Fergus Finlay: The ghost of presidents past could give Trump some tips

Scandals come and go but when your own base turns on you, the only option is full and frank confession, a ghostly Nixon would [probably] tell Donald Trump, writes Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay: The ghost of presidents past could give Trump some tips

A ‘Simpsons’ episode in 2017 showed Donald Trump talking to Richard Nixon’s ghost about his ‘tapes’. Photo: Fox

“Donald, can you hear me?” President Trump sat bolt upright in his bed. What was that ghostly voice? Surely he must be dreaming. 

But as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes, he became aware of a shadowy figure in a chair in the corner of the bedroom. He reached for the bedside button that would bring the Secret Service running into the room, but the sepulchral voice stopped him in his tracks.

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