MAGA Jinx

Everything Trump touches dies

Donald Trump went to Madison Square Garden to attend game three of the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks, and just as my Saturday cartoon predicted, Trump fell asleep.

Trump falling asleep during the game proves that he didn't really care about it. Trump did not go to the game because he loves the Knicks or New York City. Trump just wanted to steal the spotlight, even if it inconvenienced an entire city, shut down Midtown Manhattan, canceled watch parties outside MSG, and put vendors out of business for a night. Those in attendance had to get to the game at least two hours beforehand because of the security issues. The most important thing to Donald Trump is that Donald Trump got a headline. He also got a lot of boos.

One of the idiots on Fox News’ The Five said that Trump took the jeers in stride, like he takes everything. He must have missed Trump's Meet the Press interview.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani was at the game too, but he wasn't in a luxurious skybox sitting next to the owner, as he had paid $1000 for a standing-room-only spot. Tickets were selling as high as $7000, but Trump probably didn't even have to pay for his seat.

The Jumbotron showed Trump during the national anthem, and he was booed. Later, he told the press that he heard more cheers than boos. Fox News claimed the crowd was chanting “USA, USA, USA” throughout the game at Trump, but you never heard that if you actually watched the game.

Fox News is also praising Trump for being the first president to attend an NBA finals game, as though it's an accomplishment, like when he was the first president to attend the Super Bowl.

And the team Donald Trump was rooting for last night, the Knicks, lost. In fact, their 13-game winning streak ended when Trump attended. I'm sure that's just a coincidence, and I'm also sure a lot of Nick's fans want him to stay home for the next game which he is threatening to go to.

But as it has been pointed out so often before, everything Trump touches dies.

Hey, how are those peace talks coming along?

We are still at war, and Trump is threatening to sink us deeper into it by retaliating for Iran shooting down one of our helicopters. We are at war, and Donald Trump is playing golf, going to basketball games, and will soon attend a UFC fight on the south lawn of the White House.

The challenge for Trump isn't ending a war or looking presidential or sitting through an interview where he is fact-checked without throwing a temper tantrum. The challenge for him will be to stay awake during the UFC fight.

Trump falling asleep at a basketball game is one thing, but it's another when he continues falling asleep during cabinet meetings. Life and death decisions are being made, and he's sleeping through them. It is a very serious issue, made even more serious when the Secretary of State denies that it ever happens while being shown video proof that it happens right next to him.

Creative note: I got this idea before I crawled out of bed this morning. I woke up, and it popped into my head. I didn't seriously consider it at first because it came to me too easily, but it grew on me while I was adding blueberries and strawberries to my cereal while making breakfast.

I hope my newspaper clients aren't getting tired of the sleepy Trump theme. It's not my fault he can't stay awake.

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