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Trump's in the "kitchen," not slaving over a stove, and still can't stand the heat. The "kitchen" is, of course, the public spotlight, and we know he's not "slaving over a stove" as POTUS because so far, he's shuttled no major legislation through Congress, and his "100-day action plan" has long since been shown to be nothing but a substantively perjurious oath made by a man who had, then as now, no clue of what he was talking about.
That notwithstanding, now the man has again taken to railing against comedians, this time using his presidential bully pulpit to do so. Why? Because the autocratic "orange snowflake" hasn't the intellect to laugh at himself, and, naturally, because he is the ultimate snowflake, the "Snowflake in Chief," really. Comedians have, of course, mocked their commanders-in-chief for decades! Comedians telling jokes about our President are as American as apple pie and baseball.
This is not the first time Trump couldn't stand the heat.
How far will Trump go with this? Will his administration use its FCC powers to enforce this -- even in less direct ways, such as making it more difficult to renew broadcast licenses? Surely no one -- not even Trump supporters -- can rule out the idea of Trump trying something that aligns with the actions of totalitarian leaders whom he's stated he admires. Will our comedians face plights similar to that of Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of Egypt, who was arrested for mocking his country's President at the time, and he now lives in effective in exile in the United States?
Does Trump really want that same type of crackdown on those who dare mock him? Given the lawsuit he brought, it'd seem so. Or is this just another Trump effort to distract his base from his failed legislative agenda by giving them some more red meat?
This isn't to say that most late night comedians aren't critical of Trump. They are. They're supposed to be, no matter who is POTUS. And they are in good company in being critical of this President -- Trump's approval rating with the public right now is at an historic low for this point in his term. Indeed, he's the least popular modern POTUS ever seen.
Be that as it may, "equal time" is unlikely. I mean, really. How many Trump-loving, right-wing fanatical comedians are there? Whose fault it is that such comics aren't funny or popular enough to get their own television show? That simple observation should tell Trump he had better get used to the heat.
That notwithstanding, now the man has again taken to railing against comedians, this time using his presidential bully pulpit to do so. Why? Because the autocratic "orange snowflake" hasn't the intellect to laugh at himself, and, naturally, because he is the ultimate snowflake, the "Snowflake in Chief," really. Comedians have, of course, mocked their commanders-in-chief for decades! Comedians telling jokes about our President are as American as apple pie and baseball.
This is not the first time Trump couldn't stand the heat.
- He called for SNL to be cancelled because they mocked him during the campaign.
- He also last December cried over SNL mocking him, saying Alec Baldwin's parody of him was terrible, mean spirited and not funny. I thought it was very funny.
- He's engaged in a Twitter feud with Jon Stewart over the comedian's jokes about him.
- He even sued Bill Maher over a joke.
How far will Trump go with this? Will his administration use its FCC powers to enforce this -- even in less direct ways, such as making it more difficult to renew broadcast licenses? Surely no one -- not even Trump supporters -- can rule out the idea of Trump trying something that aligns with the actions of totalitarian leaders whom he's stated he admires. Will our comedians face plights similar to that of Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of Egypt, who was arrested for mocking his country's President at the time, and he now lives in effective in exile in the United States?
Does Trump really want that same type of crackdown on those who dare mock him? Given the lawsuit he brought, it'd seem so. Or is this just another Trump effort to distract his base from his failed legislative agenda by giving them some more red meat?
This isn't to say that most late night comedians aren't critical of Trump. They are. They're supposed to be, no matter who is POTUS. And they are in good company in being critical of this President -- Trump's approval rating with the public right now is at an historic low for this point in his term. Indeed, he's the least popular modern POTUS ever seen.
Be that as it may, "equal time" is unlikely. I mean, really. How many Trump-loving, right-wing fanatical comedians are there? Whose fault it is that such comics aren't funny or popular enough to get their own television show? That simple observation should tell Trump he had better get used to the heat.