Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito said the “No Kings” protests are not drawing “new” people into their coalition.
The third nationwide No Kings protests against the Trump administration were held on Saturday. Zito said she thinks the protests are “so dumb,” but said she noticed a “really important” point when watching two rallies in Pittsburgh and Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Zito said former Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb spoke at a protest in Mount Lebanon and realized while watching it online that “I know almost everyone” there.
“There’s no one new in this crowd. They’re the same crowd regurgitated every time,” Zito said on the Hugh Hewitt Show. “Are the crowds sizable? Yes. But they’re not new.”
Zito emphasized that to build a coalition, one needs to bring “new” people, but the No Kings attendees are “the same voters they had in 2024.” She noted this aspect “really needs to be driven home.”
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Zito added that the protesters lacked “cultural diversity,” saying there were no working-class people in attendance.
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Monday he couldn’t “get away” from the word “contrived” when describing the No Kings protests, citing an investigation that claimed around 500 groups were behind the protests. He also noted how prominent speakers didn’t seem authentic, saying actor Robert De Niro was “tripping all over his script” when speaking in New York City.