"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
You can see his post below.
@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social
The official X account for the White House then included Trump's declaration in a post of its own that was accompanied by a meme in the style of Time magazine that shows Trump with a crown atop his head and the caption:
"LONG LIVE THE KING"
You can see it below.
@WhiteHouse/X
Paul was undoubtedly pleased by all this, issuing the following message in which he affirmed his "enthusiastic endorsement" of Trump's actions as of late:
"A few people may have noticed that I resisted an enthusiastic endorsement of Donald Trump during the election. But now, I’m amazed by the Trump cabinet (many of whom I would have picked)."
"I love his message to the Ukrainian warmongers, and along with his DOGE initiative shows I was wrong to withhold my endorsement. So today, admittedly a little tardy, I give Donald Trump my enthusiastic endorsement! (Too little too late some will say, but, you know, it is sincere, there is that.)"
"Don’t expect this endorsement to be fawning. I still think tariffs are a terrible idea, but Dios Mio, what courage, what tenacity. Go @realDonaldTrump Go!"
You can see his post below.
And amid all this, Paul's 2014 tweet—in which he attacked Obama by posting a meme of a crown, throne, and kingly robes—in which he said the following resurfaced:
"The "president who thinks he's a king" starter pack."
You can see his post below.
@RandPaul/X
It's worth noting that during Obama's tenure, Paul referred to him as a "king" waging "constitutional war," vowing to undo Obama's executive orders on gun control. In fact, he once told Fox News Radio that Obama had shown that he was "fundamentally misunderstanding our constitutional republic and really collapsing this separation of powers that’s so important."
He's been quite silent about Trump's blatant anti-democratic moves—so his tweet hasn't exactly aged well, as people were quick to point out.
The internet doesn't forget, Senator.
The Ukrainian President responded by stating that Trump lives in a "disinformation space."
Earlier this week, the Trump administration said US officials have agreed to continue talks with Russia to end the conflict after an initial meeting in Saudi Arabia that excluded Kyiv from participating.
On Wednesday, Trump railed against Zelenskyy on Truth Social, calling him "a modestly successful comedian" who "talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and 'TRUMP,' will never be able to settle."
Trump also revisited his erroneous claim that Zelenskyy "refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls."
Despite Trump's claim, Zelenskyy was democratically elected in a fair and free election and won in what has become the biggest landslide in the history of Ukrainian presidential elections.
It's worth mentioning that under its constitution, Ukraine must postpone elections under martial law during times of war, which the country was forced to do due to the Russian invasion.
Levin, who is MAGA through and through, weighed in on Trump's misleading claims on his eponymous The Mark Levin Show and set the record straight on several of Trump's lies about Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
Levin started:
“Now look, I don’t have a problem if it’s the position of our administration to cut back on support for Ukraine—which I oppose, by the way—then so be it."
"Elections have consequences, so be it. But I want to make sure the facts are on the table and you, the American people, draw your own conclusion," said Levin, adding that “MAGA doesn’t support Putin.”
He continued:
“Zelensky ordered martial law—that’s what the constitution there compelled. Zelensky hasn’t called for an election—that’s what the constitution there compels.”
“Now, I’m waiting for the first free election for Vladimir Putin. I mean, this is almost comical in a sick way that Putin is demanding an election."
"Why is he demanding an election in Ukraine when he doesn’t have free and real elections in his own country? And why does he-, why does he get to call the shots when in fact, he murders people who dare to challenge him?”
You can listen to the segment of his show here.
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Levin added:
“This is what we’re dealing with. Again, old KBG, and not just KBG, he [Putin] was in like Flynn with the Stasi in East Germany. So, I don’t know why there are people that not only oppose Zelenskyy but seem to support Putin.”
He attributed the vilification of Zelenskyy to "pseudo-intellectuals" peddling “policies that in many ways are un-American in my view, and policies that if they had espoused these policies not that long ago, people would have wondered if they were on the take, or who they’re working for, something like that. Not that they are, but they would wonder.”
After Trump claimed that Zelenskyy's approval rating was at 4%, Levin stated:
“And so Zelensky’s latest poll, he’s at 57%. The parliament—with all parties in the parliament—support what he’s doing."
"They’re trying to survive. Ukraine did not invade Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine.”
"Ukraine doesn’t have the industrial might that a Russia has—or a China. A relatively small population of around 40 million people, mostly agricultural country, mostly an agricultural country. They didn’t start this war."
"What were they supposed to do? Roll over and play dead? Eighty-one percent of the American people do not trust Putin because 81% of the American people are smart.”
“Because the men and women in this country who’ve been in the military who’ve fought wars, they understand, their families understand, I understand there needs to be peace between these two countries and I think Donald Trump is uniquely able to do that, to pull it off, I really do."
"But there cannot be peace at any cost. Reagan used to talk about this, Churchill used to talk about it, FDR used to talk about it, Patton used to talk about it. There is no peace without slavery."
"If Ukraine is making preposterous demands that cannot be met, that’s another problem, that’s another problem. But the idea that Ukraine must hold elections in violation of its own constitution as a condition for peace, or that Ukraine must give up more territory as a condition for peace… you have to understand the Ukrainian people don’t want to do that."
"That’s why Zelensky is at 57%, higher than most politicians in our own country!”
People were shook over Levin's surprising pivot to rebuke Trump.
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Is there a shred of hope for us all? Users continue keeping their fingers crossed.
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Levin's remarks hold significance given his well-documented allegiance to Trump.
In 2023, Levin vehemently backed Trump during the Republican presidential primaries against his challenger at the time, GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
"We, the American people, need to stand behind this guy," Levin once said of Trump, adding, "There's not another Republican that I can think of who can fight back and fight back this way."
"He's the guy, and they know it," said Levin.
"Great to meet with @SecDuffy today to discuss New Hampshire's transportation priorities, including our efforts to streamline the permitting process to complete critical projects more quickly. I look forward to working with our @USDOT partners to keep New Hampshire moving!"
You can see her post below.
@KellyAyotteX
But what really caught people's attention was Duffy's weird shoes.
Seriously, someone tell us, please: What is up with these shoes? The people need to know.
@KellyAyotte/X
In swept Guy with this sharp observation:
"these look like the first shoes ever made'
You can see his post below.
The comments were hilarious.
This is the second time in the last week that Guy has gone viral with remarks about the fashion choices of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bragged about his blue suit standing out in a photo of NATO leaders taken at a recent event, Guy said that "historically, this color was only worn in chocolate factories," a reference to the fate that befell Violet Beauregarde, the "blueberry girl" of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Hegseth, who at the time asserted that Ukraine would not regain all of its lost territory from Russia and would not be granted NATO membership, was swiftly mocked for his "America First" menswear as a result. Hegseth has stood firm and not responded to these criticisms.
