Trump adds 'king' rhetoric to actions that critics say exceed his authority

President Donald Trump is branding himself a monarch.

President Donald Trump is branding himself a monarch.

The president of the United States made an unprecedented declaration on Wednesday while applauding his administration’s decision to terminate federal approval of New York’s congestion pricing program.

“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” Trump wrote on his social platform Truth Social. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”

The official White House social media accounts on X, Instagram and Facebook soon quoted his post, all sharing a fake magazine cover depicting an illustration of Trump smiling in a suit — and wearing a bejeweled golden crown. In the corner of the magazine cover appears the text: “LONG LIVE THE KING.”

The posts come as critics have accused him of exceeding his constitutional authority during his first weeks in office.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/king-trump-rcna192912

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