Andrew Johnson Horrified That History Books Will Mention Him in Same Sentence as Trump

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THE AFTERLIFE (The Borowitz Report)—In a rare public statement from beyond the grave, Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States, said that he was “horrified” that history books will now mention him in the same sentence as Donald J. Trump.

Making his first utterance since he died, in 1875, the spectral Johnson said, “As someone who has actually experienced death, I can safely say that being mentioned in the same breath as Trump is a fate worse than that.”

“I could deal with history remembering me as the first U.S. President to be impeached,” he said. “But knowing that I will now appear in the first line of Trump’s obituary is, to put it mildly, devastating.”

“What have I done to deserve this?” Johnson asked.

Although being linked with Trump for eternity was “something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” Johnson conceded that there was a silver lining to Trump’s Presidency.

“Finally, I’m no longer considered the worst President in history,” he said.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/andrew-johnson-horrified-that-history-books-will-mention-him-in-same-sentence-as-trump

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1. Damn, there is even a slight resemblance!

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I think it's the pleasant expression!

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3. I wonder what our country would be like if Andrew Johnson was never President

he was really evil and came into office at the worst time. he did everything he could to make sure former slaves had no rights.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I've wondered about that myself. I watched the Reconstruction documentary on PBS

I had no idea how far he went to reverse the freedoms and rights given to former slaves. Like Trump, what he did was all for personal aggrandizement and revenge - I have thought that without his corruption we might have avoided one of the most painful and tragic episodes in our history and we'd be a much better and united country today.

[mucifer]

5. Yeah, Borowitz didn't get it right this time IMO

[Rhiannon12866]

6. If only they'd been able to reverse what Johnson did

With Trump, we have a chance, but there is just so much already that I'm afraid it's going to be a really long haul.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Bwah!!!

Perfect. Borowitz has had to struggle to come up with satire in the age of Drumpf but this hit the spot!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I was hoping that he'd come up with a good one today!

That's one thing about Trump - the jokes practically write themselves!

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9. The Andrew Johnson reference was perfect

because behavior-wise, they were both the same - arrogant, egotistical, and completely self-unaware as to why they were being rebuked!