(The hill) – President Trump overdue Saturday divided an AI-generated video of him wearing a crown while piloting a fighter jet and pouring brown liquid on “No Kings” protesters.
As the song “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins plays in the background, the jet emblazoned with “King Trump” flies over Times Square in New York City, dropping what appears to be feces over the protesters.
Trump also on his Truth Social platform divided Another AI-generated video, originally posted to Vice President Vance’s Bluesky account, shows the president wearing a crown before a cape forms over his shoulders and he unsheathes a sword.
This video ends with a clip of Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), kneeling in honor of George Floyd in 2020.
Schumer, on the other hand posted Photos on X of himself with protesters in New York City, adding: “We will not allow Trump to further undermine our democracy.”
And Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) divided a post on X as a comment under Schumers previous words about “No Kings Day.”
“If Trump were a king, the government would be open now,” reads a headline above a portrait of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: “There is already a real ‘No Kings Day’.” It’s July 4th, we call it Independence Day.”
Millions of Americans gathered across the U.S. on Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests
Around 2,600 separate demonstrations against the Trump administration were planned in 50 states. Protests took place on a petite scale Towns and citiesincluding Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and New York City.
The “No Kings” protests began in Mid-Junecoinciding with the US Army’s 250th anniversary military parade in Washington, DC, which took place on Trump’s 79th birthday.
The latest protests came amid a dispute over the ongoing government shutdown, with Democrats demanding health care concessions and Republicans so far refusing to budge.
Tara Suter contributed to this report.
