'Defeating that king': Ex-Tea Party congressman warns of Trump spies at weekend protests

Donald Trump and Republicans have a specific agenda for how they want the upcoming "No Kings" protests to play out, according to a former Tea Party lawmaker who is now a Dem.

Joe Walsh issued an alert on his Substack for those attending the upcoming protests, telling them that the GOP will have scouts at "every" single rally. According to Walsh, it's important for participants not to bring Palestinian flags, or anything else that could be perceived as not just anti-American, but non-American.

"I don’t mean to offend anybody with what I’m about to write. But it needs to be said, because there’s too much on the line. This Saturday—No King’s Day—is too darn important for niceties," he wrote. "On Saturday, please keep your Palestinian flags at home. I don’t want to see a single Palestinian flag at the No King’s Day protests. This isn’t about Gaza. So leave your Israeli flags home as well. And your Ukrainian flags too, for that matter."

For Walsh, it's not just about the flags.

"Saturday is No Kings Day. It’s not about any policy. I guess what I’m trying to say is, please don’t bring your own personal passions, beefs, and biases beyond this one: we are united to defeat fascism, defend democracy, and restore the rule of law. That’s it. That’s enough," he wrote. "We have a fascist in the White House. The very thing our founding fathers feared is sitting the White House right now, and he’s got millions of enablers and an entire political party utterly in thrall to him. No Kings Day is about defeating that king."

The focus is especially important, Walsh warns, because of spies.

"Be smart. Republicans want you to f--- up. They want you to get violent, because they want the videos. They’re going have people out at every rally. And they want videos of people waving the Palestinian flag too. Don’t do it," he said. "Express your love for America on Saturday. That’s what it’s all about, by the way. It’s all about love for this country. Do not go out Saturday and hate on America. That’s what Trump wants. That’s what JD Vance wants. That’s what Republicans want."

Read it here.