Borowitz: Americans Want Alert System Enabling Mueller to Text Them When This Emergency Is Over

[ehrnst]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Millions of Americans do not want Donald J. Trump to text them that there is an emergency, but “very strongly” want Robert Mueller to text them when this current emergency is over, a new poll shows.

FEMA’s about-to-be-launched “Presidential alert” system drew a sharply negative reaction in the poll, with a majority of Americans saying that they would burn, smash, or otherwise pulverize their phones in advance of the first text that Trump attempts to send them.

By contrast, and by a wide margin, Americans said that they wanted an alert system that would enable Mueller to text them “the second he knows this shit show is over,” the poll indicates.

Poll respondents were amenable to a broad array of methods by which Mueller might deliver such news, including the one-word text “finito,” the phrase “orange crushed,” and emojis depicting a thumbs-up or smiley face.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/americans-want-alert-system-enabling-mueller-to-text-them-when-this-emergency-is-over

[malaise]

1. Perfect

[Gothmog]

2. I love good satire

[NCjack]

3. Too good to be satire. I really want that text message. nt

[tosh]

4. YES!

[LakeArenal]

5. #basta

[FakeNoose]

6. Unfortunately Mueller won't be able to test the system out

... until next year. He's guessing it should be ready by early January.