The New President’s New Halloween
The New President’s new Halloween was like no other. In addition to young trick or treaters, he sent armed troops to major cities—not costumes, the real thing. The troops had loaded automatic weapons and did not ask for candy (they had their own.) It was a truly unusual Halloween, unusually scary. Young trick or treaters came out and the troops interrogated them and then arrested some parents (for being in the country illegally.) The children asking for treats were put into cages. It was a unique form of trick or treat.
The new President was committed to sending military troops into the nation’s cities. He claimed to be concerned about crime but most citizens saw it as political—the targeted cities were mostly run by his opponents and crime there had dropped. Some citizens were outraged and wanted to fight back. They were told it was necessary and to remain calm and that their right to bear arms meant they could be sleeveless.