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Zócalo's Connecting California

It's not so easy to get rid of Donald Trump

Zócalo columnist Joe Mathews says California has a real dilemma on its hands with Donald Trump. He should know, because a piñata version of the president-elect has been living in his closet for months, and, despite his best efforts, he can't give it away.

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KCRW placeholderBy Joe Mathews • Jan 19, 2017 • 5m Listen

Zócalo Public Square columnist Joe Mathews never thought Donald Trump would hang around this long. He tried to ship him to Sweden, but Trump couldn't get through customs. He tried to give him away, but there were no takers. He even tried to throw Trump in the trash, but the garbage collectors wouldn't take him. We're not talking about the real President-elect Trump,of course, but rather a gag piñata that Mathews purchased months ago. Still, Joe finds some parallels between the real thing and his travails with the paper-mache version of Trump.

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