.ZeeshanAleem: Former President Trump disarmed and confused the public by taking reality as a joke — while sugarcoating his tyrannical tendencies.
Trump, too, has long embraced his own clown costume, even if he's not always been in control of whether people laugh with him or at him. His oratorical identity as an insult comic who was willing to blurt out what no politician could or should say out loud seduced his devoted fan base, who saw his derision of the establishment and taboo-breaking as a badge of authenticity.
Trump framed breaking social taboos — a key imperative of the comedian — as a requisite for reviving the nation.Family Leadership Summit appearance in 2015 At one point, Trump turned his attention to dunking on Sen. John McCain. He elicited chuckles as he said he didn’t like McCain as much after his 2008 presidential loss to Barack Obama, before declaring that McCain was only a war hero “because he was captured.” The laughter mixed with gasps. He then said it was totally fair to mock McCain for his poor academic record:
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