Late-night hosts discussed the recent Paul Manafort revelations and Donald Trump’s refusal to believe in climate change.
Trevor Noah
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On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah joked that the Russia investigation “is like a sale at a used Honda dealership. It never ends.”
He spoke about Manafort “double-flipping” after agreeing to comply with Robert Mueller and then reportedly reporting back to Trump with the details of what had been happening.
“It’s like when your friend takes a test in the second period then at recess he tells you what to expect when you go in for the test, although I bet even with the answers, Trump could still mess it up,” Noah joked.
After a White House report that warned of extreme effects of climate change, Trump has remained opposed to the findings. “Like the climate, his arguments are getting worse,” he joked.
In a rambling answer Trump claimed that as someone with such high intelligence, he found the report hard to believe especially as water and air were at a record clean. “Clearly the president doesn’t believe in the science and the English,” Noah said.
Ivanka Trump has also been under fire for using a personal account to send White House emails. In an interview with ABC she defended the usage, saying that she wasn’t sending important work emails.
“I actually believe her when she says she wasn’t using her private account for important work emails because in order to have important work emails, you have to do important work,” he said.
He continued: “Her inbox is probably just Goop newsletters and thousands of unopened emails from Eric.”
Stephen Colbert
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert also spoke about Manafort. “He’s afraid to rat on the Russians because he has a lifelong dream of continuing to live,” he said. “He’s got this bucket list of not ending up in a series of buckets.”
He also referenced the exclusive findings from the Guardian on Manafort’s meeting with Julian Assange. “If this is true then this means the world’s palest man met the world’s shadiest man,” he said.
Colbert continued: “OK, that looks bad but only because it is very bad.”
