Outside of typical remarks from Donald Trump, JD Vance and Mike Johnson and a Fox News report, party stayed mum

Republican voices were mostly silent as No Kings rallies and marches against Trump administration policies unfurled on Saturday, many in the spirit of a street party that countered the “hate America” depiction advanced by senior members of the party.

Instead of provocation, there were marching bands, huge banners with “we the people” references to the US constitution, and protesters wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance.

It was the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power, as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that protest organizers warn are a slide toward authoritarianism.

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    5 days ago

    11,000,000 protested yesterday, 77,000,000 voted for Shittler.

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      and 75m voted for kamala and 40% didn’t vote. Every poll shows he has one of the lowest approval rating of any president and it keeps going down, so that 77m number is dropping quickly. These protests show doomers that maga is not America, and there are millions willing to fight.

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        5 days ago

        Let’s hope but a trumper owns Dominion now and well, the Supreme Court already gave him immunity, so anything goes.