‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna takes on ‘King’ Trump: ‘If this is a joke, I’m not laughing’
The US superstar was responding to the US president calling himself ‘the King’ on social media posts
Pop superstar Madonna reignited her campaign against President Donald Trump on Thursday, upbraiding the US leader for calling himself “the King”.
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.