Seth MacFarlane on Donald Trump

The MC of Trump's 2011 roast offers an astute psychological observation.

As Seth MacFarlane recounted this week on The Late Late Show With James Corden, back in 2011, President-elect Donald Trump was able to comfortably handle a slew of direct insults. There were no angry tweets and no glossy magazine subscription boosts. Just a nod here, a smile there and tacit acceptance. So what changed?

MacFarlane, the MC of Comedy Central’s 2011 roast of Trump,  had this interesting thought:

“I think, no matter who you are, anyone of us, if you stand in front of crowds that are deifying and lionizing you for 18 months, it’s going to turn anybody into a madman.

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