A Room of My Own: The Presidential Portrait

Game Show 2024, XXVII

(Night and Day, a tanka set,  expanded into a 3-tanka sequence, The Presidential Portrait)

if Trump is convicted

would you still support him

as your party’s choice?

the candidates look left, then right

while the silence grows heavier

S.U.V. motorcade

to Trump-branded airplane

to S.U.V. motorcade 

to Trump Hotel and Tower ...

next, his face in the mugshot

with a red tie

glistening hair and an icy scowl

Donald Trump

behind the bars: one poster

signed for 2024 dollars

FYI: The Straits Times, August 24: From the 45th president to prisoner 01135809: Trump’s arrests divide America

He was arrested on charges that he led a scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.

The 45th president became inmate number P01135809.

...The first Republican debate on Wednesday demonstrated that Trump’s shadow looms large over the Republican party.

When prompted by a moderator, six of the eight other Republican candidates said they would support Trump if he headed the ticket – despite a criminal conviction...

And Reuters, August 26: Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked Thursday at an Atlanta jail.

...On Friday/August 25 alone, Trump brought in $4.18 million, making it the highest-grossing day of his campaign so far...

Added: Game Show 2024, XXVIII

Night and Day

A haiku set version 

mouths open and close 

at a Trumpless debate 

mostly Trump-wannabes

the shutter opens and closes ...

one mugshot

one American moment

FYI: The Nation, August 24: The Donald Trump Look-Alike Contest

At last night’s Republican primary debate, candidates struggled to assume the mantle of the one who wasn’t there.