MAGA Blames Government Shutdown On...No Kings Protest???

About this episode

The episode discusses the Republican response to the No Kings protests and the public's perception of the movement as reflected in recent polling.

Ahead of last month’s “No Kings” protests, Republicans launched a remarkably aggressive effort to slander Donald Trump’s critics, repeatedly insisting that the activists participating in the events “hate America.” The smear campaign apparently didn’t work. NBC News reported on the results of its latest national poll: The high election interest and focus on Trump also come as millions of Americans have participated in ‘No Kings’ protests against the Trump administration. In this survey, 43% say they consider themselves supporters of the No Kings protest movement — with the group largely composed of Democrats but also including around 4 in 10 independents. If the goal was to persuade the public to reject No Kings, the NBC News poll suggests those efforts haven’t gone especially well. Related Article: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/poll-shows-no-kings-protest-movement-topping-maga-public-support-rcna241803 Follow Natalie Bencivenga: SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@factsoverfearnatalieb INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebencivenga/ TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliebencivenga 00:00 - Start 1:55 - MAGA Blames Government Shutdown On No Kings…

People in this episode

Host: Desmond Price

Topics covered

• government shutdown
• MAGA
• No Kings protests
• Trump
• polling
• political activism

Keywords

• MAGA
• government shutdown
• No Kings protests
• Trump
• NBC News poll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC News, Trump administration, No Kings protest movement

Places: Taiwan, Russia, Minnesota

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