There’s no “singling out” NYT. I don’t even have to explain that. And I’m not equipped to provide sources, but NYT has been unreasonably sympathetic to Trump’s rambling. They’ve also published some wild exposes of his tax frauds and silly criminal dalliances.
Nah it’s not a joke and you’re not a mildly scandalous stand-up comic. You think a joke is two unlikely words juxtaposed in a controversial way.