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The Don is giving pink slips to his enemies within,<\/p>\n

making sure the backstabbing will not happen again.<\/div>\n
Oh sure, he says, they\u00a0stabbed me, even though it was the truth;<\/div>\n
they soiled my name, my fame, my game. It was all quite uncouth.<\/div>\n
The list of ‘those to go’ is even longer than his arm.<\/div>\n
And those outside the premises will also suffer harm.<\/div>\n
Sondland and the Vindman boys have already been purged<\/div>\n
and Mitt will doubtless suffer hits the man openly urged.<\/div>\n
Anyone who raised their voice against his innocence<\/div>\n
will be forced to sit, enclosed, three hours with Mike Pence.<\/div>\n
And those who might flap their loose lips against him in the future<\/div>\n
might undergo a White House process known as close-mouth suture.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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