US House Speaker says No Kings protesters are the Dems ‘pro-Hamas’ wing
With millions of Americans set to turn out for the second "No Kings Day" protests across the nation on Saturday, a top U.S. House Republican sees the day of action another way entirely.
"It's all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the Antifa people," U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News in a recent interview .
"They're all coming out. Some of the House Democrats are selling t-shirts for the event, and it's being told to us that they won't be able to reopen the government until after that rally because they can't face their rabid base. I mean, this is serious business hurting real people. . . . I'm beyond words," Johnson told the cable channel.
Other Republicans also joined the chorus of criticism.
"This is about one thing and one thing alone—to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., said.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, meanwhile, accused the protesters of exerting more power over Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill than Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., according to The Bulwark .
"Democrats want to wait for a big rally of a No Kings protest when the bottom line is: Who is running the show in the Senate?" Duffy said. "Chuck Schumer's not running the show. The No Kings protesters or organizers are running the show."
In Boston, city Mayor Michelle Wu, who has clashed loudly and often with the Republican Trump administration, is set to headline Saturday's protest on Boston Common.
The event is set to run from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., and is expected to attract thousands of demonstrators.
Wu spoke during a similar rally at City Hall Plaza earlier this year, Boston.com reported .
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