President Donald Trump wants Americans to know that after months of embracing royal rhetoric and referring to himself as “king,” he doesn’t think of himself as one.

Trump’s revelation came on the eve of the nationwide “No Kings” protests during an interview with Fox Business conspiracy theorist Maria Bartiromo that aired on Friday morning.

Bartiromo asked him if he believed that the planned “No Kings” rallies are connected to the Republican-initiated government shutdown.

“The king—this is not a king. They’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” Trump replied.

As is often the case, Trump was lying. It isn’t protesters who have referred to Trump as a king. In fact, the entire protest movement is about the notion that America is not a monarchy and that Trump does not have unchecked

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