By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO-‘Twas Hanukkah eve, and in the White House,
Donald Trump was tweeting, preparing to grouse.
Insults of Bob Mueller were sent with great ire
To warn him that one day he could be fired.
The President fumed about his buddy Flynn
Treated so poorly for his lying sin.
Hillary should be sitting in prison.
And the Kenyan too, he said with derision.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
He waddled from bed to see what was the matter.
Outside were protesters holding up signs.
He dismissed them all as antifa swine.
He tried to forget the Russian scandals
To help Jared and Ivanka kindle the candles.
Recalling how once Jews had beaten a king
To restore their Temple and remove pagan bling.
After all, he had done much the same
For draining the swamp, why no acclaim?
“All the fake news does is to mock us
And imply that I am today’s Antiochus?
Damn Maddow, And Colbert, Bill Maher, and Tapper,
Damn Schumer, and Nancy, and Warren I’d slap her.
Praise Hannity, Fox News, and Limbaugh, and Breitbart.
The alternative facts are what they impart.
Neither gays nor liberals had been invited.
The blessings were uttered; the candles were lighted.
But Trump kept a promise he made at the convention.
So afterwards only Christmas was mentioned.
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com. San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.