“It’s the thrill of hyperbole, of treating the extreme as normal, the shock (and the joy) of seeing the normal get violated, fast. “Buh-leeve me, buh-leeve me!” Trump said in his act, again and again. Lying about telling the truth is part of the joke.”
How Jokes Won the Election
Emily Nussbaum | The New Yorker | January 17, 2017 | 4,050 words
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