{"id":38972,"date":"2026-03-30T23:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38972"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:39:16","slug":"video-what-if-this-is-trumps-2026-remake-of-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38972","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: What if this is Trump\u2019s 2026 remake of Groundhog Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Groundhog-Day-2026-trailer-920px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38973\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Groundhog-Day-2026-trailer-920px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Groundhog-Day-2026-trailer-920px.jpg 920w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Groundhog-Day-2026-trailer-920px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Groundhog-Day-2026-trailer-920px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since I\u2019m recovering from hernia surgery, I haven\u2019t been getting much work done in the last few days, but I couldn\u2019t help but make a quick-and-dirty ad for a movie that I just realized we\u2019re all living right now.<\/p>\n<p>I avoid talking about politics for the most part now \u2014 simply because I don\u2019t see any good that can come of it \u2014 but a bit of political satire can still be fun. It&#8217;s just a very basic 30-second ad for Groundhog Day 2026, starring Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DuGPGZLiAdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see it on YouTube or watch it below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DuGPGZLiAdw?si=YFfcaK44iQKkKOvj\" width=\"460\" height=\"289\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I\u2019m recovering from hernia surgery, I haven\u2019t been getting much work done in the last few days, but I couldn\u2019t help but make a quick-and-dirty ad for a movie that I just realized we\u2019re all living right now. 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