Donald Trump has responded to planned "No Kings" protests against his leadership, saying "we're not a king at all."

Demonstrations targeting him are planned nationwide on Saturday, the same day as a military parade celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C, which coincides with the president's 79th birthday.

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[–] 300 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The use of the royal “we” seems to indicate otherwise…

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  • [–] 84 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    To be honest, it probably actually was a slip of the tongue. He's nowhere near that clever.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

    He’s not using the royal “we”—that’s a common point of confusion. He’s actually using the caesaropapal “we”.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    You, Lemonspeed, and I all joined Lemmy the same day.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I was curious so I checked and apparently I beat you by one day. I wonder what the date distribution looks like around that time for people joining.

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  • [–] 87 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Trump isn’t a king the same way Augustus wasn’t a king—they became something even more extreme, while dressing themselves up in the shells of the republican institutions they destroyed.

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  • [–] 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The royal "we". Interesting.

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  • [–] 71 points 1 year ago

    Arguing over the technicality of a word vs his actions. Children do this.

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  • [–] 111 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Strange, he was the one to lable himself a king first, followed by the whitehouse...

    https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698

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  • [–] 54 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ohhhh, look who’s trying to weasel out of his customary BEHEADING.

    TACO lil removed

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    His reasoning as to not being a king is that he's trying to be a king and it's harder than he expected? Is the sword of damocles too scary for him??

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Completely unrelated, but the band Sleep Token released a song title Damocles in their recent album, and it's great. The whole album and everything they release is great, but I am particularly fond of Damocles.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Damoclese is dope. Caramel hits hard in the feels for me. Just feel for Vessel.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago

    So he's too stupid to know about the royal "we."

    That figures.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    C'mon guys...everyone knows he prefers, "God Emperor".

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Hm, enormous corpulent worm? Maybe

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Except that worm was Prescient. Trump has so far shown no sentience, let alone prescience.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Well, in this timeline, it's the Onion version of Dune.

    ALL HAIL WEIRD AL

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Hog Emperor of Maracas

    Depleto III

    The Lies Must Flow

    buy the whole set

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  • Wait wait wait

    'Merica

    'Merica Cult Figure

    No More Children of 'Merica

    Hog Emperor of 'Merica

    Slaughterhouse: 'Merica

    Worshippers of 'Merica

    The Magat Jihad

    'Merica: The Human Crusade (see what I did there, freaking brilliant)

    'Merica: The Battle of Cleveland

    Shoppers of 'Merica

    Wormthings of 'Merica

    (I haven't read the other books, I'm actually kind of surprised Brian kept going)

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "We are not a king. We are Venom!"

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "Calm down folks, and I mean folks, there are no kings here. Just one, me! The best king with the very most words. Make my bank account Grat again and go fuck yourself! See you in the Golfclub losers. "

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Not going to lie, I'm really irritated that his birthday falls on the exact date of this anniversary... He can have his birthday dictator worship and claim that's not what it's for and make us look "ungrateful to the army" for protesting it...

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Might get lucky this year and cancel the military parade due to thinderstorms

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    One service member already died in training for the parade. I'm sure a few more aerial vehicle and crew won't bother him.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Don't forget meth gnome and the world's oldest boy

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I gotta ask, who is the Meth Gnome? Cause that's an awesome insult.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Not in real life but he plays one on TV

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    So quit acting like it you orange piece of shit.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Can’t even read that shit hole with all the pop ups

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    What is with people not using the proper intenret protection thats standard nowadays? Get ublock origin.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Ublock doesn’t work on all phones homie

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    We three kings of orient are smoking on a rubber cigar

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Fuckers better start sampling that

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    And we are not amused.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I have eaten the onion and found it to be meat

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  • [+] -19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    To be a king you need a kingdom.

    America is a country.

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