No Kings Day: When Protest Becomes a Puppet Show

No Kings Day: When Protest Becomes a Puppet Show

As Catholics we are called to healthy discernment.

Let’s be honest:
There’s nothing wrong with protest.
There’s nothing wrong with opposing Trump’s policies, either.

In a free republic, we need checks and balances.
We need disagreement.
We need passionate citizens who care about the direction of the country.

But No Kings Day wasn’t a healthy protest.
It was something else—something staged, coordinated, and deeply deceptive.

Good People Were There… But Did You Know Who Led You?

On June 14th, while a patriotic parade took place in Washington, another movement erupted across all 50 states. Tens of thousands gathered under the rallying cry:

“No Kings.”

It sounded brave. It sounded democratic.
And many who marched meant well.
They were veterans, parents, grandparents, working people, young idealists.

They believed they were standing up to authoritarianism.

But most had no idea who organized it—
or what they were actually helping to promote.

Let’s Be Clear: These Were the Organizers

The real power behind No Kings Day included:

Planned Parenthood
MoveOn.org
Democratic Socialists of America
Indivisible
ACLU-aligned legal teams
And other organizations aligned with China, pushing:
Unrestricted abortion
Gender ideology in schools
The silencing of religious voices
Government overreach masked as equality
These are not liberty-loving institutions.
They are activist networks that often mock the very values that America was built on—values that hold families, communities, and nations together.

And on June 14th, they used your presence—your good intentions—to amplify their message.
They showcased crowd sizes on every newscast across the nation, not to strengthen your cause… but theirs.

Who Sounded the Trumpet That Day?

Who were you marching with?

Ask yourself:

What got you there?
Who wrote the slogans?
Who chose the day and time?
Who told you where to go?
Who printed the signs?
Who crafted the imagery?
Who set the stage?
You may have thought you were standing for freedom.
But step back and look again:

Whose sword were you really swinging?

The signs, chants, and visuals weren’t just background noise.
They were strategic content, engineered to feed a movement you may never have knowingly supported.

And now, those images are being used to push an agenda that goes far beyond opposing a politician.
It’s about remaking truth itself.

You Have the Right to Protest—But You Also Have the Right to Step Back

There’s no shame in saying:

“I didn’t know.”

But now you do.

If you care about liberty… if you care about your children… if you care about the kind of country, we leave behind—
then don’t stay silent.

Because silence will be counted as agreement.
And your kids will assume:

“If Mom and Dad marched with them, it must be right.”

That’s why it’s time to say clearly:

“I didn’t know. But I’m not with that.”

This Isn’t Just Political. It’s Moral.

You may not agree with Trump. That’s fine.
You may want change. That’s fair.
You may long for justice. We all do.

But justice without truth becomes tyranny.
And protest without wisdom becomes theater.

No Kings Day wasn’t a celebration of democracy.
It was a photo op—engineered by power structures that don’t care about your family, your faith, your freedom, or your future.

Final Word

To every good American who showed up on June 14th in good faith:

You were led into a moment you didn’t control—by people you don’t stand with.
But now you see it.

And now you have a choice.

Say it now: “I didn’t know. But now I do.”
And walk away—before your silence becomes their strength.

The next generation is watching.

—Richard W. Horrell
www.UtahMission.com