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We had a "laugh at Donald Trump's expense" item last weekend, and we try to avoid doing those multiple weeks in a row. However, we had many, many readers send in an item this week that is not only "laugh at Donald Trump's expense" but is "laugh at Donald Trump's expense, based on what he's doing in the Oval Office." It's like a sequel. Anyhow, because we had so many people send the story to us, we decided to use it.
The focal point of the whole thing is a tweet sent our by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). Here it is:
Notice the "working through the weekend" part. That's the first cause of scorn and derision, as Trump was not in Washington over the weekend. He was at Mar-a-Lago playing golf. The truth is that the photo was taken last Friday. This is not a big difference, but it IS the difference between "We're working extra-hard on behalf of the American people" and "We're working at the exact time that we're supposed to be working." One wonders why the Senator would tell a lie that is so easy to double-check.
That said, the real thing that has people talking is the paperwork on the desk. If you zoom in, which also makes it easier to avoid looking at those godawful gold ornaments all over the walls, you can see this:
Nobody can quite figure out why Trump's desk is covered with printouts of his postings to Truth Social. Is it so he can admire his handiwork, again and again? Is it because he wants to review messages that were written on his behalf? Is it because he needs to re-read them, again and again, to remember what he said? Those are the three most popular theories. Whatever is going on, it doesn't particularly comport with anyone's definition of "hard work," contrary to the implied braggadocio in Mullen's tweet.
In any event, it's all very surreal. The only thing we can tell you for sure is that, whatever shenanigans take place in the Oval Office in this upcoming week, this feature will be given over to something else. Anything else. (Z)