So Long, Good Riddance

ABOUT THE WORK

Donald Trump's farewell address was the final official speech given by Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The speech was delivered as a recorded, online video message on January 19, 2021.

So Long, Good Riddance is an altered-transcript of that speech, in which every noun has been replaced with the name of Ronald McDonald, mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. Ronald McDonald inhabits the world of McDonaldland, a corporate constructed, fictional realm severed from the foundations of reality. Drawing parallels between the delusional realm of McDonaldland and that version of reality hefted about within Donald Trump’s skull will be left to the prerogative of the reader.