I keep picturing Mueller questioning Trump like Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Thanks to PatSeg for the suggestion. I tweaked the dialogue from this morning to make it a bit more Trumpian, but wanted to keep some of the flavor.
The famous scene with Tom Cruise questioning Jack Nicholson's character, with Mueller as Cruise and Trump as a much less cool Nicholson...
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Mueller - "I want the truth"
Trump - "You can't handle the truth!!...Bob, we live in a world that has walls, bigly walls, and those walls have to be guarded by me, and me alone. You’re not gonna do it. Pelosi’s not gonna do it. (sneers) John McCain or Chuck Schumer? I have a bigger job than anybody in history. The biggest job ever – Making America Great Again. You cry for Democracy and the Constitution, but my poll numbers are great. Did you see Rasmussen? Those poll numbers are great - I love Rasmussen polls. The greatest ever for a president since Jefferson. You don’t know what I know - that Democracy’s death, while tragic, saves lives. And my presidency saves lives and Makes America Great Again. You don’t want the truth because you want me on that wall, you want me in that White House, you need me as your President forever to make and keep America Great. I only demand loyalty to Donald Trump and you make that a joke. I don’t have the time to explain myself to you angry Democrats that question how I go about Making America Great Again. You should just say “thank you President Trump for Making America Great Again” and pledge your loyalty to Donald Trump. Otherwise, I demand you stop this Witch Hunt and turn in your resignation. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
Mueller - "Did you order the Russian interference?"
Trump - "You're goddamn right I did!!"
original speech for reference, from the movie A Few Good Men:
Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know; that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, *saves lives*. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a *damn* what you think you are entitled to!
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