If you were wondering whether American political discourse could get any more ridiculous, Saturday’s “No Kings” protests provided your answer — with a roar, a hiss, and a meow.
Across the country, leftist demonstrators took to the streets to warn the nation about the supposed rise of authoritarianism, the looming specter of tyranny, and — naturally — the dire threat posed by a man who spent four years slashing regulations, cutting taxes, and giving states more power. And they did it dressed as inflatable frogs, cats, dinosaurs, unicorns, and, yes, even Cookie Monster.
USAID handing out paper instructions to protesters as they gather early for the No Brains protest pic.twitter.com/5SagPVKUoc
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) October 18, 2025
Welcome to the resistance. Or perhaps, the circus.
In what looked more like a low-budget children’s birthday party than a national protest movement, Americans were treated to the spectacle of costumed protesters stomping around city streets holding pink “No Kings” signs and chanting against tyranny — while looking like they just got off a bouncy house. Somewhere between the person in the skull ghost mask and the inflatable cat suit, the message — whatever it was supposed to be — was completely lost.
And yet, amid the confetti-colored cosplay, there they were: Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, and Beto O’Rourke, standing shoulder to shoulder with Cookie Monster and a unicorn to “say no to kings.” Schiff even posted to X to thank the “many million” allegedly protesting — a number that, much like his past statements on “Russia collusion,” seems to have no basis in observable reality.
Dinosaurs, Pikachu and frogs. These were the costumes spotted at “No Kings” protests across the country. pic.twitter.com/cLzOnDkqSv
— USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) October 18, 2025
Beto O’Rourke, never one to pass up a camera, used the occasion to accuse Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Donald Trump of wanting to “intimidate” peaceful protesters — apparently forgetting that nothing says “unintimidated” quite like hiding inside an inflatable dinosaur costume.
What makes this all so profoundly unserious isn’t just the optics — though those are hilarious — but the fact that these demonstrations are being sold as urgent warnings about authoritarianism. We’re supposed to believe that democracy is on the brink, that America is teetering toward dictatorship… and the solution is to dress like a frog and waggle a Sharpie-scrawled sign in front of a camera.
This isn’t resistance. It’s cosplay activism. Theater for the social media age — choreographed outrage funded by Democratic-aligned nonprofits, dressed up in foam suits and funhouse slogans, designed not to persuade but to perform.
Today as millions of Americans rally across this country for No Kings Day:
I proudly marched side-by-side with labor unions and so many more of our fellow citizens in NYC.
We have no dictators in America. And we won’t allow Trump to keep eroding our democracy. pic.twitter.com/i0MZU6JI0k
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 18, 2025
And here’s the irony that no one in an inflatable costume seems to grasp: if Trump were truly a king, they wouldn’t be in the street. They’d be in jail.
Instead, they’re flailing around in dino suits on CNN while calling themselves oppressed.
Meanwhile, the very leaders they worship — Schumer, Schiff, and Beto — are the ones who’ve actually embraced the authoritarian tactics they claim to oppose: weaponizing federal agencies, censoring speech through backdoor government pressure, and criminalizing political opposition through lawfare. But as long as they wrap it in a rainbow costume and slap a “No Kings” hashtag on it, the left cheers them on.
The good news is, most Americans aren’t buying it. They see the costumes, the contradictions, and the cringe. They remember the economy under Trump. They remember the border being secure. They remember gas being affordable, crime being lower, and the world being less on fire.
