Empire of Lies

by Rob C.

Art by Mike Luckovich

Let’s be honest: government lying is nothing new. Every president spins, fudges, or hides the ball. But Trump? Trump turned lying into a governing philosophy, a lifestyle brand, and a loyalty test. With his Republican brownshirts goose-stepping behind him, he’s built an Empire of Lies—one that trades in fear, hate, and outright fiction, while torching the Constitution in the background.

He's claimed he won elections he lost.
He’s claimed crime is up when it's not.
He’s claimed he’s saving America, while he’s selling it off, piece by piece, to the highest bidder— it’s Lie Hard with a Vengeance.

And now, he’s busy rewriting history with the help of his mouthpieces at FOX, Truth Social, and the Heritage Foundation propaganda factory. But don't worry—he's only blown up the budget, pardoned violent insurrectionists, and erased the rule of law with a single swipe of his Sharpie.

Presidential Pardons for Patriots... and Felons

Donald Trump may be the only president who treats the pardon power like a punch card. Commit a crime for him, and you’re in luck! He’s issued get-out-of-jail-free cards to:

• January 6th rioters — domestic terrorists rebranded as “hostages.”

• Medicare fraudsters — because stealing taxpayer money from Medicare for old people is just business, right?

• Political fixers — from Manafort to Stone to Flynn, every convicted Trump lackey got their record bleached cleaner than Ivanka’s skincare line.

But he may be about to commit the most self-serving act of them all: pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.

That’s right—the convicted sex trafficker, key recruiter and enabler in the Jeffrey Epstein child rape machine, may get her freedom from the very man who spent 15 years as Epstein’s close friend. Trump once said, “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He likes beautiful women as much as I do, many of them on the younger side.”

It's a Pedophile’s Paradise, in a Tyrant’s Playground.

But in the Empire of Lies, there’s no room for truth when it gets in the way of power and payback.

The Budget Bombshell and the Global Strongman Routine

While playing the role of fiscal hero, Trump is quietly detonating the national budget. Whether it’s a $950 billion luxury jet “gift” from Qatar, taxpayer-funded golf benders, or legal defense bills wrapped in executive privilege, Trump spends your money like it’s going out of style—because for everyone but him, it probably is.

And while American families struggle, here’s what Trump isn’t cutting:

• Tariffs on allies that hurt American farmers and raise prices.

• Backroom arms deals with shady regimes.

• Billionaire tax loopholes the size of Air Force One.

What is he cutting?

• Food aid to starving children

• Military assistance to Ukraine

• Global humanitarian programs

He’s using the full weight of the U.S. government to bully the world while starving the innocent, and doing it all with a grab to the p*ssy.

Welcome to the American Empire of Lies

Trump breaks laws, dodges accountability, and gaslights an entire nation while weaponizing the DOJ to shield his own crimes. He governs with vengeance, pardons his criminal friends, and vilifies those who stand up for the law. It’s where facts go to die and grifters go golfing. He’s not just the king of spin—he’s the emperor of denial.

While he points fingers at Obama, Clinton, Biden, or even Cartman, we know exactly what’s going on: He’s building an empire. Not of freedom. Not of justice.
But of lies, privilege, and perversion.

So thanks for the fascism, Donny. We won’t forget.