Member-only story

Trump as King

Shirley Jones Luke
3 min readFeb 20, 2025

--

He finally said the quiet part out loud

Photo Source: Yahoo.com

It’s been exactly 30 days since Trump’s inauguration, and he has finally claimed the title he’s always longed for — king. Trump tweeted on Truth Social after posting a fake Time cove,r “Long live the king.” Trump sent shockwaves across the country and the world with that pronouncement. America was founded in direct opposition to the King of England and his “taxation without representation.” Now, here’s Trump declaring himself king.

I guess winning the presidency wasn’t enough for him.

“King” Trump, “Vice President” Musk, and errand boy Vance have been causing chaos all over the globe. Trump won’t put down his pen as he continues issuing executive orders that are upending Americans’ lives. Musk and his mini minions have entered various agencies and departments and gutted them, costing thousands of Federal employees their jobs. Vance has been going overseas telling other first-world nations how to emulate Trump’s policies in their countries.

The first 30 days of Trump’s presidency have been a complete nightmare. We have tariffs from Canada, China, and Mexico. We’re fighting with Panama over the canal and trying to take Greenland. Federal employees are being let go without cause, even with exemplary evaluations. Some employees were let go in error because of their jobs — like the researchers working on…

--

--

Shirley Jones Luke
Shirley Jones Luke

Written by Shirley Jones Luke

Shirley is a writer. Ms. Luke enjoys books, fashion and travel. She is working on her second poetry manuscript, a collection of essays, and a fiction novel.

Responses (1)