Late-night hosts were focused on Bernie Sanders, discussing his decision to enter the 2020 presidential race.
Stephen Colbert: ‘In the most Bernie way possible’
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert joked that Sanders announced his run “in the most Bernie way possible” by revealing it on Vermont public radio.
The current crop of Democratic candidates are more diverse than ever with more women and people of colour than ever before yet Sanders is keen to point out that he shouldn’t be judged for being older, whiter and more male.
“Like Dr King, I have a dream – a dream where this diverse nation can come together and be led by an old white guy,” Colbert joked.
Sanders is also claiming that many of his rivals have benefitted from his 2016 rhetoric. “The political landscape has changed,” Colbert agreed. “The majority of Democratic candidates this time around have joined his revolution. He’s not just Bernie Sanders, he’s Grey Guevara.”
Trevor Noah: ‘The Robert Muellers of hip-hop’
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On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah said that Sanders is “as feisty as ever” yet is joining a crowded race. “You could have a different Democrat for every month of the year,” Noah joked.
Yet the sheer number of candidates has led to Fox News and other outlets trying to find skeletons in their closet, without much luck.
“With Trump, his scandals are so massive and exhausting – like sex with a porn star, conflicts of interest, corruption in his cabinet – it’s been refreshing to have old-school silly scandals again,” Noah said.
He played footage of Kirsten Gillibrand eating fried chicken with a knife and fork before asking if she should use her hands. “Trump grabs the pussy, Democrats will ask for permission just to touch their food,” he said.
Fox News pundits also criticised Kamala Harris for claiming that she smoked weed while listening to 2Pac and Snoop Dogg, despite being in college before their albums were released.
“Fox News is priceless man because every day Trump will come out and say some crazy shit like Ted Cruz’s dad killed JFK and they’re like ‘Well, we’ll never know for sure, nobody knows. And then Kamala Harris says she got high to Snoop in college and suddenly they’re the Robert Muellers of hip-hop,” Noah said.
Seth Meyers: ‘Bernie’s gonna come out looking like Gollum’
On Late Night with Seth Meyers, the comic also spoke about Sanders. “If successful, he will be the oldest person … that’s it,” he joked.
Meyers continued: “Poor Bernie, can you imagine what the presidency would do to him? It aged Obama so much and he was in his prime. Bernie’s gonna come out looking like Gollum.”
He also mentioned that Trump has been tweeting about Hillary Clinton. Again. “Dude, you’re still talking about Hillary?” he said. “Not even Bill talks about Hillary this much.”
