Just when you think life couldn’t get more weird, the news today is Donnie the Orange Donut now holds the highest taekwondo belt possible. The belt seems to be holding up his huge paunch, but oh well:
Ex-President Trump given ninth-degree black belt in taekwondo
..Issued by Kukkiwon president Lee Dong-sup, Trump received the honorary belt at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Kukkiwon posted the exchange to its Facebook page, where Trump can be seen wearing a traditional taekwondo uniform,outfitted with a black dan belt.
…In the exchange between Trump and Dong-sup at the former president’s Florida resort, a framed photo can be seen of Trump shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
According to The New York Post, Trump isn’t the first world leader to receive an honorary ninth dan belt. Russian president Vladimir Putin also received the same honor when he visited South Korea in 2013. Neither leader is known to have personally practiced taekwondo.
Of COURSE Putin has one, so Donnie wants one, too — I’d pay to see the two of them have a taekwondo match! (I studied taekwondo in college for about a year — got to yellow belt — had to do pushups on my fingertips, and all kinds of running/strength-building exercises.)
This Thanksgiving, I’ll be taking a moment to give thanks he’s only in charge of Mar-Al-Ego and not the WH!!