I confess that President Trump makes me laugh.

It’s not the laughter of someone having a good time. It’s the shake-your-head, I-can’t-believe-it kind of laughter — kind of an involuntary grunt at the brazenness of the president’s lying and the sheer audacity of his gaslighting.

The latest example was Trump’s social media rant accusing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) of “political extortion” for negotiating to unfreeze congressionally approved funding for the National Institutes of Health in return for moving confirmation of some Trump nominees.

Trump complaining about political extortion? How can you not laugh at the absurdity of it?

Trump’s second term has basically been defined by the magnitude of extortion that can be brought to bear by a president who has no qualms

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