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Mediaite reports:
President Donald Trump proudly broadcast a quote from New York Times reporter Peter Baker assessing Trump’s political status following his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial — from an article whose headline called Trump “stained in history.”
That quote came from a February 1 “news analysis” article entitled “While Stained in History, Trump Will Emerge From Trial Triumphant and Unshackled,” which looked ahead to Trump’s then-impending acquittal.
Witnesses were not permitted at Trump’s trial because Republicans voted not to allow them, and Trump’s White House refused to provide documents that were subpoenaed.
The Hill reports:
“Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. ‘When you strike at a king,’ Emerson famously said, ‘you must kill him,’” read the opening lines from the article Trump quoted. “Mr. Trump’s foes struck at him but did not take him down.”
Shortly after Trump quoted the piece, the phrase “YOU ARE NOT A KING” began trending in the United States, with more than 17,000 tweets as of 11 a.m.
“Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump. ‘When you strike at the King, Emerson famously said, “you must kill him.’ Mr. Trump’s foes struck at him but did not take him down. A triumphant Mr.Trump emerges from the…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2020
…..biggest test of his presidency emboldened, ready to claim exoneration, and take his case of grievance, persecution and resentment to the campaign trail.” Peter Baker @nytimes The Greatest Witch Hunt In American History!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2020
A few problems with your analogy:
1. YOU ARE NOT A KING
2. Murder is illegal
3. You were still IMPEACHED. That shit lasts forever.
4. It’s not “triumphant” when you hid the witnesses, threatened jurors, and half of them admitted that they knew you were guilty.— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) February 15, 2020
Trump also capitalized the word “King” which was capitalized in the NYT story nor in the original Emerson quote.
He also changed it to “the King” from “a king.”
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) February 15, 2020
So trump changed the actual wording of the quote—both Emerson’s original & what was quoted by Peter Baker in his awful article—to pronounce himself not only A king, but THE king. The only crown trump deserves is the King of Hate & Lies. #KingOfDementia #KingOfHate #KingOfLies pic.twitter.com/eDiuIDL7O3
— StillMindyLou (@stillmindylou) February 15, 2020
For every minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
He is not a king / he is an angry #impeached4life man who wants to draw everyone else into his hate and fury. #Resist. Find your joy. Organize for change and #VoteHimOut!#SaturdayThoughts
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) February 15, 2020
YOU ARE NOT A KING,
BUT YOU ARE LORD OF LIES pic.twitter.com/7w5eEw6iaj
— Arctic Friend (@FriendEden100) February 15, 2020