She Thinks Charlie Kirk Deserved to Die—What We Heard at the No Kings Rally in DC

Thousands of people, most of them over the age of 60, hit the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest our extremely authoritarian—and definitely not democratically elected—“king,” President Donald Trump. It was the “No Kings” rally, and The Daily Signal team took the opportunity to get some fresh air and, of course, interview a few of them. 

We started by asking, “What has Trump done to seem like a king to you?”  

“He just disregards all the laws. … It’s all part of the plan … Project 2025,” an older woman replied. 

When I asked her to describe Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation-led effort to create a blueprint for the administration of significant reforms in government, she replied, “I can’t remember. I’m lucky I remember my name some days, but I can’t remember. But just Google it for God’s sake. It’s 2025. There is no excuse for being ignorant in this day and age.” 

We couldn’t agree with you more, ma’am. There isn’t any excuse: If you’re going to protest it, you should at least know what it is.  

One man explained that Trump was a king because the Democrats won the popular vote in the 2016 election. Perhaps when he realized that his reasoning wouldn’t work because Trump won the popular vote in 2024, he attempted to clarify: “This time, it was an exception.” 

A young woman explained to The Daily Signal team why she decided to bring a sign with Malcolm X—someone who was known to justify political violence—holding a rifle: “I think it’s too hard to just say in one sentence, but … I live here, I’m not going to stand up and just let people take over my country and let it be a hateful place.” 

The Nokings.org website states, “A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action.” 

Unfortunately, it seems like this group of protesters didn’t get to read the website before the protest, because going back to the older woman, she said Democrats actually “need to be a little bit meaner.” 

When I then asked her what she thought of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, any semblance of her sweet grandma facade quickly faded: “Charlie Kirk is a piece of garbage. Of course, we were mean. I am so tired of people saying, oh, it’s a terrible thing. No, Hitler is dead. I’m glad Hitler’s dead. Evil people have no place in my world. He was a hateful human being. It was disgusting the things that he said and did.” 

This particular clip of her saying that, posted to The Daily Signal social media platforms, has since accrued more than 3.3 million views on X, was featured on Fox News, and was the subject of conversation for political commentators such as Brett Cooper, Matt Walsh, Steven Crowder, and others.  

For years, we’ve heard phrases like “the tolerant Left” and “mostly peaceful” protests, with those on the Left at least trying to hide their true intentions from conservatives. 

Now, with only a little pressure, and apparently feeling justified by the legacy media and Democrat politicians who seem to make excuses for them, they’re more than happy to reveal what they really think of you.  

This is a wake-up call to all Americans; political violence is no longer supported by just a fringe group of leftist extremists.  

It’s a lot of your everyday Democrats.  

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