General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Says Prison Time for Ex-President of France Sets Horrible Precedent
PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)Shortly after the sentencing of Nicolas Sarkozy, Donald J. Trump issued a statement claiming that prison time for the ex-President of France sets a horrible precedent.
In the statement, Trump called the corruption case against Sarkozy a rigged hoax and claimed that the former French leader was being treated very unfairly.
This should never be allowed to happen in that country, he said.
Trump said that he was currently mulling options to help Sarkozy, including running for President of France himself in order to issue its ex-President a pardon.
Reacting to the statement, the current French President, Emmanuel Macron, said that the most remarkable thing was that Trump spelled both President and precedent correctly.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-says-prison-time-for-ex-president-of-france-sets-horrible-precedent
Photograph by Ian Langsdon / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
Blue Owl
(50,373 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)and the URL afterward, I didn't even consider it was satire?
Rhiannon12866
(205,353 posts)The issues that Borowitz satirizes come so close to reality that they often requite a second read.
Too good
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)nt
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Response to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)
Fullduplexxx This message was self-deleted by its author.
UTUSN
(70,695 posts)Nexus2
(1,261 posts)marble falls
(57,083 posts)spanone
(135,832 posts)Andy Borowitz is brilliant and trump is still out of his fucking mind.
Hugin
(33,144 posts)"Except for the grace of Moscow Mitch, there goes I." in my life.
I know this is satire, but, I'm sure these very things may have been said in Mar-a-shithole. If whatzizname even knows who the former President of France is other than a loser in his eyes.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)ever expressed any kind of concern for anyone other than himself?
Jimbo S
(2,958 posts)according to some?
ironflange
(7,781 posts)Borowitz got me again!