‘Contrived’ ‘No Kings’ protests don’t appear to be ‘grassroots’: Joe Concha

Published March 30, 2026 10:27am ET



Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said he finds it hard to believe the nationwide “No Kings” protests are “organic.”

A network of around 500 groups with an estimated annual revenue of $3 billion was behind the coordinated No Kings protests held Saturday, according to a Fox News Digital investigation. Concha said the only word he could think of to describe No Kings was “contrived,” citing how actress and activist Jane Fonda was “reading a script” as she spoke at a protest in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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