There was no election in 2028.
\nNo need, they said, the deed is done.
\nThe country’s been made great.
\nThe New Russian Alliance,
\ndubbed ‘The BIG NRA,’
\nwill make war cease and enforce peace
\nthe standard MAGA way.
\nThe laws of grab and tell will be
\nin practice ’round the world.
\nOur great red hat militia
\nwill have trigger fingers curled.
\nAnd in the streets will march
\nthe armies of cloned Rudy Gee,
\nall leaking oil and destroying
\nour once brave history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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