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Giant 'No Kings' Message Lights Davos Mountainside on Eve of Trump's WEF Address

The display echoed a U.S. protest slogan denouncing unchecked power.

Overview

  • The illuminated words were visible above the World Economic Forum site on Tuesday night before President Trump's Wednesday speech, with photos from NBC's Peter Alexander circulating widely.
  • Newsweek reports the president resumed his trip to Switzerland after Air Force One returned over a minor electrical fault, and he is still slated to address the forum.
  • Times Now said ten locals carried and lit about 450 torches to form the message on the slope, a detail not corroborated elsewhere.
  • The phrase has been used in U.S. demonstrations to assert that no leader stands above the law, which shaped how the display was interpreted online.
  • Social media reactions ranged from support to mockery, including questions about funding and comments pointing to Europe's monarchies.