It has come to light that Vietnamese citizens have developed an inexplicable affection for former US President Donald Trump. Inspired by his tough business attitude of not paying contractors and his many beautiful wives, the people of Vietnam seem to have overlooked some minor details. It appears they missed out on the 40-count indictment regarding classified documents, and a laundry list of Trump’s close associates having run-ins with the law.
Unbeknownst to the Vietnamese people, Trump’s political guru and onetime chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was charged with defrauding donors in a border wall fundraising campaign. It seems that Bannon’s alleged wrongdoing doesn’t quite match up to their admiration for Trump’s “business acumen” at first glance.
Vietnamese Trump enthusiasts also blissfully disregard the fact that Trump’s onetime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to tax fraud, lying to Congress, and campaign finance violations. He even facilitated hush money payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with the President. But hey, let’s focus on Trump’s ability to maintain a successful marriage, right?
The people of Vietnam seem completely oblivious to the grand jury’s decision to indict Trump on multiple felony counts of business record falsification. It appears that the Vietnamese admiration for Trump’s financial prowess overshadows these minor legal inconveniences.
And what about Paul Manafort, Trump’s onetime campaign chairman? He’s currently serving a 7.5-year sentence for tax and banking crimes, conspiring, and obstructing justice. But let’s not let something as trivial as criminal behavior tarnish our fascination with Trump’s impeccable taste in personnel.
With the Vietnamese people’s unwavering admiration for Trump, it’s evident that they haven’t been paying attention to the long list of individuals surrounding him facing their own legal woes. Roger Stone, a close friend and political adviser, was even convicted of seven charges related to lying to Congress and witness tampering. But who has time for perjury when you have a strong affinity for Trump’s unfiltered tweeting?
Let’s not forget Michael Flynn, Trump’s onetime national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. And George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who served time for lying to investigators about connections to Russia during the 2016 campaign. Hey, it’s all just a minor blip on the radar of Trump’s enthralling political adventure, right?
Even George Nader, an informal campaign foreign policy adviser, was sentenced to a decade in prison for child sex charges. Chris Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Trump, is another notable associate serving time for his involvement in an insider trading case. But who needs ethics when you’ve got an unyielding love for Trump’s unconventional approach to politics?
In their fervent support for Donald Trump, the Vietnamese people display a remarkable ability to ignore inconvenient truths. Their affinity for his business practices and attractive wives has evidently overshadowed the countless legal issues surrounding him and his cronies. Perhaps it’s time for them to reassess the blind admiration they have placed in a man who seems to attract more trouble than he does success.