"It's likely that all anyone will remember is the poop-jet video. But there was much more to it. Rather than picking a single counterargument and sticking to it, Team Trump went with an "all of the above" approach. Over the weekend, responses from White House officials and Trump himself ranged from shrugging off the protests to sharing a barrage of AI-generated pro-American king memes to insisting that the president is no monarch to threatening new power grabs."
""I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters. I bet you'll see antifa types. I bet you'll see the Marxists on full display. The people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic," said House Speaker Mike Johnson. But on Saturday, the White House claimed that Trump didn't even care about these bands of alleged radical leftists running amok across the nation, as the New York Times reported:"
Nearly 7 million people participated in No Kings protests across more than 2,700 events in all 50 states, according to organizers. Republican officials framed the rallies as 'hate America' events, with House Speaker Mike Johnson warning, 'I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters...' The White House dismissed the demonstrations, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson replying 'Who cares?' Team Trump produced AI-generated pro-Trump king memes and a viral video of a 'King Trump' jet dumping brown liquid on demonstrators. Responses ranged from public indifference to mocking social-media content and assertions that the president is not a monarch, alongside implications of potential new power grabs.
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