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Much Ado About ‘No Kings’

Why are Republicans up in arms about this weekend’s planned anti-Trump demonstrations?
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Protesters gather outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 14, 2025, to take part in a ''No Kings'' protest against President Trump. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

In all likelihood, Saturday’s nationwide “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump should go off without a hitch, without widespread violence, and without much to show for their effort to stop a man they consider to be an authoritarian president. So why are Republicans in Washington making such a big fuss over it?

Michael Warren is a politics editor at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was an on-air reporter at CNN and a senior writer at the Weekly Standard. When Mike is not reporting, writing, editing, and podcasting, he is probably spending time with his wife and three sons.

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