No one takes a Potato seriously.
...... I would like to think you are correct. However, because of the way the information is being disseminated to the masses ..... I think something has transpired that we folks on the outside don't know about, and what happens next is supposed to give the illusion that our Illustrious and glorious Leader is the man in charge of our, what is in reality a collapsing, stable world order.
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No one takes a Potato seriously.
Except Congressional Republicans, they actually fear the guy.