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LONG LIVE THE KING!”: Trump’s Claims Power of Monarch in Bid to Halt NY Congestion Pricing

HeadlineFeb 20, 2025

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sued the Trump administration over President Trump’s new order to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program just six weeks after it began. The toll program aimed to reduce traffic in Manhattan while helping to fund mass transit. On Wednesday, Trump wrote on Truth Social, ”CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” The White House’s official X account then shared an image of a fake Time magazine cover of Trump wearing a golden crown, also with the headline ”LONG LIVE THE KING.” Separately, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich shared an AI-generated image of Trump wearing a crown and royal mantle.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul responded Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Kathy Hochul: “I’m here to say New York hasn’t labored under a king in over 250 years, and we are not — we sure as hell are not going to start now.”

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