You asked why it seems like every time MAGA has an event, people get injured or die. Let’s break that down with some facts.
At the MAGA parade in question the one modeled after a military-style celebration there were reports of around 40 people being injured. But here’s the important detail: those injuries weren’t due to violence or attacks. According to Time Magazine, most of the incidents were medical in nature things like heat exhaustion, crowd-related stress, and minor accidents. No one was assaulted. There were no riots. Just a dense crowd on a hot day with poor crowd control and not enough shade.
Now compare that to the “No Kings” protests. That movement reportedly brought out between four to six million people across thousands of cities, according to estimates cited in The Daily Beast and data analyst G. Elliott Morris. Despite the massive turnout, the protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. There was one fatality a shooting in Utah that police are still investigating but overall, there were very few incidents. The Washington Post confirmed that outside of that, there were only some scattered threats and vehicle-related injuries, and nothing organized or widespread.
So why the difference?
Part of it comes down to the structure of the events. The MAGA parade was one centralized event in Washington, DC, with a concentrated crowd in difficult weather conditions. That kind of setup is much more likely to result in heat injuries and other physical issues especially with older attendees. On the other hand, the “No Kings” movement was decentralized and spread out across the country. That made for smaller local crowds and reduced the risk of large-scale problems.
Another factor is planning and intent. The “No Kings” protests were highly organized, with local leadership, marshals, and often community or police coordination to keep things under control. The parade, while flashy, didn’t have the same kind of infrastructure to manage the crowd’s health and movement.
So no its not that MAGA events are cursed or followed by a shroud of death. It’s that different kinds of events bring different risks. The MAGA parade happened in tough physical conditions without much crowd support. The “No Kings” protests were well-organized and distributed across a wide area. That’s the real reason for the difference in outcomes.
Sources: Time Magazine, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast.
