By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO — -President Trump praised Donald Jr. for being so transparent about his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Yes, he was transparent after being opaque for 13 months. Even if he were accountable, he has never learned how to count.
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President Trump told Brigitte Marcon that she was is “such good shape.” She replied that he wasn’t.
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President Trump commented that any Republican candidate would have taken the meeting to get dirt on Hillary Clinton. This begs the question: Why not just approach Fox News and cut out the middleman?
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The Senate Republicans released their revised version of health care reform. To win over Republican Senators embarrassed by recent revelations of the Trump campaign and transition teams’ connections to Russia, the new bill allocates a billion dollars to treat memory loss among the President’s closest advisors and family members.
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Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is suing President Trump for copyright infringement by calling the barrier he wants to build on the border of Mexico “The Wall.”
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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.