Advice from a chum

Hi, Donnie, your compari (goombah) from Jersey is back. Couldn’t help but notice some bad karma coming out of the White House and thought you might like some sympathetic advice.

First, tell Rudy to pick better friends, ones who don’t look like they just came out of Central Casting for Godfather I, II and III. Do either of you hang with any “known associates” who aren’t under arrest or under indictment? Not looking good for the history books, pal.

Second, the loyal Kurds have had our backs for quite a while. Throwing them under the bus to curry favor with vicious dictators is trés, trés lousy and totally dishonorable. If our other allies are “cheesed” about this and no longer trust us, it’s pretty justifiable.

Third, conniving to get the G-7 bigwigs to stay in your bedbug-ridden overpriced resort in Miami would have been a clear violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution—clear and simple. Good on you for backing down, but considering it in the first place was “bat-doo-doo” crazy. (Florida in June? Really??)

Fourth, ignoring a congressional subpoena, for both you and your henchmen/henchladies, just screams “I am so guilty.” You may have a loyal cult and some spineless congressmen to back you up, but a lot more of us know contempt of Congress when we see it.

Fifth, the military has a three-word phrase to indicate one’s having messed up beyond all measure. It suggests an intimate relationship with a canine; let’s leave it at that. Suggesting that impeachment—a legal process enshrined in the Constitution—is comparable to the horror of “lynching” is a tad beyond unconscionable and superlow-class.

Well, that’s enough from your Jersey buddy. Tell Vlad I said “Privyet.” LINDA A. FARRELL

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