Sycophancy In The White House Reaches Totalitarian Levels
North Korea recently put out a statement praising their Dear Leader, Kim Jong-un, saying , “Our Dear Leader has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000. He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor . . . and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible.”
Oops! That was actually a statement from Presidential spokesperson Hope Hicks, just replace “Our Dear Leader” with “President Trump”. I know it’s kind of cheap shot to take an administration official’s praise of the President out of context but sometimes the level of hyperbole in the Trump administration is downright totalitarian in its sycophancy. And we all know there is a good reason behind that.
Update: Here is a late addition to the leader worship from Sean Spicer’s press briefing today: “I want to begin by recapping the incredible, historic trip that the president and first lady have just concluded because it truly was an extraordinary week for America and our people. […] It was an unprecedented first trip abroad. […] We’ve never seen before at this point in a presidency such sweeping reassurance of American interests and the inauguration of a foreign policy strategy designed to bring back the world from growing dangers and perpetual disasters brought on by years of failed leadership. […] The leaders of more than 50 Arab Muslim nations was a historic turning point that people will be talking about for many years to come. […] The president’s historic speech was met with nearly universal praise. […] This was a historic event […] The president then went to Israel where he was received with incredible warmth […] and gave a highly praised address at the Israel museum […] This was an extraordinarily successful nine-day trip the president took.”
The only thing left out of the last sentence is the phrase, “if you are Vladimir Putin”.