Stable genius

Donald Trump pulled out that old self-description recently writing about the election on his Truth Social platform. To which we say, "Same old stable, same old shit."

I like this portrayal of Trump in overalls. We are so used to seeing him in a business suit or golf togs that this seems like a fresh way to imagine him. (My preference would be to stop imagining him at all, but that’s not yet practical in today’s political climate.)

I thought about trying to work in an Augean Stables angle, but that would mix the message, casting Trump as a hero, Hercules. Trump-as-hero would have taken much engineering to pull off, only to be a distraction. But it’s still implicit for those familiar with Greek mythology.

If I could change it (and I guess there is no reason I couldn’t) I would consider putting in figures of Sarah Palin and Kelly Tshibaka shoveling along with him, and re-caption it Stable Geniuses, but I think it works better solely focused on Trump.

Oh! I just thought of a way to make the Greek angle work! Headline it “Augean Stable Hand”. On second thought, nah, probably not enough Greek mythology buffs out there to make it work.