by Nora Jay

“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who served as President Donald Trump’s defense attorney during his New York City criminal trial in 2024, said he would thank the president and tell him, ‘I love you, sir,’ if Trump fired him or chose another person to serve as Pam Bondi’s permanent replacement for attorney general.”
—People

I love you, sir! His voice was choked,
His visage adoration-soaked.
The nomination’s not yet cleared,
But now there’s little to be feared:
The GOP is surely stoked.

Such love is worthless if it’s cloaked,
And fragile egos must be stroked:
It’s not enough to be revered.
I love you, sir,

The nation’s acting law-chief croaked;
Then, at the journalists convoked,
He dutifully sneered and jeered.
But, though it was both gross and weird,
There’s really not a hope he joked
I love you, sir.