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Recap / Our Cartoon President S1E3 "Rolling Back Obama"

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Feeling insecure about his time as President compared to Obama's, the Trump Administration conspires to undo everything Obama had done in office.


This episode provides examples of:

  • And Then What?: After Trump manages to undo everything Obama did, Trump loses what little enthusiasm he had for the job and suffers from a depression spiral.
  • Compensating for Something: After Trump power-saws his desk in half in a rage, he replaces it with a much bigger one.
  • Desecrating the Dead: Seal Team 6 manages to procure Osama Bin Laden's corpse (which is barely a skeleton at this point) and uses it as a Football.
  • Evil Is Petty: Trump dedicates the episode to tearing down everything Obama had done in his eight years as president because of his own insecurities.
  • Insane Troll Logic: Ben Carson's pitch for ruining Obama's legacy is that they should claim that Obama cheating in winning the Nobel Peace Prize because he wears hats, making him look like his brain was bigger than it was.
  • Karma Houdini: We're never given any inclining that the Trump Administration's erosion of everything Obama did backfires on them.
  • Running Gag: Trump trying to sing "Let's Stay Together" like Obama did, only for his audience to remain silent.
  • Smash Cut: Trump mocks the idea that he would get jealous of Obama's popularity and lash out at furniture he once used. Cut to him power-sawing the President's desk.
    Trump: For once I'd like to power-saw through a national relic without someone riding my ass.
  • Skewed Priorities: At the start of the episode, doesn't want people to think he flew in someone to have sex with. Not because the Stormy Daniels scandal looks bad; he just doesn't want people to think he paid anyone for the trip.

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