No Kings. Seven million people across the country took to the streets to remind the Trump Administration and the majority of Republicans who are beholden to Trump that in the U.S. of A. we don’t have kings. We, like, went to war about that and stuff.
Of course, Donald Trump isn’t actually a king. But he sure as hell acts like one! He doesn’t believe he has to follow any laws and, indeed, breaks the law constantly. This is bad!
Look, the U.S. has a lot of dumb laws that nobody should follow. Laws that are based in animus and are intended to oppress people that those in power do not like. Take all of the laws against gender-affirming care, for example, or laws regarding what restrooms and locker rooms transgender people can use. The proponents of these laws say they’re necessary to protect children and women, which is bullshit.
How do I know it’s bullshit? Because Republicans are the only people who go out of their way to oppose laws that would actually protect children and women. Take gun violence, for example. Republicans freely offer thoughts and prayers, but stand in the way of meaningful gun violence prevention whenever they can. Because there’s nothing you can do with a gun that’s worse than restricting gun ownership, damn it.
Or how about healthcare? If Republicans gave a damn about protecting women, they wouldn’t pass laws that keep women away from lifesaving reproductive healthcare. God hates abortion under any circumstance, they say. But letting someone with a dead fetus inside of their womb die of sepsis? According to Republicans, that’s A-OK.
So when people say that the United States is a nation of laws, I have to admit I roll my eyes. But I am but a mere peasant compared to the President, so breaking the law could have very serious consequences for me. For Trump? Not so much. Sure, there are courts that rule against him. But we all know that he basically owns the Supreme Court and they’re unlikely to stand in his way.
So, yeah. That’s where the whole “No Kings” thing comes from.
But it’s pretty clear that Trump would love to be the King of America (not sure it’s possible for him to be king of the United States and still keep the whole “united” thing going).
In response to millions of people protesting in what House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisana) called “I hate America rallies,” Trump posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet with “King Trump” emblazoned on the side. This is obviously gross and in poor taste.
The only thing that could have made the video worse is if Trump were flying the plane over crowds of people protesting and dumping diarrhea all over them.
It is… I don’t want to say shocking, because there really is no floor when it comes to how low Trump will sink. He has no filter and absolutely no one willing to say NO to him. Also, as I mentioned, he feels absolutely no constraint from the law. What shocked me most about the video was how it was a perfect metaphor for his presidency. And since Trump has no grasp of irony, I am sure he doesn’t know just how badly he owned himself with this stupid AI slop.
The video features at least one actual person getting shit-faced (sorry): liberal influencer Harry Sisson. He posted on X, “Can a reporter please ask Trump why he posted an AI video of himself dropping poop on me from a fighter jet? That would be great thanks.”
I would also love to see reporters asking Trump such questions. Alas, the mainstream media continues to act as if everything is just business as usual, even after Trump figuratively shits all over the country.
But wait, that’s not all.
As I write this, an excavator and other construction equipment is tearing away at the East Wing of the White House. It’s being demolished for Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
“Renderings [of the ballroom] provided by the White House depict a vast space with gold and crystal chandeliers, gilded Corinthian columns, a coffered ceiling with gold inlays, gold floor lamps and a checkered marble floor,” reports CNN.
Yet another perfect metaphor for Trump’s presidency. Destructive and tacky as fuck.
And, of course, full of shit.
