The ‘Unifying’ No Kings Protests Were Anything But

Millions of Americans hit the streets over the weekend for the “No Kings” rallies aimed at criticizing President Trump. Organizers framed the events as peaceful calls for unity and democratic norms, but a stream of viral videos tells a different story that undercuts that claim. What was supposed to be a message about rules and restraint instead spotlighted violent celebration and disturbing rhetoric from some participants.

Several attendees openly mocked the recent assassination of Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last month by someone who disagreed with him over politics. That is not political theater; it is celebrating a political murder, and it raises real questions about the boundaries of protest culture. When protest crowds applaud or mimic violence, they cross into a territory that threatens public safety and civil discourse.

A video out of Chicago showed a K-8 STEM teacher employed by Chicago Public Schools at Nathan Hale Elementary School making a crude imitation of murder while a truck passed with a pro-Charlie Kirk sign. In the clip the teacher points a finger like a gun at her neck and shouts “Bang! Bang!” as the vehicle went by. That behavior from someone entrusted with children adds a layer of outrage and concern for parents and the community.

“Chicago Public Schools (CPS) remains committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming, safe, and inclusive teaching and learning environment, free from harassment, bias, or harm of any kind.”

“While CPS does not comment on specific personnel matters, the District follows a consistent process when allegations of misconduct are reported. Employees found to have violated Board policy are subject to disciplinary action.”

Other footage from Chicago captured a man loudly saying that ICE agents should be killed, a statement that amounts to cheering violence against federal employees and crosses a legal and moral line. Public safety officials and local leaders ought to treat threats like that seriously, regardless of the political banner under which they are shouted. Tolerating calls for violence corrodes the rule of law and invites retaliation.

In Georgia, a protester dressed as Charlie Kirk, complete with a fake bullet wound in his neck, mimicking the fatal injury Kirk sustained. The costume and the mimicry were clearly designed to shock and intimidate rather than to make a sober point about governance. These kinds of theatrical attacks on a murdered political figure are meant to provoke and to normalize brutality in political discourse.

Many protesters even dressed up as Charlie Kirk’s assassin, while others told reporters that they supported the assassination. Dressing as an attacker and openly backing murder is beyond the pale for any movement that claims to care about democracy and decency. When a protest movement tolerates or encourages that behavior, it reveals what it values.

This is the American left. They care nothing for democracy, the Constitution, or the country — only for destroying opponents and keeping power by any means necessary. That is the political judgment many observers will take away from images of celebration at a political killing and threats against law enforcement officials.

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