Donald Trump —despite "No Kings" protests—would not be picked to rule an American monarchy by the campaigners pushing to create one.

Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, it may surprise some to learn that there are movements aimed at creating an American king, or queen—though not all agree on the issue of gender.

Monarchists of America, one such group, is yet to settle on a specific pathway to selecting a preferred candidate to be king but is clear about one thing—Donald Trump is not currently in contention.

Ian Hoover, who writes as Thomas B Brightsworth on Substack, is the organization's head ideologist and told Newsweek : "This is not just speaking for the Monarchists of America, but the majority of American monarchists do not want a Trump dynasty.

"We do not

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