Overview

• The president posted a 19‑second AI clip showing a crown‑wearing Trump piloting a jet labeled “King Trump” and dumping brown sludge on demonstrators to Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone,” with a visible watermark attributing it to @XERIAS_X.
• White House and allied accounts amplified additional AI content, including an image of Trump and Vice President JD Vance in crowns opposite Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries in sombreros captioned, “We’re built different.”
• No Kings organizers said nearly seven million people gathered at more than 2,500 to 2,700 events across all 50 states, with police in several cities reporting calm; the NYPD said over 100,000 protested peacefully with no related arrests.
• Republican leaders denounced the demonstrations, with House Speaker Mike Johnson calling them a “hate America” rally and defending that characterization on TV, while Democratic figures appeared at rallies and praised the turnout.
• Protesters framed the day as opposition to what they call authoritarian overreach, citing immigration raids, National Guard deployments and policies tied to the federal shutdown as core grievances.