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5 min readMillions joined "No Kings" rallies across the US, with organizers claiming eight million participants protesting President Trump as a tyrant acting like a king. Ben Shapiro examines the rallies' lack of principled basis, their violent elements, celebrity involvement, and a massive funding network traced to a Shanghai-based tech tycoon, set against ongoing US pressures on Iran and safety restrictions in Jerusalem's Old City.
Protests Against Trump, Not Kingship
Shapiro argues the rallies oppose Trump personally, not centralized power or tyranny. Trump was elected twice and left office when defeated, unlike kings. Democrats did not protest Barack Obama's DACA executive action, pen-and-phone expansions, or Joe Biden's vaccine mandate and student loan forgiveness attempts—clear executive overreaches. Protesters support foreign tyrants like Nicolas Maduro, Cuba's regime, and Iran's mullahs, and ignored Biden family pardons. Attendees included those throwing concrete at federal buildings, waving Palestinian flags, spray-painting "kill your local ICE agent," and dressing as Handmaid's Tale characters. Interviews showed claims like black women murdered in medical care (unsupported) and white women asserting street protests as their highest duty. Celebrities like Robert De Niro and Jamie Lee Curtis decried a "would-be king," while politicians like Raphael Warnock called Trump an "o
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:06) **No Kings Protests Overview** - Ben introduces massive "No Kings" rallies against Trump as fake king, questions funding and coordination
- 2 (03:02) **Trump Not a King Argument** - Ben debunks king claims by noting Trump's elections, term limits, and failed policies like SAVE Act
- 3 (04:13) **Real Reasons for Protests** - Protesters not anti-tyranny or anti-centralization, just anti-Trump hatred
- 4 (06:59) **Protest Chaos and Hypocrisy** - Videos show violence like bricks at federal buildings, graffiti, cosplay, wild claims
- 5 (10:45) **Protester Interviews Exposed** - White women claim street protests best action; others say unsafe for POC
- 6 (12:56) **Celebrity Meltdowns** - De Niro, Jamie Lee Curtis rant from safety against "would-be king" Trump
- 7 (15:33) **Politician Rhetoric** - Warnock calls Trump "old order to die"; Walz "radicalized by compassion"; Chicago mayor defends immigrants
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Show Notes
We look at the massive "No Kings" rallies over the weekend… and examine who’s paying for all of this; the Trump administration prepares for further action, including possible special ground operations, in Iran; and controversy breaks out over the closing of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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