The Addams Family?

Nope, not the Addamses; but I can see how you would make that mistake; they do sort of remind one of Morticia, Lurch, and Uncle Fester, don’t they? But they’re not.

No, they are the Trumps — some of them — about to become, once more, America’s first family, occupying the big white domicile at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., in our nation’s capital of Washington, D.C.

Oh, God! Four more years of Trumps?

But will it be the same as last time? Will Melania resume the role of stiff but gracious (more or less) hostess? Or will she continue to be the elusive, reclusive, unobtrusive mystery woman she has become over the past four years? She never really liked living in that drafty old White House, as I recall.

Barron’s the lucky one. He’ll most likely be spending most of his time at college, where he will still have to contend with his Secret Service contingent and the relentless media, but not with his parents or siblings. Maybe it’s not too late for him to become a normal human being. Other presidential sons and daughters have managed it. Of course, they didn’t have a father who . . .

No, no, I promised myself I wouldn’t go there.

And what about Ivanka and Jared? They’ve been largely out of the public eye for a while. Are they enjoying that, or do they miss the limelight, the celebrity status, the feeling of power? (For that matter, did anybody miss them?) Will there be active roles for them in this administration in line with their abilities? Is there even such a thing as a role to match their qualifications? Come to think of it, what are their qualifications? Oh, well, no matter . . . Daddy will come through with something, as always.

Then there are the Brothers Trump — Don Jr. and Eric. I guess they’ll be looking after the family fortunes again, on the assumption that someone can actually convince Dad to divest himself of his business interests this time around.

And dear little Tiffany. You’ve been the smart one all these years, staying out of politics and living your own life. You’ve got a good thing going there — you might want to hold on to it.

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And there you have them: the core of the Trump family. There are some others, of course — grandchildren too young to participate in politics as yet; some second-tier relatives who don’t seem to matter; and we won’t even mention Niece Mary, who has made it abundantly clear that she doesn’t have much use for Uncle Donald (that’s Trump — not Duck).

Oops! I did just mention her, didn’t I? Oh, well . . . it’s all in the family.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/7/24