Mike Johnson Doesn’t Hold Back as He Slams No Kings Rally: ‘We Call It the Hate America Rally’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) mockingly dubbed the upcoming “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump a “Hate America Rally,” with Johnson saying the crowd will be littered with a bunch of communists and terrorist supporters who loathe their own country.

The speaker shared his prediction while talking to reporters about the government shutdown on Wednesday morning.

“I encourage you to watch — we call it the ‘Hate America Rally’ — that’ll happen Saturday,” Johnson said. “Let’s see who shows up for that. I bet ya see pro-Hamas supporters, I bet you you see Antifa-types, I bet ya see the Marxists in full display. The people who don’t want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic.”

His comment was made a few days before protests across the nation — including in major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City — will take place on Oct. 18. The latest round of “No Kings” rallies comes after the first series happened on June 14.

Robert Reich, a frequent Trump critic and the former Secretary of Labor for President Bill Clinton, said the protests are for people who hate Trump’s “authoritarian agenda” and “oppose his cruel deportations,” among other gripes, in a promo video for the rallies. He also said the “ghost of Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt” the president.

Johnson, a moment before dissing the rallies, said the comparison between the Democratic and Republican party leadership could not be “more stark” right now. On the one hand, he said, Trump is ending foreign conflicts, cracking down on illegal immigration, and reducing taxes; on the other, Democrats have only “accomplished” a government shutdown, Johnson said.

You can watch Johnson rip the “No Kings” rallies above, via C-SPAN.