Thousands packed Times Square in Manhattan during a "No Kings" protest in New York City on Oct. 18, 2025.

In the wake of massive, peaceful “No Kings” protests against him and his polices, President Donald Trump responded like a mad king, disgracing the office he holds by posting an AI video showing him dumping poop on protesters.

That’s an unimaginable sentence to write, but it’s as true as Trump is crazy. The president of the United States of America went on social media and posted an artificial intelligence video that shows him, adorned with a crown, flying a fighter jet and dumping diarrhea on Americans exercising their First Amendment right to peacefully protest.

Some news outlets played coy, calling it “brown liquid” or “sewage.” But let’s call it like it is, because it matters that the holder of an office that once required a bit of dignity thinks dropping s--- on the heads of the people he’s supposed to represent is funny.

President Poop, we’ll call him. Some have suggested Diarrhea Don, but that first word is tricky to spell. I say we keep it simple. You can even use an emoji if you want: President .

Trump's poop video was a disgrace, and Vance seemed to cheer him on

A young Democratic influencer who was seen in the AI video, Harry Sisson, posted on X: “Can a reporter please ask Trump why he posted an AI video of himself dropping poop on me from a fighter jet?”

To which Vice President JD Vance – yes, the actual vice president of the United States of America – responded: “I’ll ask him for you Harry.”

What in the name of all that is holy is going on here? How has America, since Trump was inaugurated in late January, sunk so deeply into the literal sewer that we're having conversations about the Oval Office vulgarian posting hateful poop videos?

Is this what you voted for, Trump supporters? Republicans, is this what you want? Is this gross, twisted, decidedly un-American imagery modeling the kind of behavior you want your kids to follow? Would you show this video in church on Sunday to inspire the congregation? Is this s--- making America great?

The 'No Kings' protests obviously got under Trump's thin skin

It’s clearly not. Trump’s display of childish bathroom humor was a tantrum against Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, which brought out nearly 7 million Americans, one of the largest single-day protests in American history.

The nationwide events defied the Republican Party’s pre-protest fearmongering. Trump lackeys called them “hate America protests” and warned of violence, terrorists and chaos, painting the events as some collective insurrection.

Republicans promised violence, but 'No Kings' protests were peaceful and patriotic

But what Americans and people around the world saw on Oct. 18 were peaceful protesters marching and waving American flags, wearing colorful costumes, holding snide signs mocking the Trump administration. They saw families with children, people with their dogs, retirees and teenagers dancing and singing and making it abundantly clear Donald Trump is monumentally disliked.

The protests were a triumph, and the utter lack of violence or anything Republicans and right-wing pundits had so pathetically raged about in advance served to highlight Trump and Co.'s weakness and absurdity.

How can Republicans let a president disgrace the office like Trump has?

No sane person can look objectively at the "No Kings" protests and say they weren’t focused, well-organized and peaceful.

And no sane person can look at the grotesque, poop-splattering video the president of the United States posted (even as I type it, I can’t believe such a sentence has to be written) and say the man running this country has a shred of decency.

He hates those who dislike or disagree with him. He would gladly dump sewage on their heads and put a crown on his own to soothe his eggshell ego.

Trump fancies himself beloved. 'No Kings' protests prove he isn't s---.

He fancies himself funny. He fancies himself a king. He fancies himself beloved.

Wrong, wrong and wrong. The weekend’s protests proved he’s not s---.

It bears repeating: The president of the United States posted a video showing himself dropping poop on Americans.

How damn much lower can this country go?

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