By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump demanded an apology from the cast of Hamilton for allowing a member of its cast to appeal to Mike Pence to respect the civil rights of all Americans. Trump noted that he heard Hamilton was “highly overrated” and added that he feels the same about Jefferson and Madison.
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Russia and Syria conducted 180 airstrikes against Aleppo this weekend and destroyed most of the city’s remaining hospitals. When asked to comment on this, Donald Trump praised Putin for making Syria safe from ISIS.
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Alt-Right leader [neo-Nazi Führer] Richard Spencer addressed his fellow white supremacists at a meeting held in Washington DC. After asserting the right of white Europeans to dominate the United States because they built the country excluding the cotton industry, he exclaimed, “Hail Trunk.” The audience repeated his words and gave him the Nazi salute. A spokesperson for Trump assured the public that Trump does not condone racism and mocked the political correctness police for associating the term “hail” with Hitler when it was how the Romans exhibited deference to their emperors.
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Donald Trump took umbrage at Saturday Night Live’s one-sided portrayal of him even though it followed this skit with one about how Clinton voters are living in a bubble. Intel has requested that Trump donate a layer of his skin to see if it can replicate its thinness in its computer chips.
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Donald Trump is having second thoughts about withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. After all, he plans to visit China during his presidency.
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.