Donald Trump fell back on a familiar tactic as he tried to downplay the weekend’s “No Kings” protests: questioning the size of the demonstrations.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump said the protests—which drew a reported seven million people across 2,700 rallies around the country—had been “very small, very ineffective.”
The 79-year-old also described those protesting against his administration as “whacked out” and insisted he is “not a king at all.”
“No Kings” rallies were held across all 50 states on Saturday, with over 100,000 attending one in New York City. Organizers said Saturday’s turnout was two million more than the figure that attended June’s protests, which coincided with Trump’s military birthday parade.
“I think it’s a joke,” Trump said of