They say that even if history does not repeat itself, it does tend to rhyme. So, it strikes me just a tad humorous that Gaius Caeser Augustus Germanicus, aka Caligula (little boot), is a perfect template for His Most Despicable Orange Calcaneal Exostosis (heel spur).
After assuming his father’s mantle as Caeser, Caligula became a tyrant – hoarding all of the power of Rome to himself so that he could indulge his every whim. That sounds like the Orange Horrificus to me.
The story of Caligula includes accounts of incest with his sisters and homosexual relationships. Whether these accounts reflect reality or are simply apocryphal, matters less than the fact that they align so well with The Orange Carbunculus’ admitting his lust for his own daughter, and (let’s just say it) his desire to have his fawning sycophants like Matt Gaetz, Ron Johnson, and Lindsey Graham fellating him in the oval office.
Caligula is also remembered as the Roman emperor who established a bordello staffed by the wives of his senate. The proceeds of their labors would have gone to financing his wayward lifestyle. I wonder how MTG, Lauren Bobert, and Elaine Chao will fare in a Trump second term.
Last, but not least, Caligula is said to have made his horse, Incitatus, a consul. Okay, the closest that I can come to this is perhaps Steve Banon or Stephen Miller in a significant post in a second Trump term.
Like an eclipse, the Past and the Present align.