A 24-karat gold escalator to nowhere, installed in every national park.
Cost to taxpayers
$2.8 billion
Who asked for it?
Nobody. Not one person. The escalator lobby, maybe.
Donny's justification
“So I can make an entrance anywhere. Even in the woods. The bears love it.”
The project
Gold-plated toilets in every post office in America.
Cost to taxpayers
$1.2 billion
Who asked for it?
Nobody. The mail carriers asked for raises instead. Very selfish.
Donny's justification
“Very sanitary. People cry when they see them. Beautiful tears.”
The project
A national GPS that routes every trip in America past at least one of my buildings.
Cost to taxpayers
$3.9 billion
Who asked for it?
The drivers asked for the fastest route. This is it, emotionally.
Donny's justification
“Why drive past nothing? Drive past greatness. It adds ten minutes. The best ten of your trip.”
The project
A Broadway musical about my hands, which are a perfectly normal size.
Cost to taxpayers
$680 million
Who asked for it?
Nobody. Broadway suggested a different topic. Any other topic.
Donny's justification
“It's a love story. About normal hands. Beautiful, normal hands. Totally normal.”
The project
A space telescope pointed at the sky full time, looking for a planet that looks like me.
Cost to taxpayers
$9.7 billion
Who asked for it?
The astronomers. They found some rocks. Not handsome enough.
Donny's justification
“Out of a billion planets, one is handsome. Very handsome. Blond, probably. We'll find it.”
The project
A national spelling bee where every word is one I invented. Tremendously hard words.
Cost to taxpayers
$48 million (the dictionary is catching up)
Who asked for it?
The kids asked for a dictionary. It's being written.
Donny's justification
“My words are the best words. Nobody can spell them. That's how you know they're brilliant.”
The project
Turn on every fountain in the capital at once, in a bold new color called Executive Bronze.
Cost to taxpayers
$400 million (the brown is free)
Who asked for it?
The neighbors asked for regular water. Clear, ideally.
Donny's justification
“Clear water is invisible. Nobody notices it. Bronze water gets noticed. That's leadership.”
Your tab this visit: $2.8 billion
Approved (by me)
Satire. Every number is made up. No taxpayers were harmed, though several were mildly annoyed.
Breaking
★ PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES RECORD REVENUE. THE RELEASE SAYS REVENGE. |★ PRESS SECERTARY REPLACED BY A MOP. MOP DECLINES TO COMMENT. |★ SECRETARY OF EDUCATION PUTS 'A1' IN EVERY CLASSROOM. NOBODY CORRECTS HER. |★ LITTLE DONNY DISCOVERS NEW COLOR, CALLS IT 'DONNY GOLD' |★ PRESIDENT IS 6'3", CONFIRMS PRESS OFFICE. THEN 3'6". THEN 'ON A BOX.' |★ RALLY DRAWS RECORD CROWD OF 100 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME |★ ECONOMISTS BAFFLED AS DONNY WINS ECONOMY AGAIN |★ DONNY WINS ARGUMENT WITH CLOUD, CLOUD APOLOGIZES |★ PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES RECORD REVENUE. THE RELEASE SAYS REVENGE. |★ PRESS SECERTARY REPLACED BY A MOP. MOP DECLINES TO COMMENT. |★ SECRETARY OF EDUCATION PUTS 'A1' IN EVERY CLASSROOM. NOBODY CORRECTS HER. |★ LITTLE DONNY DISCOVERS NEW COLOR, CALLS IT 'DONNY GOLD' |★ PRESIDENT IS 6'3", CONFIRMS PRESS OFFICE. THEN 3'6". THEN 'ON A BOX.' |★ RALLY DRAWS RECORD CROWD OF 100 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAME |★ ECONOMISTS BAFFLED AS DONNY WINS ECONOMY AGAIN |★ DONNY WINS ARGUMENT WITH CLOUD, CLOUD APOLOGIZES |
In the Spotlight
Something different every visit. All of it tremendous.
The new Press Secretary (Acting) takes questions. It answers none of them. Later that day, Donny turns on the TV.
Transcript
Reporter: Mr. Mop! Mr. Mop! Is it true the President's whole schedule is just lunch?
Reporter: Mr. Mop, any comment on Katie?
Stephen Smiller: Shhh. Don't tell anyone. The Mop… works for me.
Pete Kegsbreath: The Mop has been read in on every war plan. Finally, someone on this team who doesn't leak. It absorbs.
Natalie Sharpie: I printed 4,000 copies of the Mop's statement! They're blank. It's a perfect statement.
Little Marco: Should I answer? I'm also the Mop's spokesman. Hold on! Water?
Little Donny: The Mop has done tremendous work. No mistakes. Not one. Nobody's ever seen a mop like it.
Katie Saccharia: Hi, it's Katie, live from the news desk! Our top story tonight: a local man got a new mailbox. It's beige. We'll have team coverage at eleven!
Little Donny: Who is that? She's fantastic. Somebody hire her.
Constitution Defenders: hold off waves of Little Donny heads.
Today's Wisdom
“A lot of people ask me, 'Donny, who's your favorite person?' And I say, 'Mike.' Not even close. He's tremendous. The most favorite. Nobody has ever been more favorite than Mike, believe me.”
— Little Donny
Ask Donny Anything
Go ahead. He's an expert in everything. It's true.
Direct line to the tremendous brain
Type a question and Donny will personally weigh in. Personally.