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The Trump-May press conference was a comic masterpiece

Donald Trump never fails to amuse. He is very, very funny. You can say that he should be no laughing matter – he’s the most powerful man in the world, his words and actions are deadly serious, and you’d probably be right. But then, I mean, just look at him — listen to him. He reduces world politics to an amazing farce, and it’s impossible not to slightly love him for it.

What sane person could possibly watch today’s press conference with Theresa May and not crack up? It was a comic masterpiece. Take, for instance, when he described the relationship between Britain and France as ‘in terms of grade, the highest level of special. So we start of with special …. I would say the highest level of special. Am I allowed to go higher than that? I don’t know.’

As for his advice to May about Brexit, he added, ‘I did give her advice.

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