Stephen King brands US President Donald Trump's presidency a 'horror story', hopes for impeachment
Stephen King has called US President Donald Trump a “horror story” who he wants to see leave the White House in disgrace.
The acclaimed horror author - whose books include The Shining, It and Carrie, among many others - has nothing but total contempt for Trump and his right-wing politics.
King, 77, would like to see Trump’s second term in office end with an impeachment.
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“It’s a horror story either way. Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?”
Misery writer King has been an outspoken critic of Trump, 79, and used his X account to brand the White House incumbent a “spoiled child”.
Posting on the social media platform, he wrote: Deep down in his heart, I believe Trump knows he’s an incompetent a**hole.
“Trump is like a spoiled child. When he doesn’t get his way, he throws a tantrum.”
Trump has been impeached twice by the House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate on both occasions; first in 2019 for obstruction of Congress and secondly in 2021 after the Capitol attack that occurred on January 6 with the House of Representatives charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection” due to his allegations of election fraud.
