We had a situation evolve at my small local no kings. After an hour chilling, a trump supporter pulled up in a truck, unloaded a giant MAGA flag and planted himself right in the middle of the group. He was non violent, said very little, and mostly just stood there.
The supervising police would not remove him, and told us he had "the same right to be there that we have".
Obviously we were all quite uncomfortable having this shit flag overshadowing us, but no one was sure what could be done about it, so we sucked it up and continued on as if he wasn't there.
How would you have handled this situation? Is there anytime that can be done in the future to prevent this?
Ps Fuck trump and his cult.
Making them feel silly is infinitely better than getting mad, trying to debate rationally, or engage on relevant issues.
Anti-anti-protest signs are the great, as is clever retorts like having a clown wig and nose in your bag and standing next to them with a "clowns for fascism" sign
If you are unprepared for counter protests, the next best thing you can do is ignore them and drown them out. Let them be there but let their numbers show.
Things like loud instruments, if you have speakers, playing "baby shark" on full blast, etc. while otherwise ignoring them can easily work.
Remember at all times they are here to get you to engage with them directly. Don't give them what they want.