Is Comrade Trump Playing Us For Fools? - By Gene Lyons
Are we watching an American presidential campaign or the pilot episode of a bizarre new TV series? Or both? The hallmark of “reality TV,” of course, being its extreme unreality. On a daily basis, the Trump campaign invites sheer disbelief. Recently, Ivanka Trump, the statuesque daughter her father talks about dating, posted an Instagram photo of herself sightseeing in scenic Croatia with Wendi Deng Murdoch.
The New York Daily News explains that “Deng, who was divorced from Rupert Murdoch in 2013…has been linked romantically to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.” The newspaper adds that “the optics of the photo could raise further questions about the relationship between Ivanka’s father and Putin.”
Geez, you think? Maybe I’ll ask Boris and Natasha, my pet names for the Russian operatives who started sending me obscene emails after a recent column critical of Trump. (The original Boris and Natasha were smarter and funnier.) The subject line in Boris’s latest message reads “TRUMP SHOULD (DEFECATE) IN YOUR TRAITOROUS MOUTH!” With impressive tradecraft, Boris calls himself “Jason Larenzen,” a name that appears not to exist in the United States.
Anticipating the latest Fox News fantasy theme, Natasha (masquerading as “Karyn”) asks “Will lying c**t Hillary last to the election before brain blood clot ruptures?” Her IP address links to Yandex.com, which a Google search locates in Moscow, within walking distance of the Kremlin.
They aren’t especially subtle.
Of course, in Putin’s Moscow offending journalists get shot dead in the street, so I shouldn’t complain. Besides, having grown up in New Jersey, profanity makes little impact on me. Yo, Natasha, you eat with that mouth?
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