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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)Donald Trump is terrified of hanging an official portrait of former President Barack Obama at the White House because he is convinced that the painting would spy on him, a White House source has confirmed.
According to the source, when Trump was informed that unveiling a portrait of his predecessor was a storied White House tradition, he totally freaked out.
You know what will happen, Trump reportedly said. That painting will be able to see and hear everything I do.
In an increasingly paranoid rant, Trump explained that the painting of Obama, having collected damaging information about him, would then be able to pass that information on to former Vice-President Joe Biden.
Suddenly afraid that the White House corridors were lined with potentially traitorous paintings, Trump demanded that the portraits of all former Presidents who might betray him be removed immediately.
The only one who made the cut was Nixon, the source said.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-fears-painting-of-obama-at-white-house-would-spy-on-him
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Lady_Chat
(561 posts)Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)meadowlander
(4,358 posts)Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)I don't think I'd seen that before! He's always just the best!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,121 posts)"That hydroxychloroquine's a helluva drug," added the painting of St. Ronald.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Kaiserguy
(740 posts)it may very well be true. Satire in the age of Trump is hard to do, since with Trump anything is possible. After all farmers now needs gun to protect their potatoes.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)is it really? Trump is the most paranoid fucker I've ever seen. I'm surprised he doesn't REALLY feel that way. Fucker is off his rocker paraniod.
Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)At least the portrait has a face...
Harker
(13,880 posts)He'd probably hang a towel over it.
Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)Appropriate, since Trump shares the intellect and sensibilities of the "stooge" characters...
Harker
(13,880 posts)Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)If this was a movie plot, people would laugh, but no one would believe it could actually happen.
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Never!
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)Not in the least.
Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)Remember early on when he thought that the microwave was spying on him? At least portraits with moving eyes harks back to old horror movie satires...
Fritz Walter
(4,281 posts)And didn't Nixon talk to some of the portraits during the final days (daze?) of his term?
Anyone else seeing a pattern here?
Rhiannon12866
(203,041 posts)But apparently Nixon was drinking heavily. Trump doesn't have that excuse.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)that can also cause major paranoia.
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montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I like how you think, montana!
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)Disaffected
(4,508 posts)there will be a camera hidden in each eye and a microphone in each ear. A lot of people are saying that...