Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Americans Monday that protesters planning to attend "No Kings Day" rallies are "part of" the dangerous antifascist movement that the Trump administration has vowed to combat.
"The 'No Kings' protest, Maria, really frustrating. I mean, this is part of antifa, paid protesters," Duffy told Fox Business, his voice heavy with concern about citizens exercising their constitutional right to oppose unchecked executive power. "It begs the question, who's funding it?" the Transportation Secretary added, seemingly baffled that Americans might voluntarily oppose presidential immunity without receiving a paycheck.
The protests, organized by a coalition of more than 200 groups including Indivisible, the American Federation of Teachers, and numerous other progressive organizations, are scheduled for Saturday in response to the Supreme Court's landmark decision granting presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution. The secretary appeared particularly troubled that opposition to monarchical executive authority has attracted support from teachers' unions and reproductive rights advocates.
Duffy's revelations come as a shocking development for Americans who had naively believed that "antifascism" meant opposition to fascism, rather than opposition to whatever the current administration happens to be doing. The Transportation Secretary's insights helpfully clarify that protests against presidential immunity—a concept the Founding Fathers explicitly rejected when establishing a government without kings—actually constitute a threat to democracy that must be vigorously suppressed.
The former MTV's Real World cast member and Fox News contributor explained that citizens gathering to express concerns about executive overreach represent a sinister, well-funded conspiracy rather than a grassroots movement of Americans concerned about constitutional principles. Sources report Duffy made these comments while overseeing a department responsible for roads, bridges, and public transit—expertise that apparently qualifies him to determine which political movements constitute domestic threats.
Millions are expected to participate in Saturday's demonstrations protesting the Trump administration's government shutdown and proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, all apparently coordinated by the shadowy antifa organization that Duffy has courageously identified from his position managing the nation's transportation infrastructure.
At press time, the Transportation Secretary was reportedly investigating whether advocates for improved public transit might also be part of antifa, given their suspicious opposition to traffic congestion.
