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December 09, 2017

Sung to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas”

 

On the 12th Day of Christmas, The Donald gave to me:

12 months of chaos,

11 thousand dumb tweets,

10 fired staffers,

9 priceless Mooch quotes,

8 Kim Jong Un threats,

7 “Fake News” outlets,

6 failed repeal bills,

5 covfefe,

4 indicted aides,

3 Muslim bans,

2 chiefs of staff,

And a big, beautiful, nonexistent Wall.

Eric Franklin
Eric Franklin '18
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