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Rhiannon12866

(206,137 posts)
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:35 PM Dec 2020

Trump Attempts to Fire Amy Coney Barrett

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A furious Donald J. Trump attempted to fire the Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, sources report.

According to the sources, Trump was so irate about the Supreme Court’s dismissal of his election challenge on Tuesday that he phoned Barrett directly to inform her that she was “history.”

“I hired you to get a job done, and you didn’t get it done,” Trump angrily informed Barrett. “You’re out of here.”

Sources say that Barrett had the unenviable task of informing Trump that Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life and therefore cannot be fired, a revelation that left Trump “flabbergasted.”

“If I can’t fire anybody I want, maybe I don’t want to be President anymore,” he reportedly muttered.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-attempts-to-fire-amy-coney-barrett



Photograph by Patrick Semansky / AP / Shutterstock


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Trump Attempts to Fire Amy Coney Barrett (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 OP
Stop it, Borowitz. Just stop it.... paleotn Dec 2020 #1
That's the thing! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #2
Seriously. paleotn Dec 2020 #5
;-{) Goonch Dec 2020 #8
look at that elephant nose demtenjeep Dec 2020 #9
Did someone Photoshop Donny in that shot? Blue Owl Dec 2020 #10
This can't be real, can it? bif Dec 2020 #16
Too good malaise Dec 2020 #3
If only... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #4
The day satire died. Marcuse Dec 2020 #6
You're absolutely right! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #12
Before clicking, I have a second of being *skeered* then know it's Andy. UTUSN Dec 2020 #7
And I get that way when I realize Trump might just do these things! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #14
Thanks to Borowitz to put a smile even a bitter one question everything Dec 2020 #11
This reminds me a lot of General Dreedle's confrontation with ... Brother Mythos Dec 2020 #13
LOL! Satire, right? Rice4VP Dec 2020 #15

paleotn

(17,989 posts)
1. Stop it, Borowitz. Just stop it....
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:39 PM
Dec 2020

It isn't funny if it's plausible. And damn near anything is plausible with this orange clown.

Rhiannon12866

(206,137 posts)
2. That's the thing!
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:46 PM
Dec 2020

Just about every satire that he's offered since we've had Trump has been pretty plausible.

paleotn

(17,989 posts)
5. Seriously.
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:56 PM
Dec 2020

I start out with "oh, God, what's the lunatic done now." Then I see it's The New Yorker and Borowitz. Relief....sorta. Other than the fact that this very well could be true!!

Rhiannon12866

(206,137 posts)
12. You're absolutely right!
Thu Dec 10, 2020, 02:05 AM
Dec 2020

The real life insanity arguably eclipsed the best that SNL could do - and I think that Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon were both terrific!

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