I’ll admit it. I can see it. I think Donald Trump can look like a lot of other people at times, including a very short fictional set of characters from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And I don’t mean Charlie Bucket.

But now he’s getting compared to someone pretty hilarious, and it’s all due to his own insecurity.

You may not be old enough to remember the fad, but there was a time when one of the fashion trends that Donald Trump takes part in was only done by women and football players: Shoulder pads.

Yes, they’re worn pretty commonly now, as a built-in feature even on men’s suits. Lots of men like to sport a little bit huskier look. Sometimes a little extra padding can look fine, especially if you wear a suit that’s tailored well at the waist.

But if you ARE old enough to remember the fashion trend, then you remember Joan Collins’ trademark linebacker shoulder pads. They were clearly never meant as anything but a statement. Certainly not to accent a feminine figure.

I mean, Joan was beautiful, but the shoulder pads she wore were like giant gold hoop earrings — fascinating as a fashion statement, but not necessary.

Eagle-eyed editor of MeidasTouch.com Ron Filipkowski came through again with a new, hilarious candid picture of Trump at a rally, throwing his arm around another man whose face can’t be seen.

The man looks like he has a two-by-four inside his jacket. In fact, if the top of it stuck out, it would look like he was carrying the cross he always pretends he’s on.

My first thought when I saw the picture was of a Talking Heads video, with lead singer David Bryne looking like a 9-year-old in his dad’s clothes.

That’s not what Ron saw, though. He saw the character Alexis Colby from the soap opera Dynasty:

I haven’t seen shoulder pads like that since Joan Collins in Dynasty. pic.twitter.com/5vRxAEPWUb

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 25, 2024

Now, as some were quick to point out, that is NOT Donald Trump’s regular shape. Maybe it’s age, or maybe he’s always worn shoulder pads in suits and they just started getting bigger lately.

But Trump doesn’t look like that in real life:

Dude really has no shoulders, he’s egg shaped pic.twitter.com/oOzbcx6jRG

— Bill DeMayo (@BDeMayo) September 25, 2024

One social media commenter quipped sarcastically, “Oh yeah, that’s one thing he definitely needs to add is more bulk. The pads are to distract from the gut he got from the three square meals he gets from McDonald’s every day.”

The thing is, I’m always surprised by the fact that I’m surprised when I see some new fashion crime being committed by the former president. It’s not like he hasn’t had that awful hair for decades.

And since he began running for president the first time — or maybe before, I don’t know because I didn’t pay much attention to him — he’s been wearing unnaturally big suits, comically long ties, and just a God-awful amount of makeup. Like, there’s a small cadre of consumers keeping the bronzer market alive, and they consist entirely of “Real Housewives” and Donald Trump.

Along the way, we’ve found that he wears lifts in his shoes and a girdle as well.

At this point, I’m honestly not sure why he doesn’t just ditch the $10,000 Brioni suit and his brand new $100,000 Trump watch and put on a clown suit once and for all.

He’d look a heck of a lot more natural.