Late-night hosts discussed the impending Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit as well as the latest controversy surrounding the EPA chief, Scott Pruitt.
Stephen Colbert
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert started by discussing Trump’s planned meet with Kim after the president spoke about it during a presser with the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
Colbert quipped that “the stakes are almost as high as Trump and Kim’s cholesterol”. He also expressed concern about the potential dangers of the pair getting together.
“Quick reminder: the fallout from this meeting could be actual fallout,” he said.
This week also saw the return of Melania Trump to the spotlight after many speculated over why she had been absent in recent weeks. “She saw her shadow, that means at least six more weeks of marriage,” he said of her comeback.
He also joked that “she disappeared after a Stormy”.
Stormy Daniels was also the focus of some rambling comments from Rudy Giuliani at an event in Tel Aviv. He claimed that he doesn’t watch porn so wasn’t familiar with her until the Trump scandal. “Me thinks the mayor doth protest too much,” he said.
Giuliani continued to speak disparagingly about Daniels, saying that he didn’t respect her because of her profession. “I know Stormy Daniels is an adult film star, but Rudolph Giuliani might be the biggest dick she’s ever seen,” he said.
Trevor Noah
On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah took aim at Scott Pruitt.
“You’re the head of a major government agency with influence over some of the biggest corporations in the world, and you decide to abuse your position… to get your wife a chicken store.”
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Trevor looks at Scott Pruitt’s corruption spree: https://t.co/sMHO7OqBXL pic.twitter.com/grMbsnPBzQ
“With every new Pruitt revelation, every time you find out you just go: ‘Wait, what?’” Noah said.
The latest controversy is focused on news that Pruitt used his position to try to get his wife a franchise to manage at the fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A.
“I’ll be honest, this is not the fast-food scandal I saw coming out of the White House,” he said. “If anything, I thought it would be Trump getting in trouble for pardoning the Hamburglar.”
Noah continued: “It’s like he’s Thanos and he’s using the infinity gauntlet to cut the line at Disney World.”
He also references a recent report that Pruitt had been eating at the White House restaurant so much that he’s been told to limit his visits. “I’ve heard of the government curbing handouts, but not for one guy,” he said.
Noah then played footage of all the problems facing Pruitt and joked that the “list of investigations is longer than a CVS receipt”.
He added: “If Pruitt does get fired, it won’t be because he’s an EPA chief who’s destroying the environment, it’ll be because he got caught up in some embarrassing scandal, like stuffing his pockets with White House toilet paper.”
