It's a headline The Onion must've kept in the trunk for a rainy day. But now, "President-Elect Donald Trump" is no satire or parody. Barring 38 faithless electors, January 20th, 2017 will see an All-American first in Washington — the first ever clown to accept a presidency.
Clearly, we were mistaken to think Killary had this in the bag. Trump's jaw-dropper W has gone far beyond what anyone — including himself — expected. And for the angry Rust Belt folks dumb enough to think a billionaire who cashed a 13-cent check gives a damn about their pockets, they're celebrating the best way they know how: full-frontal racism.
Here's a snippet of their celebrations:
As I'm stopped at a gas station this morning, a group of guys yell over: "Time to get out of this country, Apu!"
Day 1.
— M 🖇 (@ManikRathee) November">https://twitter.com/ManikRathee/status/79640876651... 9, 2016
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Someone on the streets of LA just yelled at one of my girl's Latina coworkers to "go back where you came from." #TrumpsAmerica
— Alex Gale (@AlexGale) November">https://twitter.com/AlexGale/status/79640481001039... 9, 2016
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Whoever did this I'm throwin' hands pic.twitter.com/9Xn1YaCFmK
— Chris Weatherd ™ (@Chris_Weatherd) November">https://twitter.com/Chris_Weatherd/status/79638409... 9, 2016
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@ShaunKing @CyborgN8VMari pic.twitter.com/sG3Nmt5C1p
— Lucky (@mosaicgraffiti) November">https://twitter.com/mosaicgraffiti/status/79655689... 10, 2016
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I could keep going, but ya'll can see the rest here. Looks like The Trump Show's been green-lighted as a series for the next four years — with a possible one-time renewal, and workers are the unwilling cast members.
Think it's time we walked off the set.