source of erasure
“Read Trump’s Bananas, Post-impeachment Victory Lap Speech,“
Jen Kirby, February 6, 2020
been through a lot
very unfair situation
this is a minimum
we had the witch hunt
dirty cops
leakers and liars
some people said no
caught
in the act
dirty cops
bad people
I call them friends
Republican congressman, congresswomen
Republican senators
have crashed
State of the Union
power of the United States
power of the people
really
amazing
some of the people
going to be left
not
news
not
speech
not
anything
did
nothing wrong
did nothing wrong
I’ve done things wrong
But
this is
the end
we
home
honey
frame it
this is
political
this is
unfair
you can’t go
you have to
Russia
Russia
Russia
we
one day later
bankrupt
bright-eyed
bushy-tailed
nasty
nastiest
Andrew Jackson
we topped
just started
tremendous corruption
we
very bad
evil people
dirty cops
very tough
Russia
Russia
Russia
took years
kept it going
going forever
inflict
pain
a lot of people
surprise
we did win
I wrote this down
paid millions
for a fake
by rich people
when you’re president
don’t like
advice
other advice
you guys
nothing to worry about
facts
your side
made up
out of thin air
just made
up
don’t call
transcribers
not correct
what was wrong
nothing wrong
and
from
very beginning
somebody said
quiet
not quiet
very smart
wiped out
I appreciate it
tough guy
tough guy
fantastic
crooked
crooked
all these people
the worst
side
most
wiped out
go back
back
wherever they came from
not fair
here’s beauty
most horrendous
it’s
politics
replace me
supposed to be voting
it’s incredible you
incredible
from the beginning
only
do this
we did a prayer
wipe this
finish
wipe that one
away
I meant every word
health insurance
preexisting conditions
I
know
a little bit
what the hell
I
destroying
behind
you
great job
you
the roughest
unbelievable
I
got it
this voice
scares people
very tough
I tell you
what did you say
leaking
everything else
choked
he never heard
anybody
like that
incredible
tough, smart
learned how good she was
a great
end
more for me
saying
greatest things about me
you know
I went
and I
beat her
I said
see
this is what I do
I love it
love it
phenomenal
theory was
couldn’t beat her
how did that happen
she got so friendly
tried to convince people
we were best friends
unbelievable
incensed
I said
it’s incorrect
totally incorrect
religion
never used it before
one of those things
things can happen
you fail so badly
but
thank you
Josh
who is brilliant
actually
big and powerful
who is the one
yes
right at
beginning
I appreciate it
a great job
woman
supportive
great support
I appreciate it
thank you
she saw
other
other
over
quickly
it helped
is that like a first
lousy
horrible
who the hell
raise
raise
open
raise
and
give you
more
really does well
I always
viscous
viscous
viscous
horrible
horrible
she wanted
she said
she doesn’t
she may
but she prays
opposite
vicious
I’m not talking now
because
vicious
back for more
I think
little unusual
very short
party
no way
very unfair
very unfair
I know bad
many people
on
I know
many people
together
probably
is Ivanka in
my kids
corrupt
not even
general corruption
never mentioned
you
always torn
about
me
why
what’s going on
my people
always the sucker
make it harder when
this happens
you
focus perfectly
what we could have done
what we could have done
totally appropriate
final stage
gorgeous
so good
so
want to
you do a job
incredible job
they love what they do
I really believe it
I really believe it
we
just won
we won
we’re going to win
we’re
going to win
I always beat him
I had to beat him
beat him
do it again
beat them all my life
beat them again
you know
great
job
going good
very good for me
been great
we’re
walls
we’re doing well
just got back
can’t count
some
want
health care
think of that
them non-people
that crowd over there
a lot of friends
I think
honest
people forget
I wish
I would
honest
burn
Alabama
you’re going to end
something is going to happen
I don’t know
thank you
thank you
young man
how great
a friend
this guy
you’re
ridiculous
beat him
he’s proud
look at the guy
I’m looking
looks rough
I’m looking
I checked
I had the top
by
the way
every one of them
want
love it
I walked up
it’s like
love
love
a woman
couple women
you two
I like
liked
liked
you have no idea
let’s go
with you
I don’t see
what
you did
a man
very friendly
this
guy
his
wife I
like better
he doesn’t know
she did
thank her
guy
I like you
by the way
thank you very much
and
you
a nightmare
dungeons and basements
dirty cops
out of nowhere
corrupt
unbelievable
unbelievable
didn’t even know him
kept going into a basement
something was wrong
was
bad
we’re going to
allow this
I just saw
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
right
he
gets on
other side folds
a lot
fantastic
he got wacked
got wacked
not going to make it
most wives
say
not good
going home
weren’t
good looking
better now
what a
whack job
terrible
man and
woman
so far away
handgun
preferred
rips you apart
rips you apart
imagine what you happen
game
you want to win
this was not
this was not
I don’t know who
this
is
true
now laying down
I got lucky
I had the wrong people
killing them
killing them
treat me well
many that do
me well
we should end
right there
great story
great future
great future
where
is
where
is
Perry Mason
what
do you think
where is
your name
give me your name
get rid of them
thank
you
that’s the story
sure I didn’t mention
made a speech
made the best speech
by far the best speech
never done better
that’s the story
horrific incident
there’s no way
there’s no way
trying to impress
obvious reason
there’s no way
lowlifes
can’t take the risk
can’t take the risk
may lose
insurance policy
overthrow
United States
see what happens
the crookedest
win
is about me
her
deleted
unbelievable
people
they go
go
they
they
love
loves
me
99 percent
top scum
top scum
loathsome
I’m really not a
person
awful
good stuff
dirty people
not going to
happen
cannot
happen
going to leave
day of celebration
through hell
cry
when
appropriate
long time
crying
want to destroy our country
go ahead
she
from day one
she wants to
watch
overwhelming
I call that half
one failed
only half
nothing
nothing
one of the worst
she was right
just not worth it
we can put this
to work
unbelievable
incredible
no one thought
Second Amendment
I want
evil and sick
sons
whole family
includes
young boy
country
something
to nothing
not part of the deal
I was going
I was going
I had to
stuck with me
our
people
everybody
our country
to be
the people in this room
Man, I’m always struck when I realize the amount of repetition in his speeches, and this really highlights it to glorious (and by “glorious” I mean “frightening”) effect. Also, the astonishing number of times that he says “I”…yikes. I love what you’ve pulled out; it has a rhythm as it goes and also really captures the pure essence of what he’s saying.
Very good experimental poem about a very difficult subject!