If he ever will get his job again, I’ve simply the hat for Jimmy Kimmel, because of Trump

These are darkish instances, the typical cynic would possibly argue.

However don’t despair.

In case you deal with the constructive, fairly than the unfavourable, you’ll should agree that the US of America is on prime and nonetheless climbing.

Sure, protesters gathered Thursday outdoors “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell” in Hollywood to denounce ABC’s suspension of the host and President Trump’s menace to revoke licenses from networks that criticize him, regardless of repeated vows by Trump and prime deputies to defend free speech.

You may name it hypocrisy.

I name it moxie.

And by the best way, demonstrators weren’t arrested or deported, and the Nationwide Guard was not summoned (so far as I do know).

Do you see what I imply? Simply tilt your head again a bit, and you’ll see sunshine breaking by the clouds.

Let’s take the president’s criticism that he learn “someplace” that the networks “had been 97% in opposition to me.” Some would possibly see weak point in that, or skinny pores and skin. Others would possibly marvel the place the “someplace” was that the president found his TV information favorability score stands at 3%, on condition that he might get caught drowning puppies and dishonest at golf and nonetheless get fawning protection from at the very least one main community.

However Trump had good purpose to be grumpy. He was getting back from a information convention in London, the place he confused Albania and Armenia and fumbled the pronunciation of Azerbaijan, which sounded a bit extra like Abracadabra.

It’s not his fault all these nations all begin with an A. And isn’t there a geography lesson in it for all of us, if not a historical past lesson?

We transfer on now to American healthcare, and the various promising developments beneath manner within the nation’s capital, because of Trump’s impressed alternative of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as chief of the Division of Well being and Human Providers.

Those that see the glass half empty would argue that Kennedy has turned the division right into a morgue, making an attempt to kill COVID-19 vaccine analysis, espousing backwater views about measles, firing public well being consultants, demoralizing the remaining employees and rejecting a long time price of biomedical advances regardless of having no medical coaching or experience.

However on the plus facet, Kennedy goes after meals dyes.

It’s about time, and thanks very a lot.

I’m undecided what else shall be left in a field of Trix or Fortunate Charms when meals coloring is eliminated, however I’m against pretend meals coloring, until it’s in a cocktail, and I’d prefer to assume most Individuals are with me on this.

Additionally on the intense facet: Kennedy is encouraging Individuals to do chin-ups and pushups for higher well being.

Are you going to take a seat on the novel left facet of your couch and gripe about what’s occurred to your nation, or get with this system and attempt to do a number of pushups?

OK, so Trump’s efforts to close down the battle on most cancers is a bit scary. Because the New York Occasions reported, on the chopping block is growth of a brand new approach for colorectal most cancers prevention, analysis into immunotherapy most cancers prevention, a examine on enhancing childhood most cancers survival charges, and higher evaluation of pre-malignant breast tissue in high-risk girls.

However that would all be pretend information, or 97% of it, at the very least. And if it’s not?

All that analysis and all these medical doctors and scientists can apply for jobs in different nations, identical to all of the local weather scientists whose work is not a nationwide precedence. The extra who go away, the higher, as a result of the mind drain goes to unlock a number of actual property and assist remedy the housing disaster.

Thanks, President Trump.

Is it any marvel that Trump has been seen not too long ago carrying a MAGA-red hat that claims “TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”

Effectively, largely every little thing.

Local weather change seems to be actual.

The battle in Ukraine didn’t finish as promised.

The battle within the Center East remains to be raging.

Grocery costs didn’t go down on day one, and a few items value extra due to tariffs.

As for the promise of a brand new age of American prosperity, there’s no rainbow in sight but, though there’s a pot of gold within the White Home, with estimates of billions in income for Trump household companies since he took workplace,

However for all of that, together with an approval score that has dropped since he took workplace in January, Trump exudes confidence. A lot in order that he proudly wears that vibrant crimson hat, which he was giving out within the Oval workplace, and which retails for $25.

It’s one other ingenious financial stimulation plan.

And there’s an essential lesson right here for all of us.

By no means admit defeat, and when issues don’t go your manner, stand tall, alter your hat, and discover somebody responsible.

We should always all have our personal hats made.

Docs might put on hats saying they’ve by no means gotten a prognosis improper.

Dentists might put on hats saying they’ve by no means pulled the improper tooth.

TV meteorologists might put on hats saying — properly, perhaps not — that they’ve gotten each forecast proper.

I’m having hats made as you learn this.

LOPEZ IS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!

Please don’t have me fired, Mr. President, when you disagree.

As for Jimmy Kimmel, I’m providing this concept freed from cost:

In case you ever get your job again, you, your sidekick Guillermo, and the whole studio viewers must be carrying hats.

KIMMEL WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!

Steve.lopez@latimes.com