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DEFINITELY THE FIRST DONALD TRUMP POST I'VE EVER DONE, AND IT REMAINS AM INSTANT CLASSIC!

PIC INFO: Meanwhile in the Oval Office, the then 45th President of these United States of America (now 47th -- OOF!!), indulges himself in some light reading -- Spotlight on a cheeky pin-up of President Donald Trump enjoying the latest issue of the British comics Anthology magazine, "2000 A.D."

Resolution at 2475x3254 -- Artwork by Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague (colors), published c. summer 2017.

OVERVIEW: "Next week's issue of "2000 AD," the comic that "predicted" Donald Trump's rise to power at least twice, has taken a pot-shot at the president as he continues his attempt at a functioning administration.

Referring not just to Judge Dredd's brand of instant and brutal law enforcement, the back-page pin-up by Cliff Robinson with colours by Dylan Teague also refers to the giant wall built around Mega-City One by mad Chief Judge Cal in the 1978 storyline "The Day The Law Died" (that was built to keep the population IN rather than "bad hombres" OUT, but who knows what'll happen over the next four years?).

The pin-up continues 2000 AD's history of cheeky broadsides at those in power — from PJ Holden's visual reference to the allegations regarding David Cameron and an unlucky porcine beau, to B.L.A.I.R.1 which parodied the superhuman confidence of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and even the Margaret Thatcher-a-like who was shot on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in the very first issue."

-- BLEEDING COOL, "Donald Trump's Policies Are Now An Ad For 2000 A.D. Comics," originally published on August 8, 2017, written by Rich Johnston