Estimates for yesterday's "No Kings Day" protests have been revised upwards to 5.5 million participants, with an upper bound of 8.7 million, potentially making it the largest single-day political protest in U.S. history, according to revised data shared on October 19th, 2025. In a separate development, President Donald Trump referenced the Insurrection Act, stating, "WE'LL GO TO SAN FRANCISCO NEXT," in remarks about the National Guard on October 19th, 2025. Over the past hour, a dispute has emerged regarding the authenticity of a viral video broadcast by MSNBC showing crowds at a "No Kings" protest in Boston yesterday. Some users, citing information from Grok, falsely claimed the video was from 2017 and that MSNBC presented it as live footage to inflate turnout numbers. However, analysis indicates the video was filmed at yesterday's Boston protest, as evidenced by multiple other local news reports from October 19th, 2025, and reverse image searches yielding no earlier results. In previous reporting from October 19th, 2025, the FBI was investigating a suspicious hunting stand discovered near President Donald Trump's Air Force One exit route at Palm Beach International Airport. The Secret Service made the discovery, and the FBI was collecting evidence. Separately, major news organizations, including CBS News, ceased reporting from inside the Pentagon due to new media access rules, a move not seen in over 60 years. President Trump also directed a lethal kinetic strike on October 17th against an ELN vessel involved in narcotics smuggling in international waters, resulting in three deaths.
