Some said Trump was unintentionally comparing himself to the mad Roman emperor Nero — who, so the saying goes, "fiddled while Rome burned" Sean ... meme showing him playing violin with the ...

President Donald Trump is being compared to Emperor Nero for spending the weekend playing golf after ... he started a fire that burned most of Rome - and played the fiddle while it was happening.

When Rome was burning, Nero was playing the fiddle. Their case is similar," Shinde said, targeting Thackeray, his former boss. "These people feel happy when the houses of other people burn ...

He gave more power to the Senate, kept Rome ... played the fiddle while the city burned. This can’t be true since fiddles didn’t exist in Roman times (although Nero did enjoy playing the ...