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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)As Donald J. Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power in January, former President Barack Obama suggested that cancelling the White Houses cable-TV account could induce the President to leave.
This is a man who enjoys watching television, Obama told reporters. What if, on Inauguration Day, he picks up the remote and nothing comes on?
This seems like the most peaceful way to get him to go, Obama said.
Obama also said that, in order to avoid a constitutional crisis, the White Houses supply of Diet Coke could also be cut off, but added, I dont think it will come to that.
Once it dawns on him that theres no cable, his days will stretch out before him in a vista of emptiness, Obama said. No Fox & Friends. No Tucker Carlson. And no Shark Week.
Hell be on the next helicopter out, Obama predicted.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-proposes-cancelling-white-houses-cable-to-get-trump-to-leave
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)LeftInTX
(25,258 posts)Stallion
(6,474 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)CatWoman
(79,295 posts)BootinUp
(47,141 posts)Hugin
(33,120 posts)Nothing, but, NOVA and other hard science shows.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)he would add so much to the campaign.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)Mock and belittle him!
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)And it would probably work!
James48
(4,435 posts)It used to be pretty easy to identify when Borowitz was writing satire.
Rhiannon12866
(205,206 posts)These days it's a toss up whether it's Andy Borowitz or LBN...
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)and you might be in luck.
Sugarcoated
(7,722 posts)Ilsa
(61,694 posts)to eliminate his access to twitter, as well. He wouldn't be able to survive without whining online.
Rhiannon12866
(205,206 posts)uriel1972
(4,261 posts)without his online presence I'm sure
Cha
(297,154 posts)subject.
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,206 posts)LuvNewcastle
(16,844 posts)Aussie105
(5,380 posts)Turn off power to the WH. And water. Turn off the sewage system.
No phone charging, no toilet flushing? Kitchen staff walk out and open refrigerator doors on the way out.
Just wait a week!
Block deliveries of Depends, air freshener, newspapers, candles, diet Coke, KFC and other fast food orders.
Refuse to fly or fuel up the chopper, jet.
Make the Secret Service goons go out to eat and bring nothing back.
Yes, it's a thread done in joke - but who knows, Borowitz may be onto something.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I knew this was going to be Borowitz! Hilarious! Thanks Rhiannon!
Rhiannon12866
(205,206 posts)And DUers here have come up with a few more! I think we need to pass these along to the Biden campaign!
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)This is funny as hell!
Needed a laugh.
Rhiannon12866
(205,206 posts)Laughs are few and far between these days, so I'll also take all I can get!