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WaPo enlists actual clown to set the record straight in scathing op-ed: Trump is not one of us
NY Post ^ | 7/10/25 | Chris Nesi

Posted on 07/11/2025 3:39:04 AM PDT by Libloather

Send in the clowns.

The Washington Post published an opinion piece defending the good name of clowns everywhere — fervently insisting President Trump doesn’t deserve the harlequin moniker his rivals frequently foist upon him.

“Donald Trump is not a clown. I should know,” reads the headline of the missive penned by Tim Cunningham — a self-described professional clown of 24 years and board president of the not-at-all-terrifying-sounding nonprofit Clowns Without Borders.

The article cites a few examples lefty commentators disparagingly painting Trump or his administration as clowns over the years, including MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and political strategist James Carville.

But rather than accepting the schoolyard-grade insult at face value, Cunningham takes offense, offering a deep dive into the rich and storied history of clowns and clownery.

“Clown, capital C, is a valuable and varied art form; pantomimes, acrobats, magicians, dancers, stand-up comedians, vaudeville artists and jugglers are all examples of artists who incorporate Clown into their work,” he wrote.

He claims Trump’s brash style renders him unfit to wear the comically oversized pants and suspenders, nor the honking red nose — and certainly unworthy to brandish a squirting seltzer bottle.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: bidenclown; clown; clownbiden; clownobama; obamaclown; opinion; record; wapo

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Not sure that a biologist can fix all this.
1 posted on 07/11/2025 3:39:04 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“Go ahead. Squeeze the wheez. Many people like to.”


2 posted on 07/11/2025 3:42:59 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: Libloather

That’s Right!
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He’s Super Man!


3 posted on 07/11/2025 3:43:05 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Libloather

So this clown gets free publicity and now he’s booked up this weekend. Time to move on. We have a country in peril Mr. Clown. Thanks for the balloon poodle


4 posted on 07/11/2025 3:45:27 AM PDT by albie
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To: Big Red Badger; Bikkuri; Delta 21; musicman; DJ MacWoW; Red Badger; null and void; Jane Long; ...
They waited too long! All pictures are for educational purposes...mind you....






5 posted on 07/11/2025 3:52:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: dfwgator; gundog; Larry Lucido; Kenny Bania

6 posted on 07/11/2025 3:53:38 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

Hell it wasn’t too long ago when a clown caught hell for memeing old obama, he he he.


7 posted on 07/11/2025 3:54:17 AM PDT by Recompennation
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To: SaveFerris

Honk Honk!


8 posted on 07/11/2025 3:59:56 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: SaveFerris

A Little Song
A little Dance
A Little Seltzer
Down the Pants!


9 posted on 07/11/2025 4:06:53 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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Washington Post CEO urges staffers who don’t ‘feel aligned’ with paper’s new direction to leave

https://nypost.com/2025/07/10/media/washington-post-ceo-urges-staffers-who-dont-feel-aligned-with-paper-to-leave/?dicbo=v2-KgMlyFI


10 posted on 07/11/2025 4:12:29 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Big Red Badger
Watch out if you're in the shower and this
particular Democrat clown tries to get in there too

Public Service / Public Safety Announcement



11 posted on 07/11/2025 4:22:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

Wapo, th3 paper that refused to say anything bad about the man who was inept, unfit to be president, and who ruined this country for 4 years (and his friend for 8 years prior) calling pres Trump, a man dedicated to making the nation great again despite violent criminals trying to prevent him from doing so

Eapo... stuff a sock in it! You are nothing but a worthless biased lapdog of the evil one.


12 posted on 07/11/2025 4:33:40 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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...the not-at-all-terrifying-sounding nonprofit Clowns Without Borders...

Okay, that was genuinely funny. I actually did chuckle out loud.

13 posted on 07/11/2025 4:40:38 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: SaveFerris

Yuppers!
They don’t call him the Sniffer
For nothing!


14 posted on 07/11/2025 4:49:32 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Big Red Badger; Liz; bitt; ransomnote; Morgana; Jane Long; Red Badger; null and void; rx; rxsid; ...
Just don't mention the Ashley Biden diary.....

Oops.....!!

15 posted on 07/11/2025 4:57:37 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in thays of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

Washington Post: The official newspaper of Clowns in DC, clowns in the Democrat Party and clowns everywhere. Even the editors are clowns.


16 posted on 07/11/2025 5:00:58 AM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: SaveFerris

Bezos is out of town on his honeymoon and the mice are playing................


17 posted on 07/11/2025 5:18:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Libloather

I had to double check to make sure this wasn’t the Bee.


18 posted on 07/11/2025 5:24:00 AM PDT by KevinB (I don’t really care, Margaret.)
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To: Libloather

I don’t think so, Homey don’t play dat!


19 posted on 07/11/2025 5:26:27 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

Fondly membering campaign ads in 1966 when incumbent California Governor Pat Brown was challenged by (actor) Ronald Reagan. “Pat Brown is not an acting governor.” That didn’t work either. I don’t remember whether it was an ad or just commentary when someone responded, “Why not an actor? We already have a clown for a governor.”

Oh, these were the days when faculty and students were rather evenly divided among Pubbies and Dems and we could actually discuss this rationally in a 9th grade class.


20 posted on 07/11/2025 5:38:27 AM PDT by jimfree (My 22 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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