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Donald Trump has fired back at millions of protesters accusing him of acting like a king… by depicting himself as a king.
Not only that – a king who has a plane with ‘King Trump’ written on the side. And flies it over those protesters. And drops excrement over them.
It’s the latest dignified response from the US President to the ‘No Kings’ demonstrations attracting vast crowds across the country to oppose his agenda.
Cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington DC – as well as Miami and New York, where Trump has homes – have held mass gatherings under the name.
In his latest foray into AI video, Trump fired back at the protests in typical fashion on his Truth Social website.
The 19-second clip shows him piloting a jet while wearing a crown, flying over a city that looks reminiscent of New York, and dumping brown sludge over people carrying placards.
It’s not the first time the president has styled himself as a monarch – hence the name of the protest movement.
In February, he attracted criticism for posting a picture of himself – again apparently AI-generated – in a crown, with the caption ‘long live the king’.
The US, of course, has a complicated history with royalty. It was founded in 1776 with the rejection of King George’s authority over the land.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul responded to Trump’s February tweet by saying: ‘New York hasn’t labored under a king in over 250 years and we are not — we sure as hell are not going to start now.
‘The streets of this city, where battles were fought, we stood up to a king and we won then and we will.’
Trump’s fecal teasing is the latest sign that his White House is not particularly bothered about appearing childish.
Yesterday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked who decided an upcoming meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would take place in Hungary.
She responded: ‘Your mom did.’
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