The "No Kings" protests represent a significant escalation in organized opposition to Trump’s second term, framing his administration as an existential threat to democratic norms. The narrative’s strongest version is its ability to unify disparate grievances—from immigration enforcement to foreign policy—under a single banner of resistance, leveraging emotional triggers like the deaths of Good and Pretti to galvanize public outrage. However, the White House’s dismissal of the protests as "therap...