NO KINGS PROTESTS: Trump, who trolled the f*cking WORLD with a fake Time cover of him as "king," says "I'm not a king"

[Miles Archer]

Trump insists he’s no monarch—just hours before thousands of protesters plan to remind him of that fact.

In a clip aired Friday on Mornings With Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, the president rejected claims that the ongoing government shutdown was timed to coincide with the “No Kings” rallies scheduled for this weekend.

“No. I mean, some people say they want to delay it for that,” Trump said. “A king... this is not a king. You know, they’re saying, they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-suddenly-doesnt-want-to-be-a-king-as-massive-protests-loom/

MEANWHILE, LAST FEBRUARY:

‘Long Live the King!’: Trump Says Quiet Part Out Loud
ALL HAIL THE KING
Trump made the shocking declaration during his victory lap about terminating approval of New York City’s congestion pricing.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/long-live-the-king-trump-says-quiet-part-out-loud/

[LymphocyteLover]

1. this guy lies and contradicts himself CONSTANTLY. So I don't care what the fuck he says about this

[sop]

2. Trump sees himself as the Pope.

[Miles Archer]

6. SCTV, "The Man Who Would Be King Of The Popes"

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[Hotler]

3. I just changed my sign for tomorrow from No Kings to

No Kings or Assholes.

[Ocelot II]

4. He would just like to be one.

[highplainsdem]

5. A Trump.supporter I know tried telling me yesterday that the image showing Trump as a king was

something his staff did, not something Trump himself had wanted.

I told him he should know better than that, and added that I'd read that years ago Trump liked members of his tacky country clubs to call him "king."

[Miles Archer]

7. Let's remember how Noem got to third base with Trump

The Story Behind Gov. Kristi Noem’s Weird Gift to Donald Trump
BIG REVEAL
She hired sculptors to build a mini-replica of Mount Rushmore with his face on it. It’s never been seen before.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-story-behind-gov-kristi-noems-weird-mount-rushmore-gift-to-donald-trump/

[yellowcanine]

8. And Nixon said, "I am not a crook."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. MaddowBlog-As Republicans slander No Kings rallies, the party is proving progressive activists' point

Centuries after “L’État, c’est moi,” Republicans are putting their own twist on the adage: “I am the state” has effectively become “Trump is the state.”

The more Republicans argue that to oppose Trump at No Kings protests is to “hate America,” the more they prove the protesters’ point.

For too much of the GOP, “L’État, c’est moi” has effectively evolved into “Trump is the state.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-10-17T16:01:01.982Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-slander-no-kings-rallies-party-proving-progressive-activis-rcna238179

Ahead of Saturday’s No Kings rallies, Republican officials haven’t exactly been subtle in what they want to convey. The Washington Post reported:

Ahead of thousands of anti-authoritarian ‘No Kings’ protests planned for Saturday across the United States, Republicans are trying to brand the demonstrations as ‘hate America’ rallies, ramping up their rhetoric about the millions of people expected to peacefully protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies as they did in June.

After House Speaker Mike Johnson used the line a week ago, claiming the No Kings protest scheduled in Washington, D.C., deserved to be seen as a “hate America rally,” I started taking notes on how many GOP officials embraced that phrasing.....

“L’État, c’est moi” is a phrase attributed to 17th century French King Louis XIV. Now, 370 years later, Republicans are putting their own twist on the adage: “I am the state” has effectively become “Trump is the state.”

The party has been headed down this path for much of the year. Indeed, the president, not long after his second inaugural described himself as a “king,” which came just days after he similarly declared, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” a phrase often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Link to tweet

It was around this time when an official White House social media account released a portrait showing a grinning Trump wearing a crown.

Eight months later, his party has decided that anti-Trump protests deserve to be labeled “hate America” events.

If the goal was to discourage participation in the rallies, I have a hunch the GOP slurs will have the opposite effect.

Here is a better pdf of trump wearing his crown

trump really does believe that he is king and it taking these rallies very personally

[Blue Owl]

10. Just like he didn't know anything about Project 2025 last year