Grown ups in the media have wasted America’s time for the last three years comparing Trump to various historical figures: King Cyrus and Andrew Jackson by the right, Hitler and Nero by the left. Both camps are wrong. Trump is a work of fiction to his audience and himself, an empty vessel wrapped in lies.
Who is he? A real estate developer? A mobster? A Manchurian candidate? A Tyrant? An entire cottage industry has grown up around defining who the President really is. Trump is not a creation of Putin, Fox News or even Roy Cohn, he is a creation of Warner Brothers.
Donald J. Trump is Elmer J. Fudd.
Trump would have been eight or nine years old when the Looney Tunes’ “Hare Brush” short was released, an impressionable time in a young mind. In that six minute and fifty-four second animated film we see the blueprint for Trump’s life:
Elmer J. Fudd’s office door identifies him as the president. Donald J. Trump is the President.
Elmer J. Fudd is a millionaire. Donald J. Trump is also a millionaire who’s claims of billionaire status remain unproven.
Elmer J. Fudd owns a mansion and a yacht. Donald J. Trump has owned a mansion (he sold it to a Russian oligarch) and a yacht (he sold it to a Saudi Prince).
Elmer J. Fudd Enterprises, a conglomerate of multiple Fudd companies in different industries is headquartered in the E. J. Fudd Building, a skyscraper. The Trump Organization, a conglomerate of multiple Trump companies in different industries, is headquartered in Trump Tower, a skyscraper.
Elmer J. Fudd pretends to be crazy to escape legal consequences, Donald J. Trump pretends to be crazy to escape legal consequences.
Elmer J. Fudd uses deception to shift the blame for his crimes onto Bugs Bunny. Donald J. Trump uses deception to shift the blame for his crimes onto his opponents.
Elmer J. Fudd was arrested by a Special Agent from the Treasury Department for Tax Fraud. Donald J. Trump also commits tax fraud. He has yet to be arrested.
That’s a single short film our President must have watched as a child. But the similarities extend throughout the Looney Tunes golden era of the 40s and 50s. Take for instance, 1943’s “To Duck Or Not To Duck”: Elmer Fudd participated in a professional boxing match against Daffy Duck, then assaulted Ducky Weeze, the hypeman, ref and announcer, at the end of the fight. Donald Trump participated in a professional wrestling match which ended with him assaulting Vince McMahon, the hypeman and announcer.
The basic plot of most Elmer Fudd cartoons is a lone white man of considerable means battling against either a black duck or gray rabbit who was up to that point minding their own business. He gets particularly enraged when either the black duck or gray rabbit enter his home and enjoy the benefits of modern American life. Sound familiar?
The good news is that Elmer J. Fudd fails in almost everything he does, just like our President. The bad news is that our President is Elmer J. Fudd with nuclear weapons.
That’s all, folks.
Wes Clark Jr. 
That’s fucking great, Mr. Clark. Thank you, as always for your candor, wit and brutal straightforwardness. We need MAGA hats from LLBean in flannel with fold-down earflaps. I’m still hoping that you’re right about the rule of law “trumping” this situation. Freedom of speech is ours and I appreciate our ability to joke about things like this the most. I hope you have a great day, thank you for standing up for others’ best interests.
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