Or….

President Donald J. Trump has just posted to his Truth Social platform that "Iran has just informed us that they are in a “State of Collapse.” They want us to “Open the Hormuz Strait,” as soon as possible…" pic.twitter.com/7MmkCjpLKg

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 28, 2026

Or...

So… Iran and pulled a Karen and asked to speak with Trump's supervisor? pic.twitter.com/prEFCEG4ku

— Marmel (Find me @ 🦋) (@Marmel) April 28, 2026

Or...

i've seen less awkward pool sprays pic.twitter.com/USBmhWX7AB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2026

The King is otherwise occupied, and Trump is bored.

Trump: "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or… pic.twitter.com/0ZoV6pcYMF

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2026

Trump: "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago. No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

I was going to say it’s all about distraction. But it’s all about ego. Trump is always the superhero the world has been waiting for. Or do he thinks. It’s really rather remarkable how he’s come to resemble Wilson Fisk in the Disney+ version of “Daredevil,” or Homelander in the Prime version of “The Boys.” I can’t tell how much of that is happenstance, and how much is enemy action. But it is clear Trump thinks he, alone, is saving the world, and his authority, alone should be supreme. Because how else is the world going to be saved?

And there our present troubles start.

It won’t be enough to remove Trump. I prefer the method of metaphorically emasculating him. Congress has the whip hand; it’s time they started using it. Congress can adesert authority over the Supremes, directly (court size, jurisdiction, responsibilities), or indirectly (repeal presidential “immunity” with a Constitutional Amendment.). They may need to do all that to rein in the Imperial Presidency they’ve allowed to flourish. With the demise of political parties (they no longer control who gets access to their nominating process), the inevitable end of what FDR started, is Trump. If we, the people, through the Congress we directly elect, don’t insist on reforms now, even removing Trump from office is barely a Band Aid on this suppurating sore on the body politic. We need some post-Civil War equivalent amendments, and we need to assert the vox populi hand in the iron fist of government.

We won’t solve all our problems; but we can’t let it go on like this, or expect the absence of Trump to be the cure for what got us here.