Randi Weingarten is departing the DNC, telling Chair Ken Martin she is "out of step with the leadership." (AP/Reuters)
"I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities," Weingarten wrote in a letter dated June 5 to DNC Chair Ken Martin explaining her departure.
Conservatives and other critics slammed Weingarten and her leadership over AFT, while also resurrecting footage from Saturday of Weingarten's speech slamming Trump while jumping up and down in an animated manner.
PHOTOS: SEE THE ANTI-TRUMP VIOLENCE THAT HAS UNFOLDED ON LA'S STREETS ACROSS THE LAST WEEK
"You are the community to this president's chaos, and together we build a future of opportunity and justice for all," Weingarten said during her "No Kings" remarks in Philadelphia. "Hope over fear, aspiration over anger. The promise of America for each and every American, that is what we are fighting for today."
Anti-ICE rioters and police face-off in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Demonstrations across the country are being held today under that banner of "No Kings." (Jamie Vera/Fox News)
"Randi Weingarten's resignation from the DNC post- ‘No Kings’ protest meltdown reflects deepening divisions within the Democratic Party," another conservative X account posted.
"This was Randi Weingarten yesterday at the ‘No Kings’ protest. She just retired. The trash is taking itself out," another conservative commentator said in reaction to the video.
Weingarten was among vocal Democrats pushing for Trump critics to take to the streets on Saturday as part of the national "No Kings Day" protests, including sharing a link on X to the AFT's website promoting the protests.
Members of the U.S. Army cross the Arlington Memorial Bridge to start the parade down Constitution Avenue marking the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army, June 14, 2025 in Washington. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The "No Kings Day" protests were held on the same day as Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, which also fell on the president's birthday and Flag Day. An estimated 1,500 "No Kings Day" protests unfolded across the nation, including in Los Angeles, which has been rocked by violent anti-Trump and anti-ICE riots since June 6, when federal law enforcement officials converged on the city to conduct immigration raids.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Protests in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, spiraled into violence Saturday. Four law enforcement officers were injured during a riot in Portland, while law enforcement in Los Angeles were forced to deploy tear gas, flash-bangs and a dispersal order, with the LAPD citing "people in the crowd (were) throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" at officers.
Fox News Digital reached out to the AFT for additional comment from the union and Weingarten regarding the DNC departure and negative conservative reactions but did not immediately receive a reply.
Fox News Digital's Deirdre Heavey and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/critics-slam-randi-weingartens-bizarre-no-kings-meltdown-activism-wake-abrupt-dnc-departure