Guardian columnist mocks Trump administration's hypocrisy on child safety and suggests cage-fighting arena for officials
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Marina Hyde
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Marina Hyde's satirical opinion piece criticizes the Trump administration's hypocrisy in advising the UK against banning social media for under-16s, while the US itself faces a crisis of gun violence as the leading cause of death in children. She sarcastically suggests that the White House's new "cage-fighting arena" (dubbed the "Craposseum") could be used for Trump administration officials like JD Vance and Pete Hegseth to physically battle for favor, mocking the administration's performative aggression and "fight, fight, fight" ethos.
Key quotes
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Are we allowed to suggest a surprisingly obvious way to help with that grimly perennial problem – or is international advice just a one-way street?
The president's new Craposseum is the perfect venue for Vance, Hegseth and others to battle for favour.
Fight, fight, fight indeed, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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