Berl Falbaum
The English poetess, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, arguably, wrote the most moving words about love in the famous Sonnet 43, “How Do I Love Thee?” Consider:
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach…”
Pretty good stuff, wouldn’t you say? Of course, Browning, who died in 1861, never attended a Trump Cabinet meeting.
At a recent gathering, Cabinet members conveyed their love for the president in a session lasting more than three hours. Browning would have taken notes. Here is some of the “love” expressed for Trump:
Vice President JD Vance: Most presidents were “placeholders” but not “men of action.” (This is the same Vance who once called Trump a Hitler and an idiot.)
Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum told Trump that he was “not just courageous, you’re actually fearless. All of us sprint because you’re running ahead.” (Burgum once said he would not do business with Trump because you are judged by the company you keep.)
Then he noted, “the amazing group of people around the table,” adding: “You probably assembled the greatest Cabinet ever.” (Probably? Not smart.)
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Trump saved 258 million lives given the amount of fentanyl the Justice Department has confiscated.
Health Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked Trump for “your vision and leadership, for giving me the 100 busiest days of my life.”
Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: “I want to thank you, as a veteran of our military, for assembling what is the greatest national security team that I have seen in my 27 years associated with the United States Army.”
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, referring to a banner at the Labor Department, invited Trump “to see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor, because you are really the transformational president of the American worker, along with the American flag and President Roosevelt. I was so honored to unveil
that…” (Along with President Roosevelt? The Democrat or the Republican? Either way, also, not very astute.)
Special envoy to the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff: “There’s only one thing I wish for: That the Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes that you are the single finest candidate since the Nobel Peace, this Nobel was ever talked about.” (Note, “ever.”)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, “This is the greatest Cabinet working for the greatest president. I’m having the time of my life working for you. I just want to say thank you.”
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: “Thank you for saving college football, by the way. We’re very grateful. The country just feels different.” (He saved college football? Who knew?)
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: “Thank you for the opportunity to work for you…today the country is safer than they’ve been for years because of what you’ve done…”
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: “…our country has never been so secure thanks to you. You have brought us back from the edge…it’s an honor to do this under your leadership.”
Hud Secretary Scott Turner: “I’m very proud to be at this table, humble to do so at HUD. We’re on a good path. So, thank you for all your support in helping us, sir.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “You are the peace president, sir. Because we are strong, our enemies know what we will do…I’m honored to be a part of it, sir. Thank you for your leadership.”
Browning surely would have been impressed and, perhaps have written a sequel to Sonnet 43.
This outpouring of adulation for Trump has given the word “sycophancy” an entirely new meaning.
Even Shakespeare’s King Lear, known for his gargantuan ego who asked his three daughters how much they loved him, would have said at some point, “Okay, okay enough already.”
We need to remember the Cabinet members expressed their love for a convicted felon (34 counts,) who was also convicted of sexual assault, fined hundreds of millions of dollars for real estate fraud, has told tens of thousands of lies in 4-3/4 years in the White House, incited an insurrection, lied about the 2020 election, stoked racism and antisemitism, and so much more.
Now, the following assessment of this fawning is, admittedly not exactly sophisticated, incisive or mature analysis but it seems appropriate: Sicko!
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach…”
Pretty good stuff, wouldn’t you say? Of course, Browning, who died in 1861, never attended a Trump Cabinet meeting.
At a recent gathering, Cabinet members conveyed their love for the president in a session lasting more than three hours. Browning would have taken notes. Here is some of the “love” expressed for Trump:
Vice President JD Vance: Most presidents were “placeholders” but not “men of action.” (This is the same Vance who once called Trump a Hitler and an idiot.)
Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum told Trump that he was “not just courageous, you’re actually fearless. All of us sprint because you’re running ahead.” (Burgum once said he would not do business with Trump because you are judged by the company you keep.)
Then he noted, “the amazing group of people around the table,” adding: “You probably assembled the greatest Cabinet ever.” (Probably? Not smart.)
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Trump saved 258 million lives given the amount of fentanyl the Justice Department has confiscated.
Health Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanked Trump for “your vision and leadership, for giving me the 100 busiest days of my life.”
Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: “I want to thank you, as a veteran of our military, for assembling what is the greatest national security team that I have seen in my 27 years associated with the United States Army.”
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, referring to a banner at the Labor Department, invited Trump “to see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor, because you are really the transformational president of the American worker, along with the American flag and President Roosevelt. I was so honored to unveil
that…” (Along with President Roosevelt? The Democrat or the Republican? Either way, also, not very astute.)
Special envoy to the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff: “There’s only one thing I wish for: That the Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes that you are the single finest candidate since the Nobel Peace, this Nobel was ever talked about.” (Note, “ever.”)
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, “This is the greatest Cabinet working for the greatest president. I’m having the time of my life working for you. I just want to say thank you.”
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: “Thank you for saving college football, by the way. We’re very grateful. The country just feels different.” (He saved college football? Who knew?)
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: “Thank you for the opportunity to work for you…today the country is safer than they’ve been for years because of what you’ve done…”
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: “…our country has never been so secure thanks to you. You have brought us back from the edge…it’s an honor to do this under your leadership.”
Hud Secretary Scott Turner: “I’m very proud to be at this table, humble to do so at HUD. We’re on a good path. So, thank you for all your support in helping us, sir.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “You are the peace president, sir. Because we are strong, our enemies know what we will do…I’m honored to be a part of it, sir. Thank you for your leadership.”
Browning surely would have been impressed and, perhaps have written a sequel to Sonnet 43.
This outpouring of adulation for Trump has given the word “sycophancy” an entirely new meaning.
Even Shakespeare’s King Lear, known for his gargantuan ego who asked his three daughters how much they loved him, would have said at some point, “Okay, okay enough already.”
We need to remember the Cabinet members expressed their love for a convicted felon (34 counts,) who was also convicted of sexual assault, fined hundreds of millions of dollars for real estate fraud, has told tens of thousands of lies in 4-3/4 years in the White House, incited an insurrection, lied about the 2020 election, stoked racism and antisemitism, and so much more.
Now, the following assessment of this fawning is, admittedly not exactly sophisticated, incisive or mature analysis but it seems appropriate: Sicko!
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