President Donald Trump insists he’s no monarch—just hours before thousands of protesters plan to remind him of that fact.

In a clip aired Friday on Mornings With Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, the president rejected claims that the ongoing government shutdown was timed to coincide with the “No Kings” rallies scheduled for this weekend.

“No. I mean, some people say they want to delay it for that,” Trump said. “A king... this is not a king. You know, they’re saying, they’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king.”

The full interview will air Sunday on Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo.

More than 2,600 “No Kings Day” protests are set to take place nationwide on Saturday. The movement, aimed at pushing back against Trump’s perceived authoritarian drift, builds on a June 14

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