The Toddler Within

Trump himself called NPR but after minutes nine
Hung up in a hissy fit when questions about lyin’
He felt they asked too many times so like a spoiled brat
He hung the phone up he had used to instigate the spat
And went off in a huff no longer on air to be seen
Although the interview’s minutes had been set for fifteen.

It was a big surprise the interview he caused to be

Because NPR is so not his on-air cup of tea

But he called them up so at least for part of the time schedule

Responded to their questions without overt dissemble

But questions about his big lie to which the news is prone

Brought out the toddler within so he hung up the phone.

Harry Truman was the one who said if too much heat

In kitchens one could not take they had better sound retreat

And get out while the getting’s good before they’re overcome

With regret they had entered in and not from the place run

The same saying’s applicable to on-air interviews

When you’re their instigator questions are not yours to choose.

Trump’s toddler was true to form when the going got tough

He took his ball and ran from questions that were way too rough

To answer truthfully because to truth he’s disinclined

When responding to questions that are with his lies aligned

So when asked to address those lies took ball and ran away

Even though it was he who first put that ball in play.

13 January 2022

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