“We have a problem in America. A BIG problem.” President Trump spoke from a podium at the Ellipse, near the White House. “There are too many books leading us astray, leading our children astray. Books promoting RADICAL LIBERAL IDEOLOGY! This has to stop! Now!”
Some in the crowd hollered support as he continued. “The corrupt Antifa Terrorists are using our publishers to push their un-American books on us. Are we gonna let them do that?” The shouts grew louder. “Are we?!” Louder still. “We should just burn these books, burn the newspapers, today! We should burn them right here in the Ellipse!”
Now the crowd roared. “Burn ‘em! Burn ‘em!”
“It’s not just books. Some of the worst offenders are online media, and newspapers. Why, right here in D.C. the Washington Post is spewing lies, conjuring up stories against me, against us, against America!” Flags waved frantically as the crowd booed. “They say America is flawed. I say America is the BEST country on EARTH!”
Trump let the shouting ring a full minute before he continued. “We have to stop them. It’s up to us. It’s up to you!” Pausing, he scanned the crowd of several thousand. “Here we are, in the Ellipse, the same place American patriots began their march to the Capital five years ago. It’s time for action once again. We have to march for America. And by ‘we,’ I mean every one of YOU! Just like last time, I’ve got your back. Nobody’s going to jail. We’re patriots! Patriots in action!”
The cheers reverberated through his microphone. He continued. “The Washington Post is less than a mile away, closer than the Capitol. It’s time to stop them. March to the building; gather wood, paper, whatever you can find on the way. We’re going to burn it down!”
“Burn it down! Burn it down!” chanted the crowd.
Pointing eastward to E Street NW, he summoned them: “Let’s fight like hell. Move out!”
Trump saluted as the crowd poured forth. When most had left the Ellipse, he turned back toward the White House. Walking with a Secret Service agent, he said, “Tell Hernando I want Eggs Benedict for breakfast.”