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President Donald Trump is often hailed as funny. While campaigning, his speeches at rallies and appearances on podcasts and news programs often elicited peals of laughter from rallygoers and viewers.

During his first few press conferences upon returning to the White House earlier this year, even the reporters questioning him frequently found themselves chuckling or laughing. While the president does have a sharp wit and an amusing rhetorical style, much of what he says is not a “joke” in the traditional sense; rather, he just says what’s on his mind — and, incidentally, what’s on most others’ minds, too.

The reason this inspires laughter is because the past several years (anywhere from the past four years to the past few decades, depending on your sense of humor, where you

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