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kleinbl00  ·  709 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: RIP Donald Trump

My wife didn't fully believe me that it wasn't parody. Trust but verify, after all. So she did some quick digging and found the NYTimes writeup. And then she chortled (she's not a chortler) and read the following aloud:

    For a day, Republicans and even some Democrats speculated about what Mr. Trump might have planned for his major announcement, assuming it related to his campaign or even the race for House speaker. The disbelief at the ultimate announcement was palpable.

And really - I don't know that I can come up with a better phrase to encapsulate this era, from the moment David Bowie died to... whenever we make it back to the good timeline.

The disbelief was palpable.