Tens of thousands of lefty “No Kings” protesters descended on NYC and across the country Saturday, waving vulgar signs to protest President Trump — with the progressive mayor of Chicago urging locals to get ready to “fight.”
In the Windy City — where residents have repeatedly clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carrying out Trump’s deportation efforts — Mayor Brandon Johnson called on protesters to be “ready.”
“Are you ready to defend this democracy? Are you ready to fight fascism? Are you prepared to destroy authoritarianism once and for all!” he bellowed. “Let the world hear you: no kings!”
About 100,000 turned out in Midtown, according to the NYPD, which said no arrests had been made.
In Manhattan, anti-Israel protesters chanted “Free Palestine,” while also calling for the president — who recently brokered an historic peace between Israel and Hamas — to get out of office.
Others touted foul-mouthed signs blaring, “F–k Trump,” and calling the president a “fascist” and a “tyrant.”
Demonstrators also slammed ICE, comparing the federal law enforcement agency to the KKK.
In Washington DC, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told the crowd, “It is in danger when we have a president who wants more and more power in his own hands and in the hands of his fellow oligarchs.”
Trump denied being a monarch.
“They say they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” Trump told Fox News Friday.
Many of his top allies, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have called the protests a “hate America” rally.
The march was organized by a coalition that includes the American Civil Liberties Union, Indivisible, 50501, and dozens of others. They claim there were 2,600 events organized around the country.
The George Soros-funded Open Society Action fund gave $3 million to Indivisible. Trump has repeatedly accused Democrats of paying protesters who turn out against his administration.
Meanwhile the White House mocked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries on X, reposting meme portraying the two Democrats as cartoon princesses with a “No Kings” caption.
The account also posted an image of Schumer wearing a sombrero. ‘NY king of sombreros,” it called him.
with Post wire services
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