Making Christmas great again, Trump style

I am trying very hard to do my part to lower the temperature of our political and social discourse. But then the following, via Conservative Direct, appears in my inbox, and I am in the 104+° range. Our current and not-soon-enough-to-be former president speaks…

“I promised you that we would MAKE CHRISTMAS GREAT AGAIN, and that’s exactly what we’ve done.

“Recently, I signed an Executive Order to designate Christmas Eve as a Federal Holiday - something that should have been done long ago. Now, hard working Americans from around the Nation can enjoy more time with their family and loved ones during the Christmas season.

“This is a HUGE victory in the Democrats’ pathetic WAR ON CHRISTMAS, and I want YOU to be a part of it. I’m giving YOU the unique opportunity to co-sign my Executive Order. Together, we’ll show the Left that Americans proudly celebrate CHRISTMAS!”

Friends, there is so much wrong with this—politically, presidentially, theologically, factually—that I hardly know where to begin. If you cannot see any of that yourself, whatever I write here won’t change your mind. But I can’t resist trying.

MAINSTREAM MEDIA NEWS FLASH: A presidential executive order does not make Christmas great again, and never did, and never will!

Trump, would-be king, in his raging, Chargèd he hath this day

His men of might in his own sight The King of kings to slay.

Hearing the order, baby Jesus turns over in his cradle. But Herod and Caesar Augustus smile: Donald Trump is their man.