Sometimes it’s good to get out of the New York City bubble — so I decided to head to Bethlehem, PA for the No Kings rally today.

Half of Bethlehem is located in Northampton County, which is the swingiest county in the swingiest state in the nation. As goes Northampton, so goes Pennsylvania — in every single presidential election but three since 1920.

Let me tell you, this crowd was huge. It was joyful and filled with so much love. There were parents with kids in strollers, elderly people who helped each other walk, college students and middle-aged folks. This was truly a cross-section of America, in a mid-sized American city in a crucial bellwether state, all of whom deeply love their country.

I have not felt this energized since Donald Trump took office. Friends, there are more of us than there are of them — and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. Our corporate media is so busy bending the knee and begging for access that it too often transcribes what Trump says without any analysis. And what MAGA wants you to believe is that resistance is futile. It’s not. Today proved it.

Here are some photos from my wonderful afternoon in Bethlehem. If the election were held today, no way would the swingiest county in the swingiest state elect Trump. That might be cold comfort almost a year after it voted to put Trump back in the White House but it should make you optimistic about our future.

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