An unexpected revelation has surfaced regarding the recent No Kings protests aimed against former President Trump, which took place across the country over the weekend. Contrary to what one might expect, these demonstrations were predominantly attended by affluent, older white individuals.

This demographic is often linked with conservative values, yet it is increasingly associated with the Democratic Party, a shift that has perhaps been influenced, at least in part, by President Joe Biden’s administration.

In Atlanta, a city with a majority Black population, the protests on Saturday were largely composed of white participants, despite them constituting only 38% of the city’s demographic makeup. This trend was mirrored in other major cities, including Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles, where the anticipated diversity and inclusion did not materialize beyond this demographic group.

The overwhelming presence at these events consisted of white, privileged, older suburbanites, many of whom carried signs equating Trump to Adolf Hitler and comparing ICE to the Gestapo. This homogeneity raises questions about the representation and inclusivity of the protests, highlighting an ironic twist in the narrative of the so-called ‘diversity and inclusion’ movement.

The vast majority — holding signs likening Trump to Adolf Hitler and ICE to the Gestapo — appeared to be white, privileged and elderly suburbanites.

They included — predictably — Hollywood stars, like Pedro Pascal, 50, John Cusack, 59, Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, and Glenn Close, 78.

The president’s deportation policy, projected as cruel by the demonstrators, is popular — not least because it was a core campaign promise.

Forty-eight percent of Americans agree with Trump’s border policy, his most popular behind working for peace in Gaza, according to exclusive Daily Mail polling from JL Partners. 

White female boomers dominate the crowd at a ‘No Kings’ rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday

Protesters in Atlanta on Saturday. An old, white man holds an Antifa sign

Lindell TV anchor Allison Steinberg (pictured in DC), said: ‘The funny thing is the protests didn’t seem too diverse, in fact, they appeared to be primarily comprised of old, white liberals. You know, the old hippie crowd who never grew up.’

One commentator, Reggie Brun, wrote on X: ‘No Kings rally was all old white people’

Boomers gained enormously from Trump’s first term — benefitting from $10 trillion in wealth expansion, record stock gains, and soaring property values.

But tariffs and inflation have led to sharp losses in many retirement portfolios, leading to concerns among society’s wealthiest generation — perhaps going some way to explaining their overrepresentation at the No Kings protests.

Only 38 percent of boomers felt the economy has improved under Trump, while 50 percent say it has weakened, according to polling by NPR/PBS/Marist. 

CNN commentator Batya Ungar-Sargon pointed out the glaring disparity between those in the streets protesting and the less affluent groups they claim to speak for.

‘These protests were overwhelmingly white, they were overwhelmingly elderly people. White boomers have the right to have a mass therapy session about the fact that Donald Trump won — but to call it a No Kings protest, to act like he is a king, is so utterly preposterous,’ the journalist said.

‘This is a man who won the popular vote, he won every swing state, he is a person who is enacting the exact agenda he promised he was going to enact while he was campaigning, and so what they are actually protesting is the absolute perfection of American democracy.’

One commentator, Reggie Brun, told his followers on X: ‘No kings rally was all old white people’.

The No Kings protests began in June, coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday and a military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army. 

Since then, the protests have continued, with organizers claiming that seven million people marched in Saturday’s event in all 50 states.

Demonstrators coalesced around the idea that Trump is an authoritarian dictator, citing his crackdown on migrants, attacks on the media and prosecution of political opponents. 

‘I never thought I would live to see the death of my country as a democracy,’ 69-year-old retiree Colleen Hoffman said as she marched down Broadway in New York.

Actor Pedro Pascal (left) sparked fierce debate online after attending a ‘No Kings’ protest in Los Angeles over the weekend 

A white-haired liberal man demonstrates against Trump in Chicago on Saturday

A placard showing the President as Hitler is held by a protester in New York on Saturday

A grey-haired woman demonstrating against Trump in Chicago on Saturday

Demonstrators in Atlanta appear to be predominantly white, many waving transgender flags

‘We are in a crisis — the cruelty of this regime, the authoritarianism. I just feel like I cannot sit home and do nothing.’

Trump shrugged off the marches as he flew back to Washington DC on Sunday.

‘I’m not a king,’ the president said. ‘I work my a** off to make our country great.’

The older, white crowd was noticed by commentators across the media landscape. 

On the left-leaning The Rest is Politics podcast, Katty Kay of BBC fame told viewers: ‘It looked like a whole load of grannies carrying NPR bags … It really did not look like a bunch of Antifa communists to me.’

Her co-host Anthony Scaramucci, replied: ‘When I was a kid, they used to have on the soap operas, when I was home with a sore throat — or at least faking a sore throat — used to have a vitamin called Geritol. This was for geriatrics. I felt like that was sponsored by the No Kings Rally — sponsored by Geritol. You know, I mean, guys, you gotta get some younger people out there.’

Lindell TV anchor, Allison Steinberg, said: ‘The funny thing is the protests didn’t seem too diverse, in fact, they appeared to be primarily comprised of old, white liberals. You know, the old hippie crowd who never grew up.’

The same theme was noticed at Fox News where contributor Katie Pavlich pointed out ‘this is the parade of the woke, white liberals’.

Pavlich said it was the same demographic who attended the Women’s March after Trump was first inaugurated in 2017,  the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020, and outside federal agencies during the DOGE cuts earlier this year.

‘They just show up when they feel they have something to say, even if it’s counterintuitive to what they’ve been saying before,’ said Pavlich.

An old, white boomer holds an anti-Trump placard in Chicago

An older white woman holds a sign comparing ICE to Nazis

Members of the feminist art movement Pussy Riot wear hot pink balaclavas and hold signs with images of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in Nazi uniforms at the No Kings march in NYC on Saturday

Turning Point USA’s Savanah Hernandez agreed but argued the group was split into two factions, the older liberal boomer crowd, and more radical left-wing agitators who seek to incite violence.

‘There were two different factions of protesters: one faction who had no idea why they were there, no idea why they were protesting, they were simply programmed by CNN or whatever liberal mainstream media they’ve been listening to,’ Hernandez said.

‘You had the other faction of protesters who were there to call for political violence against their opposition, so I read signs reading: “All Nazis go to hell,” and of course it was MAGA supporters and it was ICE that were depicted as said Nazis.’

It was not possible to independently verify the organizers’ attendance figures. In New York, authorities said more than 100,000 gathered at one of the largest protests, while in Washington, crowds were estimated at between 8,000 and 10,000 people.

Trump’s response to Saturday’s events was typically aggressive, with the president posting a series of AI-generated videos to his Truth Social platform depicting him as a king.

In one, he is shown wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet that drops what appears to be sludge on anti-Trump protesters.