'We have a president': Don Jr slams anti-Trump No Kings protest as 'Democrat nonsense'

WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump Jr hit back at demonstrators behind the “No Kings” protest, dismissing their efforts as “Democrat nonsense” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, October 21. 

The president’s son mocked the movement’s central message, arguing that the protestors are misrepresenting American democracy and misunderstanding the nature of his father’s leadership.

Don Jr, a vocal supporter of his father’s re-election campaign, said the protest, framed around rejecting authoritarianism, was based on false premises and partisan hostility rather than reality.

Donald Trump Jr says 'No Kings' protesters already got what they wanted

Addressing the controversy directly, Don Jr argued that the United States already achieved what the protesters claim to demand.

“They’re talking about having a ‘No Kings’ protest, and congratulations, guys, you won. We don’t have kings; we have a president who was elected in a landslide Electoral College win,” Don Jr said.

He continued by listing accomplishments and characteristics he said contradict the protesters’ claims. “Someone who won the popular vote, someone who won all seven swing states in a landslide fashion,” he added, pointing to his father’s electoral record.

Don Jr also drew a sharp distinction between his father’s presidency and the idea of monarchy.

"Someone who, by the way, if he were a king, would just reopen the government. If he were a king, he probably would have never left office the first time. If he were a king, he wouldn’t allow his own government to prosecute and persecute him, and he certainly wouldn’t allow people to try to assassinate him, at least twice,” he said. 

The comment came amid ongoing protests across multiple cities under the “No Kings” banner, where demonstrators criticized what they call Trump’s “authoritarian” tendencies and questioned his rhetoric toward democratic institutions.

Donald Trump Jr frames protests as partisan attacks

Don Jr dismissed the demonstrations as an example of political theater driven by the left, accusing Democrats of fueling division rather than addressing real issues facing Americans.

“So this is just the normal Democrat nonsense,” he concluded, emphasizing what he described as the opposition’s obsession with vilifying his father.

The “No Kings” protests emerged earlier this month as a coalition of anti-Trump activists gathered in several US cities and even abroad, claiming to stand against what they view as “Trumpism” and political dynasties.

Many protesters used creative costumes, props, and slogans to mock the idea of Trump’s second term as a threat to democracy.

While the rallies drew significant media attention, conservative commentators and Trump allies have argued that the movement’s messaging is inconsistent, especially in light of Trump’s emphasis on electoral legitimacy and populist themes.