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“A Presidential Farce” — a one act term
I do not take Trump, the person, seriously. That’s not to say the nation should not take the threat that his presidency has created as a serious matter — 200,000 and climbing serious.
Merriam Webster explains that in the theater a farce is “an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation.” These four years of the Trump Troupe has elevated foolishness to an art. Trump is the lead actor in this theater of the absurd. He does not care about anything but his ego, terrified at the prospect of being a ‘loser’ or the parlance of the Broadway boards — a flop. His vanity knows no bounds, and if the audience begins to sense the show is a bust, Trump will blame every other actor, director or writer for the collapse.
But don’t fret. He only plays to an audience who simply adores him. He is so off-off-off Broadway that he is only at home in Mar-a-logo, where they pay a King’s ransom to rub elbows with the porn star lover, twice divorced, casino bankrupt Chairman of the Bored.
His endless list of (former) co-stars has been reduced to his loyal minions — namely, his children. These actors have absolutely no experience on the Big Stage, or for that matter running any government office. They never have shown any dedication to the craft of statesmanship, government service heretofore was ‘beneath them. Their lives were consumed…
