Conan O'Brien quipped that Trump's greatest crime might be "how much he's hurt comedy."
The late-night legend compared writing jokes about Trump to trying to parody the National Enquirer.
"I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he's hurt comedy," O'Brien told Kara Swisher.
"I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he's hurt comedy."
O'Brien, who never leaned into Trump comedy the way some of his then-competitors did, said the struggle was so many of the punchlines were about visceral feelings rather than actual jokes.
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