Last April, my late colleague Andrew Stiles published a deep dive into the similarities between Hillary Clinton and Lucille Bluth, two gin-soaked grannies who lead lives of luxury, run private intelligence networks, and tolerate unfaithful spouses.
Since then, Donald Trump has become the nominee of the Republican Party. Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz said in response that the show’s fifth season will spoof Trump’s candidacy, drawing parallels between it and Lindsay Bluth’s run for Congress on a rather sensible border control platform in the show’s fourth season.
The Lindsay-Donald comparison leaves me cold, though, mostly because there is a better comparison.
- Real estate mogul
- Legally-embattled fraudster
- Sex fiend
- Friend of Saddam
Donald Trump is George Bluth, Sr. Roll tape.
