it was the next Civil Rights Movement. But not one of them bothered to ask the most basic question: if Trump’s so dangerous, why are you all still so loud?
Because here’s the truth they don’t want to face — and that Mike Johnson made crystal clear: the real authoritarianism isn’t coming from Trump. It’s coming from the side that shuts down speech they don’t like, locks people out of public spaces, and gaslights the nation into thinking that disagreeing with the regime is an act of violence.
So maybe next time these protesters want to scream about kings and fascists, they should look a little closer to home. Because the only thing Trump’s guilty of right now is scaring the ruling class by daring to exist. And apparently, that’s the crime that really keeps them up at night.
