Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed Saturday’s “No Kings” protests as a “stunt” during a Sunday appearance on ABC News’s “This Week,” saying their taking place proved President Donald Trump wasn’t a king.
Dozens of protests against Trump took place Saturday nationwide, and in one event, prominent Trump critic George Conway was observed wearing a T-shirt proclaiming himself as a member of Antifa. Host Jonathan Karl asked Johnson about his past characterization of the rallies as a “hate America” event during Sunday’s appearance.
The speaker had predicted the event would feature “the pro-Hamas wing and the, you know, the Antifa people” during an Oct. 10 “Fox and Friends” appearance.
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