Critics Slam Randi Weingarten’s Bizarre No Kings ‘meltdown,’ Activism In Wake Of Abrupt Dnc Departure

Conservatives and critics connected societal media slammed American Federation of Teachers (AFT) main Randi Weingarten for her animated "No Kings Day" reside targeting President Donald Trump successful nan aftermath of her abrupt departure from nan Democratic National Committee (DNC). 

"Randi Weingarten is erstwhile again connected shape bouncing around, flailing her arms, and screeching for illustration a lunatic. Another advertisement for homeschooling!" celebrated blimpish X relationship Libs of TikTok posted Sunday, accompanied by footage of Weingarten astatine a "No Kings Day" protestation successful Philadelphia connected Saturday. 

Footage of Weingarten's reside has since dispersed crossed societal media arsenic reports circulated Sunday evening into Monday greeting that nan teachers national main declined nan DNC's connection for her to enactment connected arsenic an at-large member. 

Fellow national charismatic Lee Saunders of nan American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees besides denied nan DNC's connection to enactment on, Fox News Digital reported Monday. The pair's exit follows erstwhile Vice Chair David Hogg's exit from nan DNC earlier successful June aft choosing not to tally for re-election. 

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Randi Weingarten is departing nan DNC, telling Chair Ken Martin she is "out of measurement pinch nan leadership." (AP/Reuters)

"I look to beryllium retired of measurement pinch nan activity you are forging, and I do not want to beryllium nan 1 who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our shelter and actively trying to prosecute much and much of our communities," Weingarten wrote successful a missive dated June 5 to DNC Chair Ken Martin explaining her departure. 

Conservatives and different critics slammed Weingarten and her activity complete AFT, while besides resurrecting footage from Saturday of Weingarten's reside slamming Trump while jumping up and down successful an animated manner. 

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"You are nan organization to this president's chaos, and together we build a early of opportunity and justness for all," Weingarten said during her "No Kings" remarks successful Philadelphia. "Hope complete fear, aspiration complete anger. The committedness of America for each and each American, that is what we are fighting for today." 

Randi Weingarten, president of nan American Federation of Teachers, is exiting nan DNC aft 23 years. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

Some connected societal media called footage of her Saturday reside a "meltdown," while others rehashed really Weingarten pushed to shutter schools during nan pandemic. 

"DEMOCRATS: The Democrat Party conscionable mislaid nan support of nan nation's 2nd largest Teachers Union led by Randi Weingarten. The DNC committee personnel and superdelegate resigned from nan statement nan time aft she led nan nationwide 'No King's protest. The Democrats are successful complete disarray arsenic they can't determine who to support overmuch little what they guidelines for..." X relationship Amuse posted, accompanied by a clip of Weingarten's speech. 

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"Randi Weingarten has RESIGNED from nan DNC aft 23 years of wrecking American education. This is nan aforesaid female who kept your kids masked, locked classrooms, and turned schools into activistic training camps. The harm she caused won’t beryllium forgotten but her exit is nan first motion nan rot is being scraped out. One extremist down... a full statement to go," different conservative X relationship posted. 

"JUST IN: Randi Weingarten steps down from nan DNC. This comes aft her monolithic meltdown astatine nan ‘No Kings’ protest," 1 professional posted to X, accompanied by nan footage. 

Anti-ICE rioters and constabulary face-off successful Los Angeles connected Saturday, June 14, 2025. Demonstrations crossed nan state are being held coming nether that banner of "No Kings." (Jamie Vera/Fox News)

"Randi Weingarten's resignation from nan DNC post- ‘No Kings’ protestation meltdown reflects deepening divisions wrong nan Democratic Party," different blimpish X relationship posted. 

"This was Randi Weingarten yesterday astatine nan ‘No Kings’ protest. She conscionable retired. The trash is taking itself out," different blimpish commentator said successful reaction to nan video. 

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Weingarten was among vocal Democrats pushing for Trump critics to return to nan streets connected Saturday arsenic portion of nan nationalist "No Kings Day" protests, including sharing a nexus connected X to nan AFT's website promoting nan protests. 

Demonstrators return portion successful nan "No Kings" protestation connected Saturday, June 14, 2025 successful Portland, Oregon. (Jenny Kane/The Associated Press )

"On June 14, we’re coming together, peacefully and powerfully, to guidelines up against Presidents being Kings. It’s astir beardown nationalist schools, supporting  working families, and our basal freedoms . This time of action is astir making our populist activity for all. It’s astir we nan group not conscionable astir responding to what’s wrong—it’s astir building thing better," she posted to X June 10. 

Members of nan U.S. Army transverse nan Arlington Memorial Bridge to commencement nan parade down Constitution Avenue marking nan 250th day of nan U.S. Army, June 14, 2025 successful Washington. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

The "No Kings Day" protests were held connected nan aforesaid time arsenic Trump's subject parade successful Washington, D.C., celebrating nan U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, which besides fell connected nan president's day and Flag Day. An estimated 1,500 "No Kings Day" protests unfolded crossed nan nation, including successful Los Angeles, which has been rocked by convulsive anti-Trump and anti-ICE riots since June 6, erstwhile national rule enforcement officials converged connected nan metropolis to behaviour migration raids. 

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Protests successful Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, spiraled into unit Saturday. Four rule enforcement officers were injured during a riot successful Portland, while rule enforcement successful Los Angeles were forced to deploy tear gas, flash-bangs and a dispersal order, pinch nan LAPD citing "people successful nan crowd (were) throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and different objects" astatine officers. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan AFT for further remark from nan national and Weingarten regarding nan DNC departure and antagonistic blimpish reactions but did not instantly person a reply. 

Fox News Digital's Deirdre Heavey and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.