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U.S. President Trump dismissed the nationwide “No Kings” protests criticizing him as an authoritarian leader, saying he was working tirelessly to make the country “great” and insisting, “I am no king.”
The second wave of “No Kings” demonstrations, first held in June, took place across the United States, with participants accusing Trump of steering the nation toward a more militarized and autocratic direction.
Speaking to reporters while returning to Washington, Trump said, “I’m not a king. I’m working tirelessly to make our country great. That’s all. I am no king.” He added that he worked without rest in service to the nation.
Trump described the protests as “a joke,” claiming they were funded by billionaire businessman George Soros and “other radical left lunatics.”
Rejecting accusations of authoritarianism, he said, “I looked at the people. They don’t represent this country. The demonstrations were very small and very ineffective, and people were going crazy.”
The “No Kings” protests, held over the weekend across all 50 states, drew attention to what organizers described as threats to democracy, human rights, freedom of expression and the environment.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), one of the event’s organizers, said over 7 million people participated in over 2,500 rallies nationwide.
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