No Kings Protest: Trump Shutdown Blamed For Riots? Shocker
On October 18, 2025, over 2,700 'No Kings' protest events erupted nationwide and internationally in London, Paris, Rome, and even Lisbon (because why not?) to shout 'Not my King' to Trumpâs military crackdowns and a government shutdown dragging into its cruel third week. Teams like ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, and MoveOn gathered millions of furious Americansâfrom NYCâs streets where Rep. Nydia VelĂĄzquez showed up like Auntie Knows Best, to Illinois where Governor J.B. Pritzker posed like a bouncer at this anti-dictator block party. GOPâs official take: itâs a 'hate America rally' causing the shutdown, because blaming legislative gridlock is too 2024.
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GOP claims the shutdown is because of millions peacefully protesting, because clearly complex governance is just a distraction from assigning national blame to someone stomping old tea party fears into a new dance floor.
If shutting down the government is 'because of protests,' I guess Mondays are canceled because my alarm clock hates America too.
2,700 protests across the globe and GOP says it's what shut down the US government. Plot twist: bureaucrats just wanted more coffee breaks.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/18/2025 | Author: April Rubin
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