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(54,405 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 07:09 PM Oct 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/07/trump-is-looking-lot-like-king-lear-this-tragedy-is-far-over/?wpisrc

Besides the obvious comments of "King Liar," I was thinking more of the last part of Julius Trumpsar, and Mike Penceony's famous speech:

Fox 'n' Friends, Russians, Oilmen,
Lend me your ears*
I come here to pardon Donald, not to praise him..................

*But don't expect me to sign the note or provide collateral

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A Washington Post opinion said Trump was looking like King Lear (Original Post) DFW Oct 2019 OP

Not a Shakespeare expert (or fan) but it remarkably like that underpants Oct 2019 #1

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1. Not a Shakespeare expert (or fan) but it remarkably like that

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 07:30 PM

Oct 2019

As well as Manchurian Candidate or the fact that he's only a few steps from Howard Hughes territory