“Grisham recently published a tell-all book and noted that when Trump descended into turmoil, his staff resorted to summoning an aide, nicknamed the “Music Man”, to play songs from musicals they knew would soothe him, namely Memory from the Broadway musical Cats.”
Grisham was talking about the White House, and a president, not a preschool and an undermedicated kid. Admittedly, there was very little difference, as we further learned yesterday during Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. Most preschool kids would hesitate to do this because, well, it’s embarrassing, even to three-year-olds: (Direct Testimony):
After Mark had returned, I left the office and went down to the dining room, and I noticed that the door was propped open and the valet was inside the dining room changing the tablecloth off of the dining room table. He motioned for me to come in and then pointed towards the front of the room near the fireplace mantel on the TV, where I first noticed there was ketchup dripping down the wall, and there was a shattered porcelain plate on the floor.
The valet had articulated that the president was extremely angry at the attorney general’s AP interview and had thrown his lunch against the wall, which was causing them to have to clean up, so I grabbed a towel and started wiping the ketchup off of the wall to help the valet out.
Where was the music man!! It is so easy to calm a cat… a president!
Right.
So now that everyone is calm, and contemplative, while also keeping the Xanax within arm’s reach in case it looks as though a Republican might be in the White House anytime in the next generation, we should check in on what presidential historian, the esteemed professor, Michael Beschloss believes would be a good use of our time right now, such that Bedminster isn’t covered in ketchup this weekend.
Has been reported that when ex-President gets upset, someone has to calm him down by playing him show tunes.
Would any of you like to suggest a particular show tune to play for him?— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 29, 2022 [1]
If you think ex-President should be played a show tune that will alarm and disturb him, it is certainly your right and duty to suggest which one.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 29, 2022 [2]
Prize for best show tune to play for ex-President should be a box of Trump Steaks, but the steaks would have to be fifteen years old and moldy.
In a rare Trump business failure, his steak firm went out of business after two months.— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 29, 2022 [3]
One of our Twitter friends has suggested that Meadows play “Cell Block Tango” for the ex-President.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 29, 2022 [4]
Twitter had some fun with it:
Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair
— Khashoggi’s Ghost 🇺🇦🌻 (@UROCKlive1) June 29, 2022 [5]
Anything from Hamilton
— Happy DAC (@aaronvan1964) June 29, 2022 [6]
Send in the Clowns
I'm a Major General
The Little Shop of Horrors
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair— Quancy (@QuancyClayborne) June 29, 2022 [7]
Jailhouse Rock.
— THEE Barbara Davis, author (@bdavisauthor) June 29, 2022 [8]
“Damned For All Time” from Jesus Christ Superstar.
— Patti Drapala (@patti_drap) June 29, 2022 [9]
“Springtime for Hitler and Germany,” from The Producers.
— Lynn D (@LynnD123) June 29, 2022 [10]
“Send in the Clowns”
“And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” (from Dreamgirls)
“Losing My Mind” (from Follies)and of course…
"Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" (from Avenue Q) https://t.co/Xgm8SXkBw3 [11]
— Bob Patin (@bobpatin) June 29, 2022 [12]
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[email protected], @JasonMiciak, with Nicole Hickman