Donald Trump didn’t try and hide his delight at the gift of an ancient crown symbolizing the “divine connection between the authority of the heavens and sovereignty on earth.”

The South Koreans had him at hello.

The inference that the most powerful man on the planet was some kind of demi-God was singing to the MAGA choir. Even if the golden headpiece was a replica.

Trump went from impotent to important after winning the 2024 presidential election. Now he considers himself omnipotent.

And while his own country may still be split down the middle over whether he should be regarded as a King or No King, the rest of the world has already made up its mind.

They are paying courtiers to the MAGA court of King Don.

Leaders who won’t pay fealty have found they pay a heavy price. Mark Carney

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