If there is one thing that President Donald Trump is good at, it’s the art of the troll. I’d call him a master at the game, even.
On Wednesday, Trump sent the left into an absolute SPIRAL after he shared an image that showed him wearing a crown – with the caption, “LONG LIVE THE KING” – on X.
Of course Democrats took this as an “AH HA” moment and went into a frenzy claiming that Trump wants to be a dictator and rule over Americans. All this really did was get a laugh out of people that half a brain to see he was trolling, and show that the left can’t meme.
ALL HAIL KING TRUMP!! Greatest troll of all time!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👑 pic.twitter.com/xt2cCgy5hb
— D.S.S. (@SuckItVileLibs) February 19, 2025
The post on X came shortly after the Trump administration “successfully pressured Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to abandon the state’s controversial congestion pricing scheme.”
As Trending Politics reports:
Congestion pricing is a tolling strategy designed to reduce traffic congestion by charging vehicles to enter or travel through certain areas, typically during peak hours. The goal is to encourage people to use public transportation, carpool, or adjust travel times to reduce gridlock.
The move is a major blow to New York Democrats, who had planned to impose hefty tolls on drivers entering Manhattan to fund the city’s crumbling mass transit system. On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Transportation revoked approval for New York City’s congestion pricing plan, which would have imposed tolls on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
In a letter to Governor Hochul, the department rescinded the program’s authority, effectively ending the tolling initiative. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the plan as unfair to working-class Americans and small businesses, arguing it forces drivers to pay more despite already funding highways through taxes.
He also noted the tolls would raise costs for goods and limit access to the city. The decision stems from two key issues: the lack of a toll-free alternative for drivers and the program’s focus on raising revenue for public transit rather than reducing congestion. The Federal Highway Administration will assist in shutting down the program.
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” the White House official page posted with the meme.
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
–President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/IMr4tq0sMB— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2025
ALL HAIL KING TRUMP!! Greatest troll of all time!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👑 pic.twitter.com/xt2cCgy5hb
— D.S.S. (@SuckItVileLibs) February 19, 2025