Did President Trump react with an angry Truth Social post after "only 17 people" turned out for a "Pro Kings" rally in Lexington, Kentucky? No, that's not true: The story originated on the satirical substack page of comedy writer Andy Borowitz. Trump's Truth Social account showed no posts about such an event, despite what some social media posts claimed after falling for the satirical story.
The satirical article (archived here) was published on March 29 by The Borowitz Report under a headline that read: "Trump Furious After "Pro Kings" Rally Draws Sparse Crowd" and it opened:
LEXINGTON, KY (The Borowitz Report)--Donald J. Trump was reportedly "apoplectic with rage" on Saturday after a tiny crowd showed up for his heavily-publicized "Pro Kings" rally.
An advance team led by Eric Trump had scheduled the event at Lexington, Kentucky's Kroger Field, a stadium with a 61,000-seat capacity, but later engaged in what was called "an orgy of finger-pointing" after only 17 people turned out.
The Borowitz Report has an about page (archived here) that explains it publishes satire:
If you're meeting me for the first time, I'm Andy Borowitz, a writer and comedian. I live in New Hampshire with my wife, daughter, and two dogs named Cookie and Mousse. I'm not posting a photo of the dogs because if I did you'd want to subscribe to their newsletter instead of mine.
I've been writing satirical news since I was eighteen. This represents either commitment to a genre or arrested development.
The joke story said Trump said "Especially this year, when we're celebrating the 250th anniversary of the last time we had a King!" on Truth Social. A search for the phrase "celebrating the 250th anniversary of the last time we had a King" on Trump's account on Truth Social did not return any results (archived here), further confirming the story is fiction.
