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The Turd Estate

Updated: Dec 8, 2024

Drawn on November 19, 2024 | Published from Miami

King Trump in his court of jesters.
The Turd Estate
"L' État, c'est moi."

— "I am the State" — a 16 year old brat, Louis XIV, in his alleged address to the Parlement de Paris, April 13, 1655.


In the pantheon of history, absolute loyalty [1] frequently serves as an undercurrent for idolatry. At times, this obsession reaches reverence akin to that shown for the Sun King's illustrious dynasty, only to be decapitated roughly three generations later.


Despite the clearly corrupt overkill of his administration’s nominee line-up [2], Trump’s comically incompetent cortège of demagogic grifters [3], homeopaths [4], eugenicists [5], sexual predators [6], young Earth creationists [7], conspiracy quacks [8], science deniers [9], and National-Security risks [10] paints a tableau of illiterate jesters, not a court of educated noblemen — gesturing that the doomed march of his star-studded ‘Turd Estate’ toward the gallows maybe be sharply foreshortened.


When does apathy for the evil plans of stupid people become accepted in the cultural narrative as a 'necessary evil,' and at what point do even the apathetic decide it has gone too far? Given one-liners as provocatively memorable as "I alone can fix it" [11] spiked with distressing claims about having "complete and total immunity" [12], is too farfetched to compare the crescendo of Trump’s madness to the personality cult that once surrounded the former resident of Versailles?

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In truth, the coronation of Bourbon monarchs was a divine appointment, while Trump’s rise came courtesy of a misinformed popular vote. Perhaps, when the golden icon begins to tarnish, will buyer’s remorse set in faster than court minstrels spin their tales?



[1] Absolute loyalty: Kruse, M. (2018) ‘I need loyalty’ - politico magazine, Politico.com. Available at: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/06/donald-trump-loyalty-staff-217227/ (Accessed: 20 November 2024).

“I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.”


[2] Administration nominee line-up: Brennan, M. (2024) See the list of Trump Cabinet picks and more White House appointments so far, CBS News. Available at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/ (Accessed: 20 November 2024).


[3] Demagogic grifters — Trump, Musk:


[4] Homeopaths — Oz:

Lurie, P. (2024) Mehmet Oz unqualified to run Medicare and Medicaid, CSPINET.org. Available at: https://www.cspinet.org/statement/mehmet-oz-unqualified-run-medicare-and-medicaid (Accessed: 20 November 2024).


[5] Eugenicists — Trump, Miller, Musk:


[6] Sexual predators — Gaetz, Hegseth, Trump:


[7] Young Earth creationists — Huckabee:

"If you want to believe that you and your family came from apes, I’ll accept that….I believe there was a creative process."



[8] Conspiracy kooks — RFK Jr.:

  • Weber, L., Sun, L.H. and Ovalle, D. (2024) 10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words, washingtonpost.com. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/11/15/rfk-jr-views-conspiracies-false-claims/ (Accessed: 2024).

    - Kennedy has falsely linked vaccines to autism - Kennedy falsely called the coronavirus vaccine the ‘deadliest vaccine ever made’ - Kennedy promotes raw milk, stem cells and other controversial or debunked medical treatments - Kennedy argues government employees have an interest in ‘mass poisoning’ the American public - Kennedy has falsely linked antidepressants to mass shootings - Kennedy incorrectly suggests AIDS may not be caused by HIV - Kennedy falsely argues children’s gender identity can be impacted by water - Kennedy has falsely touted ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as effective covid treatments - Kennedy argued that covid-19 was ‘ethnically targeted’ to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people - Kennedy claims 5G high-speed wireless network is used to ‘control our behavior’


[9] Science deniers — RFK Jr., Trump:

  • Lee, C. (2024) RFK Jr.. pick to lead HHS alarms public health experts, Time. Available at: https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/ (Accessed: 20 November 2024).

    “The minimum qualification for being the head of the Department of Health and Human Services is fidelity to science and scientific evidence, and he spent his entire career fomenting distrust in public health and undermining science at every step of the way.” -- Lawrence Gostin, director of Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

  • Lidell, J. (2024) Trump calls climate change a ‘scam’ after Hurricane Helene Hammers states, The Independent. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-climate-change-scam-hurricane-helene-georgia-b2621271.html (Accessed: November 2024).

    “It’s one of the greatest scams of all time… people aren’t buying it any more. I don’t want to use bad language, my wife said, ‘Please don’t use bad language.’” — Donald Trump, Speaking at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024


[10] National-Security risks — Gabbard:

Nichols, T. (2024) Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination is a national-security risk, The Atlantic. Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-nomination-security/680649/ (Accessed: 20 November 2024).


[11] One-liners:


[12]  "Complete and total immunity":

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