The Washington Post reports small farmers Jacob and Jennifer Thomas took a 10 percent hit in their sales when President Donald Trump abruptly cut $1 billion from two federal programs supplying local produce and meat to schools and food banks across the nation.

The Onion ran a piece headlined “Sean Combs Asks for Quick Trial So He Can Get to Part Where Trump Pardons Him.” It may be on to something. Combs, who was charged last September, is currently on trial in the Southern District of New York on sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.

The Onion had its moment, but like the recent former president it once skewered so amusingly, it has long since passed.

A giant banner featuring Donald Trump’s photo just went up at the front of the Department of Agriculture. A military parade is being planned for his birthday, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.