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William769

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Thu Jan 23, 2025, 10:47 AM Jan 23

UK Magazine Expertly Trolls Donald Trump With Front Page 'Apology' For The Ages [View all]

Private Eye, the British satirical magazine, dedicated its latest cover to saying sorry to President Donald Trump in the most blisteringly sarcastic way.

The publication’s front page was headlined, “Donald Trump: An Apology.”

The text read:

“In common with all other media organisations, we may in the past have given the impression that we thought Mr Trump was a sleazy, deranged, orange-faced man-baby who was a threat to democracy and who should be in jail rather than the White House. We now realise, in the light of his return to to supreme power, that he is in fact a political colossus, the voice of sanity, a champion of liberty, a model of probity and the saviour of the Western world. He is also slim, handsome and young.”

It continued:

“We would like to apologize unreservedly for any confusion caused by our previous statements and thank President Trump for his kind invitation to give him 94 million pounds to attend his inauguration event.”

The small print at the bottom of the page read, “This statement has not been fact-checked.”

Donald Trump. An Apology.The new Private Eye is out now

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/uk-magazine-expertly-trolls-donald-trump-with-front-page-apology-for-the-ages/ar-AA1xIruW?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=5a486269d74f4d7abaccad4c1ea03bcc&ei=30

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That's beautiful. greatauntoftriplets Jan 23 #1
... William769 Jan 23 #3
Love British humor. Biophilic Jan 23 #2
Agreed. William769 Jan 23 #4
Heres another British paper: Return of the Village Idiot* IcyPeas Jan 23 #5
Thank you. William769 Jan 23 #7
We underestimate the power of humor EYESORE 9001 Jan 23 #6
Thats makes it sweet. William769 Jan 23 #9
Correct William Seger Jan 23 #12
"The Big Print Giveth." Kid Berwyn Jan 23 #8
LOL William769 Jan 23 #10
"It wins the election." Kid Berwyn Jan 23 #11
Best headline ever! dickthegrouch Jan 23 #14
Damn, I miss Spy magazine. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 23 #13
Thanks for that. William769 Jan 23 #15
Oh MAN! "Spy" magazine! calimary Jan 23 #18
Shades of "Politicians: An Apology" from Monty Python's Flying Circus Grokenstein Jan 23 #16
Thank you for that. William769 Jan 23 #17
Bravo, Brits! Paladin Jan 23 #19
... William769 Jan 23 #20
Private Eye's "apologies" for the media doing a 180 degree turn on a subject are a regular in the magazine muriel_volestrangler Jan 23 #21
Image of the Private Eye cover in case anyone wants to spread it hither and yon: Emrys Jan 23 #22
Thank you for that. William769 Jan 23 #23
Well done!! brer cat Jan 23 #24
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