No Kings, Just Paid Protesters and Pro-Hamas Hysteria Tour
In the latest episode of 'Who’s Mad Now?', Democratic heavyweight Chuck Schumer rallied protesters on October 18 with a classic free speech pep talk against Trump and 'Republican intimidation.' Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson dropped a spicy Fox News teaser claiming the rally on the National Mall was basically the Avengers cast for 'pro-Hamas' and antifa — talk about a politically charged guest list! Republican Tom Emmer and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise upped the drama, labeling the protest squad as a 'terrorist wing' scheming to keep the government shutdown going just to spite Trump. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mashed this up with a 'paid protester' conspiracy, because nothing says democracy like wondering who’s writing the protester’s paychecks. All this chaos just to make sure the 'No Kings' movement stays loud, proud, and oddly villainized.
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Nothing screams democracy like calling millions of peaceful protesters "paid terrorists" who want to keep the government shutdown, as if adulting depends on whether Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise get their political reality TV fantasy.
Congrats to the GOP for turning a democracy exercise into a prime-time Fox News crossover episode starring 'Pro-Hamas Antifa Terrorists: The Musical.'
When your political strategy is louder conspiracy theories than actual policy, you might just have lost the plot and your Twitter handle.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 10/18/2025 | Author: Marina Dunbar (now) and Sarah Haque (earlier)
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