Nah, I don’t think so. We all know who you are now.
Have you seen The New Republic cover? So funny! So well done. I don’t know who the artists were but they are brilliant. I hope it gets hung in the MOMA. Some time went into this composition. They deserve some serious credit. The first thing that any great piece of art does is take its viewer by surprise. The picture captures your attention the way photos of sunflowers don’t. I’ve seen quite a few AI composites showing Trump as Pope, King, etc. but this cover is at a whole new level. Let’s take a closer look at it.
Without having time for my thoughts to even register, I am laughing hysterically because it shows Trump for what he is - without words.
He is weak and vulnerable.
Now I’m not so afraid of him. His skin is old and flabby. His doctor’s recent report said that he had just gone from obese to overweight, but here I think his weight is a toss-up. Take a good look at how he is sitting in the saddle. There are no stirrups for his skinny chicken legs but somehow his aging ass is elevated above the seat. How is he doing that? Where is his penis? Is it comfortably tucked under his belly? When he gallops up and down, what’s happening down there? Comfy? Let’s ask him.
He’s wearing his untied gold tennis shoes that he was hawking before his magic bean bitcoin scheme became his source of income. Why do a sleazy ad holding up his Chinese made sneakers for $399 when he can create a Ponzi scheme that quickly rakes in billions of dollars. From the NewYorker article, 75% of the magic bean money goes directly to Trump while 25% goes to Axiom Management Group, run by Chase Herro and Zachary Folkman, ‘a pair of self-described “crypto-punks,” whose other ventures include, in Folkman’s case, a company called Date Hotter Girls.’
So Presidential.
Let’s keep going. The horse is a little small for Trump - or he’s too fat for the horse, again making him look vulnerable.His face is orange while his body is pasty white. I am looking at his right hand. There are no reins, but it looks like he’s holding his cell phone. I’m not sure. What do you think? If it’s his cell phone, is he using Signal to coordinate the burning of small Greenland villages with Pete Hegseth? Could be. If it is the conversation will be on the nightly news.
Actually, the three big boys just came through a Greenland village with their torches. Did Trump get off his horse to torch one of the cabins? His horse says to the other two horses, “How did I get stuck carrying this McDonald’s triple cheeseburger fat guy? How about one of you two carry him up the hill. I’ll be lame if I have to go much further.’
As the fighting leader, he would want to set the standard by burning down the first house. There he is, naked on the ground, the snow well over his little gold sneakers. He stomps through the snow with his torch to grandma’s house. She sees his naked body and screams, ‘‘Take the house. I will have P.T.S.D. for the rest of my life looking at your tiny, mushroomed shaped penis.” (That’s how Stormy Daniels described it on Jimmy Kimmel’s comedy show - live. The audience was hysterical and so was I.)
Now I’m looking at Donny, Jr. trying to be as corrupt as his papa. I have faith he can do it. But he should at least pretend that he’s a good guy like John Wayne shooting all those terrible Indians that are on the land he intends to own. But first, maybe he should turn the flag around. He looks so happy with his little pistol drawn, his bandana around his neck and his suspenders holding his pants up.
Vance doesn’t look happy. You know, threesomes rarely work. The golden boy looks like he is having a blast. He’s a kid having special time with his Dad playing cowboy and Indians. He’s looking forward to stopping by McDonald’s after an afternoon of burning villages and killing a few natives. But Vance? Not so much.
Vance is watching the naked power on the white horse. I bet he knows that unless fatboy doesn’t die soon, he will never be president. That job, where he would collect all the marbles, will go to Sunny Boy in 2028. That’s so unfair. Vance has given up what very few principles he ever had for a chance to control all the rides at the fair. He’s in a tough spot. He can’t whisper in Daddy’s ear that he would do a better job of raping us than Donny. That would not play well. Plus, with Donny sitting in the White House all of the countries goodies would still go to Trump. He isn’t about to share the bounty he’s worked so hard to get. Nope. Not going to happen. This country is a family business. Period.
They are coming to a village near you. Of course, if we want to, we can stop them. We can change that story. I thought I would mention a time in another country when standing up didn’t go so well. Remember Tiananmen Square? May 20th? Thirty Six years ago?
There were protests all over the country. Lots and lots of protests. Martial law was declared on May 20, 1989. We are three days away from May 20th. But the protests didn’t stop. Keep in mind China was and is an authoritarian country. We choose to believe that we still live in a Democracy but we all know it’s a Democracy with a small ‘d’. On June 4rd troops and tanks came into the square. It went from this
to this:
It can happen here.
David Gold, an attorney in NYC is fighting hard to help us not do a reenactment of the bottom picture. He has many excellent ways listed to engage and fight back. Check out his site and see what you think. He needs our help. If you want to connect with him directly, his email is dpg@democratism.org
Here is his site: https://democratism.org/blog-2025-04-17-how-to-stop-the-authoritarian-takeover-and-create-a-fair-democratic-system
Don’t be afraid of Trump. That’s a lose-lose. Together we are so much stronger than that fat, naked old white man.
Be well. Cherish what we have. Kiss your partners, children and pets. Catch you on the flip side.
c
You are so right!!! But such a great composite. I wish I had that skill
I had note seen this cover. Love your analysis. Love that you talked about your initial reaction, which was mine, too.
keep on writin'