"House speaker Mike Johnson called them Hate America rallies, a moniker that was quickly picked up by other Republicans, and described the No Kings protests as a crucible of potential riots, representing all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. 'You're gonna bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat party,' he said."
"Tom Emmer, a representative for Minnesota, described the rallies as a product of the terrorist wing of the Democratic party. And Roger Marshall, a senator from Kansas, fantasized that the protests would require action by the national guard. Others, such as attorney general Pam Bondi, mused about who might be paying the protesters to show up — an idea that seemed to dismiss the notion that anyone might oppose Donald Trump's agenda for principled, rather than cynical, reasons."
Republican leaders framed the No Kings marches and rallies as inherently dangerous, using charged labels and associating participants with extremist groups. House Speaker Mike Johnson called them 'Hate America rallies' and warned they would 'bring together the Marxists, the socialists, the antifa advocates, the anarchists, and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat party.' Tom Emmer described the events as produced by a 'terrorist wing' of the Democratic Party, and Senator Roger Marshall said they might require the National Guard. Attorney General Pam Bondi speculated about outside funding of protesters. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Democrats’ main constituency of being 'Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals.'
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