Corruption, corruption: Trump gives more money to the rich.
And Donald also gets a cut, that’s not an unplanned glitch.
For Trump is on a shakedown cruise, you have to pay to play.
From now on, all big business deals mean one more Trump payday.

The universities found out Trump doesn’t like research.
He’s using antisemitism so he can besmirch
Their scientific projects and withhold their research grants.
But, as he states his reasoning, we see his flaming pants.

Is paralyzing biochemistry good for the Jews?
Or is Trump squeezing out a bribe as we’ve seen on the news?
Columbia paid Trump big money “for his library.”
It’s a straightforward shakedown; Donald shakes the money tree.

And Paramount’s a case in point; they paid Trump sixteen mil
To settle Donald’s bogus suit. (He’d sued for twenty bil.)
We learned today that Trump allowed their merger to go through,
A signal to society, Trump eats part of your stew.

And meanwhile, Trump’s attacking every part of government,
Disabling and firing all mid-level management.
Our Highest Court says, “Go ahead, we’ll later rule on this.”
Meanwhile we watch autocracy and its metastasis.

“Il capo di tutti capi,” protection racket Don… (1)
His shakedowns are straightforward; he no longer runs a con.
As Trump would say, we’ve never seen this kind of thing before,
But, not the best, instead the worst, and pundits expect more.

(1) ‘Il capo di tutti capi’, an Italian phrase meaning ”the head of all heads.” It has
been used in Mafia culture to mean the crime boss of all the crime bosses.