It’s a good job Donald Trump has such a thick skin.
Criticism, satire, mild disagreement – nothing seems to be able to ruffle his steely, unshakable sense of self-worth.
Which is why when he sat down to watch Alec Baldwin’s merciless lampooning of him on Saturday Night Live this weekend, the President-elect was able to see the funny side.
I watched parts of @nbcsnl Saturday Night Live last night. It is a totally one-sided, biased show – nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2016
And when his Vice President Mike Pence was politely petitioned by the cast of the play Hamilton to “uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us”, Trump reacted with his usual Presidential gravitas and grace.
The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2016
So one can imagine his reaction will be similarly charming when he learns what went down at the American Music Awards last night.
Punk rockers Green Day took to the stage and decided to depart from their usual rendition of Bang Bang to make their feelings about their new commander-in-chief crystal clear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ep9m2sQ3ys
Breaking from the song’s normal lyrics they chanted ‘No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA’.
Judging by Donald’s previous form, it’s safe to assume he’ll probably just stoically keep his counsel and quietly respect the band’s right to peaceful protest.
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