{"id":2447788,"date":"2025-06-16T10:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threats-of-violence-swept-across-us-at-anti-trump-no-kings-mass-protests\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:13:31","slug":"threats-of-violence-swept-across-us-at-anti-trump-no-kings-mass-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threats-of-violence-swept-across-us-at-anti-trump-no-kings-mass-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Threats of Violence Swept Across US at Anti-Trump &#8216;No Kings&#8217; Mass Protests"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fthreats-of-violence-swept-across-us-at-anti-trump-no-kings-mass-protests%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=2447788&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>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-giving-500-a-month-to-families-of-color-to-shrink-racial-wealth-gap\/\" title=\"Democrat Mayor Giving 0 A Month To Families Of Color To Shrink \u2018Racial Wealth Gap\u2019\">left-wing protesters<\/a> participated in the &#8220;No Kings&#8221; demonstrations, which aimed to criticize President Donald Trump on his birthday, and also the 250th anniversary of the U.S.Army. While many protests across the nation remained peaceful, there were notable incidents of violence, including the assassination of Minnesota Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, allegedly by a man who had &#8220;No Kings&#8221; flyers in his car. Additionally, a shooting involving Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife occurred,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >escalating concerns surrounding<\/a> the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Due to these violent events, organizers canceled the &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protests in Minnesota following guidance from authorities. Various protests in other cities experienced tensions, with some clashing against Trump-supportive groups.In response to threats against lawmakers, the Texas Capitol was evacuated, and a man in Palm Springs was arrested for making threats related to the rally. Local police and the FBI worked together to ensure safety and address escalating threats of violence, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation and the need for public vigilance.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As left-wing protesters took to the streets Saturday for the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests, some of the events were overshadowed by threats of violence.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; demonstrations were launched to criticize President Donald Trump and his administration on the same day as his birthday and a parade in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n<p>While many protests across the country appeared to be predominantly peaceful, a strong note of violence also characterized the day.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, the day started with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/no-kings-protests-canceled-across-minnesota-targeted-assassinations-appear-linked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> of Minnesota Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who formerly served as speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, allegedly by a man known as Vance Boelter, who reportedly had &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; flyers in his car.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-evidence-links-politically-motivated-assassination-no-kings-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a> Democratic State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were hospitalized in a shooting allegedly carried out by Boelter.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Given the targeted shootings of state lawmakers overnight, we are asking the public to not attend today&rsquo;s planned demonstrations across Minnesota out of an abundance of caution. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hFccnrQUT\">pic.twitter.com\/7hFccnrQUT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MN State Patrol (@MnDPS_MSP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MnDPS_MSP\/status\/1933918239504929129?\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Organizers for the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests across Minnesota cancelled the events after the assassinations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Out of an abundance of caution and in adherence to guidance from Governor&nbsp;Walz&nbsp;and the Minnesota State Patrol, all remaining No Kings events in Minnesota are being canceled immediately,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/06\/14\/no-kings-anti-trump-protests-live-updates\/84131727007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that protest attendees at some events clashed with groups more favorable toward Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some protests took on a festive atmosphere, while others were more tense, including confrontations with counterprotesters,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>In Atlanta, that included members of the Proud Boys.<\/p>\n<p>Police in Austin, Texas, evacuated the Texas Capitol over &ldquo;credible threats&rdquo; made toward lawmakers who were planning to attend the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protest scheduled there.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety sent an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-capitol-evacuates-threats-lawmakers-anti-trump-protests-minnesota-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alert<\/a> early on Saturday afternoon, and the Capitol was evacuated shortly afterward.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that it &ldquo;identified a credible threat toward state lawmakers planning to attend a protest later today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Out of an abundance of caution, the Capitol and Capitol Grounds were evacuated around 1 p.m., and both remain temporarily closed,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DPS has a duty to protect the people and property of Texas and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-capitol-evacuates-over-threats-against-lawmakers-at-anti-trump-protests-after-minnesota-assassination\/\" title=\"... 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Assassination\">continuously monitoring events occurring today<\/a> and their impact on public safety across the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A man in Palm Springs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-planning-take-la-riots-national-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>, was arrested for threatening violence at the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; rally in the city, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Miranda allegedly vowed to carry out a shooting at the rally, according to police, who said the threat was posted online.<\/p>\n<p>They worked with the FBI to take Miranda into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We take all threats to public safety seriously and will vigorously pursue those intent on committing violence in our community,&rdquo; Palm Springs Police Department Chief Andy Mills said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the vigilance of a community member who saw something and said something, along with the tireless efforts of our PSPD detectives and FBI partners, we were able to identify and apprehend the suspect, ensuring the safety of tonight&rsquo;s event.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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These demonstrations aimed to criticize President Donald Trump and his administration, coinciding with his birthday and a parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. While many protests nationwide remained largely peaceful, there was a significant undercurrent of violence throughout the day. Notably, it began with the assassination of Minnesota Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, allegedly by Vance Boelter, who reportedly had &#8220;No Kings&#8221; flyers in his vehicle. Additionally, Minnesota Democratic State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were hospitalized due to a shooting attributed to Boelter.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these targeted shootings involving state lawmakers overnight, authorities urged the public to refrain from attending planned demonstrations across Minnesota for safety reasons. Consequently, organizers canceled all remaining &#8220;No Kings&#8221; events in Minnesota following these tragic incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicated that at some protest locations attendees clashed with pro-Trump groups; while certain protests had a festive vibe, others experienced heightened tensions including confrontations with counterprotesters like members of the Proud Boys in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>In Austin, Texas officials evacuated the Texas Capitol due to credible threats against lawmakers expected at that day&#8217;s &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protest after an alert was issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The agency stated they identified credible threats toward state lawmakers attending that event.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Palm Springs, California police arrested Edward Miranda for threatening violence at a local &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rally after he allegedly made online threats about carrying out a shooting during it; law enforcement collaborated with FBI agents to apprehend him safely before any harm could occur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2447789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/No-Kings-Protest.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6430,57113,3970,57235,3699],"class_list":["post-2447788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-trump","tag-no-kings","tag-protests","tag-social-unrest","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/No-Kings-Protest.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447788","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=2447788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447792,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447788\/revisions\/2447792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}