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erronis

(15,241 posts)
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 10:07 PM Jan 2022

Ivanka Trump Reportedly Begged Putin to Order Her Dad to Stop Capitol Attack

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/ivanka-trump-reportedly-begged-putin-to-order-her-dad-to-stop-capitol-attack

Ivanka Trump begged Vladimir Putin to command her father to call off the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, new reports indicate.

According to evidence collected by the House subcommittee investigating the insurrection, when Trump witnessed the rioting on television, she immediately placed a call to the Russian President.

“You’ve got to talk sense to my dad,” Trump reportedly pleaded. “You’re the only one he listens to.”

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“Not Jared?” the Russian leader inquired.

“He thinks Jared’s a joke,” she replied.

According to the report, Putin politely declined her request. “If it got out that I was helping save American democracy, that would make me look bad,” he explained.

Trump reportedly said that she “understood,” and then placed a call to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.


For those that don't understand - this is satire.
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Ivanka Trump Reportedly Begged Putin to Order Her Dad to Stop Capitol Attack (Original Post) erronis Jan 2022 OP
Borowitz report satire Dorian Gray Jan 2022 #1
Thanks. I amended it to point to the obvious - for the oblivious. erronis Jan 2022 #2
;-{)🖖‍ Goonch Jan 2022 #3
Are we sure its satire? drray23 Jan 2022 #4
If it weren't, it's a losing proposition. BadgerKid Jan 2022 #6
So hard to tell catrose Jan 2022 #15
Give it a few weeks and we'll find that satire becomes reality. TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #5
I wish we could relegate satire to the lounge, where it belongs. Maru Kitteh Jan 2022 #7
YES! YES!! YES!!! Hekate Jan 2022 #9
Please put "Borowitz" or "Onion" or whatever in the title Hekate Jan 2022 #8
it is in the url Celerity Jan 2022 #13
Shoot, it's probably true. LoisB Jan 2022 #10
Shoot, it's probably true. LoisB Jan 2022 #11
yeah, clearly satire..... Takket Jan 2022 #12
LOL - believable Lucky Luciano Jan 2022 #14
If one didn't read "Borowitz" in the link, BobTheSubgenius Jan 2022 #16
When did Borowitz switch over to doing straight news? SeattleVet Jan 2022 #17
I'll admit, barbtries Jan 2022 #18
Hah! - took me 5 secs to peg BOROWITZ - even without Rhiannon or Zorro posting it! UTUSN Jan 2022 #19
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #20
Lol 😆 Tickle Jan 2022 #21
It's dangerous to put up satire when it's about a Trump. It seems so plausible. Vinca Jan 2022 #22
Next time, please put Borowitz in the title blogslug Jan 2022 #23

BadgerKid

(4,552 posts)
6. If it weren't, it's a losing proposition.
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 10:38 PM
Jan 2022

Take orders from another leader? A communist leader?!? That’s whom radical RepubliQs support? So to be patriotic for the USA you have to support communism?

Yeah, not a winning play for them.

Takket

(21,563 posts)
12. yeah, clearly satire.....
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 11:27 PM
Jan 2022

now if she had called Kanye West and begged HIM into talking sense into her dad, That would have been believable

barbtries

(28,789 posts)
18. I'll admit,
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:23 AM
Jan 2022

I got pretty far into it before realizing it was satire. I mean we're talking about the trumps FFS

blogslug

(38,000 posts)
23. Next time, please put Borowitz in the title
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 09:21 AM
Jan 2022

That way one can avoid clicking if one thinks Andy Borowitz's satire is not worth reading.

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