I think the crux of the joke is more along the lines of protesters beating on her office door, yelling where is she, etc.
Maybe she’s just delusional?
Maybe you need to stop holding your knees, rocking and saying Ooooooh Noooooooo! Oh hell nooooo! When you watch news with your mother in law? We can only assume.
Or she does not want to watch the news with you because her daughter married a stupid man who is handed his thoughts and priorities every day by the "non-msm".. 6'8" man obsessing over whether a small woman was scared..