Parody

Trump is well known for using hyperbole and exaggerations to boast about his accomplishments. He uses words like tremendous, greatest and strongest on a regular basis to describe his people and his deeds. While this coming from the president makes people uncomfortable because bragging on oneself is not acceptable in everyday conversation. If some ask you if you are smart even if you think you are you will likely say about as smart as most people. When people do heroic acts they often respond by saying they didn't do anything anyone else wouldn't have done. This is the aw shucks idea as seen throughout our history. Yesterday in a congressional hearing a congressmen reporting on a serious incident substituted some of his own words as if they were part of the facts and later described what he did as a parody,(parody is an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.). This caused his entire presentation to lose credibility. Trump supporters are willing to set aside his braggadocio because he is getting things done that they want done. How this congressman's supporters will react remains to be seen but they will probably overlook this little episode.