CNN Reporter Sees ‘A Lot’ of Mexican and Mexican-American Flags at LA No Kings Rally

CNN Correspondent Julia Vargas Jones reported she was seeing “a lot of Mexican and Mexican-American flags” at the No Kings rally in Los Angeles on Saturday — symbolizing, she said, that attendees were proud of their ethnic heritage but also wanted to protest President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian government.”

Vargas Jones shared her insight as rally-goers with American flags and Mexican flags walked behind her during a live shot on CNN Newsroom on Saturday afternoon. She pointed out to anchor Jessica Dean there was an attendee with a half-Mexican, half-American flag and another with a half-Ecuadoran, half-American flag walking by.

“A lot of people here are saying that they are so proud of their heritage — whatever it is, from whatever country from Latin America they are [from] — but that they are also very much proud Americans, that this is an exercise in patriotism, Jessica,” Vargas Jones said. “They’re saying they are coming out here today to defend American democracy from what they see is an authoritarian government.”

The flags were mixed among the “witty signs” and “funny costumes” that many attendees brought to the LA No Kings rally, Vargas Jones added.

And speaking of funny costumes, MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff interviewed a woman in a bear outfit and a man in a unicorn outfit at the same rally a little earlier in the day.

“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president. Because he is a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power, and we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening,” the man in the unicorn costume told MSNBC.

Vargas Jones, during her live hit on CNN, said event organizers expected 100,000 people to show up in LA, but that so far, she had “only seen a fraction of that number.”

You can watch her report above, via CNN.jes

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