A fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York.

An AI-generated image depicted Trump wearing a crown and the slogan "Long live the king" on a Time magazine cover.

President Donald Trump has increasingly embraced monarchical imagery, as he continues his drastic moves to remake the federal government in his image. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” Trump wrote Wednesday on Truth Social, the social media site he owns. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”