"We are gathered to defend our democracy, to say, "Hell no to Kings". We are not going back." Democratic Senator Adam Schiff announced this afternoon in Washington, DC at the No Kings Protest. Republicans floored at the ludicrous sight of government officials encouraging the rift in the midst of a government shut down going into almost 3 weeks.
Republican Senator Lisa McClain saying the Democrats are caving to their base. "This is who Democrats are fighting for: not you, not our troops, not the hard-working moms down the street. They're fighting for the most radical voices in America." she said.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says the democrats are keeping the government shut down to appease the protesters. "You can count on the fact that a number of the people that are going to show up for that are paid. Protesting is a business model now for people that are trying to drive change." he said.
The protests are being organized by a coalition of non-profits and leftist groups in response to alleged abuses of power by the Trump Administration.