I recently stumbled upon this 1990 issue of G.I. JOE and something about it seemed awfully familiar.

He starts out strong, kicking a dog, just to let you know how much of a bully he is. He’s not fucking around!

He then makes a lot of lofty promises to the people of the town he is attempting to conquer.(‘Member when trump was gonna “end crime?”)

Replies with childish insults to any criticism:

He fools the struggling working class into believing he is on their side:

You know, just a few years ago I would’ve thought this to be ridiculously far-fetched and unrealistic. Not anymore, obviously.🙄