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Okay. An antisemite, white supremacist and man-child walk into bar on Groundhog Day and ask where’s the Brazilian? The bartender answers, “you were just in last week and it’s too early for a trim.”
Dinner with the Don
Remember when Ye and Feuntes had dinner with Trump at Mar a Lago last year?[1] How long do you think it will be before ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro shows up at Mar a Lago for a meal with Il Duce? Perhaps we should start a pool.
Bolsonaro’s supporters were busy storming Brazil’s congressional building and Supreme Court on Sunday after a couple of months of denying the election results there.[2] Bolsonaro had already left the country on Dec 30th for sunny Orlando, Florida, two days before the inauguration in Brazil. He knew where he could expect to find kindred spirits. And, well, South America does have a somewhat different history when it comes to dealing with ousted heads of state so probably a good move on his part.
I don’t want to be insensitive here. He recently checked into a Florida hospital for stomach pain. I can see where election denying could give somebody a tummy ache. It’s stressful.[3] After hospital food he should be primed and ready for some steak with ketchup at Mar a Lago!
Yum!
Dang!
Has Trump’s attempted coup become a template for neofascists now? Deny the election. Storm the Capitol. Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed their Presidential Palace as well. MAGA Heads are probably beating themselves up now over not thinking to do that! They could have gone in, got Trump and brought him with them! They’ll do better next time if they get the chance.
It’s the little things.