“The Corona King”

c. 2020 Rod Ice

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(4-20)

The Setting: Washington, D. C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the Oval Office.

The Players: Donald J. Trump, 45^th president of the United States; Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff; Rudy Giuliani, counsel for the president.

Mark Meadows: “Good morning Mr. President. I would like to begin today by thanking you for this great opportunity to serve...”

Donald Trump: “Better than sitting in Congress with Nervous Nancy, right? Much better. A better job, a better house I have here. Much better.”

M. Meadows: “Sir, I want to talk about the 2020 campaign. Our strategies have all gone out the window with the Coronavirus pandemic...”

D. Trump: “Is Bernie still running? He deserves a chance, crazy guy, crazy but he should be treated fairly. I have been treated very unfairly in the past.”

M. Meadows: “The nation has shifted gears, Mr. President.”

D. Trump: “I understand washing your hands, coughing into your folded elbow, I understand we need masks. Lots and lots of masks. Masks and ventilators. But then we have to get the economy going again. The greatest economy seen by mankind. A great economy. We were doing very well before China started off this pandemic, very well.”

M. Meadows: “Sir, that brings up a point. You receive negative reporting every time the virus is blamed on China. I would suggest a different tone...”

D. Trump: “It came from China. Chine-uh! Chine-uh!! CHINA!”

M. Meadows: “Mr. President, I think as chief executive of the nation, you should speak like a caretaker. A steward. Someone watching over America. Protecting us...”

D. Trump: “Mark, I’m not Mister Rogers. Okay? Not that guy.”

M. Meadows: “Dr. Fauci should lead the effort in public. Stand at the lectern, express your confidence, and then let him handle the charge to defeat this pandemic...”

D. Trump: “The Democrats have Sleepy Joe, always sleepy. I am not sleepy, Mark. Not sleepy. I have to show America that things are getting greater. Greater than ever. Greater than great. I made America great again. Now I have to keep it getting greater, every day.”

M. Meadows: “This is a time of crisis, sir.”

D. Trump: “Lincoln had a crisis. Churchill had a crisis. Roosevelt had a crisis. Bill Belichick has a crisis with Tom Brady leaving the Patriots. My friend, Tom Brady. Now I have a crisis, people say I am a wartime president. A war, we are in a war.”

M. Meadows: “Correct. You need to inspire confidence, sir. That is how you will win the November election.”

D. Trump: “Bring in Rudy, see what he says.”

M. Meadows: (Picking up the phone) “Send in Mr. Giuliani, please.”

Rudy Giuliani: (Entering the room) “Good morning, Donald.”

D. Trump: “Rudy, we’re in the office here, on the clock, you know. On the job. Working.”

R. Giuliani: (Laughing) “Sorry, Mr. President. Sorry.”

D. Trump: “Mark thinks I need to be like Mister Rogers for the election, wear sweaters while I fight the Coronavirus. Maybe get some puppets for the daily briefings.”

M. Meadows: “Sir, I never mentioned sweaters or puppets.”

D. Trump: “Actually, Dr. Fauci looks like a puppet. A tiny little puppet, so tiny. Like Pinocchio with glasses and gray hair. Very tiny.”

M. Meadows: “Mr. President, he is quite popular with the American people. A trusted voice.”

R. Giuliani: (Laughing again) “Donald, I have the perfect way for you to win in November. I saw it on Netflix last night.”

D. Trump: “Netflix? You weren’t watching Hannity last night?”

R. Giuliani: “Tiger King. The story of Joe Exotic. He knew how to put on a show. Knew how to use social media and the internet.”

M. Meadows: “Didn’t he end up in jail?”

R. Giuliani: “Carole Baskin was his downfall.”

D. Trump: “Baskin? I have Nervous Nancy. But she is not my downfall, not with the Mueller Probe, not with impeachment, not with the China virus. Not a winner. Not winning.”

R. Giuliani: “Joe Exotic knew how to play to the crowd. The Tiger King even had a king’s throne. He sat among his big cats. That is you, Mr. President, sitting with your team of physicians and medical experts. The Corona King.”

M. Meadows: (Choking) “CORONA KING?”

R. Giuliani: “People loved Joe Exotic because he ruled the big cats. He was their master. Not afraid of their power. Not afraid of danger. Everybody saw it, they respected it. This wild, unpredictable guy. That is you, Mr. President. Not afraid of the virus.”

D. Trump: “You are right, Rudy, I am not afraid!”

R. Giuliani: “Joe Exotic needed to understand his opponent better. He needed to understand Carole Baskin. I think you already understand Nancy Pelosi.”

D. Trump: “I have known her and Cryin’ Chuck for years, many years. Nervous Nancy is off balance. She behaves badly in public, very badly.”

R. Giuliani: “Some still wonder if Carole Baskin killed her previous husband.”

D. Trump: “What about Nancy? She could do anything to her husband, could do it terribly fast.”

M. Meadows: “Mr. President, her husband is still alive.”

D. Trump: “I bet he wishes a big cat would put him out of his misery!”

R. Giuliani: “Joe Exotic has captured America’s attention. You did that before, Mr. President, that is why you won in 2016. Why you beat Robert Mueller and Speaker Pelosi. Now it is time to do it again. By beating the virus and leading your nation back to freedom of worship, freedom of going out to a restaurant or a show, freedom to have sports games again, freedom to be great again.”

D. Trump: (Slapping the desk) “THAT’S IT RUDY! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AGAIN!”

R. Giuliani: “Again, and again and again!”

M. Meadows: (With sarcasm) “So… should I have the Army Corps of Engineers build you a throne, sir?”

R. Giuliani: (Laughing once more) “I know a guy. We can get it done cheaper than that.”

D. Trump: “I want a big throne. Very, very big. Huuuuge!”

M. Meadows: (Bowing his head) “Yes, Mr. President!”

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