The use of satire in the Western World goes back to the 4^th and 5^th centuries BCE. Aristophanes was one of the greatest early writers who employed satire in his work. Satire was used to criticize people whom he saw as needing to be ridiculed. Satirizing others did not have to be funny or to get laughter. Whether or not the satire was funny, satire was a writing technique devoid of an argumentative mindset. It got across the writer’s point without vitriol.

Our convicted felon in the White House became unhinged by Jimmy Kimmel’s satire. Trump had his lackey, the head of the FCC, force Disney to suspend his show indefinitely. Indefinitely, in this case, meant less than a week.

The 7.7 million viewers of the Kimmel show is a significant leap from his typical audience of around 1.6 million viewers. Kimmel’s large number of viewers was achieved despite two affiliates not airing his program. That meant 23% of households had no access to the show.

Our TACO president wrote, “I can’t believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back.” If you are looking for a one-liner satirical comeback, listen to Kimmel’s retort. It is also an example of satire that does not rely on humor.

The Political Primate did a video about satire. It seems that our Political Primate must have thought that Donald the Dumb would have gotten Kimmel fired. Listen to his video about satire.

The Political Primate’s satire doesn’t use comedy or humorous one-liners. He cuts to the point about freedom of speech. Sure, the TACO President and his MAGA minions are fine with the rest of America saying whatever is on their minds, with one caveat. Don’t say anything that might “cause discomfort to the tender sensibilities of one Donald J. Trump and his merry band of constitutional scholars.”

The Political Primate addresses comedians and satirists and how Trump has weaponized his government. However, while Trump doesn’t like criticism from the press, he can merely yell that it is all fake news.

Nonetheless, when it comes to comedic satire, it becomes a vexing issue and really gets under our thin-skinned leader. The Political Primate alludes to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor's New Clothes.

Our naked president

The Political Primate not only saw the parallels with the naked emperor, but he also added to Trump’s nakedness by mentioning that Trump has some medical issues. The Political Primate didn’t list them, but medical professionals have identified problems like venous insufficiency. That condition will also cause swollen ankles and hands. Interestingly, Trump is overweight, which exacerbates the venous insufficiency.

I’m not a medical doctor, but I noticed that at the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, he couldn’t walk in a straight line. The Political Primate didn’t bring up the issue of our orange president.

The Political Primate summed up the use of satire with this quip, “And laughter, unlike rational argument, has this delightfully subversive quality, of being impossible to refute. You cannot fact-check a punchline.”

The Political Primate has two options open to him when facing satire. “When someone laughs at you, the only response is to join in the laughter or reveal yourself as the humorless authoritarian you’ve always been.”

This is The Hollywood Reporter dealing with Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue.

This is Al Jazeera's take on Jimmy Kimmel’s return.

This is John Oliver’s video.

This is Jon Stewart’s video.

This is Stephen Colbert