Satirizing Democrats Isn’t as Easy as You Might Think, Babylon Bee CEO Says

The political Left is unlikely to stop giving the Babylon Bee, a satirical news site, fodder to write headlines, according to its CEO.

“That’s probably the least of our worries,” Seth Dillon told The Daily Signal.  

But writing jokes about the things leftist politicians say and do can be a “challenge,” he concedes. 

“Imagine if your job is to write jokes that are funnier than what Democrats are already doing in real life,” Dillon said with a smile.  

“But had Kamala [Harris] become president, I mean, just listening to her speeches is extremely entertaining, and they’re hysterical,” the Babylon Bee chief explained. “You feel like the ‘Saturday Night Live’ writers were involved and contributing to her speech, [and] that’s the challenge, is actually parodying what seems like a parody already.”  

The Babylon Bee touts itself as “Fake news you can trust,” and does not shy away from making fun of politicians on the political Right as well, including President Donald Trump, who, according to Dillon, provides “a lot of material” for creating political satire headlines.  

Trump has shared Babylon Bee articles a number of times on social media, which Dillon says have sometime gotten the president in trouble with the corporate media for supposedly “sharing fake news.”  

“He has a great sense of humor,” Dillon says of Trump. “He’s able to bring humor into his own commentary and his debates, Dillon said, adding that it “bodes well for politicians when they’re able to laugh at themselves and at each other.”  

Humor, to an extent, has been one of the victims of the current culture. Dillon thinks that stems from a view that people need to be protected from harm.   

“It’s the ‘safe space‘ mentality,” he said.  

“I think we’re hurting people, especially young people, by not building more resilience in them and exposing them, not just to ideas that challenge them, but also mockery and humor that can kind of build character in them, and help them to grow up and realize that ‘This is just a joke, and I can take it as a joke.’” 

Dillon sits down with The Daily Signal to discuss the state of comedy in America, the future of the Democratic Party, and whether Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the next leader the Left is looking for. The Babylon Bee CEO also offers his prediction regarding the future of Elon Musk’s relationship with Trump.

Watch the full conversation above or listen to the podcast below.  

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