{"id":2447403,"date":"2025-06-14T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nationwide-no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats-following-death-of-minnesota-lawmaker-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T17:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T21:44:55","slug":"nationwide-no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats-following-death-of-minnesota-lawmaker-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nationwide-no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats-following-death-of-minnesota-lawmaker-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide \u2018No Kings\u2019 protests grapple with security threats following death of Minnesota lawmaker &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnationwide-no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats-following-death-of-minnesota-lawmaker-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sleepy-joe-bidens-gang-who-stole-election-postpones-inauguration-rehearsal-claiming-security-threats-obama-advisor-lisa-monaco-to-take-over\/\" title=\"Sleepy Joe Biden\u2019s Gang Postpones Inauguration Rehearsal Claiming ... \u2013 Obama Advisor Lisa Monaco to Take Over\">heightened security<\/a> concerns regarding the nationwide &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protests following a violent incident in Minnesota, where two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot; one lawmaker and her husband died while the other two sustained serious injuries. In response, Minnesota has canceled its protest events as the shooter remains at large and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-worked-to-strip-secret-service-from-trump\/\" title=\"Dems Worked To Strip Secret Service From ...\">previously expressed intentions<\/a> against prominent politicians, including governor Tim Walz. <\/p>\n<p>Security measures have increased across the country, notably for lawmakers amid fears of copycat attacks. Despite these threats, protests continued in various locations, motivating manny activists even more strongly. Notable developments include a credible threat at a Texas protest, and officials from the House of Representatives are holding briefings to ensure the safety of their members.<\/p>\n<p>During the protests,demonstrators expressed strong anti-Trump sentiments,chanting messages promoting democracy and rejecting authoritarianism. Lawmakers continued to engage with protesters, calling for accountability and change. The article also mentions President trump&#8217;s military parade taking place under heightened security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nationwide &lsquo;No Kings&rsquo; protests grapple with security threats following death of Minnesota lawmaker<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147890\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-genocide-olympics-stain-international-olympic-committee-threaten-athletes\/\" title=\"GOP ...: Genocide Olympics &#039;Stain&#039; International Olympic Committee, Threaten Athletes\">expressed caution<\/a> around the nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3439542\/no-kings-protests-what-to-know-trump-parade-june-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests<\/a> after two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> state lawmakers and their spouses were shot early Saturday. One lawmaker and her husband died while the other two survived with severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Additional security measures have been taken at events, caution has been advised, and Minnesota has canceled their protest events entirely as the shooter remains on the loose. The shooter had a manifesto with a list of several prominent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442053\/two-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-by-suspect-impersonating-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota lawmakers<\/a>, including Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), and had a &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; flier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3442081\/watch-live-trump-participates-in-parade-for-armys-250th-birthday\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in parade for Army&#8217;s 250th birthday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442192\/suspect-identified-shootings-of-minnesota-lawmakers\/\">Suspect identified in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3442159\/putin-calls-trump-to-wish-him-happy-birthday-discuss-middle-east-tensions\/\">Putin calls Trump to wish him happy birthday, discuss Middle East tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The security measures have centered on lawmakers, who are viewed as being in danger after the politically-motivated shooting. Many protests throughout the nation, including in Washington, D.C., have still been carried out.<\/p>\n<p>A &ldquo;credible threat towards <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state legislators attending today&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s protest at the State Capitol&rdquo; in Texas was discovered in the afternoon on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/madkisonews\/status\/1933957937556251006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas lawmakers were advised<\/a> from the state&rsquo;s Department of Public Safety. They said they were concerned about &ldquo;copycats&rdquo; of the Minnesota attack.<\/p>\n<p>There is a virtual security briefing for members of the House about the Minnesota shooting scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/1933920659941302650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said in a statement<\/a> following the attack that he has &ldquo;asked the House Sergeant at Arms and United States Capitol Police to ensure the safety of our Minnesota delegation and Members of Congress across the country. The targeting of elected officials must end now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz said no Minnesotans should attend political rallies in the state &ldquo;out of an abundance of caution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other parts of the country, the shooting only motivated protesters more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/14\/no-kings-protest-trump-00406243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Diane Morgan<\/a>, a Cleveland-based mobilization coordinator with Our Revolution, told <em>Politico<\/em> that in the wake of the shooting she&rsquo;s hearing from people who are saying that &ldquo;more than anything else, it makes people more determined, much like what happened with LA,&rdquo; to attend a protest Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington, D.C., protesters were seen marching to Lafayette Square chanting, &ldquo;In the name of humanity,&rdquo; and &ldquo;we refuse to accept,&rdquo; and &ldquo;a fascist America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the crowd pumping their fists, they chanted, &ldquo;Trump must go now!&rdquo; The Trump chant was often accompanied by &ldquo;This is what Democracy looks like!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Signs at the Washington, D.C., rally said things like &ldquo;No Kings in America&rdquo; and &ldquo;Save Our Democracy!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoKings<\/a> protesters march through the area formerly known as Black Lives Matter Plaza on their way towards the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7Dq1ka7YG\">pic.twitter.com\/U7Dq1ka7YG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1933960486883590563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers still spoke at the rallies, despite the increased caution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are not normal times in America. This is not a normal presidency,&rdquo; Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-for-j6-rally-to-take-place-on-u-s-capitol-grounds\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice for J6\u2019 rally to take place on U.S. Capitol grounds\">told demonstrators<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442053\/two-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-by-suspect-impersonating-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TWO DEAD AS MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS AND SPOUSES SHOT BY MAN IMPERSONATING POLICE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) attended the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; rally in Philadelphia. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got no kings and we&rsquo;ve got no slaves, we&rsquo;ve got no masters and no serfs,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The moment that somebody in public office begins to act like the master of the people, that is the moment to evict, eject, reject, impeach, try, convict, and start all over again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s military parade will begin later on Saturday with heavy security set for the event. The parade will feature tanks, flyovers, fireworks, and other military equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147890\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147890\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide &#8216;No Kings&#8217; protests face security concerns after Minnesota lawmaker&#8217;s death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2447404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-kings-police.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57179,57113,3970],"class_list":["post-2447403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-minnesota-lawmaker","tag-no-kings","tag-protests"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-kings-police.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447407,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447403\/revisions\/2447407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}