Democrats Unite Behind Nationwide Riots Scheduled for Saturday

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They say that the No Kings rallies scheduled for Saturday are intended to be peaceful protests against Trump the tyrant.

But then again, they are also claiming that the violence in Los Angeles and other cities is "peaceful," so the word has as solid a meaning to them as the verb "is" had for Bill Clinton or "woman" has for alphabet activists. Leftists believe that words are not a means of communication, but weapons in a war against reality. 

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As you know, the Army's 250th birthday is this Saturday, and Trump has planned a parade to celebrate. In response, the left is calling for rallies to protest Trump, claiming that he has declared himself a king and that the #resistance must redouble its efforts. 

Hence, the "No Kings" rallies are intended to be counterprogramming. The entire Democratic Party and the left-wing NGO complex are pushing for mass "protests" against Trump the fascist. 

The riots have been backed by millions of dollars coming from billionaires, left-wing NGOs, small donors, and likely government grants that have been laundered through NGOs. In Los Angeles, for instance, the city actually has funded and partnered with some of the groups leading the rioters. 

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No Kings has been holding trainings, and has created a coalition of liberal to radical groups, all rowing in the same direction. Peaceful protesters don't need to be trained on how to hold signs and sing chants. I've helped organize rallies in the past and know many people who have, and we haven't had an entire ecosystem dedicated to teaching people how to resist the police. Because peaceful protesters don't resist the police. 

No Kings lists over 200 co-sponsors for their rallies, and it is a who's who of liberal groups. Everybody from radicals to Planned Parenthood, the American Federation of Teachers, climate groups, Bernie Sanders, all sorts of unions, and the usual suspects have banded together. 

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And these groups, or at least their well-funded allies, are paying people to commit violence. 

No doubt the rallies WILL be "mostly peaceful," but the civilians there are intended to be only cover for the Brownshirts to hide behind. That is always the case with terrorist groups--it's no coincidence that all these leftists celebrate Hamas, which uses civilians as human shields--and any violence that breaks out will be blamed on the Trump administration. 

This rally is intended to be the official kickoff of the 2025 "Summer of Love," and just as the Democrats rushed to honor the violent insurrectionists then, they are doing so today. They believe chaos is their ally--I am not certain it is, but they believe so--and are putting maximum effort and likely tens or hundreds of millions into the effort to make Americans fed up with Trump. 

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I do think that Trump will be hurt with some voters who just want normality, but I also believe that others will move to the right because they see who is causing and backing the chaos. 

The media is trying to help the Democrats by framing the issue as they want, but this time around, the president is pushing back intelligently. He is being tough, sending the FBI after the funders and higher-level perpetrators, but also backing the right to--actually--peacefully protest. 

What makes all this an insurrection is not that these are riots--riots tend to be spontaneous outpourings driven by irrational mobs--but rather a well-funded and organized conspiracy to undermine legitimate federal authority. 

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The FBI should trace the money, arrest the organizers and funders, and charge them with felonies. It's not the ground troops who are the biggest problem; it's the conspirators. 

Editor's Note: President Trump will not allow lawlessness to reign in America. We will not have a repeat of 2020's "Summer of Love."

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Ed Morrissey 10:00 PM | June 12, 2025
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