Overview
- Organizers say roughly 7 million people joined more than 2,600 No Kings marches nationwide, with largely peaceful crowds and National Guard activations reported in Virginia and Texas.
- Trump shared a 19‑second AI clip on Truth Social, originally posted on X by @xerias_x, depicting a crowned “King Trump” in a jet dropping brown sludge on demonstrators to the song Danger Zone.
- Kenny Loggins said his recording of Danger Zone was used without authorization and requested its immediate removal, citing concerns about associating his music with divisive content.
- Trump dismissed the demonstrations as very small and a joke, insisted he is not a king, and continued sharing AI-themed memes as Republican leaders derided the protests.
- Digital‑ethics specialists and news reports highlighted a broader pattern of AI and deepfake use in pro‑Trump messaging, referencing a recent Schumer deepfake promoted by allied accounts.