Demonstrators gather in front of the Federal building guarded by a mix of US marines and National guards during the "No Kings" protest following federal immigration operations, in Los Angeles, California on July 4. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump and his allies have spent weeks painstakingly trying to manufacture an image of an irredeemably violent American left.

This despite a series of rulings from judges , including several Republican-appointed ones, saying the image being painted is a mirage. And it’s despite hard data showing that, even as left-wing violence has increased this year, it still pales to decades of right-wing violence .

But ahead of the “No Kings” rallies across the country on Saturday, the GOP’s effort has taken a rather stunning turn.

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