It’s only fitting that Trump was the criminal vulgarian elected by a plurality of Americans to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, which is more akin to a requiem for a country that chose to voluntarily kill itself. As America staggered and stumbled toward its 250th birthday, the world could only watch in pity, sadness, and horror. Instead of releasing the Epstein files, the Trump Administration did everything in its power to cover up an international cabal of pedophiles and rapists. Meanwhile, the fourth estate acted like stenographers for the regime, holding their punches for the sake of access, book deals, and an invitation to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In light of all these horrors, it should be no surprise that the world brought a funeral shroud instead of a cake to acknowledge America’s 250th birthday.