THE LIGHTER SIDE
God bless America, and how’s everybody?
President Trump is taking a few weeks off on a golf vacation at his Trump National Golf Club which he owns in Bedminster, N.J. A few years ago, Trump revealed plans to build a cemetery for himself alongside the 18th fairway there. That’s one sure way to finish six-under.
Daily Variety broke the news Monday that Russia’s Foreign Ministry appointed Steven Seagal to be Ambassador of Russian-American Ties. You can’t make it up. Leave it to the Russians to send a message by naming someone who’s famous for killing people to be its ambassador of peace.
President Trump vowed to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t fund the border wall in September. Right now, the border is stacked up with refugees. People are fleeing gang violence on the streets and no police protection, and those are just the snowbirds from Chicago trying to get out.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro stood up bravely to an exploding drone bomb onstage during an outdoor speech to the army Sunday while the 10,000 solders he was addressing hilariously ran like hell for safety. It looked like the French Army was conducting war games. I keep waiting for the TV announcer to step in and say that Venezuela’s army can’t save its dictator but Geico can save you 15 percent on car insurance.