Yesterday the Democrats held a series of rallies across the country under the banner of "No Kings." Their point being, one supposes, that President Trump has been acting king-like.
With the national legislatures quite evenly split, and the Senate's filibuster requiring 60 votes to override, the legislative branch is more than a little stymied. If the government is going to do anything, the executive branch will have to do it.
Trump as the executive has stepped up, and acted. Democrats are aghast. Hence their rallies.
The truth is this country has had no king since George III. His reign here ended in either 1776 with the Declaration of Independence or in 1783 when the revolutionary war ended, take your pick.
What worries Democrats is that Trump's popularity is more king-like than what most presidents achieve. As a showman, he "reads the room," plays to the crowd, and they love it.
So ... the US had no king last century, last decade, last year, and last week. Today, it still has no king, as I'm sure Trump would agree. It does have a hyperactive President, and I am happy about that.