Alex Trebek: There isn’t enough humor in politics

Alex Trebek: There isn't enough humor in politics

Alex Trebek says the answer to what’s missing from politics in the Trump era is humor.

“That’s one of the things, unfortunately, that we lack in politics today. There isn’t enough humor,” the longtime “Jeopardy!” host tells Vulture in an interview published Monday.

Previous commanders in chief had a knack for injecting a dose of comedic relief into the political climate, according to the game show host. But President Trump doesn’t make jokes, Trebek insists, and instead “picks on people.”

“I think back to George W. Bush, who had a good sense of self-deprecating humor. Now, some would say, ‘He should have…

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