King Trump bombs No Kings protesters with brown liquid

WASHINGTON: As huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 US states at “No Kings” protests on Saturday, President Donald Trump responded aggressively by posting a series of AI-generated videos to his Truth Social platform depicting him as a king.

In one of videos, he is shown wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet that drops what appears to be feces on the protesters.

But it isn’t the first occasion where Trump has used AI-generated content to express his views and the Republicans see this a joke while the Democrats find an autocrat trying to dehumanise and obliterate the opponents. That’s why the No Kings protests.

Earlier month, his deputy — US Vice President JD Vance — described AI-manipulated videos that Trump posted on social media of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a joke, dismissing complaints from Democrats that the videos were racist.

‘NO KINGS’ vs ‘HATE AMERICA’

With Republicans ridiculed them as “Hate America” rallies, organisers said seven million people marched in protests spanning New York to Los Angeles, with demonstrations popping up in small cities across the US heartland and even near Trump’s home in Florida.

“This is what democracy looks like!” chanted thousands in Washington near the US Capitol, where the federal government was shut down for a third week because of a legislative deadlock.

Colorful signs called on people to “protect democracy,” while others demanded the country abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency at the center of Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown.

Demonstrators slammed what they called the Republican billionaire’s strong-arm tactics, including attacks on the media, political opponents and undocumented immigrants.

It was not possible to independently verify the organizers’ attendance figures. In New York, authorities said more than 100,000 gathered at one of the largest protests, while in Washington, crowds were estimated at between 8,000 and 10,000 people.