Whoa. This is a story in three parts:
Part 1) Trump nukes NYC congestion tolls to the delight of working-class New Yorkers who were hard hit by the unpopular fees.
Part 2) Trump freaks out hysterical leftists by referencing himself as “king.”
Part 3) Gov. Kathy Hochul, who loves congestion pricing, has a (figurative) coronary and vows, “We’ll see you in court.”
Let’s start with the most fun part, where Trump sent progressives searching for their smelling salts. He is truly “King of the Troll”:
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!”
–President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/IMr4tq0sMB— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 19, 2025
Of course, Trump presenting himself as a king got the knickers of many folks in a twist—including some Republicans who weren’t amused. Hochul, meanwhile, said in…
