(NewsNation) — Bill O’Reilly said Monday that every organizer behind this weekend’s nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations “hates America,” though he said most participants were simply uninformed citizens caught up in a social movement.
“The organizers hate America, every single one that organized this,” O’Reilly said during NewsNation’s “On Balance.” “Every group is far, far left.”
Roughly 2,600 demonstrations took place Saturday across all 50 states, with millions protesting President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, voting rights and the economy. Major rallies occurred in Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Trump dismissed the protests as a “joke” while aboard Air Force One on Sunday, suggesting they were funded by liberal donor George Soros.
“I looked at the people — they’re not representative of this country,” Trump told reporters. “The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective, and the people were whacked out.”
O’Reilly said he observed a demonstration in Kingston, New York, and described it as “a party” with families, children and ice cream vendors. He said protesters lacked specific grievances and appeared primarily concerned about immigration enforcement.
“The folks are involved in a situation where they don’t quite understand it,” O’Reilly said, distinguishing between organizers and participants.
He criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for characterizing all demonstrators as communists who hate America.
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O’Reilly praised protesters for avoiding violence despite isolated calls for it from what he termed “mentally ill people.”
Trump rejected characterizations of himself as acting like a monarch, telling Fox News, “I’m not a king. I work my ass off to make our country great.”
Democratic leaders highlighted the largely peaceful nature of the protests and called for unity. The demonstrations drew less than 10% of the 75 million Americans who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the previous election, O’Reilly noted.
NewsNation partner The Hill contributed to this report.
