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** Trump seems to hate women. He complains they ruin everything and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.
** Pence hinted at displaying some misogyny as well by complaining he stopped watching ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' once he realized the protagonist is female.

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** Trump seems to hate women. women, but not just Hillary Clinton. He complains they ruin everything from [[''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' Ghostbusters]] to his health care bill and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.
** Pence hinted at displaying some misogyny as well he might have misogynist feelings by complaining he stopped watching ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' once he realized the protagonist is female.
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** Trump seems to hate women. He complains they ruin everything and his son Eric pointed out that he hates ''any'' woman who won't sleep with him or who isn't very attractive.
** Pence hinted at displaying some misogyny as well by complaining he stopped watching ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' once he realized the protagonist is female.
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* BigEater: Trump genuinely loves food up to the point he's become overweight. In one sketch, Pence tells guest interviewees that he secretly makes sure Trump doesn't overeat ("No, there's no more ice cream in the freezer" and "No, this is actually the 3rd burrito you've had" even though it was only his second)

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* BigEater: Trump genuinely loves food up to the point he's become overweight. In one sketch, Pence tells guest interviewees that he secretly makes sure Trump doesn't overeat ("No, there's no more ice cream in the freezer" and "No, this is actually the 3rd burrito you've had" even though it was only his second)
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* BigEater: Trump genuinely loves food up to the point he's become overweight. In one sketch, Pence tells guest interviewees that he secretly makes sure Trump doesn't overeat ("No, there's no more ice cream in the freezer" and "No, this is actually the 3rd burrito you've had" even though it was only his second)
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* ManChild: Trump seems to be on the same brain level as children given how inaccurate his statements about history, law and politics are. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly treats him like a child and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:

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* ManChild: Trump seems to be on the same brain level as children given how inaccurate his statements about history, law and politics are. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly treats "fathers" him like a child and Trump doesn't notice it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:

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* ManChild: Trump is so childish that Mike Pence clearly treats him like a child and Trump doesn't notice it.

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* ManChild: Trump seems to be on the same brain level as children given how inaccurate his statements about history, law and politics are. He is so childish that Mike Pence clearly treats him like a child and Trump doesn't notice it.it. For example in the "Deck the Malls" sketch when Trump is getting tired of walking around the shopping mall:
-->'''Trump:''' When do we get to Cinnabon, Mike?
-->'''Pence:''' At the end. You have to do a full work-out to get your treat.
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* ManChild: Trump is so childish that Mike Pence clearly treats him like a child and Trump doesn't notice it.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After reviving Andrew Jackson by pulling him out of a painting in the White House, Trump is asked of Jackson about whether America is still enslaving blacks and battling Indian tribes. Trump denies neither still exist, but adds that he signed the Keystone Pipeline which decimated Indian reservations and in modern day America, black people are being incarcerated at a high rate and forced to work for no pay in prison.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After reviving Andrew Jackson by pulling him out of a painting in the White House, Trump is asked of Jackson about whether America is still enslaving blacks and battling Indian tribes. Trump denies neither still exist, but adds that he signed the Keystone Pipeline which decimated Indian reservations and in modern day America, black people are being incarcerated at a high rate and forced to work for no pay in prison. Jackson comments he's impressed by how similar this is to what happened during his presidency.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Trump often does this . For example, when Andrew Jackson keeps trying to lecture Trump that he wasn't involved in the Civil War.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Trump often does this .this. For example, when Andrew Jackson keeps trying to lecture Trump that he wasn't involved in the Civil War.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Trump often does this . For example, when Andrew Jackson keeps trying to lecture Trump that he wasn't involved in the Civil War.
-->'''Trump:''' I told everybody that you would have prevented the Civil War!
-->'''Jackson:''' No, Mr. President. I didn't fight in the Civil War. I fought in the War of 1812.
-->'''Trump:''' 18 to 12, the forbidden years.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After reviving Andrew Jackson by pulling him out of a painting in the White House, Trump is asked of Jackson about whether America is still enslaving blacks and battling Indian tribes. Trump denies neither still exist, but adds that he signed the Keystone Pipeline which decimated Indian reservations and in modern day America, black people are being incarcerated at a high rate and forced to work for no pay.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After reviving Andrew Jackson by pulling him out of a painting in the White House, Trump is asked of Jackson about whether America is still enslaving blacks and battling Indian tribes. Trump denies neither still exist, but adds that he signed the Keystone Pipeline which decimated Indian reservations and in modern day America, black people are being incarcerated at a high rate and forced to work for no pay.pay in prison.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After reviving Andrew Jackson by pulling him out of a painting in the White House, Trump is asked of Jackson about whether America is still enslaving blacks and battling Indian tribes. Trump denies neither still exist, but adds that he signed the Keystone Pipeline which decimated Indian reservations and in modern day America, black people are being incarcerated at a high rate and forced to work for no pay.


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* NoIndoorVoice: Having a childish personality, Trump tends to scream a lot.


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* VisualPun: The Russian "ties" Trump allegedly has.
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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson admits he died before the Civil War ever happened and also owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes.

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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson admits asserts he died before the Civil War ever happened and also happened, owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes.

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* MistakenForBadass: Trump keeps erroneously calling Andrew Jackson a war hero who triumphantly led the United States out of the Civil War, which is completely inaccurate and Jackson admits he died before the Civil War ever happened and also owned hundreds of slaves and massacred/expelled entire Indian tribes.



* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Trump. For example, during the ChristmasEpisode, he claims that the only holidays before it were Kwanzaa and Toyotathon.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Trump. For example, during the ChristmasEpisode, he claims that the only holidays before it were Kwanzaa and Toyotathon.
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The result of guided meditation in the episode "Intelligence". [[spoiler:"Escape" also has him conversing with his own psyche (played by Lewis Black) during his AdventuresInComaland.]]
* MadLibsCatchphrase: Trump's "I'm the president! Can you believe it? Let's roll!" is slightly different every episode, generally replacing one word (like the "believe") with the title of the episode, or in the ''Twilight Zone''-themed episode, being said by the Rod Sterling-like presenter rather than Trump.

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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The result of guided meditation in the episode "Intelligence". [[spoiler:"Escape" also has him conversing with his own psyche (played by Lewis Black) Creator/LewisBlack) during his AdventuresInComaland.]]
* MadLibsCatchphrase: Trump's "I'm the president! Can you believe it? Let's roll!" is slightly different every episode, generally replacing one word (like the "believe") with the title of the episode, or in the ''Twilight Zone''-themed ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]''-themed episode, being said by the Rod Sterling-like Creator/RodSerling-like presenter rather than Trump.



** "Fear": The opening and closing are based on Franchise/TheTwilightZone, and there's a found-footage encounter with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Mullerman]].

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** "Fear": The opening and closing are based on Franchise/TheTwilightZone, ''Franchise/TheTwilightZone'', and there's a found-footage encounter with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Mullerman]].
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It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star. Most episodes follow a similar format: an opening press conference, banter with Pence (and sometimes other White House staff) about recent news, a skit, an interview with a guest at Mar-A-Lago, and a closing address. Additionally, each episode has it's own "theme" chosen by Trump.

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It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star. Most episodes follow a similar format: an opening press conference, banter with Pence (and sometimes other White House staff) about recent news, a skit, an interview with a guest at Mar-A-Lago, and a closing address. Additionally, each episode has it's its own "theme" chosen by Trump.



* OneDegreeOfSeparation: A segment in "Escape" has Trump attempt to connect all of his problems to Hillary Clinton in a Six Degrees format.

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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: A segment in "Escape" has Trump attempt to connect all of his problems to Hillary Clinton UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton in a Six Degrees format.

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* {{Bookends}}: The first and last (pre-Xmas) episode of Season 1 has Trump describe himself as "just a sad, lonely man, who's in way over his head".
** They both also feature Keith Olbermann as a guest.

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* {{Bookends}}: The first and last (pre-Xmas) episode of Season 1 has Trump describe himself as "just a sad, lonely man, who's in way over his head".
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* SpontaneousChoreography: The halfway point of the ChristmasEpisode is marked by Trump and a reporter breaking into a song-and-dance number about their symbiotic relationship.

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* SpontaneousChoreography: The halfway point of the ChristmasEpisode is marked by Trump and a reporter (played by Creator/BebeNeuwirth) breaking into a song-and-dance number about their symbiotic relationship.

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* ProductPlacement: The ChristmasEpisode is brought to you by coal. Coal: [[CrossesTheLineTwice One of the good blacks]].



* SpontaneousChoreography: The halfway point of the ChristmasEpisode is marked by Trump and a reporter breaking into a song-and-dance number about their symbiotic relationship.



* WellDoneSonGuy: Eric Trump.

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* WellDoneSonGuy: Eric Trump.Trump knows he's not his father's favorite child, but still tries to make him proud.

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* InsultBackfire: The episode "Flag" ends with Trump and Pence dressed as superheroes, but Pence flubs his line; Trump's exasperated "Jesus, Mike!" is then seen by Pence as an even better name for his super-self.

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* InsultBackfire: The episode "Flag" ends with Trump and Pence dressed as superheroes, but Pence flubs his line; Trump's exasperated "Jesus, Mike!" is then seen by Pence [[TheFundamentalist Pence]] as an even better name for his super-self.


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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: A segment in "Escape" has Trump attempt to connect all of his problems to Hillary Clinton in a Six Degrees format.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Trump. For example, during the ChristmasEpisode, he claims that the only holidays before it were Kwanzaa and Toyotathon.


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* SayingTooMuch: Eric Trump tends to speak the truth far more often than President Trump would prefer.

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* ChristmasSpecial: "I Came Up With Christmas: A President Show Christmas"

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* ChristmasSpecial: "I Came Up With Christmas: A President Show Christmas"Christmas", an hour-long special that aired following the first season.



* TheFundamentalist: Pence

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* TheFundamentalist: PencePence.



* InsultBackfire: The episode "Flag" ends with Trump and Pence dressed as superheroes, but Pence flubs his line; Trump's exasperated "Jesus, Mike!" is then seen by Pence as an even better name for his super-self.



* MentalWorld: A reoccurring segment is Trump retreating to his own Land of Fake Believe, home of characters such as The Forgotten Manatee, to avoid dealing with his real-world problems.

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* MentalWorld: A reoccurring segment is Trump retreating to his own Land of Fake Believe, home of characters such as The Forgotten Manatee, Manatee and the hero Scape-Goat, to avoid dealing with his real-world problems.


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* WellDoneSonGuy: Eric Trump.

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''The President Show'' is a series on Creator/ComedyCentral, created by Anthony Atamanuik. Its first season consisted of twenty episodes from April 27, 2017, to November 2, 2017, with a planned ChristmasSpecial on November 30.

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''The President Show'' is a series on Creator/ComedyCentral, created by Anthony Atamanuik. Its first season consisted of twenty twenty-one episodes from April 27, 2017, to November 2, 2017, with a planned an hour-long ChristmasSpecial on November 30.


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** They both also feature Keith Olbermann as a guest.


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* ChristmasSpecial: "I Came Up With Christmas: A President Show Christmas"


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* ClipShow: "A Nation In Pieces", airing near the end of Season 1.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The impulsive, short-tempered Trump is the Red, and the even-tempered StraightMan Pence is the Blue. Their ties, coincidentally, match their colors.
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* HoYay: Trump performs some suggestive actions with Anthony Scaramucci (played by Mario Cantone), whose last appearance ends with him and Trump [[spoiler:making out]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Ladies and gentlemen, the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump!]]
-->"I'm the president! Can you believe it? Let's roll!"

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[[caption-width-right:350:Ladies [[caption-width-right:350:''"Ladies and gentlemen, the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump!]]
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* BookEnds: The first and last (pre-Xmas) episode of Season 1 has Trump describe himself as "just a sad, lonely man, who's in way over his head".

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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The first and last (pre-Xmas) episode of Season 1 has Trump describe himself as "just a sad, lonely man, who's in way over his head".



* CliffHanger: The SeasonFinale, "Escape", ends with a "To Be Continued" after the whole episode focuses on [[spoiler:Trump's thoughts while drowning]].

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* CliffHanger: {{Cliffhanger}}: The SeasonFinale, "Escape", ends with a "To Be Continued" after the whole episode focuses on [[spoiler:Trump's thoughts while drowning]].



* MadLibsCatchphrase: Trump's "I'm the president! Can you believe it? Let's roll!" is slightly different every episode, generally replacing one word (like the "believe") with the title of the episode, or in the ''Twilight Zone''-themed episode, being said by the Rod Sterling-like presenter rather than Trump.



-->"Bye-bye!"

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-->"Bye-bye!"->''"Bye-bye!"''

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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The result of guided meditation in the episode "Intelligence".

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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The result of guided meditation in the episode "Intelligence". [[spoiler:"Escape" also has him conversing with his own psyche (played by Lewis Black) during his AdventuresInComaland.]]

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* AdventuresInComaland: Used in "Escape", as [[spoiler:everything following Trump driving into the ocean takes place in his head]].



* TheChainsOfCommanding: When Trump isn't using his position to fuel his ego, he's bemoaning the amount of responsibility being President holds.



* DeathSeeker: Trump once mentions a fantasy which starts with him getting to drive a great big truck, and ends with him purposely driving into the ocean. [[spoiler:He gets his wish in "Escape", though he doesn't immediately die.]]



* GeniusDitz: Trump; sometimes he's ignorant of the consequences of his actions, but other times he simply doesn't care.

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* GeniusDitz: Trump; sometimes he's ignorant of the consequences of his actions, but other times he he's fully aware and simply doesn't care.care about anyone else.


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* TheSociopath: Trump has shades of this, usually in the closing addresses when he acknowledges how his actions are hurting America.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Pence and Trump, respectively.

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It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star. Most episodes follow a similar format: an opening press conference, banter with Pence about recent news, a skit, an interview with a guest at Mar-A-Lago, and a closing address. Additionally, each episode has it's own "theme" chosen by Trump.

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It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star. Most episodes follow a similar format: an opening press conference, banter with Pence (and sometimes other White House staff) about recent news, a skit, an interview with a guest at Mar-A-Lago, and a closing address. Additionally, each episode has it's own "theme" chosen by Trump.


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* BookEnds: The first and last (pre-Xmas) episode of Season 1 has Trump describe himself as "just a sad, lonely man, who's in way over his head".

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-->"I'm the president. Can you believe it? Let's roll!"

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-->"I'm the president. president! Can you believe it? Let's roll!"



It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star.

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It is presented as a talk show hosted by President Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz) as his co-star.
co-star. Most episodes follow a similar format: an opening press conference, banter with Pence about recent news, a skit, an interview with a guest at Mar-A-Lago, and a closing address. Additionally, each episode has it's own "theme" chosen by Trump.



* IgnoredEpiphany: After Trump confronts his true self in "Intelligence".



* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The result of guided meditation in the episode "Intelligence".



* ShoutOut: Many of the show's skits are based on other media, such as a found-footage encounter with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Mullerman]].

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* ShoutOut: Many of the show's skits gags are based on other media, such as as...
** "Mothers": [[Film/{{Psycho}} Trump being haunted by, and then dressing as, his mother]].
** "Flag": Trump convinces himself that Brad Sherman is [[Franchise/TheTerminator a time-travelling robot named The Sherminator]].
** "Fear": The opening and closing are based on Franchise/TheTwilightZone, and there's
a found-footage encounter with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Mullerman]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm the president. Can you believe it? Let's roll!"]]

''The President Show'' is a series on Creator/ComedyCentral, created by Anthony Atamanuik. Its first season lasted from April 27, 2017, to November 2, 2017, with a planned ChristmasSpecial on November 30.

The show is presented as a talk show hosted by the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), and his co-star Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz).

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm [[caption-width-right:350:Ladies and gentlemen, the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump!]]
-->"I'm
the president. Can you believe it? Let's roll!"]]

roll!"

''The President Show'' is a series on Creator/ComedyCentral, created by Anthony Atamanuik. Its first season lasted consisted of twenty episodes from April 27, 2017, to November 2, 2017, with a planned ChristmasSpecial on November 30.

The show It is presented as a talk show hosted by the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), and his co-star with Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz).
Grosz) as his co-star.

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* GeniusDitz: Trump's depiction

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* GeniusDitz: Trump's depictionTrump; sometimes he's ignorant of the consequences of his actions, but other times he simply doesn't care.



* ItsAllAboutMe
* Mental World: A reoccurring segment is Trump retreating to his own Land of Fake Believe, with characters such as The Forgotten Manatee, to avoid dealing with his real-world problems.

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* ItsAllAboutMe
ItsAllAboutMe: A key part of Trump's character, and why he's hosting his own talk show while already being President.
* Mental World: MentalWorld: A reoccurring segment is Trump retreating to his own Land of Fake Believe, with home of characters such as The Forgotten Manatee, to avoid dealing with his real-world problems.



* YesMan: Pence, when near Trump.

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* YesMan: Pence, when near Trump.Trump.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm the president. Can you believe it? Let's roll!"]]

''The President Show'' is a series on Creator/ComedyCentral, created by Anthony Atamanuik. Its first season lasted from April 27, 2017, to November 2, 2017, with a planned ChristmasSpecial on November 30.

The show is presented as a talk show hosted by the 45th ([[RunningGag and final]]) President of the United States, Donald Trump (played by Atamanuik), and his co-star Vice President Mike Pence (played by Peter Grosz).

!!''The President Show'' contains examples of:

* CliffHanger: The SeasonFinale, "Escape", ends with a "To Be Continued" after the whole episode focuses on [[spoiler:Trump's thoughts while drowning]].
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Pence, when out-of-sight from Trump, has mentioned that he's just biding his time and trying to seem non-threatening until Trump's inevitable impeachment, so that he can take over as President.
* TheFundamentalist: Pence
* GeniusDitz: Trump's depiction
* HoYay: Trump performs some suggestive actions with Anthony Scaramucci (played by Mario Cantone), whose last appearance ends with him and Trump [[spoiler:making out]].
* ItsAllAboutMe
* Mental World: A reoccurring segment is Trump retreating to his own Land of Fake Believe, with characters such as The Forgotten Manatee, to avoid dealing with his real-world problems.
* ShoutOut: Many of the show's skits are based on other media, such as a found-footage encounter with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Mullerman]].
* YesMan: Pence, when near Trump.

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