Donald Trump, self-declared king and would-be ruler-for-life, recently strutted into fire-ravaged Los Angeles like a reality TV contestant making a surprise comeback. Not to help, of course—unless you count posing for the cameras, blaming Democrats, and looking confused by the concept of basic climate science as "helping." Enter Mel Gibson, Hollywood’s most infamous rage-fueled time …

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