“….Mayor Lucas is concerned with enhanced state enforcement for one set of protesters, but no action or aid to local law enforcement when Neo-Nazis march through Missouri’s urban streets. The Mayor has confidence in responsible protestors to use their First Amendment rights peacefully and in compliance with the law. More than one thousand Kansas Citians protested peacefully and responsibly just days ago…”

This afternoon, in response to Governor Mike Kehoe’s (r) executive order activating the Missouri National Guard:

Mayor Quinton D. Lucas
[June 12, 2025]
Mayor Lucas’s Office Responds to Governor Kehoe’s National Guard Activation:

[….] The Office of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike Kehoe’s Executive Order 25-25 activating the Missouri National Guard ahead of planned demonstrations:

‘Mayor Lucas is concerned with enhanced state enforcement for one set of protesters, but no action or aid to local law enforcement when Neo-Nazis march through Missouri’s urban streets. The Mayor has confidence in responsible protestors to use their First Amendment rights peacefully and in compliance with the law. More than one thousand Kansas Citians protested peacefully and responsibly just days ago. For those who do not act responsibly, the Mayor stands by the women and men of local law enforcement at KCPD and other agencies to handle any necessary enforcement actions. Unnecessary escalation from our nation’s capital and state capitals undermines local law enforcement and makes all less safe.’

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Previously:

No Kings – #Resist – on Saturday, June 14, 2025 (June 12, 2025)

Mike Kehoe (r) wets his pants (June 12, 2025)