"It's been noted before that Trump learned his political attack style from shock, but he's also the only one to successfully translate shock into social media, especially on Twitter, which in turn drives cable news and columns in national newspapers. On radio, it's trash talk. Online, it's shit posting, and say what you will, Trump's troll game is solid gold. He has attacked any number of people for their race, gender, and disabilities, delighting his base and triggering the libs, with stunning success. Trump did not invent shock comedy, but there's no one who has done it better or gained more from it."
Ben Schwartz at The New Republic explains "[h]ow the merger of right-wing politics and dick-joke comedy came to pass."
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