Crash Course: From pop stars to insult comedy, the Dems threw a cookout where the real joke was on Trump

In 2016 Trump mocked his way into the White House. In 2024 Democrats hit back using his oldest tactic Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveXA5bjZ3cjZ2MC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4dyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXNzcmVmNHdreC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4d1cDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcDJiNDg5cmc3Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4d1cDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva2twNXZmbHVjcC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4d1cDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDUzNzV3ZDI5bC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4d1cDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva2Rwd2F4aHN1YS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4d1cDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ From pop stars to insult comedy, the Dems threw a cookout where the real joke was on Trump From Melanie McFarland: [Right-wing comedy is its own . . . thing](~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveWRqc3A4OXVkNy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4dyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) . . . but the left understands that classic joke structure still rules. Combining that with the might of punching up, throw in a few live music performances, and you’ve got yourself a viewership draw. The DNC has a network sitcom dad in Minnesota’s governor and vice presidential candidate [Tim Walz,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRorZPEP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvb29scnd2c3o0Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ODV4cnkwNGQ4dyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmu8QOy2ai-UIyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) a veteran and former football coach (“ASSISTANT coach,” Trump live whined on Truth Social) who owns guns, hunts and swears that turkey is a vegetable. 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