Afterward, Obama called a few of us up to the Oval Office to recap. "I'm trying to place him ," he said, "in American history." He told us Trump had been perfectly cordial, but he'd almost taken pride in not being attached to a firm position on anything.
". . . . . (His type of) character has always been a part of the American story," I said. "You can see it right back to some of the characters in Huckleberry Finn."
Obama chuckled. "Maybe that's the best we can hope for."
He kept talking it out, trying on different theories. He chalked it up to multiple car crashes at once.
". . . . . (His type of) character has always been a part of the American story," I said. "You can see it right back to some of the characters in Huckleberry Finn."
Obama chuckled. "Maybe that's the best we can hope for."
He kept talking it out, trying on different theories. He chalked it up to multiple car crashes at once.
From Ben Rhodes, "The World As It Is," p. 404-05
The Duke and the Dauphin: stock American fictional characters. Trump fits right in. I can only imagine how Twain would skewer our POTUS.
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