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The crowd sizes, the speeches, this is what Donald Trump feared the most. The No Kings protests, even bigger than expected. We're waiting for a final tally, but it is tens of millions of people. The biggest day of mass mobilization in the history of the United States. And these speeches that took place in Washington DC and across the country in front of massive crowds.
It's what Donald Trump feared the most, excoriating, peaceful protests. I want to show you what was going down. Senator Bernie Sanders gave a particularly riveting speech. And here's the moment where he said, everybody remember this date, October 18th, 2025, the day that America had the biggest mass mobilization, peaceful protests in our history. Here, play this clip.
October 18th, 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history.
And just so we bring the receipts, because you know that's what we do at Midas Touch, and I'm going to show you more of these incredible speeches. Let me show you Boston. Play the clip.
Look at this. Millions of people across the country marching as we speak against the policies of President Trump. This is Boston. Look at that. We'll continue to follow these rallies throughout the day here on MSNBC. Wow. All right, coming up.
All right, let me show you Chicago. You'll hear their mayor, Brandon Johnson, firing up the crowd in the background. Here's Chicago. Let's play it.
I know what it's like to come home when you are five years old and your dad is not there. And I am still standing.
Well, are you all ready to defend this democracy? Are you ready to fight fascism? Are you prepared to destroy authoritarianism once and for all? Well, let the world hear you. No keys.
Okay, let's talk about New York City. Play this clip. And let me show you what the scene looked like in Washington, D.C. Just for scale and scope, let's play the clip right here. All right, back to the speeches. Senator Bernie Sanders right here says, look. Hey, Republican colleagues, I know you're taking yet another vacation. I've got a message for you. Here, play this clip.
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