Leftists are going absolutely bonkers over a recent post President Trump made on his Truth Social account (I know, what else is new? But bear with me, this one gets pretty funny…)
On Wednesday, President Trump announced that it will be pulling back a Biden-era congestion pricing plan that would charge all drivers a toll to enter Manhattan.
President Trump posted this in response to the move:
That last part of his post is getting leftists and the MSM all bent out of shape…
“LONG LIVE THE KING!”
Those four words instantly went viral, with liberals crying outrage that President Trump would dare refer to himself as a monarch.
And then, The White House further rubbed salt in the wound by posting this onto their official social media accounts.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!”
–President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/IMr4tq0sMB— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2025
I’m convinced this was intentional.
An absolute master class in trolling on President Trump and the White House’s part.
Just take a look at the meltdown happening online:
Please restore my faith in humanity.
Repost this if you agree Trump should be f*cking IMPEACHED for referring to himself as “King.” pic.twitter.com/p4k3lZHg1f
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) February 19, 2025
Trump now refers to himself as “the king”
Impeach. pic.twitter.com/U5LVM5O9K7
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 19, 2025
The official White House account just referred to Trump as a “king” and posted an image with a crown on his head.
They’re not even hiding it. pic.twitter.com/v2CE2x4NkS
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) February 19, 2025
Donald Trump is a delusional old man who thinks he’s the king of New York. pic.twitter.com/fzaKVvmNFu
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) February 19, 2025
THE LYIN’ KING! pic.twitter.com/gRMWXZY4Lt
— Impeach Trump a 3rd Time! (@Christo12919382) February 19, 2025
This next one looks a lot like incitement of violence against the president:
Fine, if Trump wants to be king, then we’re bringing back beheadings. pic.twitter.com/xxkTbOFR0B
— 🏳️⚧️~Francine Fishpaw~🏴☠️ (@FemaleTrouble74) February 19, 2025
The MSM also freaked out.
For instance, here’s what the fake news The New York Times had to say:
President Trump is famous for his love of everything gold and other trappings that connote royalty, whether it be large military parades or extravagant inaugural balls.
But in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr. Trump went a step further, likening himself to a king as he celebrated his administration’s move to kill New York City’s congestion pricing program.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” he wrote. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”
The White House then reinforced the message, recirculating it on Instagram and X with an illustration of Mr. Trump wearing a crown on a magazine cover resembling Time, but called Trump.
Mr. Trump’s expansive views of his power have been evident in his words and deeds. He has liberally dispensed executive orders that have gone beyond what is considered to be legally permissible. He has fired officials, run roughshod over federal agencies in ways that go beyond his authority and frozen funds that Congress had already appropriated.
And just last week, the president made clear that he believed he had broad leeway to reshape the government in any way he saw fit.
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Give me a break.
But it is funny, you have to admit.
Long live the King (of trolling)!
President Trump is the Troll King!!
The amount of people on here melting down is hysterical!!
LONG LIVE THE KING! 👑 pic.twitter.com/IMTgDNFiPq
— Southern FFA Family (@FFAFamily) February 19, 2025
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