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.
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.
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.
Man, Trump was fuming.
I’ve never really seen Pedonald genuinely laugh at something.
His former long-time friends such as Michael Cohen say he doesn’t have a sense of humor. At all.
Which makes it all the more galling when every insane thing he says is laughed off as “just a joke” - he means every word.