Victims

 I took the bait. I read with some prurient interest the story of an elderly California couple that ended in an apparent murder/suicide. Authorities believe that a months-long association with a Tom Selleck impersonator who bilked Karen and Donald Whitaker out of tens of thousands of dollars. Karen was convinced by one or more individuals who said they were Mister Selleck that she would be helping out the star's manager whose wife had recently passed away, leaving him destitute. Exactly how this became Karen's responsibility and not "Tom's" is a good question, probably answered best by the revelation that Karen suffered from early-stage dementia. 

For his part, Donald intervened along with the couple's adult children, eventually going so far as to cut up Karen's credit cards, but she went on to ask other family and friends to help in her mission of misguided mercy. The strain this put on the Whitaker's marriage ultimately proved to be too much, and on May 15 a welfare check at the couple's residence revealed their bodies. 

Karen's initial contributions began around eighty dollars, but soon grew into the thousands. In spite of numerous attempts to limit Karen's access to funds, she kept finding ways to send ever larger amounts of money. Donald confessed to friends that he had considered taking his own life, but didn't want to leave Karen alone and even more vulnerable. Donald was eighty. Karen was seventy-nine. 

Roughly the same age as the guy currently residing in the ruins of the White House. 

I don't think it's too big a stretch to suggest that some foreign actor with access to humiliating and/or incriminating evidence connecting the convicted felon to any number of embarrassing acts or incidents could be manipulating the feeble-minded former game show host. Unable to make the payments to his blackmailers through Target gift cards, the twice-impeached former slum lord decided to run for president again in order to keep the truth about his sordid life from making headlines. Need cash quick? Just have the Department of "Justice" put together a two billion dollar slush fund. Don't worry about Congress. They'll let you start a war without valid ID. 

I would say, "Poor Melania," but I think she's getting a cut from this whole scam. How else to explain that documentary?