Pop superstar Madonna reignited her campaign against President Donald Trump on Thursday, upbraiding the US leader for calling himself “the King”.
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Trump declared “LONG LIVE THE KING” to end a social media message on Wednesday stating that he had killed a New York plan to impose a peak congestion charge of US$9 for cars entering much of busy Manhattan.
The White House reposted the message on its social media with an illustration showing Trump wearing a diamond-studded crown.
“I thought this country was built by Europeans, escaping living under the rule of a King, to establish a New World governed by the people,” Madonna, widely known as “The Queen of Pop”, said on social media late on Thursday.
“Currently we have a president who calls Himself Our King. If this is a joke, I’m not laughing,” the 66-year-old singer added.
Madonna had criticised Trump during his first term as US president and she took part in a demonstration by Trump opponents after his January 20 inauguration. She has highlighted attacks on LGBTQ rights by the new administration.