God Emperor of the United States: Trump’s Crybaby Ambition

In a moment that would be comical if it weren't so damn terrifying, President Donald Trump recently took to Twitter, declaring "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." The sheer audacity of this statement, coming from a man indicted on 91 criminal charges across four jurisdictions, reads like a desperate attempt at historical legitimacy from someone who couldn't tell Waterloo from a water park. What makes this particularly rich is that Trump, who famously said he "knows more about ISIS than the generals," now seems to fancy himself a student of military history – despite dodging the draft five times during Vietnam in bone spurs like fashion indicating his total pussyfootedness.

The Quote That Shook Democracy's Foundation

Let's cut through the bullshit and call this what it is: a wannabe authoritarian trying to clothe himself in the borrowed grandeur of history's most fucking famous emperor. "When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total," Trump …