That time Trump threatened to sue The Onion for satirizing him
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Donald Trump has no sense of humor and takes himself way too seriously. The Onion did an article by “Donald Trump” that was obviously satire that resulted in a threatening letter from a Trump attorney.
Indeed, you can always take solace in the fact that the monstrous, unimaginable piece of shit that is me will stop existing fairly soon, and that I will continue to not exist for the remainder of your lifetime…
And if my death in 15 or 20 years feels like it’s too far in the future to wash away your blues, you can take heart knowing that I’ll start to physically and mentally deteriorate well before then.
This is protected speech.
…according to the Supreme Court case, Hustler Magazine vs. Falwell, the First Amendment protects publications which publish parodies of public figures from being held civilly liable. In that case, the Justices found that any ‘reasonable person’ would not have interpreted the satire to contain actual factual claims. I think we can all assume that the same principal would apply here.
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