Title: “‘The View’ Cohosts & Bernie Sanders React to ‘No Kings’ Protest & Trump’s AI Feces Video”

In a compelling Monday (October 20, 2025) edition of The View (airs weekdays on ABC), the co-hosts and guest co-panelist Bernie Sanders (U.S. Senator-Vermont) reacted strongly to last weekend’s nationwide No Kings protests and to the controversial viral AI-generated video posted by Donald Trump, depicting himself as a crowned “King Trump” in a jet dropping feces-like sludge on protesters. (TV Insider)

Massive Protests & Momentum

The No Kings rallies spanned all 50 states, reportedly drawing around 7 million participants across some 2,600+ events — making it one of the largest protest waves in modern U.S. history. (Decider)
The impetus: a broad coalition of activists, progressive organizations and everyday Americans who say they are standing up against what they perceive as authoritarian slippage, erosion of democratic norms and resistance to the second Trump administration. (The Guardian)

On The View, co-hosts emphasized this scale and significance. Whoopi Goldberg noted that millions showing up meant this was “real Americans exercising their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.” (TV Insider) Ana Navarro confirmed she marched in Manhattan and said she wasn’t being paid — she went out of patriotic duty. (TV Insider)

Senator Sanders also weighed in: he described the moment as “extraordinary,” citing the breadth of participation—from large cities to small towns nationwide. He asserted that the protesters came out “to defend the Constitution of the United States, the basic freedoms” amid concerns about threats to civil liberties. (TV Insider)

The AI Video & Reaction

Just as significant as the size of the protests was the reaction from Trump himself. He reposted, via his platforms, an AI-generated video that superimposed himself as “King Trump” in a fighter jet marked “King Trump,” flying over protesters and releasing brown sludge reminiscent of feces. The clip repurposed the song Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins without his authorization. (The Guardian)

On The View, co-host Sunny Hostin called the video “un-presidential,” lambasting Trump’s use of profanity when speaking to the press and his willingness to publicly depict himself dropping feces on American protesters. She held up the video as evidence that the protest movement had succeeded — because the reaction from Trump underscored he was worried about crowd size and optics. (Decider)

The White House reportedly responded with a mocking meme when pressed by the press corps. (EW.com)

Sanders’ Take: Democracy, Power & Healthcare

Senator Sanders, when asked about the video and protests, did not mince words: he called Trump a “megalomaniac and a pathological liar.” He accused GOP leadership of fomenting hate by labeling these major protests as “hate America rallies.” He underscored that people showed up not to interrupt democracy, but to preserve it. (TV Insider)

When the conversation turned to the looming government shutdown, Sanders shifted to the policy front: he argued that the shutdown threatened 15 million low-income and working-class Americans who would lose health insurance, and estimated that 50,000 people would die unnecessarily each year if health insurance drops continue. (TV Insider)

He framed the shutdown and the broader policy moves (including what he derided as Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”) as part of a broader battle between oligarchic power, billionaires, and the working class. The protests and video, in his view, are emblematic of a deeper struggle. (sg.news.yahoo.com)

What It All Means

For the protest movement: The sheer scale and near-universal geographical spread of the No Kings protests may mark a turning point for grassroots activism in America. Turning momentum into sustained organization is the next major hurdle: as co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin noted, large turnout means little unless it transitions into tangible voter-registration, local-level civic action, and sustained political pressure. (TV Insider)

For Trump and political optics: The AI video may have backfired. While it seemingly sought to mock the protesters, it served instead as fodder for critics to argue Trump is further moving into king-like, authoritarian symbolism — complete with jet, crown, feces and theme song. The episode raises questions about presidential decorum, use of AI in political messaging, and how far norms can be stretched before eroding trust.

For media and talk-show discourse: The View’s segment showcases how mainstream daytime talk shows are becoming serious platforms for political analysis. The co-hosts challenged narratives (e.g., that protesters were “paid”), invited policymakers like Sanders to respond, and unearthed deeper themes of democracy and citizenship rather than focusing solely on sound-bites.

For the broader democratic moment: Sanders’ remarks highlight that beyond spectacle lies a fundamental clash: centralized power vs. grassroots rights; oligarchy vs. democracy; spectacle vs. substance. The protests and video are surface manifestations of deeper tensions in American politics — over health care, corporate power, immigrant rights, civil-liberties, and who governs.

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