Video: Trump attempt to intimidate ‘No Kings’ protesters didn’t work in North Carolina

By Staff Reports, Michael McElroy

October 23, 2025

President Trump called the No Kings protesters nothing but criminals and people who hate America. Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy walks though a North Carolina protest to see if that is true.

The nationwide “No Kings” protests drew more than a thousand people to Cary.

President Trump and his administration have called the No Kings protesters nothing but criminals and people who hate America. Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy walks though the Cary protest to see if that is true. Spoiler: It’s not.

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Michael McElroy

Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine's political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.

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