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Trump’s a riot, but his growing authoritarianism is no joke

Nick Bryant Journalist and author September 7, 2025 — 11.53am

Donald Trump is very funny, often inadvertently, sometimes quite deliberately. For writers at Saturday Night Light , there are weeks when he almost serves up their script.

How often have we read commentary likening his Oval Office antics to an episode from Veep , a comparison I have doubtless drawn myself. His parades and military tattoos are tailor-made for mockery. His buffoonish Truth Social posts – especially those ending with his trademark sign off, “Thank you for your attention to this matter” – frequently raise a laugh. “Donald is being ‘The Donald’,” has become a typical response in podcastland, that new

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