Sleeping on the Job: Sleepy Don. Humor and Political Commentary from Gene W. Edwards. Posted 4/17/2024.

Trump went to sleep two days in a row at his hush-money trial, its first two days. (His lawyers: “’Hush,’ you’re snoring!”).

Let’s say on the second day of testimony, the second day after jury selection, Stormy Daniels takes the stand.

“So, you had sex with Donald J. Trump, true?”

‘Well — sorta. He had his trousers and pants off — I saw his winkie weenie and I was ready — but then he went to sleep!”

“You were paid $130,000 by Cohen for Trump. For what?”

“I don’t know. For having sex with him? — but he went to sleep. I was the hottest women in town, if not in the USA, and instead he went to sleep! Why wouldn’t he pay?!

“I mean, I was ready to pay him $130,000 to not tell people he just ‘slept’ with me, but instead he [Cohen] paid me to pretend Trump had sex with me — bragging rights — but not to tell anybody . . . which just whets their interest.”

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