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>> can you stand here today and say that the president will keep his promise of ens for everybody? >> i think the president's goal is to provide insurance, to make insurance available to everybody, yes, that's what he intends to do. >> also today the president's budget director, mick mulvaney poking fun at the ceo again and again. >> i happen to be here on a beautiful warm, sunny day. >> oh, it's horrible out. >> it's sunny and 74 outside. >> according to ceo, it's sunny and 75 degrees. >> according to congressional budget office, it's sunny and 75. >> ha, ha, ha. >> but some republican lawmak...

Org asm, i'll have what you're having, your wife, do you think that would be seen as tame now? >> you know, yes, probably. if you look at cable television and all the shows that are on. >> of course. >> the people are doing more than faking orgasms. they're having actual, whatever they do. i don't know what it is because -- >> taking this off, doing this and that. >> and they use the f word freely. bill ma her can't use two words without saying it. makes it okay. >> now if you're a political satirist, your act is written for you. there's a lunatic in the white house. >> do you think anything s...

They've been around for centuries, voicing criticism, dissatisfaction, dissent, even when others could not. >> anthony: so, how old? >> marcus: maya, how old is azmari, i would say, what, 2,000 years? >> maya: yeah, it's like the first music that we had, right? >> anthony: the trick is, they've always used a system of lyrical double meanings referred to as "wax," meaning, "the apparent meaning," and "gold," which is, "the underlying" or "real" meaning. poking fun at the audience is fundamental to the form. ♪ ♪

And that. >> they use the f word freely. bill maher can't speak two sentences without using it, makes it okay, makes it okay. >> now, if you're a political satirist, your act is written for you. there's a lunatic in the white house. >> do you think anything should be off limits for when they're poking fun at the president? >> no. >> no. >> no. why? because nothing is off limits for him. the guy, he makes fun of handicapped people, talks about what he's going to do to women. nothing is off limits for him, so why should anything be off limits for the comedian? nothing should be off limits for co...

Anything funny. it's not something you can teach. it's something you've got to feel. >> you know, different presidents come and go and "saturday night live" as you know, having hosted it, may make fun of everyone. they've really taken on this administration. i think the current president has made it clear over twitter that he's not thrilled with "saturday night live." do you think he can't take a joke or in general presidents need to just understand that it's a comedy show? >> i'm in the comedy business. i can say whatever i want. if the joke doesn't work or if somebody -- oh, gosh, i can't st...