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Miles Archer

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18. It's why I sometimes refer to Trump as "Phony Soprano."

Reply to ChicagoTeamster (Reply #12)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 08:39 AM

Yesterday

He's closer to Soprano than he is to Don Corleone.

The Don Corleone character had a meticulously cultivate "air of respectability." Part of that, obviously, came from having law enforcement and judges on the payroll.

But Tony was a hedonist, a glutton, a guy who could be a truly soft-spoken family man who fell in love with the ducks that gathered around his swimming pool, but in a heartbeat, he could be cruel, ruthless, filled with rage.

And obviously, MOST of that describes Trump, with the OBVIOUS exclusion of "soft-spoken family man." He'd also probably shoot any ducks that came to see him, or would order one of his goons to do it for him.

Maybe we can swap that out for "loves to play the invisible accordion."

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