WASHINGTON, DC—In a shocking announcement on Tuesday, “President” Donald J. Trump announced that his entire 18-month tenure as commander-in-chief has been a prank for a new show he’s developing for NBC called Trump’d.
“John McCain was no war hero,” Trump said when asked what he thought of the recently deceased US Senator from Arizona. “I said it before—I like people who weren’t captured.”
As the press corps solemnly shook their heads, exhausted from almost two years of this chaotic presidency, the president smiled widely and proclaimed, “Just kidding—you’ve been Trump’d!!!”
CNN’s Jim Acosta was the first to break. “What?” he said, looking around at his colleagues. “Oh, no! You’re kidding! You got me! You really got me!!!”
“This nut,” said American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan, pointing at Trump. “So, separating kids from their parents at the border?”
“Trump’d!” yelled Trump gleefully. “I can’t believe you guys bought that! I told Melania there was no way people would let that thing go through, but there it went. CRAZY!”