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the cheering fans who kept Trump's rallies loud
were hired--we learned too late--to play that part
his oratory never won a crowd
no word of it was ever from the heart
the scalpers took a bath at swearing in
demand for tickets turned out to be weak
Potempkin village only paper-thin
unless they're paid, few come to hear him speak
the power's real, although the man's a sham
some cabinet officials share the weight
but when our president won't give a damn
their fingers in the dike may come too late
when cozened voters show due penitence
we'll trade this gilded ass in for mere Pence