“New Zealand, you see what’s going on in New Zealand,” Donald Trump said today. Trump saying New Zealand not once but twice in the same sentence is equally good cause to give everyone the day off. Money well spent, Key said at the time, because Obama would tweet about New Zealand to his 100 million followers. The idea of holding a National Trump Day public holiday every 18 August could really take off. • Steve Braunias is a journalist and author who lives in Auckland, New Zealand

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2020 03:22 UTC