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Having watched that dinner/roast live I always wondered why Trump was supposedly cracking jokes that weren't funny. We know POTUS is a laugh riot as evidenced by the off the script remarks he made at CPAC today.
That was a risky session of "truth telling" by DJT. Lesser things than that have derailed a presidential campaign. Of course, by then the MSM had pretty much branded Trump a crass and bufoonish character.
Some of Trump's jokes resonated, such as his crack about Clinton's ongoing email server saga. "And even tonight, with all of the heated back and forth between my opponent and me at the debate last night, we have proven that we can actually be civil with each other. In fact, just before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally bumped into me, and she very civilly said, 'Pardon me.' "
It was a direct reference to the FBI's decision to not charge Clinton over her use of a private email server — and Trump's claims that he'd prosecute her over the matter if he becomes president. He continued, "And I very politely replied, 'Let me talk to you about that after I get into office.' "
https://www.npr.org/2016/10/21/498804666/clinton-trump-trade-barbs-at-al-smith-dinner