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Republican leaders are losing their minds over Saturday's No Kings rallies

Mike Johnson seems to be as afraid of the No Kings rallies as he is of the Epstein files.

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If you can get to a local No Kings rally this Saturday, do it. And the biggest reason to do it is because Trump's top allies are absolutely melting down in their rage and panic over the protests.

Mike Johnson on No Kings: "We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-10-17T14:12:09.139Z
We refer to it by its more accurate description -- the Hate America Rally. You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far left Democrat Party. That is the modern Democratic Party.

Wow, that's quite a lot of words from Mike Johnson, who according to himself has only the barest awareness of most things that happen in the country, whether it be the 170 U.S. citizens detained by ICE or one of his own colleagues getting a restraining order slapped on him for allegedly attacking his girlfriend.

It was part of a House leadership event that had all your favorites chewing the scenery in their usual fashion.

Lisa McClain: "We'll see mobs of radicals at the 'I Hate America Rally.'"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-10-17T14:29:44.236Z

I can't quite explain what has them so off-their-hinges about these rallies. They are quite likely to see the largest turnout of any rallies in U.S. history—the previous No Kings rallies earlier this year appear to hold that title as of today—but top Republicans were not nearly so seemingly panicked about those.

These rallies, though? Mike Johnson and the White House both seem to think these rallies are a serious threat to their power, and even if you're not the type to go to rallies, I expect you are the type to enjoy rallies immensely if they come with the certain knowledge that your presence is giving blaspheming meat puppet Mike Johnson and the fish-eyed Stephen Miller some serious stomach cramps.

Inflatable frog costumes will be hard to come by, because The Frog is now an international celebrity—if you see one, you are allowed to turn slightly green yourself in envy. There's been a nationwide run on those costumes after the ongoing Portland protest turned the inflatable frog into the symbol of Trump-mocking resistance—sorry, I mean "into the symbol of devious, tricksy Antifa, which is totally a real thing, Trump's White House goons insist to each other, since they're all psychopaths who can't imagine anyone in America opposing them unless there was a huge (((globalist))) conspiracy behind it."

Here's where you can find an event:

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If you're wondering how many people are going to show up, it's impossible to say because having Mike Johnson take time out of his usual beat, covering up for well-connected child rapists, to howl about these protests appears to have resulted in a surge of Americans planning to go just for the sake of ruining this asshole's weekend.

The number of people who have signed up to attend a “No Kings” protest on Saturday has more than doubled since House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other GOP leaders began attacking the effort last week.

“Organizers have seen a spike in RSVPs since Speaker Johnson and Republicans have mischaracterized the ‘No King’ rallies, seeing more than double the amount since Oct. 10,” said Britt Jacovich, a spokesperson for MoveOn, one of the progressive groups helping to organize the day of nationwide, peaceful protests against Trump’s authoritarianism.

Ah, that's glorious.

As for the likely reason that Trump's allies are so alarmed about these particular protests, I think we can muster up some good guesses. Trumpism is becoming increasingly desperate to consolidate power before voters realize the scope of what they've screwed up with their bottomless incompetence and corruption, but the clock is ticking. Trump's tariffs and MAGA's deportation obsession are now all but certain to lead to an economic collapse that even the most toadying of corporate media won't be able to hide. Pictures of crying children being dragged away from their parents are enraging even portions of Trump's own base.

So all of this is going to come crashing down one way or another. And the reason Mike Johnson does not want the largest protests in U.S. history staring him down is because the more frequently "normal," non-politically-obsessed voters see other Americans protesting against Trumpism, the more they can give themselves permission to doubt what pro-Trump talking heads are telling them. These things tend to spread; it is as easy to lose hold of a narrative as it is to create one.

So get out there if you can. If you can't, call your congresscritters or be one of those annoying C-SPAN callers that asks important people questions they didn't want to hear.

The frogs are calling. If you can't do it to ruin Mike Johnson's ambitions, at the very least you must never disappoint the frogs.

Hunter Lazzaro

A humorist, satirist, and political commentator, Hunter Lazzaro has been writing about American news, politics, and culture for twenty years.

Working from rural Northern California, Hunter is assisted by an ever-varying number of horses, chickens, sheep, cats, fence-breaking cows, the occasional bobcat and one fish-stealing heron.

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