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Let’s talk about that urge, the kind you get when something so monumentally stupid is happening that you just have to see it to believe it. You know, like when a grown man, who just so happens to be the President, wants to join a mob crashing a party at the Capitol.
Apparently, the pull was just too strong for ol’ Donald Trump. He admitted he actually wanted to head over to the Capitol on January 6. Seriously, who needs a thriller movie when you’ve got this reality?
A ‘Presidential’ Road Trip
Imagine this: a President, feeling left out of his own revolution, wanting to hitch a ride with a crowd that looked like they had sprung straight out of a banned circus. Yes, Trump said he wanted to be with the people, making history the way only a true showman can—by turning a protest into a personal photo op. Picture it: the leader of the free world, squeezed between a guy in a Viking helmet and another dressed as a bargain-bin Founding Father. Comedy gold? You bet. Presidential? Not so much.
The Best Laid Plans…
Trump’s aides, on the other hand, seemed to have a different script. They potentially saved him from becoming the first President to livestream a coup. Instead, they treated him like a kid who wanted to join the circus, telling him, “Maybe next time, Donny.” It’s that classic moment every parent knows: keeping the kid away from the cookie jar, except this jar was filled with tear gas and zip ties.
What Does It All Mean?
What are we to make of this grand reveal? Well, here’s someone who was standing at the helm, arguably with more power than any individual on the planet, who couldn’t resist the pull of going full reality TV on us. I mean, shouldn’t there be a rule or something? If you’re president and your schedule includes something like, “Incite insurrection,” maybe it’s time to switch to decaf.
But honestly, what bothers me more is not that he wanted to go—it’s that he thought it was a great idea to say it out loud, after the fact, as if it’s a funny anecdote to share at a party. “Hey, did I ever tell you about the time I almost rode with my mob to the Capitol? Pass the dip, please.”
The Irony of It All
Wrap your head around the irony here. A president, sworn to protect the constitution, is so enamored with his own press that he wants to join an illegal shindig that’s literally about stopping the gears of democracy. If that’s not enough to make you laugh, then maybe it’s enough to make you cry.
What we got here is not just a failure to communicate—it’s a rolling comedy of errors that writes itself. The headline might as well have been, “Former President Regrets Missing His Own Insurrection—Says It Would Have Been a Hoot!”
In the grand tapestry of American politics, this story might just be one of those threads that’s both too unbelievable to weave and too ludicrous to ignore. The next time you think your leaders might have a bit too much time on their hands, just remember this story and thank your lucky stars that most of them know the Capitol is not the place for a playdate.
Source: Trump Admits He Wanted to Go to Capitol on January 6
