Samir Atallah
Lebanese author and journalist, who worked for the Annahar newspaper, the Al Osbo' il Arabi and Lebanon’s Al-Sayad’s magazines and Kuwait’s Al-Anba newspaper.
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The Big Show

Everything in the United States is a show. Each event has a lot of Hollywood industry and philosophy: The scene must be overwhelming and the real hero is the director, not the actor. The latter is just a tool in his hands. He moves him the way he wants. Therefore, the names of the actors are shown at the end of a movie, followed by the director’s signature.

In Las Vegas, the rich are invited to lose their money and fortunes in gambling clubs. In order to easily attract the victims and drive the sheep to slaughter, the greatest and fanciest artistic shows are organized, with the participation of the most famous Hollywood stars.

Donald Trump’s trial in New York was the most exciting show in history: the camera filmed his blue plane as it entered the skies of New York. A huge aircraft. Vast runways adjacent to the water. A tense touchdown: the wheels hit the ground, and the brakes begin to tame the mighty bird. Thank God for your safety, Mr. President.

After the landing, aides, escorts, guards and other people started to exit the plane. From here, ground cameras followed the owner of the jet to the tower he possesses on Columbus Circle. Millions of people around the world watched for free, without paying tickets. Cut. Stop filming.

The next morning, the most famous man in America arrives in court and is asked about his name, age, profession and place of birth. For the first time in his life, this man will be calm, silent and miserable, and not impulsive, arrogant, loud and fussy. The director advised him that this is the best way to win people’s sympathy. Calm down, Mr. President, control your feelings completely. The movement of your hands. No smile of any kind. Cut.

His Honor, the District Attorney, who is overseeing the case of the former president appears, and he is a dark-skinned young man. How beautiful and surprising this part of the show! The “colored” man is now prosecuting the white president, for charges that threaten his reputation and may send him to prison.

America is stunned by this huge performance. You don’t know what to applaud: the rule of law or the lawlessness? The president’s trial or his disgrace? Does the show make Trump a victim who will win the upcoming elections, or a popular hero and a constitutional loser?

Trump is known from his experience from the tallest tower in the city. He made the law a continuation of the reality show he was presenting. Between one scene and another, a vulgar tale is advised to be heard with parental guidance.