Late-night hosts ridiculed Donald Trump over his embarrassing trip to Argentina as the Russia investigation heats up.
Jimmy Kimmel
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host joked that the president was visiting “the America he hasn’t ruined yet”.
He then showed footage of the president taking considerably longer to sign his name on a trade deal than other leaders. “It’s like he’s colouring it in or something,” he joked.
Kimmel continued: “I think this might be why it took him two months to answer Robert Mueller’s questions.”
He then shared footage of Trump awkwardly leaving the stage before a planned photo with the Argentinian president, Mauricio Macri. “I guess he got word that the McRib was back and he had to go,” he said.
Kimmel also joked that “he carries himself like a demented grandfather who accidentally wandered into a wedding ceremony”.
Seth Meyers
On Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host also spoke about the president’s trip and how it coincided with yet more trouble from Robert Mueller’s investigation. “Every time Trump goes to one of these international summits, he’s under a cloud of suspicion,” he said. “He’s like a guy who goes on a date and tries to ignore the fact that his ankle bracelet is beeping like crazy.”
He showed footage of the president awkwardly unsure of what to do after a group picture with other leaders. “He looks like he’s at a house party and the only other person he knows is in the bathroom,” he joked.
Meyers said that Trump is “desperate to socialise at these things but he’s so bad at it” before talking about his on-camera attempt to smooth things over with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau. After Trump claimed that their battle has strengthened their friendship, Meyers showed Trudeau’s expression. “That face is the closest thing Canada has to a middle finger,” he joked.
He also referenced Trump’s quick exit from the stage with Macri and how a mic caught him saying, “Get me out of here.” Meyers joked: “First of all, we’re trying,” before asking: “Is there a more exhausting job than ‘man who has to chase President Trump’?”
