On a cold but sunny day the last week of January 2017, an old man approaches the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue where he’d been sitting on a park bench.
He walked up to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, “I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton.”
The Marine replied, “Sir, Mrs. Clinton is not president and doesn’t reside here. Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”
The old man said, “OK,” and quietly walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, “I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton.”
The Marine again told the man, “Sir, as I said yesterday, Mrs. Clinton is not president and doesn’t reside here. Donald Trump is the president of the United States.”
The man thanked him and again quietly walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying “I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton.”
The Marine, agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, “Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mrs. Clinton. I’ve told you already several times that Mrs. Clinton is not the president and doesn’t reside here. Donald Trump is the president of the United States. What don’t you understand about that?”
The old man answered, “Oh, I understand you fine, young man. I just love hearing you tell me over and over again that Hillary’s not the president!”
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, “See you tomorrow, Sir.”
