Katie Lovell -- Trump and Putin

  The ideas of transforming Trump ("the Donald") into a bull (literally a 
  "bull in a china shop?") without a way to tweet out his pronouncements 
  and having Putin as the agent of the transformation are very humorous and
  apt.  The transformation emphasizes one of the sets of characteristics he 
  has -- his impulsiveness and lack of control -- while denying him another
  characteristic -- his need to monopolize the national conversation
  his constant tweeting and public pronouncements.  
   
  But there are a few details that don't quite fit and others that I thought 
  might be brought out in more detail to make the story even more pointedly 
  satirical:

     (1) Trying to link Washington, D.C. and Moscow by the currents of the 
         ocean is a nice idea, but it doesn't really work geographically
         because Moscow is located so far into the interior of the Eurasian
         continent.

     (2) In the second paragraph, you say "the Donald" is "erotic" but
         it's not clear exactly what you mean by that.  Did you mean to
         refer to his old bragging about his sexual conquests and his appeal
         to women?  Some additional explanation there would have helped!

     (3) In the second paragraph, you also say "the oval was not enough."
         Did you mean the Oval Office?  (And BTW, I think White House
         is also typically capitalized when you refer to the President's
         mansion in Washington, D.C.)

     (4) You say "the Donald" is Putin's "orange puppet" but then describe
         the ways he seems to be becoming more independent and troublesome.
         It would be clearer if you said something like:  "Putin had thought
         of "the Donald" as just an orange puppet, but now he seemed to be
         getting out of his control."

     (5) You say Putin has "the hubris of a nation to worry about," but it's
         not exactly clear what you mean by that.  Does this also refer to
         "the Donald" getting out of hand?  If so, it's not really the 
         hubris of a nation.  Or did you somehow want to refer to Putin's
         need to control Russia as well?

   Content:  A-

   Mechanics:  A