Madonna criticizes Trump's 'king' quip: 'If this is a joke, I'm not laughing'

Singer Madonna criticized President Trump on Friday for a recent post online in which he appeared to call himself a "king."

"I thought this country was built by Europeans, escaping living under the rule of a King, to establish a New World governed by the people," she wrote on social platform X. "Currently we have a president who calls Himself ... Our King."

"If this is a joke, I'm not laughing," the "Like a Prayer" singer added.

The back-and-forth comes after the Trump administration announced Wednesday it would rescind the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing plan for New York City.

“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” the president posted on Truth Social, celebrating the development. “LONG LIVE THE KING!”

The White House shared the quote in a post on X, including a Time magazine-style illustration of Trump wearing and crown and Manhattan in the backdrop. Instead of the iconic Time letters, it reads "TRUMP" and includes the line “Long live the king.”

Madonna, 66, is just one of Trump's many vocal critics who raised concerns about the president calling himself a "king."

The music star has long been critical of the president. Last month, she accused the Trump administration of “slowly dismantling all the freedoms we have been fighting for,” while calling on her fans not to give up.

“It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years,” the “Vogue” musician wrote in a post on X.

Madonna’s post came hours after Trump signed an executive order aimed at restricting access to gender-affirming care for transgender children and teenagers younger than 19. A separate order has also barred transgender people from serving openly in the military and comes days after another demanded the federal government recognize only two genders.

The president has also recently pushed a plan to give the White House more authority over various independent regulatory agencies as his administration seeks to overhaul the federal workforce and cut government spending. The move is likely to prompt legal challenges.