Dear Donald, screw’em all. Resign
Here is some free advice coming from a trusted critic. Before you dismiss it out of hand, I want you to think about YOU, for once. Forget us. Mr. President, save yourself and leave. Leave now.
Clearly, this coronavirus “hoax” that YOU always knew would turn into a pandemic (why won’t they believe you?) is now officially raging. All the so-called “experts” are tied in knots of desperation as your administration has proven incapable of getting ahead of this virus. What’s up with them? It was so much better when you were riffing about it. I heard you whisper, “Fake hoax!” The experts made it worse-much worse. F#%k ’em. Convince yourself that you have tried your best — give yourself a 10- and put this in the hands of someone else who couldn’t care less. Let Pence stand out there and answer the questions. Let him take the heat. Blame Fauci and that lady doctor with the babushka wrapped around her shoulders. What the hell has their “expertise” done to save your ass? Think about it, right now YOU are taking all the heat and the criticism for a failure that ranks right up there with Custer and the Edsel.
By now, you surely understand that the end is near. In November you will likely be trounced in an election that promises to be historic. There will be dancing in the streets. Save yourself that humiliation. At your age no one will blame you for jumping ship, and in fact, your “self-sacrifice”, given the desperation of the moment, may even be hailed as the act of a true patriot. An added benefit would be that when “the turtle” loses the Senate there will be far less pent up national interest to put your ass in jail. A magnanimous resignation offered as an opportunity for the nation to unite across the divisions you have fostered for political ends, may, in fact, burnish your legacy. You can honestly state that you understood that current events are beyond politics and that you do not want to stand in the way of a national campaign to return to health. The base will be in tears!
Silly me. You are the stable genius and here I am advising you on things I am sure you have already figured out for yourself. But I can’t help myself, so I will go on.
Politically, the storm clouds are forming because the virus, that would be a hardship for any president, has gotten ahead of your “advisors” — -worthless scum that they are. Highly overrated, by the way. Resign and leave them in the lurch. Let Pence and his momma try to figure it out. Whether you notice or not, his constant tongue- up-your-ass, while it may seem reverential and laudatory, is really his way of distancing himself and everyone else on the dais from blame. They act like they weren’t part of making the policies you have cobbled together by yourself. When these policies fail, as they most certainly will, he will tie them all to you — clever scumbag! If you stay on you’ll be blamed. See how fast the phony press will headline “ Trump’s failed policy kills many “ because they really do hate you. They do make it all about you. Tony (Captain Obvious) Fauci has everyone fooled because he sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. They all are making you the patsy — the fall guy. This will become your legacy. They’ll name a hospital after Fauci and you’ll be lucky if they name an “economic downfall” after you. Unless….
Think. You will never again have to avoid saying you are sorry. Never have to walk back your own words and tweets like “fake news” and “hoax!”. Think about how hard it is to have to cow-tow to that Fox News Twit-in-the-box Tucker Carlson. Imagine life without that phony Sean Hannity constantly whispering in your ear. Just look where his advice got you. Talk about being used! Their ratings would be in the tank if it weren’t for you. With friends like that….
Think. Tell your base you did what you could for them. They bought your hats, your lies, and enjoyed “the show.” You entertained them for free. Your rallies were packed and loaded. How long do you think they’ll be hanging around now that the rallies are canceled by the virus? Talk about the music dyin’, I’ll bet “da base” will still buy your “oldies but goodies” rants on CD. They were useful but they won’t feed your family’s bottom line because they aren’t in your league. They hardly inspire a clothing line bearing the “TRUMP” logo. Maybe Fredo can market a line of MAGA toiletries and keep himself busy.
Think. All those donors whose pockets you lined the past 3 years will find some other sucker to buy when you are gone. The day you leave office they will forget you whether that is now or in November. They will be looking for another sucker to bleed in the next election cycle and are already talking behind your back even as you made them rich. If you wait to get beat in November you will be “Donald Who?” to them before the last ballot is counted. Those bastards don’t deserve to get any richer while you are humiliated by a virus you didn’t start and can’t control (you can even say “you tried and did as well or better than any other national leader. And, by the way, what are they doing for you now when you need them? Wearing masks?
Same for the Russians and that Republican Senate, the NRA, and those white nazi bastards. Wait until you retire and they have to deal with your successor. Talk about fair-weather friends, they only made your job more difficult. You have had their back through thick and thicker and they have stabbed yours as thanks. They are a bunch that couldn’t find their asses with both hands! Now you can tell them publicly what you think, instead of having it leak out of the Oval.
There are no more deals to make, no more friends to cultivate, no more investigations to avoid. You can stop pretending that you respect that self-important ass, Bill Barr. Leave this shit-show to Pence and Biden (or Bernie.) Go Golf. Commiserate with your friend at Mar-a-Lago. It is time for another book-a memoir — “The Presidency for Dummies”. Better yet, the movie “All the President’s Tweets” is a natural whodunwhat. Just wait a few months and you will be shown to be the real expert when that damn virus washes out-just like you said it would. then, you could quote Mark, 6:4:
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
That’s when we’ll really appreciate you. A prophet in his own mind! A man of mystery whose inventive mind gave us covfefe and bigly to add to only our best word list. For your faithless followers and the rest of us, it is too late and too bad. Go. Save yourself. We will find a way to soldier on without you. Just leave.
Originally published at https://www.dailykos.com on March 18, 2020.
