There’s a 1775 letter that the founders in the Continental Congress sent to George III stressing their allegiance to him and imploring him to intervene with Parliament on their behalf.
It wasn’t until George ignored their plea and issued a crush the rebel traitors letter to Parliament that the founders gave up entirely on monarchy. And some like Hamilton appear to have been okay with establishing an American monarchy.
I agree, I wrote another comment to a freeper how Washington saved us from being under a Monarchy by turning it down
If only politicians today had his character, the first set the example for what President’s should be like.