The president-elect farted today.
What? You didn’t hear about it? With all the hot air emanating from his personhood, how could that be? The media is absorbed in his personage, his every movement, flagellation, pontification.
Could it be the media slept through the emission?
With the passing of former president Jimmy Carter, tributes have been forthcoming from all still-living ex-presidents, even Donald Trump, who said, “The challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.”
I wonder, though, how long it will be before Trump the Grump assails Carter for signing the treaty that passed ownership of the Panama Canal to Panama. He has, after all, been crying out loud that Panama is squeezing the United States by allegedly charging America more for passage than other countries. The soon to be commander in chief has issued not so veiled threats to retake the canal if Panama doesn’t recompute our shipping bills.
Businessman Trump has been known not to honor contracts, to welch on agreed upon prices. He’s also expressed dissatisfaction with treaties past presidents and the Senate have ratified. To Trump, a treaty is no more potent than a piece of toilet paper, which might explain why he stashed some of the documents he took from the White House in 2021 in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
Interestingly, after Trump offered kind words in Carter’s memory (he called him a “terrible president” while he was alive), many in his MAGA camp were disappointed he spoke humanely of the deceased. What can you expect from your followers when your candidacy and presidency is based on denigration?
A truer test of Trump’s egotism and social manners will come January 20, after he is sworn in to office. To honor Carter, President Biden has ordered American flags to be flown at half-mast for 30 days “at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions,” as per regulations of the Department of Veteran Affairs. The time period overlaps Trump’s inauguration.
Will Trump immediately reverse longstanding American policy and command flags be fully raised to honor his inauguration?
We’ll see if an angel or devil has the last word inside Trump’s head.
