When An Ignorant Illiterate Moron Pretends to Love Art

In "Astérix et les Goths", Obélix said, "On peut être barbare et aimer les fleurs, non?". Donald Dump can indeed be an illiterate savage moron and still pretend to love art. Except he doesn't know what he's watching. To him, the miserable marketing expert, success is all about perception not substance. Put on a tuxedo and a bowtie, escort yourself with a well-dressed bimboesque cretin for a wife, and attend a play or a musical. The photo op is sufficient to give people the impression that you are sophisticated.
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Donald Trump Ducks ‘Les Misérables’ Character Question, Internet Brutally Answers It For Him
Lee Moran
Updated Thu, June 12, 2025

Donald Trump hit a flat note Wednesday when pressed on “Les Misérables,” the musical he’s long praised as one of his favorites.

Appearing on the red carpet ahead of a performance of the show at the Kennedy Center — the typically bipartisan institution which Trump has purged and controversially made himself chair — the president was asked by a reporter: “Have you seen the musical before and do you identify more with Jean Valjean or Javert?”

Valjean, the heroic protagonist, seeks redemption after 19 years in prison for stealing bread. Police inspector Javert, meanwhile, is utterly obsessed with law, order and punishment.

Trump dodged the question.

“That’s a tough one. The last part of that question, that’s tough, I think,” he said, before turning to his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and saying: “You better answer that one, honey.”

“I don’t know,” he added. “I’ve seen it, we’ve seen it a number of times. It’s fantastic. I thought it was just about our first choice. That’s why we got, and we have others coming — other great ones are coming.”

Reporter: Do you identify more with Jean Valjean or Javert?

Trump: That’s tough. I don’t know pic.twitter.com/YtaRCLVtL6 [VERY TOUGH IF YOU'VE NEVER READ THE BOOK OR AT LEAST READ A CLIFF NOTE SUMMARY OF IT.]

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 11, 2025

Trump’s answer — or lack of one — quickly drew mockery on social media.

Some critics compared it to when Trump dodged a question about his favorite Bible verse. Others asked if he actually knew the “Les Mis” story, which centers on an anti-government uprising, at all.

Many suggested he would definitely identified as Javert.

There’s no way he knows either one of them.

— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) June 11, 2025

Editor's note. Trump doesn't know who either Valjean or Javert are!