Synchronic Satire In Donald Trump's 'Election Night'

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What does one think of when it comes to a billionaire man with hair as poufy and white and skin as spray tan the color of an orange? Ask any American from any age group or ethnicity, and within seconds they would be able to identify the man as Donald Trump. Donald Trump has been a very highlighted figure known for his appearance and his business oriented life, which has been mocked over the use of synchronic satire demonstrated before and even after the election through the comedy show “Saturday Night Live”.
Many make fun of Donald Trump, but what is the importance to it and why would they even waste their time and just move on? Satire is a great form of comic relief. To many it makes the horrible events that people are experiencing less
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“SNL” had a scene of actors waiting around the television stating their thought on how is exactly the election was going to end up. They all agreed that Hillary Clinton had the presidency in the bag and laughed at the idea of Trump having any chance of winning. They were saying that the chances for him were so slim and that no American would vote for him. The actors speak about oppositely happened through the actual election. Saying things about him definitely not winning the popular vote. They laugh and say they do not think there is going to be another republican president in a very long time, due to such the dramatic change of politics nowadays becoming so liberal and diverse. They speak very descriptive about when the polls are going up on the state's votes, they predict on which states are going to stereotypically choose. The very religious, republican, racist states will likely choose Trump. Also, the Latino’s, Mexicans, feminist, etc. will more likely to choose Hillary. Win Trump wins the election in this scene, all of them are in aw and contemplate whether or not to move out of the country to flee to Canada. The exaggeration made it seem like it was the end of the world for America and that we were going to be controlled by a man who has no particular experience with

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