Late Night Roundup: ‘America’s Id Is Running For President’

Late Night Roundup: ‘America’s Id Is Running For President’

Jon Stewart marveled at the pure comedic perfection of Donald Trump’s 50-plus minute presidential campaign announcement: “Thank you, Donald, for making my last six weeks my best six weeks. He is putting me in some kind of comedy hospice, where all I’m getting is straight morphine.”

And then Jon, Jordan Klepper, and Hasan Minhaj had a collective reaction to the prospects of The Donald’s candidacy that was less than “safe for work.”

Seth Meyers commented on Donald Trump’s entry into the race — as one of those days when things are just really easy for a comedian. On the other hand, Seth also gave Donald some credit for his experience on Celebrity Apprentice: “A content with 16 participants who will do or say anything to win.”

And James Corden looked at Trump’s presidential campaign in a truly appropriate way: a game show sketch, to highlight the most absurd clips he could pick from a truly absurd speech.

But another candidate also got some time on the late-night shows: Jeb Bush stopped by The Tonight Show to promote his candidacy — by joining in Jimmy Fallon’s “Slow Jam the News” feature, in both English and Spanish.

Meanwhile, Conan O’Brien looked at Jeb Bush’s “Jeb!” campaign logo — as the logo for a ’90s sitcom. And that theme song wasn’t exactly flattering.

Start your day with National Memo Newsletter

Know first.

The opinions that matter. Delivered to your inbox every morning

Joe Biden
President Joe Biden

Last week,The Economist's presidential polling average set in motion a reevaluation of the general election when President Joe Biden pulled ahead of Donald Trump for the first time since September 2023.

Keep reading...Show less
Alex Jones

Alex Jones

At a press conference on Tuesday, March 26, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told reporters that there was no sign of terrorism or foul play in the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge — which had been struck by a freighter. According to Moore and the Biden White House, there was no indication that it was anything other than a tragic accident.

Keep reading...Show less
{{ post.roar_specific_data.api_data.analytics }}