Satire from Ted Block
AROUND THE BLOCK
News
with a Twist
As Kushner's troubles mount,
will Trump continue to support him?
Lashes out at Jared…in
Yiddish!
As
the troubles for Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of his
closest and most senior advisors, pile up, the president might be reconsidering
his unwavering support.
(See this Op-Ed by the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin
for a summary of Kushner’s difficulties).
Only
a few days ago, responding to a question as to whether Kushner would continue
in his roles at the White House without a security clearance, Trump did not
answer the question but referred to Kushner as being “a high-quality person”
who has “done an outstanding job” at the White House and is not receiving any
pay. Trump went on to say that, that Kushner has been “treated very
unfairly” and criticized the process by which people
receive security clearances.
(As
a refresher, the following images provide a partial list of Kushner's roles):
But
sources inside the White House are indicating that the president’s attitude might be
changing.
In
a fit of pique, Around the Block has learned exclusively that Trump “went
ballistic” in his anger at Kushner, criticizing him for over a
half-hour…partially in Yiddish!
While
Trump criticizes someone every day, he has not used Yiddish to denounce anyone since
2015 when he went after Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign.
(Around the
Block reported Trump’s Yiddish-ness in two posts:
Trump Says Hillary Got Schlonged - Vows to Use Yiddish Word in
Every Future Appearance http://tedblocksblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/trump-hillary-got-schlonged.html; and
Schlongedgate II - Trump Kvetches
About Media Coverage http://tedblocksblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/around-block-news-with-twist.html)
Our
sources indicate that during Trump’s tirade he said, “When I gave permission for
Jared to marry my ‘sheynah meydeleh’
(pretty girl), I thought he was a ‘yiddische
kup’ (someone with Jewish smarts). Now
I find out I was wrong – he’s really a ‘goyische
kup’ (dullard).” Invoking the holy trinity of Yiddish insults, Trump went
on to call Kushner a “schlemiel, a
schlemazzle, and a schmeggegge, a little ‘pisher’ (insignificant or
contemptible person) and a ‘ganiff’ (crook),
telling his aides, “Jared has to go…’zei
gezunt’ (go in good health).”
To get answers as to why Trump's outburst was in Yiddish, Around the Block reached out to Trump’s personal
physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, for answers.
According to Dr. Bornstein, “First, Jared is Jewish, so
it’s not that unusual for Donald to use Yiddish when talking to or about him.
But more importantly, Donald suffers from what I call, ‘Yiddishe Mama’ syndrome, which shows up in the children of an
anti-Semite, like Donald’s father. Deep down these children rebel against that
parental influence by longing to be the object of the hate, in this case
Jewish." Bornstein went on to say, "While it is very rare, in some instances that longing is evidenced by
suddenly invoking the language of the hated people.”
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