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      Say what you will about medieval monarchies, but at least those had the good sense to permit a court jester to speak foolishly of the head of state.

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        The White House Correspondent’s Dinner used to serve this purpose, with a headline speaker gently roasting the President and staff (or not-so-gently, as was the case when they had Stephen Colbert host for George Bush Jr and he spent an entire hour viciously mocking him to his face).

        The Correspondent’s Dinner was neutered when Trump came into office. Not only can Trump not stand being the butt of even the most mild joke, but Seth Meyer’s comments to Trump at one of Obama’s dinners are the root cause of why he hates him so much, and his go-to response is to destroy anything vaguely associated with his enemies.

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        I so very wish there was a recording(s) somewhere of Pedonald queening out to someone he thinks should be “doing something about” the people all making fun of him on television.