I've always wanted to slap the red Trump hats off all the Trumpy oafs’ heads, but that would be 1) illegal, 2) unduly disrespectful in a liberal democracy that prides itself on preserving, protecting, and nurturing diverse viewpoints and a healthy spirit of bipartisan bonhomie, and 3) a really bad idea if I don’t want to see what a botched lobotomy looks like.
So this is the next best thing.
Just days after Buckingham Palace demanded the “Trump Train” bus remove the Trump hat from Queen Elizabeth II’s head (it was Photoshopped, just in case you were wondering), the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is now issuing its own demands.
Salon:
In a letter obtained by Salon on Monday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute demanded that Trump Train owner William "Buddy" Hall remove the image forthwith. "Remove Ronald Reagan's image from 'The Trump Train' by no later than Friday, May 21, 2021, and permanently cease all other use of Ronald Reagan's name and likeness for your tour bus services," the letter stated, which was dated May 13.
Okay, it’s weird that all these fiendish “cancelers” are suddenly coming out of the woodwork now, given that Hall obviously did his due diligence:
Speaking to Salon on Monday, Hall seemed disconsolate. "I got the images off of Google two years ago," he said, "so I felt since they were there on [the] public domain, it was fine to use." Hall expressed concern that removing Reagan's mug from the bus will harm the efforts of the greater Trump movement, since the bus may no longer make people "smile by the millions."
The only thing that surprises me about that quote is that he didn’t say “the Google.”
Of course, it’s revealing that Hall apparently knows that people won’t “smile by the millions” if there’s nothing but Trumps on his bus. So he’s eager to replace the verboten images with photos of people who are less likely to complain. He told Salon that the bus will soon unveil a “Wall of Appreciation” featuring a smattering of diehard Trump supporters, only some of whom Trump has insulted personally—people like Fox’s Sean Hannity, MyPillow’s Mike Lindell, and Cancun, Mexico’s Ted Cruz.
Okay, so in the past few days, Trump has prompted me to root for Liz Cheney and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. That’s like rooting for the cancer to kill you before John Wayne Gacy has a chance to drag you into his crawlspace.
Anyway, God Save the Queen from the notorious Trump Train. Ronald Reagan? Meh. Presumably, God has already dealt with him.
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