The left: scared of kings. The right: glad we don’t have one.

October 21, 2025

Last Saturday’s “No Kings Day” activities were quite popular, and apparently were actually “mostly peaceful.” This is certainly something to be pleased about, as so many of the left’s past “protests” were actually riots, complete with violence, burning buildings, damaging police vehicles and buildings, etc.

For those who don’t know, the concept behind the “No Kings” protests is yet another criticism of President Donald Trump and his actions. Those actions are being described as authoritarian, thus king-like. Some examples include using ICE agents to deport people from the country who broke the law when they entered, and since. Many of these illegal millions, allowed in by the Biden administration, are not nice people. They are drug dealers, child and women traffickers, rapists, robbers and murderers.

But the “No Kings” crowd either does not understand this, or cares more about protecting the illegals than their fellow Americans. And, therefore, ICE and other law enforcement personnel, and anyone working on this needed task are labeled Nazis, Fascists, etc.

Although the left tries strongly to hide or deny it, many blue cities and states have serious problems with crime, much of which is at the hands of illegal aliens. When Trump seeks to help them by sending ICE and National Guard (NG) personnel to their city or state, they rebel, and the name-calling and exaggeration begins. This, despite the very obvious improvement of life in our nation’s capital, where Trump’s effort had very positive results.

Here are some examples of these comments: California Governor Gavin Newsom commented about Trump sending California NG members to Oregon that, “This isn’t about public safety, it’s about power. The commander-in-chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens. We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the President of the United States.”

From capitalnewsillinois.com: “After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.

“’This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,’ Pritzker said in a statement. ‘It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.’”

“The promised deployment comes as federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity has ramped up in Chicago and its suburbs as part of ‘Operation Midway Blitz,’ which has so far resulted in more than 800 arrests, according to the Department of Homeland Security.”

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson added this: “The problem with the President's approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound. Unlawfully deploying the National Guard to Chicago has the potential to inflame tensions between residents and law enforcement when we know that trust between police and residents is foundational to building safer communities. An unlawful deployment would be unsustainable and would threaten to undermine the historic progress we have made.”

However, data provided by whitehouse.gov tells a different story:

* “For 13 consecutive years, Chicago has had the most murders of any U.S. city.”

* “In 2024, Chicago’s murder rate per capita was three times higher than Los Angeles and nearly five times higher than New York City.”

* “Out of Chicago’s 147,899 reported crimes since January 1, arrests have been made in just 16.2% of them.”

* “Chicago has also come under scrutiny over discrepancies in its homicide data reporting.”

Incidentally, Trump is not the only president to employ federal troops in the country. Six presidents – four Republicans and two Democrats – have activated the National Guard 11 times since 1957. They are: John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, H.W. Bush, and now Trump.

On social media were several comments in opposition to the No Kings concept:

* “Congratulations on the ‘No Kings’ protest yesterday! It worked! No king tried to stop your protest. If you had a King …”

* “Lesson for Liberals: We have no Kings. Our government is not Fascist. Conservatives are not Nazis. Our president is not Hitler. If they were, you would be buried in an unmarked grave. Class dismissed!!!”

* “How could we expect a group of people who don’t know the difference between a man and a woman to know the difference between a King and a President?”

* “No Kings, but the left: Installed their candidate without a primary,
prosecuted political opponents, forced people to get an experimental drug or lose their job.”

* “Odd it is. Nazis were National Socialists that tore down statues. Banned free speech. Blamed economic hardships on one group of people. Instituted gun control. Put the state before God. Nationalized health care. Placed strict government regulations on industry … Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you today’s … Democrats!”

As Trump continues to deport criminal illegals, blue cities and states — where most of the illegals live and commit crimes — continue to fight his efforts. They wouldn’t fight a Democrat president. But a Democrat president would not go after crime-committing illegals.

Last Saturday was an interesting, busy and unusual day!

June 21, 2025

On Saturday, the nation celebrated the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which actually shares a birthday with President Donald Trump. This important point escaped the notice of many leftists.

But the left instead celebrated a new “holiday” called “No Kings.” This was enjoyed by celebrants at protests across the nation to complain about the “King,” the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America.

There were many responses to this “holiday” on social media, in emails and elsewhere. Here are a few examples: “Half his orders are tied up in the judicial branch and he cannot get his budget through the Senate his party controls. That doesn’t sound like a king to me.”

“Is a king a President who is caught having stolen classified documents but doesn’t get prosecuted because he is a ‘well-meaning old man with a poor memory?’” 

“A king might be a man who ignores immigration laws and invites anyone to come into the country.”

“A king is a man who allows foreign countries to fly spy balloons over military bases and won’t let the army shoot them down.”

Many on the left are busy financing or participating in violent “protests” resulting in injuries and property damage and destruction on the basis of their belief that illegal aliens — many of whom have been convicted of violent crimes, or charged with them — should not be deported without additional and unnecessary legal proceedings, despite their being known criminals by virtue of the having entered the country illegally, and existing charges and convictions.

Instead, they blame “King” Trump for using federal authorities to find and remove the illegal aliens, as they are required to do by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws.

At one of the “protests,” there was a poster attached to a speaker stand that said, “No Kings,” and below that are the numbers “8647.” In case you are unaware, 8647 means to eighty-six (murder) president number 47.

But the best idea of all is that in a land that actually was ruled by a king similar to the one the left tries to convince us is in charge of the U.S., there would be no protests championing “No Kings.” Or if there were, particpants would be jailed or shot. Maybe the “king” was unaware of this activity.

Also on Saturday, two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in a horrible assassination attempt “by someone impersonating a police officer,” as reported by Fox 9, Minneapolis/St. Paul. 

“Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were taken to a hospital for surgery.”

“Gov. Tim Walz called the incident ‘an unspeakable tragedy.’ This was an act of targeted political violence. Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy. We don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint," Walz said.

“Authorities have identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who remains at large,” Fox 9 reported. And early comments and reports showed different ideas about the suspect’s connections and motives.

A Facebook friend happily posted a video with the person saying that Boelter “has been confirmed to be a strong Trump supporter, who voted for Donald Trump, as well as a registered Republican.” He showed information that convinced him that Boelter is “a right-wing Christian, nationalist.”

He showed a photo of the New York Post newspaper that said Boelter was registered as a Republican. He also strongly condemned those on the right, whom he said rushed to judgement to blame someone on the left for these horrible crimes.

Soon thereafter, a report from NPR said, “Records from the state's secretary of state indicate that Boelter was a member of the Governor's Workforce Development Board once from 2016 until 2018 and again from 2019 until early 2023. State records indicate that he was not registered with any political party.”

“At a press conference, Col. Christina Bogojevic of the Minnesota State Patrol said flyers reading "No Kings" were found in the suspect's car, though she added that there were no direct links beyond that that authorities knew of,” the NPR report continued.

So, which report do we believe: The New York Post that lists Boelter as a Republican, or NPR that said there was no evidence of political affiliation, but that the suspect had worked for state Democrat administrations?

An additional piece of information is that the two Democrat lawmakers who were targeted were voting against their party on an important issue. Both had crossed party lines to vote against continuing free healthcare for illegal immigrants last week.

That fact, and the fact that “No Kings” material was found in the suspect’s car suggest a liberal position for Boelter. However, a list of potential future targets found in Boelter’s car had Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice organizations and people.

It appears that the murders were politically based, although the evidence available does not make it clear which side was behind it.

The level of political-based violence in this country is unacceptable in this country, which highly respects the freedom to hold whatever political positions one chooses. Here, political decisions are made at the ballot box, not through the use of force.