{"id":9562,"date":"2025-10-20T19:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=9562"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:52:25","slug":"john-cusack-trump-is-an-authoritarian-his-masked-goons-are-abducting-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=9562","title":{"rendered":"John Cusack: Trump Is an Authoritarian, His \u2018Masked Goons\u2019 Are \u2018Abducting People\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"184\"><strong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"184\">Millions Protest Trump at \u2018No Kings\u2019 Rallies Nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"705\">On Saturday, millions across the U.S. took to the streets for the second \u201cNo Kings\u201d protest, denouncing what they see as President Trump\u2019s authoritarian agenda. Actor John Cusack, protesting in Chicago, called Trump an \u201cauthoritarian\u201d using \u201cmasked goons\u201d to abduct people and said, \u201cHe can go to hell.\u201d Protesters rallied under slogans like \u201cResist fascism\u201d and \u201cHands off Chicago,\u201d highlighting concerns about immigration raids, the erosion of democracy, and the deployment of federal forces to Democratic-led cities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"1087\">While many protested Trump, frustration with Democratic leaders was also evident. Some accused the party of being too passive or beholden to corporate interests. Despite these critiques, elected Democrats such as Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and JB Pritzker joined rallies, and some protesters acknowledged recent efforts by the party to push back against Republican policies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1445\">Participants came from across the political spectrum, often wearing costumes or carrying creative signs. Messages included support for immigrants, calls for democracy, and demands for economic justice. Speakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Bill Nye condemned Trump\u2019s actions, warning of increasing threats to free speech, public programs, and civil rights.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1704\">Organizers emphasized the movement\u2019s nonviolent nature, citing historical parallels to past resistance movements. Protesters, from big cities to small towns, expressed fear for the country\u2019s direction and hope that collective action can safeguard democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions Protest Trump at \u2018No Kings\u2019 Rallies Nationwide On Saturday, millions across the U.S. took to the streets for the second \u201cNo Kings\u201d protest, denouncing what they see as President Trump\u2019s authoritarian agenda. Actor John Cusack, protesting in Chicago, called Trump an \u201cauthoritarian\u201d using \u201cmasked goons\u201d to abduct people and said, \u201cHe can go to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=9562\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;John Cusack: Trump Is an Authoritarian, His \u2018Masked Goons\u2019 Are \u2018Abducting People\u2019&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9564,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9562\/revisions\/9564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}