Trump's pressers remind me of that old Twilight Zone episode

[captain queeg]

With the little kid who had exceptional psychic powers and the whole town lived in fear of him and always tried to keep him in a good mood. I believe it was Billy Mummy who later played Will Robinson

[rampartc]

1. "you are a very bad man" billy mummy

i wish we had a little bastard like that to plant trump out in the corn field.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Gahhhh! Yesss! Exactly!

You put it so perfectly! That is exactly what it seems like! They should have just killed the little shit and have finally been done with it, but instead they continued to live in fear of him. I remember that episode so well. I suppose that is why I feel like I have been living in the Twilight Zone for the last three years.

[thesquanderer]

14. Yeah, people have been making this comparison for years...

...including a Paul Krugman column in 2017 and something from Stephen King (the author, not the even scarier congressman) in 2018, from a quick google search. I think the first time I had that thought was one of those silly roundtable cabinet meetings where they go around the table and everyone starts by saying how wonderful Trump is.

[Roland99]

3. It's a good life

Based on Jerome Bixby’s story

[Kittycow]

4. That particular episode imprinted on my kid mind.

The shadow of the drunk guy when he got turned into the jack-in-the-box scared the hell out of me.

[Walleye]

9. Yes. That was an effective image

[jpak]

5. OMG yes

[Norbert]

6. His dad in the story reminds me of a typical Republican at the end of the story.

Anthony, are you making it snow. Do you realize what this will do to our crops?!?

...

It's a good thing you are doing, Anthony. A real good thing.

[ashredux]

7. Spot on....

[Walleye]

8. Send the whole Republican Party to the cornfield!

[rickyhall]

10. Exactly

[Scarsdale]

11. It is surreal.

Seeing tRump with his orange glow, racoon eyes trying to act presidential!! He is a JOKE. Unfortunately, the gop joke is killing innocent people.

[Aviation Pro]

12. Actually, he reminds me of Homelander.

At least the psychopath part.

[Paladin]

13. Rachel had it correct on last night's show.

There is no reason whatsoever for the networks to keep live-broadcasting trump's little ego trip assemblies. Give us the low points in the evenings---that'll be more than enough.

[Trueblue Texan]

15. I can't tell you how many times I've thought the same!

Little Anthony? Wasn't that the boy character and Kathleen Quinlan played the brave teacher who "tamed" him? That character is Trump.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Trump wishes he had the kid's powers

[maxrandb]

17. He's more like Tremaine from Star Trek "The Squire of Gothos"

Unfortunately, there's no alien parents to come and rescue us from him

https://m.

[captain queeg]

18. I didn't remember that one. Very apt.

In a way this is closer. It’s like Donny is playing at being president, and not doing a very good job. Keeps wanting to change the rules to suit him and “win” according to his warped definition. No one else counts.

[maxrandb]

19. And "it's not fair"

Who could watch the video I posted and not see Donnie Short Fingers whining...

"It's not fair...you promised"?

[captain queeg]

20. What we need is someone to be Kirk and slap him across the face