For someone who vanquished a field of hopefuls to win the highest office in the United States, Donald Trump has had a sad, sad year. His heart bled for Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and other unworthy political competitors. He wept as so many beloved, once-prestigious institutions—The View, USA Today, Morning Joe—fell on hard times, struggling to maintain ratings when forced to confront truth. Sad and inexplicable, all of it.
But Trump understands. He feels their pain so acutely that he can't keep it to himself. He must find an outlet for his sorrow, lest it consume him. So Trump tweets. His fingers may be covered in a slippery mixture of tears and KFC chicken grease, but still he tweets. We should be honored that a man who has the capacity to feel so deeply will lead us come January 20.
In anticipation of that day, we bring you everything that made Donald Trump sad in 2016. It's a heart-wrenching list of injustices. Have a box of tissues ready before you proceed.
Related: A brief timeline of very bad years, from 2016 to 65,000,000 B.C.
Jeb Bush
The View
Glenn Beck
Lack of respect for his crowds
National Review
Carrier employees losing their jobs
Barack Obama
Ted Cruz
That he must benefit from the misfortune of others
Marco Rubio
The Republican Party
Haters
Former Mitt Romney strategist Stuart Stevens
Protesters
Syrian refugees
An old guy lighting his Republican registration form on fire
Desperate competitors
USA Today
The world's ignorance
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Lack of respect for law enforcement
The dishonest media
Bill Clinton's closed eyes
Morning Joe
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake
Arnold Palmer's death
The bus crash in Tennessee
The recount
Saturday Night Live
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