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51. MaddowBlog-Trump's over-the-top reaction to the 'No Kings' events was proof of their success
Mon Oct 20, 2025, 06:47 PM
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The “No Kings” events were intended to send a powerful message to an increasingly authoritarian figure, who appeared rattled by the national dispatch.

If the “No Kings” protests weren’t such a triumph, Trump’s over-the-top reaction to the events would’ve been far less ridiculous. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-10-20T12:05:29.611Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-top-reaction-no-kings-events-was-proof-success-rcna238603

A few days before millions of his detractors held “No Kings” events in communities across the country, Donald Trump told reporters, “I hear very few people are going to be there, by the way.” From whom did the president “hear” this? He didn’t say....

We did, in fact, see. NBC News reported:

Crowds gathered Saturday in cities across the United States — and overseas — for No Kings rallies in protest of President Donald Trump’s administration and to call for the defense of First Amendment rights. Protesters from Los Angeles to New York — including in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas — flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs, including some that proclaimed ‘We want all of the government to work’ and ‘Make America Good Again.


According to organizers, roughly 7 million people participated in No Kings demonstrations, of which there were more than 2,700. It was, by any fair measure, one of the largest and most successful one-day domestic protests in modern American history......

What quickly became apparent, however, was that the president cared quite a bit. NBC News also reported:

President Donald Trump on Saturday posted an AI-generated video depicting him in a fighter jet dropping what appears to be feces on U.S. protesters. ... The video shows Trump dropping the apparent fecal matter on someone who looks like left-wing influencer Harry Sisson and other protesters gathered in an area that seems to be Times Square in New York City.

The AI-generated video was, of course, disgusting and a timely reminder of the incumbent president’s juvenile and classless tastes, but it was part of a series of online postings, including another video featuring Trump in a crown.....

The New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie noted in his latest column, “Nationwide protests with millions of people are a direct rebuke to the president’s narrative. They send a signal to the most disconnected parts of the American public that the president is far from as popular as he says he is, and they send a clear warning to those institutions under pressure from the administration: Bend the knee and lose our business and support.”

By all appearances, none of this was lost on Trump, whose over-the-top reaction to the “No Kings” events offered evidence of their success: They were intended to send a powerful message to an increasingly authoritarian figure, who appeared rattled by the national dispatch.

It is clear that trump is very pissed by these protests and really believes that he is a king. trump's reactions are both disgusting and amusing

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Holy F*ck no_hypocrisy Sunday #1
Wow. just wow. Brainstormy Sunday #2
It's all he does when you really think about it MaineBlueBear Sunday #3
Attorneys for all the new defendants thank him. What a disgusting thing to do. Can't wait to hear Saint Mike's Vinca Sunday #4
We all know the President of the United States is a 7 year old boy, but Chasstev365 Sunday #5
That's the most honest thing Trump has ever posted: A king hijacks the U.S. government and shits on America. sop Sunday #6
He tells it like it really is. bluedigger Sunday #7
Sounds like Howard Cosell MissouriDem47 Sunday #9
And no news coverage of this in the media Danmel Sunday #8
It appears he just posted it late last night PatSeg Sunday #18
The contempt. This is truly a malignant psychopathy. 58Sunliner Sunday #10
"Shit for brains." Kid Berwyn Sunday #11
Pathetic DinahMoeHum Sunday #12
The Sickest of Fucks. spanone Sunday #13
That diaper of his really packs a load. Efilroft Sul Sunday #14
There was a news clip NJCher Sunday #15
The White House, couchboy, etc. underpants Sunday #28
Trump surfered Sunday #16
My god, he really has lost his mind PatSeg Sunday #17
Is he going to make a try for an insanity plea, when, I mean, IF he is ever held accountable for any of the many raccoon Sunday #19
He's trying to pull a Mossfern Sunday #25
Disgusting. Regressing from jr high level to 2nd grade Iris Sunday #20
Not surprising given that he was Epstein's best buddy. He has no shame or allegorical oracle Sunday #21
I don't think he's ever been potty trained. Emile Sunday #22
The corporate media won't mention it dalton99a Sunday #23
I keep hoping and praying that what they say about blow back Grim Chieftain Sunday #24
Pure class orangecrush Sunday #26
That is so incredibly vile. PittBlue Sunday #27
Pigs are smart and friendly. RandySF Sunday #30
I wonder if any pigs have ever been poddy trained?? Just curious. riversedge Sunday #32
They're supposedly on a par with dogs RandySF Sunday #36
My apologies to pigs. PittBlue Sunday #39
I'd call him a pig. RandySF Sunday #29
Can't wait to see what Joe and Mika make of this on tomorrow's show. CTyankee Sunday #31
This is the visual/video equivalent of saying the quiet part out loud. ShazzieB Sunday #33
Well said. Have noticed that his responses are becoming more radical. What would it allegorical oracle Sunday #37
As I understand it, the 25th Amendment is up to the Veep and the cabinet. ShazzieB Sunday #41
Oh you're right. Just believe it would take Repugs in congress to give the allegorical oracle Sunday #43
Good points. ShazzieB Monday #45
I wish bdamomma Monday #47
As if that fuckwit ever had the mental capacity to fly a plane. kysrsoze Sunday #34
79 year old man with the emotional maturity of a screaming toddler. Initech Sunday #35
All he's ever truly had is his own filth Blue Owl Sunday #38
He IS filth! USS_Dauntless Sunday #44
It's a metaphor for his presidency. NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #40
Pathetic. Confirm how insecure he is question everything Sunday #42
Hmm... bdamomma Monday #46
I realize I've been calling the bastard King Donald... jmowreader Monday #48
"Let them eat shit!" he cried. moondust Monday #49
He's tearing down the White House and shitting on Americans. kentuck Monday #50
MaddowBlog-Trump's over-the-top reaction to the 'No Kings' events was proof of their success LetMyPeopleVote Monday #51
Magats are jealous they were not so blessed with the sacred excrement GreenWave Monday #52
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