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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)As Donald J. Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power in January, former President Barack Obama suggested that cancelling the White Houses cable-TV account could induce the President to leave.
This is a man who enjoys watching television, Obama told reporters. What if, on Inauguration Day, he picks up the remote and nothing comes on?
This seems like the most peaceful way to get him to go, Obama said.
Obama also said that, in order to avoid a constitutional crisis, the White Houses supply of Diet Coke could also be cut off, but added, I dont think it will come to that.
Once it dawns on him that theres no cable, his days will stretch out before him in a vista of emptiness, Obama said. No Fox & Friends. No Tucker Carlson. And no Shark Week.
Hell be on the next helicopter out, Obama predicted.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-proposes-cancelling-white-houses-cable-to-get-trump-to-leave
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)LeftInTX
(25,717 posts)Stallion
(6,476 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)BootinUp
(47,209 posts)Hugin
(33,222 posts)Nothing, but, NOVA and other hard science shows.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)he would add so much to the campaign.
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)Mock and belittle him!
Dem2theMax
(9,657 posts)And it would probably work!
James48
(4,444 posts)It used to be pretty easy to identify when Borowitz was writing satire.
Rhiannon12866
(206,573 posts)These days it's a toss up whether it's Andy Borowitz or LBN...
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)and you might be in luck.
Sugarcoated
(7,736 posts)Ilsa
(61,710 posts)to eliminate his access to twitter, as well. He wouldn't be able to survive without whining online.
Rhiannon12866
(206,573 posts)uriel1972
(4,261 posts)without his online presence I'm sure
Cha
(297,934 posts)subject.
Gothmog
(145,789 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,573 posts)LuvNewcastle
(16,864 posts)Aussie105
(5,478 posts)Turn off power to the WH. And water. Turn off the sewage system.
No phone charging, no toilet flushing? Kitchen staff walk out and open refrigerator doors on the way out.
Just wait a week!
Block deliveries of Depends, air freshener, newspapers, candles, diet Coke, KFC and other fast food orders.
Refuse to fly or fuel up the chopper, jet.
Make the Secret Service goons go out to eat and bring nothing back.
Yes, it's a thread done in joke - but who knows, Borowitz may be onto something.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I knew this was going to be Borowitz! Hilarious! Thanks Rhiannon!
Rhiannon12866
(206,573 posts)And DUers here have come up with a few more! I think we need to pass these along to the Biden campaign!
backtoblue
(11,347 posts)This is funny as hell!
Needed a laugh.
Rhiannon12866
(206,573 posts)Laughs are few and far between these days, so I'll also take all I can get!