Sometimes Being a Martyr is Good

 There is one thing that we all have to admit about Donald Trump. The crazy fuck owns the media, even that part of it which hates him. You just can't get that ol' boy off the news. That and he knows exactly how to build a cult following which is as unshakeable in the face of disaster as Herr Hitler's SS was in 1945. 

At his Bedminster Country Club Tuesday night he called Special Prosecutor, Jack Smith things like a radical left thug and a lunatic. The audience laughed and applauded. When he told them, "I alone can save the nation." they cheered in wild ecstasy. Later, as Fox News showed a split screen shot of the speech along with Joe Biden giving an address at the White House, a chyron read, "Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested." 

Today Mr. Trump posted on social media, "Really big fund raising, even greater polls since the radical left indictment hoax was initiated by the misfits, mutants, Marxists, and Communists."    

Ah yes, quite presidential. And just think, the 2024 election is still, 17 months off. The mind reels when trying to imagine the tone and content of Trump's campaign a year from now. 

Now, here is the weird part about the whole indictment thing. Donald J. Trump could have walked away from it with little, or no legal consequences.  

According to a Wahington Post report, before Mar-A-Lago was ever searched Trump lawyer, Chris Kise offered to make a deal with the DOJ. Trump would offer to return all the documents he had in return for a promise of no federal charges being filed. Other lawyers retained by Trump urged him to take a more aggressive position with the feds. Their advice played right into Trump's conviction the boxes in the bathroom were his and his alone and his monumental ego.    

Trump told Kise no. No one, approached the DOJ, Chris Kise resigned, and as we saw Tuesday Donald Trump ended up in the dock facing charges so serious he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Whether he truly understands that, or not is still up in the air. 

Well, sometimes being a martyr is a good thing, and you can't get beatified without a little persecution. Besides, what are a few criminal charges compared to a quick two plus million bucks,--especially when Walt Nauta is available to take the fall.

After his arraignment Donald Trump made a brief campaign stop at a Cuban joint called, the Versailles Cafe. He told the adoring crowd, "Food for everyone." Minutes later he skipped out, leaving his supporters to fend for themselves. If someone were to confront him about the moment there is no doubt he'd look you in the eye and say something along the lines of, "I never said the food would be free."

There couldn't be a more perfect metaphor for Donald Trump's presidency and his messianic bloviating. He says a lot really loudly but comes up short on the fish and loaves. Then, in the end, he always let's somebody else get nailed to a cross to pay for his sins.

6-15-23