No Kings protests reportedly funded by socialist, communist groups

Organizers behind the No Kings protests are predicting that Saturday’s turnout across the country will result in the biggest protest in U.S. history, with a core anti-Trump message.

The funding and influence behind the protests include a network of about 500 groups with an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenue, according to Fox Digital News.

The flagship rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, where immigration enforcement operations led to the death of two Americans, is reportedly coordinated by Indivisible, a grassroots organization with Democratic ties and funded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros — a narrative pushed by GOP Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

Fox News Digital identified socialist and communist organizations funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American businessman with Communist China ties, are sending members to the protests.

Some of his finances back the People’s Forum, a socialist-oriented political organization, and anti-war advocacy group CodePink, whose co-founder Jodie Evans is married to Mr. Singham.

In response to a request for comment about the planned protests, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson decried the movement’s “major leftist” financial backers.

An October fact check by Snopes determined that social media users falsely claimed that the No Kings protests were financially backed by billionaires with a $300 million price tag. Instead, Snopes said, this represents how much money charitable groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, have given to organizations supporting No Kings.

No Kings spokeswoman Eunic Epstein-Ortiz said No Kings is not an organization or a formal entity that can accept donations.

“It is a coalition of over 270+ partners and a decentralized movement driven by volunteers and activists across the country. Organizations support the No Kings coalition by providing training, toolkits and limited resources, but the vast majority of events are organized, promoted and funded locally by grassroots volunteers,” she told Snopes in October.

More than 3,000 rallies, with several more planned abroad, including in Mexico and Canada, popped up across the U.S. to denounce President Trump’s policies.

The demonstrations began in June, describing the Trump administration as a “regime,” and Saturday’s protest marks the third one.