Trump Mocks Massive ‘No Kings’ Protests In New Fox Interview
President Donald Trump mocked the massive nationwide “No Kings” planned for this weekend, then attacked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the government shutdown.
Activists have been organizing a series of No Kings protests for months, with this weekend’s expected to be the largest yet. Over 2,500 rallies have been organized across the country, with prominent Democrats urging attendees to remain peaceful at all times. Many Republican leaders have taken to calling them “Hate America” rallies.
In a preview of an interview that will air this week’s edition of Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures, anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Trump about the movement, and the president derisively denied being a king:
MARIA BARTIROMO: More than 2,000 people expected across the country protesting. I spoke with the president in the Oval Office yesterday about that watch.
MARIA BARTIROMO: Mr. President, do you think that the government shutdown is all about this rally that’s happening this weekend, the No King’s Rally?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: No, I mean, some people say they want to delay it for that.
A king! This is not an act.
MARIA BARTIROMO: It’s more than that.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: You know, they’re saying they’re referring to me as a king, I’m not a king.
MARIA BARTIROMO: No, but just so that Chuck Schumer could go and say I’m fighting Trump.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well Chuck is, you know, at the end of the line. He’s being beaten by everybody that they pull against it. I don’t think it matters to him. I think he’s just so dead that he’ll do anything.
They made one mistake. They didn’t realize that that gives me the right to cut programs that Republicans never wanted.
You know, giveaways, welfare programs, et cetera. And we’re doing that. And we’re cutting them permanently. We’re cutting a $20 billion project that Schumer fought for 15 years to get, and I’m cutting the project.
Watch above via Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures.
