Microphone feedback kept blaring out the speaker’s words, but I got the outline. Withdrawal of our troops from Vietnam. Recognition of Cuba. Immediate commutation of student loans. Until all of these demands were met, the speaker said he considered himself in a state of unconditional war with the United States government. I laughed out loud.

Substitute a new sentence for I laughed out loud. Your new sentence should express support for the political speaker. Explain how your sentence changes the tone of the passage.