Truth In Satire

Deadly Wishbone War Breaks Out At Trump Thanksgiving Day Table

With virtually all the president’s men and women in serious trouble, a White House death match over lucky bone was certain

Allan Ishac
5 min readNov 21, 2017

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They weren’t smiling once that wishbone was exposed. (Credit: www.timemagazine.com)

Everybody in Donald Trump’s inner circle is in big trouble, from family members to Oval Office advisors, foreign policy consultants to former press officials.

Who’s going to leave the First Family’s table with the hope-restoring, prison-beating, life-saving White House wishbone? (Credit: scmagazine.com)

That’s why, when dinner was served in the White House on Thursday, a historic fight for the wishbone broke out among all siting at the table, each hoping it might provide just the right magic to keep Bob Mueller away… along with a host of other miseries.

Here are the wishes that Trump family members and invited guests were “pulling for” when they reached for the turkey to snatch that cherished bone:

Stephen Miller: As a insensate cyborg, Stephen’s wish is what every robot longs for — a heart. The chance to feel true compassion and love for others. And we all should have been rooting for Stephen on Thursday because until now that droid has been void of anything resembling kindness…

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Allan Ishac

Author of The Mystic In The Mews (themysticinthemews.com). Satirist. Humor writer. Former advertising creative director. Visit me at allanishac.com.