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No Kings: The Day America Remembered Who’s in Charge

The last time I was in a crowd this size, they were trying to kill me. This weekend in D.C., it was the opposite — America finally showed up for itself.

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Michael Fanone
Oct 20, 2025
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The last time I was in a crowd this size in Washington, D.C., I thought I was going to die.

January 6th, 2021 — I was a cop standing on the line at the Capitol, getting beaten by a mob waving flags that said Back the Blue. That day, I saw what blind loyalty to one man looks like.

This weekend, I saw the opposite.

January 6th to No Kings Day. Washington D.C. 10/18/25 ...
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