Putin Misses Former Employee
MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)—In unusually emotional remarks at the Kremlin, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said that he “deeply missed” a former employee.
“I remember one time, in Helsinki, when I told him that I didn’t meddle in the American election, and he obediently repeated what I said,” Putin recalled. “I knew then and there that I had found a very special employee.”
“Then there was the time a reporter asked if I was a killer, and he changed the subject,” he said. “I thought to myself, If only everyone who worked for me was this good.”
Putin acknowledged that dealing with his employee could sometimes be frustrating, “like when the interpreter would have to translate my instructions into very short and simple words so he could understand them,” but admitted that such inconveniences seemed trivial now.
“None of that outweighs the sheer comfort of knowing that he was always working for me,” Putin said, choking back tears. “I do miss him so.”
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Strangely, the blur between satire and reality is a very thin line when it involves Trump.
There are still days I find it unbelievable that we actually had Trump as POTUS, let alone that, after everything we experienced and know now, that there are still those in this country (let alone in public office!) that support him. 
Yesterday Ron Johnson made headlines for saying that he wasn't afraid of the violent insurrectionists, I just saw a news clip of Rand Paul arguing with Dr. Fauci and Rachel Maddow called out Devin Nunes last night for "colluding" with the Russians on the last election. I guess he wins the prize - for the day.
Nunes Questions Laid Bare As Trump Ear Obfuscation Lifts On U.S. Intel About Russia - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow points out that the new intelligence community report on foreign interference in the 2020 election names Andriy Derkach as an agent of Russia, and wonders why Republicans aren't more troubled over keeping Devin Nunes as the ranking member on the Intelligence Committee given his unexplained interactions with Derkach. Aired on 03/18/2021.
