Today is Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Tonight the convicted felon who is occupying the White House right now is supposed to address the nation to “celebrate” his first year of accomplishments, but those of us with any common sense, know that his entire delusional address will be bathed in lies, lies, and more lies, so I’m determined to avoid it at all costs. He is doing this because he knows his party is fracturing presently and he’s losing the narrative. In this speech, he hopes he will be able to change that, but I hope a majority of Americans will tune to something else that is more genuine than this fabulist bloviating for an hour or so about nonsense. I mentioned on an anti-Dump message board that I’d rather subject myself to being waterboarded than be forced to watch the spectacle of the old man making a fool of himself.

But those who hunger for the truth of what’s happening right now in our benighted country, here are the facts as supplied by Democratic Wins Media today in a piece devoted to Demented Don’s speech. Right off, the writers of this piece say that “If the speech runs long [and usually they do for no sane reason], it won’t be because Trump has much to say – it’ll be because he’s trying to spin his failures into fiction.” Again, this liar in chief will try to change the narrative because his “own base is fracturing, his approval numbers are falling, and even his allies are openly questioning his leadership.”

For those masochists who listen, expect Mr. Piggy, as I’ll now call him, among other epithets, to begin with the economy. “He’ll brag about his tariffs, claim prices are going down, and insist he ‘inherited a mess’ from President Biden.” Of course, none of this is even a scintilla true.

The true facts – Dump inherited a strong economy from his predecessor – one with record-low unemployment, rising wages, and a recovering middle class following Mr. Piggy’s disastrous handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. And what did Mr. Grump do with it? He destroyed it. His reckless tariffs have sent prices spiraling, raised costs for working families, and crushed American exporters. “The unemployment rate has skyrocketed to its highest level since Trump’s first term ended in chaos during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

In this particular instance, Mr. Piggy cannot gaslight the American public out of what they actually feel and see. His economy is in shambles and Americans know exactly who is responsible. And it isn’t Joe Biden. Or Kamala Harris.

On the subject of immigration, Mr. Piggy will certainly try to declare victory on immigration – saying that the border is secure and that he’s restored “law and order.” Instead what he’s really done is unleash chaos and friction within our borders.

Never before has an American president unleashed a private arm of enforcement agents like the much-hated ICE agents who are presently terrorizing immigrant communities – people like my fabulous cleaning woman, “Lareto” – creating fear rather than safety. “His policies have done nothing to make Americans safer – they’ve only divided neighbors, separated families, and made our country feel smaller and meaner.”

On the subject of Venezuela, our new “hot spot,” this embarrassment of a president will almost certainly invoke this new ongoing conflict and call his policy here “toughness.” What we should really do is call it for what it truly is: “a potential new war near our own shores, motivated by oil and ego.”

And all of the bullshit that Drumpf promised earlier to be a “peace president.” Instead, he’s leading us into another needless conflict that risks lives, destabilizes our hemisphere, and raises global energy prices even higher.

The bottom line then is that this cold-hearted, soulless human being will not be able to spin his way out of his coming-apart presidency. His immigration policy is cruel and chaotic; his foreign policy is explosive; his party is splintering, and his base is breaking away. Finally!

Tonight’s speech will not change the reality of what is actually happening under Grump. “It will only confirm what Americans already know: the country is weaker, poorer, and more divided under Donald Trump’s failed leadership.” I would add, “more cruel” under his damn lack of leadership, actually.

This is the clincher: “The only thing Trump will be celebrating tonight is the sound of his own voice – and even that won’t drown out the reality that he’s losing.”

Another thing about not listening to him tonight is that I can’t stand hearing his whiny, little complaining, much-mocked voice anyway. His putrid comments about the death of a true American patriot are still reverberating in my mind and I would rather watch paint peel than listen to him.

As I indicated in yesterday’s blog, tomorrow Elliot and I will be dining at Peter Luger’s in Brooklyn tomorrow. I will then head toward Manhattan to see Oh, Mary. It’d better be good, that’s all I will say. Everyone I know says it’s a continuous laugh riot, but I’ll be the judge of that.

On Friday, we’re seeing my newish friend “Harry” also in Manhattan. But we still don’t know what we’ll be doing. I should post my blog that night, but I don’t know for sure.

Anyway, enjoy your Thursday.

And so it went!