Trump jabs 'No Kings' protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown [View all]

Source: USA Today

By Zac Anderson

President Donald Trump and the White House responded to the millions of protesters who took to the streets at "No Kings" rallies by jabbing them with a series of apparently AI generated videos and a photo of Trump wearing a crown.
In one video the president shared on social media, Trump wears a crown and flies a fighter jet with "King Trump" written on it and drops what appears to be excrement on protesters. In another, he wears a crown and robe and wields a sword as a song with the words "hail to the king" plays and former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others bow to him.

The White House also posted an image on social media of Trump and Vice President JD Vance in crowns, juxtaposed with an image of House Minority Leader Hakeen Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wearing sombreros. "We're built different," the White House wrote in sharing the image.

Protesters gathered on Oct. 18 at an estimated 2,700 rallies across the country to demonstrate against Trump's policies and celebrate their Constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Many said they were upset by the Trump administration's treatment of immigrants and other vulnerable populations. Republican leaders spoke out ahead of the Saturday protests, blaming them for the current government shutdown and labeling them "hate America" rallies.

No Kings organizers estimated that 7 million people attended the rallies. The New York City Police Department said more than 100,000 people "peacefully" attended the No Kings protests in America's most populous city and said no protest-related arrests were made.

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