Martin called Ivanka.
"Your father's recent antics stirring up trouble over the Muslim ban seem a bit odd, don't they?" Martin said.
Ivanka's reply sounded slightly hesitant. "Uh, he's just like that. Sometimes he does foolish things."
Martin laughed. "This isn't just being foolish. Is he trying to use this issue's heat to cover up something else, like 'Russiagate'?"
Ivanka clearly breathed a sigh of relief. "You guessed it. Ah, that's great—then I don't have to hide it anymore."
Martin asked curiously, "So it really is 'Russiagate'? Another development?"
Ivanka said, "Yes, Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. You know, he was my father's National Security Advisor. Since last week, Flynn's lawyers stopped communicating with my father's legal team. We suspected then that this guy might have reached a 'plea deal' with Mueller."
Ivanka continued, "We received information that Michael Flynn has admitted to lying to FBI investigators in the 'Russiagate' probe. This situation is extremely unfavorable for my father."
Martin said, "So your father is using anti-Muslim behavior to divert public attention. I have to say, this idea is rotten. It's like piling another pile of dog shit on top of an existing one!"
Upon hearing this, Ivanka asked with hopeful anticipation, "Do you have a better method?"
Martin said, "I actually do."
December 22, 2017.
Americans suddenly discovered that Trump—their president who loved voicing his opinions online—had suddenly vanished from the internet.
It seemed overnight, all of Trump's accounts across the entire internet had disappeared.
Subsequently, Twitter, Facebook, and several other social media websites all displayed banners at the top of their pages:
"December 22nd, Internet Without Trump Day."
Twitter: "In light of President Trump's continued posting of inflammatory language online that violates our website's guidelines, his account will be suspended for one day."
Facebook: "Hate speech and violence have no place on Facebook. We will restrict the President's account for one day as a warning."
Blogger: "We prohibit content that promotes hate, glorifies, incites, or encourages violence against groups or individuals. Accordingly, we will temporarily disable President Trump's account for one day."
Snapchat: "Our platform will shut down Trump's Snapchat account because we believe spreading and promoting hate incites violence."
YouTube: "Our platform strictly declares we will remove some of President Trump's inappropriate videos and suspend his account for one day."
Twitch (real-time streaming video platform): "Twitch will shut down Mr. Trump's channel today. This action is to protect our community and prevent it from being used to incite further violence—a 'necessary procedure'."
This high-profile "Anti-Trump" action online successfully attracted public attention. The event was made so big that the heat around "Russiagate" was instantly suppressed.
Subsequently, mainstream media also joined the noise, defining this event as "The Assassination of Trump."
New York Times: "On December 22, 2017, Trump was killed on the internet."
Washington Post: "This was an online action to assassinate Trump."
Chicago Sun-Times: "Trump disappeared; even Google couldn't find his name. He was 'assassinated'."
This massive online action not only pulled Trump out of the "Russiagate" public opinion whirlpool through reverse psychology, but more importantly, it demonstrated the power of the internet.
Washington.
In a Democratic club, Obama and Clinton were chatting.
Clinton: "It's truly frightening. We seem to have consistently underestimated the power of the internet. Martin's social media layout seems to have started as early as 1998, right?"
Obama: "Correct. My junior is an extremely far-sighted person."
Clinton suddenly asked, "Those websites that blocked Trump's accounts yesterday—he should have investments in all of them, right? Does this count as monopolization?"
Obama shook his head. "He only holds a portion of the shares, not controlling stakes. However, Martin is very good at dealing with people. His relationships with those big tech bosses in Silicon Valley seem to be very good. In fact, if Martin hadn't spoken up to reassure them, those tech bosses would have long wanted to deal with Trump's father-in-law, given his policies..."