The right’s defense of Trump is that he’s doing exactly what he said he’d do. This is partly true, in that over the course of the campaign, he said just about every possible thing from every possible angle. So he was covered on just about any course of action he took. Except, oh, some things.

He promised to “drain the swamp” and take on Wall Street, but he didn’t mention that after he drained part of the swamp, he would refill it with new swamp, and that “taking on” Wall Street merely meant taking on former Goldman Sachs employees to fill his administration, a.k.a. Trump Swamp. The very best swampland you can buy, and yes, it is for sale, and yes, Trump has another deal there for you!

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But again, what to do for an encore? Fire off some nukes and destroy the world? Hold your horses! Can’t do everything all at once. We have four years to fill. No, destroying the world all at once is being saved for the finale. Haven’t you ever been to a fireworks display? These things take tiiiiiiime.

No, Month 2 begins by destroying the world sloooooowly. Think I’m kidding? He has finally got Environmental Protection Agency-nemesis Scott Pruitt in as EPA administrator, and is now reportedly drawing up an executive order to eviscerate the fight to preserve a stable climate.

So, in case you missed the story, Trump’s Month 2 starts off with the Trump plan to end the world. And a world-class beginning it is. Instead of bombs, we will get balmy, as in melting glaciers and rising sea levels. It may not hurt at first, but give it time, give it time.