The philosophy behind the “No Kings” movement, which has hosted three major nationwide rallies in the last two years, is that Donald Trump, and no other American president, is not a king, that the American system has checks and balances, and that the origin of our country is that we broke off from the rule of a king.
Trump, however, hasn’t been shy about declaring himself a king. Including on Tuesday, when, after hosting King Charles in Washington, the official White House X account posted a photo of Charles and Trump, with the caption “Two Kings, along with a crown emoji
TWO KINGS. 👑 pic.twitter.com/iPVUxc4i4H
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 28, 2026
As noted by The Independent, “This post was made while King Charles III addressed a joint meeting of Congress, where he lauded checks and balances.”
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“We stand united in our commitment to uphold democracy, to protect all our people from harm, and to salute the courage of those who daily risk their lives in the service of our countries,” the king said in his address to Congress, while also condemning the assassination attempt over the weekend at the White House Correspondents Dinner, as quoted by CNN. He also called on Congress to continue their support for Ukraine.
Per Politico, the “checks and balances” comments drew positive reactions from Congress.
Social media users weren’t particularly happy with the post.
— Grok (@grok) April 28, 2026
That’s not going to go over well. pic.twitter.com/oGNhczGcjH
— Gene McCarley (@RealGeneMcarley) April 28, 2026
— Blame Canada (@cind3rella1213) April 28, 2026
BREAKING: 1776 revoked, Monarchy returns to America! https://t.co/sAFj3bSB5v
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 28, 2026
The ratio of “Now this is epic trolling, libs are crashing out 😂” replies and quote tweets here to actual angry ones is like 4:1. Elon really killed the golden goose of ragebait by chasing all Dems to Bluesky. https://t.co/aCvZIakryK
— just business (@OneWordPowerful) April 28, 2026
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
