• breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca
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    The WHCA invited him - and organize the entire event. Bush didn’t have anything to do with it. They definitely knew who he was and that the character was satirical.

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      This. They knew he was a satirist, they just didn’t expect him to bring weapons-grade jester’s privilege.

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        Oh yeah, totally. I was thinking that after I posted it. They knew what they were getting but were shocked at what they got.