8 hours ago — The image is black-and-white, lending it an air of “historical artifact”: A modern-day Donald Trump standing next to Elvis Presley.
Behind the Brain Rot
By John Hendrickson
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The image is black-and-white, lending it an air of “historical artifact”: A modern-day Donald Trump standing next to Elvis Presley.
The president-elect posted the picture on Truth Social last night. Presley is strumming a guitar; Trump is idling in the frame. - Of course, this scene is impossible, and it’s not a real photograph.
Nevertheless, here’s Trump, side by side with the King, not smiling, not singing, just … hanging out.
- There is no punch line, or even a semblance of a joke.
It is literally just something to look at.
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