Even at its satirical best The Onion was never this good.

Disheveled And Covered In $100 Bills, Bernie Sanders Claims He Was Attacked By A Group Of Billionaires

Sanders said he was out in the streets of Reno at 2 a.m. to purchase a can of beans to eat when suddenly he was approached by two billionaires in ski masks and expensive tailored suits who shouted, “This is billionaire country!” The billionaires began pelting Sanders with stacks of one hundred dollar bills while yelling derogatory things at him, like, “You’re just a millionaire; that’s only one step above being poor!”

That’s actually more plausible than Jessie Smollett’s story from a wintry January Chicago night – and Bernie’s not even in the entertainment business, at least not deliberately.

Some have questioned the details of the attack, as it was extremely unusual for Sanders to still be up at 2 a.m., since he usually goes to bed at 6 p.m. after his 4 p.m. dinner.

And just in case satirical sources are not your thing, let me introduce you to the Washington Post:

Wait. I thought that was one argument against the Electoral College?

I guess populism is only popular when it supports the Left.

And remember this the next time the same people tell you that Trump is a threat to democracy.

I need more popcorn.