No Kings Rallies Held Across US on Saturday to Urge Early Voting Ahead of Midterms
Photo: The Guardian USHow the sides differ Alternative sources stress early ballots cast and Trump's approval; left sources add legal fights over voting rules; right sources label the groups leftist and focus on early voting.
Alternative and independent outlets report that the No Kings movement shifted its focus to the midterms with an early voting day of action, citing an estimate that over 5 million ballots have already been cast and describing Trump's approval ratings as at a historic low.
All sides agree that rallies took place Saturday in cities and towns across the United States, organized by groups tied to the No Kings network, which opposes President Donald Trump, and that they encouraged people to vote early in the November midterm elections. AP, grouped here with alternative sources, says hundreds of events were planned and billed as nonpartisan, though they sought to build on opposition to Trump. Left-leaning outlets describe the rallies as calls for election integrity and as opposition to the Trump administration. The Guardian links them to heightened legal battles over voting rules, including a federal lawsuit against California over mail-in ballots and warnings from the justice department. Right-leaning Breitbart calls the participants leftists and presents the events mainly as an early voting push. The excerpts give no details on turnout at individual rallies or on what comes next beyond the November election.
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- The Guardian US'No Kings' protesters rally across the US – video
HuffPost stresses election integrity and early voting; The Guardian adds opposition to the Trump administration and the legal disputes over voting rules, including the California mail-in ballot lawsuit and justice department warnings.
Truthout leads with the shift toward the midterms, an estimated 5 million ballots already cast and Trump's low approval; AP stresses the nonpartisan billing of the hundreds of events and their anti-Trump roots.
Breitbart describes the participants as leftists and presents the Saturday rallies as a video-led story about encouraging early voting before the midterms, without citing legal disputes or approval figures.