A new extension for Google Chrome allows users to block any mention of Donald Trump from their browsers.
“Minted by shady backroom real estate, distributed by reality television and crowned by incessant polling of ultra-early primary voters, Trump is the latest, hilarious permutation of American leadership,” states the product description for the extension. “He is not the candidate we need, but surely the one we deserve.”
If the “Trump Filter” finds any reference to the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, it substitutes the reference with a blank space.
When asked if he’s making any money from the extension, developer Rob Spectre responded, “No, nor was I put up to this by the Republican or Democratic Parties, the Obama administration, my mother or any other possible sphere of influence. I am doing this out of a profound sense of annoyance and patriotic duty.”
“In a political atmosphere where ascendance can be manufactured through attention, the only way to deflate Trump’s political star is through suffocation. Trump can only lose if we turn off the TV,” states the description.
“Tragically, Trump Filter cannot be installed on your television,” Spectre adds. “However, we hope that enough installs will be a strong signal to the international media that America is ready to move on from this inveterate jackass.”
Trump, who ranks second in the Washington Examiner‘s presidential power rankings, presently leads the RealClearPolitics average in national polling, with 36.5 percent of the vote. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, places second with 17.8 percent, while Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., receives 11.3 percent.
