Nothing Better To Do
Lacking anything better to do last Monday morning, Donnie posted a laudatory internet quote on Truth Social.
Yo, Donnie! Tens of thousands of American service members sweating their behinds off outside Iran would really like to go home sometime soon. How about concentrating on ending the stupid war that you started instead of looking good for the upcoming election?
One of those laudatory quotes was a doozy. Denzel Washington’s photo appeared (so we know it was the famous actor and not some arbitrary Denzel off the street) next to this. “I’ve worked with a lot of people in my life, and I’ve never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cares more about America than Donald Trump. He’s a great friend and an even better president. I’m proud to be a steadfast supporter, and I’ll never apologize for it. God bless America and our great President.”
Who would have guessed that Denzel was a secret Trumpie?
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Demonstrating the class that has marked his life and his film roles, Denzel refused to respond personally. Why further publicize this White House fabrication? Instead, Denzel’s agent posted, “This quote is not real. We have no idea where it came from. Denzel never met or communicated with Donald Trump.”
Actually it came from something called Red Eagle Update, very possibly a Russian internet trolling operation. The same quote (with different photos) was previously attributed to Matthew McConaghey and to Mick Jagger.
Who would have guessed that Matthew, Mick, and Denzel were MAGA and that all three coincidentally wrote exactly the same thing?
Presumably, a big part of the White House Press Secretary’s duties is to verify third party input before the President re-posts it. The latest “Barbie” to fill that position is new to the job so this first faux pas can be excused. Donnie may not have anything better to do than to re-post obvious fake praise, but “Barbie” should stop him from further embarrassing the White House.
By Ed Dufton
