Jamie Raskin portrays 'No Kings' protest as positive despite death threats to Trump, Stephen Miller

WASHINGTON, DC: Democratic Rep Jamie Raskin portrayed a positive picture of the Saturday, October 18 "No Kings" protests during an MSNBC appearance on Monday, October 20.

Raskin claimed during the interview that the protesters were “positive” and patriotic”, completely ignoring death threats to prominent conservatives, including President Donald Trump.

Jamie Raskin says 'No Kings' protest was 'totally positive, totally patriotic'

During his MSNBC interview, Jamie Raskin said, "It was, of course, totally positive, totally patriotic, and totally supportive of us getting the American government back in business again, reopening and supporting the health care of the American people and supporting the federal workforce."

"And you know, I kicked off by saying that Speaker Mike Johnson was talking about a 'Hate America' rally, but that one had already taken place on January 6, 2021, when Trump incited a mob of insurrectionists who violently assaulted our police officers, wounding and injuring more than 140 of them in order to overturn a presidential election he lost by more than 7 million votes. That’s what a 'Hate America' rally looks like," the Democratic Rep added. 

He also added, "This is what a ‘Love America’ movement looks like. And that’s why they’ve been trashing it for weeks now, because they know that millions of Americans are standing up against their authoritarianism."

Meanwhile, dozens of protests against the POTUS took place on Saturday, with prominent Trump critic George Conway seen wearing a T-shirt proclaiming himself as a member of Antifa during one event. 

Moreover, other protesters interviewed during the events hoped that Trump and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller would die. 

Interestingly, both Raskin and MSNBC host Chris Jansing ignored this point despite the videos being posted to social media on Saturday.

During the protest, Journalist Brandi Kruse posted a video of a protester at the Seattle "No Kings" rally being interviewed, who said he would kill Miller.

Notably, Kruse later reported that the FBI was investigating the man’s threats. She also posted a video showing another protester who said that killing Miller would be "justifiable".

'No Kings' Protest demonstrators give death threats

Stephen Miller and his family were forced to move from their home in Arlington, Virginia, after facing harassment that included writing messages such as "Stephen Miller is destroying democracy", "no white nationalism", and "trans rights are human rights" on public sidewalks near his residence. People also posted flyers that listed his home address.

In a viral clip on X, a "No Kings" protester said that for her birthday, she wanted to wake up the next morning to read Trump’s obituary.

The reporter asked her, "You’re wishing that President Trump is dead?" and she replied, "Yes. Absolutely."

Similarly, at another "No Kings" event in Chicago, a man urged attendees to shoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The protester, who stood in front of a banner for the Progressive Labor Party, said, "You gotta grab a gun, we gotta turn around the guns on this fascist system. These ICE agents gotta get shot and wiped out. The same machinery that’s on full display right there has to get wiped out."

Moreover, a "No Kings" protester in Chicago made a "neck shot" gesture at counter-protesters who unveiled a flag honoring conservative icon Charlie Kirk, who was killed on September 10. Posts on social media later identified the protester as a public school teacher in the Chicago area.