Karoline Leavitt Asked Point Blank: 'Does The President See Himself As A King?'

At her press briefing, Karoline Leavitt was asked if President Trump sees himself as a king.

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00:00as well. Alex, good to see you today.

00:02Good to see you, Caroline. Thank you. You mentioned foreign flags being blown during

00:06these protests. There are protest activities being organized for this weekend. Part of it

00:11are Democrats saying they want to reclaim the American flag. It's also being titled No King's

00:16Day. Does the President see himself as a king? And does the White House expect to see American

00:21flags being thrown, being flown during these protests this weekend?

00:25The President views himself as the President of the United States of America. This is a

00:29constitutional republic, and we want to see all of our citizens be proud of the country

00:34in which they are given the privilege and the blessing to live. And I think those images

00:40of foreign flags being waved by illegal criminals and by violent rioters in the face of cars blowing

00:48up and of flames in the city, I have photos of that here to show you, with this violence

00:55and destruction that occurred, is an image that Governor Gavin Newsom owns. This is

00:59his city, and President Trump saw these images, and he said that is not going to be accepted

01:03or tolerated, and hence why he deployed the National Guard and United States Marines who

01:08have helped to quell that violence.