Brutal Publicist

Sunday, President Donald Trump tweeted “The Fake News Media works hard at disparaging & demeaning my use of social media because they don’t want America to hear the real story!”  Yesterday, he tweeted “Russian officials must be laughing at the U.S. & how a lame excuse for why the Dems lost the election has taken…

Donald Trump began keeping a diary on his Mideast trip when he got to Israel (or “got back from the Middle East,” as he put it).  He thought this would be a good thing to do to help in writing his memoirs, and also since the intelligence agency heads all seem to keep diaries. I…

Many people are saying that President Trump doesn’t prepare adequately for meetings and discussions with foreign leaders.  In an effort to disprove this claim, the White House has leaked the following “detailed notes” compiled by the President himself for his trip to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia.  How is this pronounced?  I bet it sounds like…

President Donald Trump’s commencement address at Liberty University over the weekend made headlines for, surprisingly, focusing on himself rather than on the graduates.  And when he did turn to the graduates, he seemed to crib his message from Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.  Lost in this controversy was the anomalous introduction of Trump by University…

Celebrity reactions to President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey have been swift and stunned. In the tradition of Frederick Douglas and Andrew Jackson seemingly living on and commenting on events long after their deaths, celebrity responses have not been limited to the living. Carlos Santana:  Oy Vey Comey’s Gone Carly Rae Jepsen:  And…

The White House released the following Easter Message from President Trump on Maundy Thursday: Happy Easter to Americans all over the world!  As we reflect on the miracle of Easter, many of us imagine what it must have been like to be there almost 2000 years ago to witness the Passion, death and resurrection of…

President Trump had to prepare to host the Chinese President Jinping Xi by himself, because his top foreign policy advisor, troubleshooter, and diplomat, Jared Kushner, was overseas.  The President studied another brash developer who hosted a Chinese gentleman at a golf club, Al Czervik.  The President greeted his guest and took him straight to the…

Shakespeare endures because his fundamental insights are timeless.  Let’s see what the Bard has to say about some of the anomalies of the Trump White House. Lest you confuse the words of Trump with the prose of Shakespeare (!), the playright’s quotes appear in bold italics.  Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump Mar 31 Mike Flynn should…

Many people voted for Donald Trump because he is “plainspoken” and ‘says what he means.”  Nevertheless, time after time, his staff has to “explain” what he meant when he tweeted or said something embarrassing, crazy, or outrageous.  They have even castigated the press for taking the President’s statements “literally,” as if the man whose speech…

Not sure why @sethmacfarlane is such a #Trump hater — Trump could be a MacFarlane creation.  He acts exactly like Peter Griffin would if he were President — vain, petty, mercurial, and in way over his head.  OK, so it is not so funny when Peter Griffin actually practices fumbling “diplomacy” and has the nuclear…

It has already been documented how Trump’s minions have fit the mold of Lewis Carroll characters from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, from Sean Spicer and his replacement, to Bannon and Priebus.  But a close reading of Carroll’s works reveals that this mathematician and fantasist eerily predicted Trump, his team, and Congressional…

President Donald J. Trump, growing increasingly frustrated and angry with the leaks sprouting from his administration like an inflatable raft riddled with buckshot, as well as the ineffectual representation his spokespersons provided his Administration, shook his staff up once again, and took time out from his busy tweet schedule to present his new spokesman. Trump:…