By The Babylon Bee | Created at 2025-01-20 16:55:18 | Updated at 2025-01-20 20:46:48
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The next era of life in the United States promised to be a sobering one, as Americans learned today that an elderly dementia patient had been cruelly evicted from his own home.
The news came early Monday morning and provided the country with an unsettling glimpse into how the incoming Trump administration will operate, as a man described as a devoted public servant for over a half-century and suffering in the advanced stages of cognitive decline had been informed that he was not only out of work but also being forced to leave his house.
"Such a cold and calloused thing to witness," one witness said as they watched the decrepit old man totter away from his home. "You know he's been working in this field for over 50 years? And now he's suddenly unemployed and being evicted from his house. This is a sad commentary on what we can expect from the next chapter of American history."
Political experts cited this troubling incident as proof that warnings for many decades had been right. "Democrats have been warning the American people for decades about this," one analyst said. "They've warned that Republicans would put senior citizens out on the street. Now, we're seeing it play out in real life. It's sad."
At publishing time, witnesses reported that the unsuspecting elderly man had been lured out of his house with a trail of ice cream sundaes that led to an awaiting helicopter that would remove him from the premises.
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