"A king is someone who presumes the power to do whatever they want without consulting someone else. Someone who treats public property and public resources of the state as their own. Someone who surrounds themselves with lavish appointments and gilded furnishings and the trappings of wealth and power. Such as, say, a $250m, 90,000 sq ft gilded ballroom, as Trump has unilaterally proposed for the White House."
"This is insane, said Meyers over a photo of the demolished East Wing. This looks like a scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie. This is the first thing aliens do in movies to announce they're evil. They blow up the White House. Trump is just cutting out the middleman of invading aliens. No one was consulted about this, he added. No one approved of this. Congress certainly didn't get a say. The White House isn't Trump's it's supposed to be ours."
Donald Trump initiated previously unannounced construction that resulted in demolition of the White House's East Wing. A unilateral proposal includes a $250 million, 90,000-square-foot gilded ballroom for the White House. Trump demanded payment from the Justice Department as punishment for investigations against him. Record-breaking No Kings protests occurred in response to these actions. Some Republicans continue to claim he does not act like an authoritarian leader. The demolitions and demands were characterized as kingly behavior that presumes unilateral power, treats public property as personal, and surrounds leadership with lavish trappings.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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