President Trump on Sunday called this weekend’s “No Kings” demonstrations against him a “joke” and rejected suggestions that he is acting like a monarch.
“I’m not a king. I work my ass off to make our country great. That’s all it is. I’m not a king at all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One while flying back to Washington, D.C. from Florida.
Millions of Americans gathered at “No Kings” events across the country on Saturday, protesting Trump and his administration. Roughly 2,600 demonstrations took place in all 50 states, with massive events in cities including Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Trump dismissed the significance of the protests on Sunday and suggested they were backed by wealthy Democratic donors.
“I think it’s a joke,” Trump told reporters, when asked Sunday about the “No Kings” protests.
“I looked at the people — they’re not representative of this country. And I looked …
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