Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse was not impressed by President Donald Trump’s proclamation on Wednesday when he crowned himself king. Whitehouse on Thursday claimed that Trump was much more of a “royal pain in the a--” than a royal ruler. This is following the president declaring he saved New Yorkers by ridding the city of a $9 “congestion pricing” toll meant to fund improvements to public transportation. In a TruthSocial post, Trump celebrated himself and wrote: “LONG LIVE THE KING!” The White House X account jumped on the bandwagon and posted a fake Time magazine cover with Trump wearing a crown shortly after. During his CNN appearance, Whitehouse was asked about Trump’s declaration to which the senator questioned whether the president’s actions make him a “royal pain in the a--?” He repeated his rhetorical question in response to the White House’s social media post and wrote on X: “Does this officially make him a *royal* pain in the a--?”
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