SNL's ratings are skyrocketing as are those of other comedy shows such as that of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah, Bill Mahar and a host of others. With all the ranting and raving and turmoil emanating from the White House continuously there will be no limit to the satire and sarcasm that these comedians will present. Comedy will, once again, be king in America.
We'll see new comedy shows springing up based upon the daily adventures of Trump and company. This could be a revolution in the entertainment industry and Trump can then take full credit, as he loves to do, and say that it could not have been done except for his leadership. He "did it his way."
For Trump to watch Baldwin mimic him is bad enough but then for him to have to watch Melissa McCarthy poke fun of his communications director, Sean Spicer, makes it all the worse. But, as we know, he has a way of striking back very quickly; he sends out more of his tirades on Twitter.
Things may get even worse since there are indications that Rosie O'Donnell, one of Trump's hated adversaries, may join SNL in the role of Steve Bannon, Trump's senior adviser, who some say is actually the de facto president. With Baldwin, McCarthy and O'Donnell and their cohorts all using the White House as their targets Trump and those around him are going to get themselves twisted into knots.
Now let's talk about the national media, the reporters, talk show hosts, and analysts that Trump has stated are dishonest, have no integrity and cannot be trusted to report the news in a fair and objective manner. I have gained a greater respect for Jake Tapper of CNN who seems to be an objective journalist, one who pulls no punches and tells it like it is. But, if he continues to do that and confront various Trump surrogates like Kellyanne Conway, and expose her endless lies, then he will find himself at the top of the Donald's list of Twitter targets.
Even the U.S. judiciary has come under verbal attack after Judge James Robarts of Oregon ruled that Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim countries was against the Constitution; and, thereafter, three other Appeals Court judges upheld his decision. Trump denigrated them by referring to them as "so-called' judges.
This president who has no class whatsoever has gone so far as to call a U.S. senator, Elizabeth Warren, by the name of Pocahontas. Trump quite apparently cannot conduct his presidency without resorting to low level name calling.
Trump and some of his staff, in particular his adviser Steve Miller, are even questioning whether the courts and judges have a right to rule on executive orders that he makes. Their attitude seems to be that the three branches of government, the presidency, the congressional and the judicial branches are not equal and that presidency is at a higher level. Obviously, they know more than the Founding Fathers.
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