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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Jon Stewart Asks What ‘Daddy’ Brought Back From China by Trish Bendix

“He was gone for a couple of days in China. We were scared,” Stewart said of President Trump on Monday’s “The Daily Show.” “But now he’s home, and I’m sure he brought us all …

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Jordan Klepper Wants the President to Get More Sleep by Trish Bendix

“Well, well, well, looks like the Sleepy Joe-er has become the sleepy Joe-ee,” Klepper said after President Trump was seen with his eyes closed during an event in the Oval Office.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Late Night Downloads the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by Trish Bendix

The event “was supposed to be an evening of fun and merriment,” Jon Stewart said, “until, like most things in America, it was interrupted by gunfire.”

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Late Night Laughs at Explanations of Trump's Jesus 'Joke' by Trish Bendix

Ronny Chieng poked fun at JD Vance's defense of President Trump posting an image of himself as a Christ-like figure.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Late Night Takes Sides in the President vs. the Pope by Trish Bendix

Jimmy Kimmel said President Trump's social media post aimed at Pope Leo XIV "is what happens when you sell Bibles instead of reading them."

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Stephen Colbert Skewers Trump's 'Double-Sided' Cease-Fire by Trish Bendix

"The Late Show" host asked if being double-sided wasn't a prerequisite: "I believe there's a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it's 'murder.'"

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Late Night Puzzles Over Trump's 'Mixed Message' on Iran by Trish Bendix

"Everyone, most notably the people of Iran, were wondering if their civilization was going to die tonight. Well, good news, it didn't," Jimmy Kimmel said after a cease-fire was announced.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Late Night Questions the 'Very Big Present' Trump Got From Iran by Trish Bendix

Josh Johnson was puzzled by what kind of gift the president could have received "from the people you are currently at war with."

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Late Night Pans Trump's Pearl Harbor Joke by Trish Bendix

"Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck," Jimmy Kimmel said.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Late Night Wonders Which Former President Spoke With Trump by Trish Bendix

In guessing which ex-leader Trump might have discussed Iran with, Jimmy Fallon said "two things seem equally possible: Either Trump's lying, or Joe Biden doesn't remember talking to him."

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Late Night Scolds Trump Over Gasoline Prices by Trish Bendix

"You can lie about many things in American life, but one thing you can't lie about is gas prices," Late Night host Seth Meyers said. "Everyone sees it."

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Late Night Isn't Sad to See Kristi Noem Leave Homeland Security by Trish Bendix

"Sounds like someone's about to become the FIFA secretary of homeland security," Stephen Colbert joked.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Late Night Doesn't Understand Why America Is Attacking Iran by Trish Bendix

"This could be the first war ever launched based on vibes," Jimmy Fallon said.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Late Night Tunes In to Operation Epic Fury: Live from Mar-a-Lago by Trish Bendix

The military operation's name "is different from its original title, which was 'Operation Epstein-o Distract-o,'" Jimmy Kimmel said.

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Late Night Lampoons Trump's State of the Union Ratings by Trish Bendix

Stephen Colbert joked that the president "is really dragging down broadcast television" with lower ratings for Tuesday's State of the Union than last year's address.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Late Night Sums Up Trump's Tariff Tiff with the Supreme Court by Trish Bendix

"Wow, a court composed mostly of his own party's appointees has struck down the constitutionality of Trump's go-it-alone tariff regime," Jon Stewart said. "That's bound to cause him some int…

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Colbert Doesn't Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS by Trish Bendix

"And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this," Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman's appearance on Monday's "Late Show."

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Late Night Mines Trump's Million Mentions in the Epstein Files by Trish Bendix

"A million times? There's not even that many references to Hamlet in the play 'Hamlet,'" Jordan Klepper said on "The Daily Show."

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Late Night Finds Trump Out of Place at Prayer Breakfast by Trish Bendix

The annual National Prayer Breakfast "is supposed to be a normal, nonpartisan event," Seth Meyers said, "but, of course, Donald Trump is incapable of being normal."

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Jon Stewart Can't Believe Elon Musk's Choice of Holiday Party Venue by Trish Bendix

"You're asking if Jeff Epstein has got any parties planned on the island on Christmas Day?" Stewart asked on Monday's "Daily Show."

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Seth Meyers Won't Let ICE Co-Opt the Weather by Trish Bendix

"Just think about it, ICE is so unpopular, they want FEMA to not use the word 'ice,'" the late night host said of the immigration enforcement agency.

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Friday, January 23, 2026

Seth Meyers Says Trump's Deals Are as Strong as a Pinkie Swear by Trish Bendix

"At this point, it's pretty clear world leaders make deals with Trump the way kids do on the playground," Meyers said of the president on Wednesday.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Late Night Cringes Over Trump's Texting Spree by Trish Bendix

Jimmy Kimmel quipped that the president "can do so much damage in one three-day weekend " I don't know if anybody has ever done more."

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump Over Secondhand Prize by Trish Bendix

The "Tonight Show" host joked that President Trump hung his new Nobel Prize on the wall "right next to his McDonald's customer of the month plaque."

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Late Night Responds to Trump's Bid to Be an Oil Baron by Trish Bendix

Jimmy Kimmel said it was good President Trump would be in charge of Venezuela's oil sales: "That way we know it will be spent honestly."

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Ronny Chieng Remarks on Trump 'DoorDash-ing' Maduro to Brooklyn by Trish Bendix

"The Daily Show" host quipped that after a surprise capture, Nicolás Maduro "will face justice in the best legal system in the world that we illegally kidnapped him to."

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Stephen Colbert Doubts Trump Can Run Two Countries at Once by Trish Bendix

"The Late Show" host said the president couldn't possibly run two nations, because "he can't even run."

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Late Night Shades Trump's Impromptu 'Liar-side Chat' by Trish Bendix

Jimmy Kimmel called the president's last-minute speech "a surprise prime-time episode of 'The Worst Wing' tonight on every channel."

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Late Night Doesn't Want to Sweat at the Airport by Trish Bendix

Ronny Chieng dissed new fitness plans from the Trump administration for travelers in American airports: "We can't even walk to the gate. They had to invent floors that walk for us."

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Late Night Sees Through Trump's 'Appease Prize' by Trish Bendix

"Call me a boomer, but these participation trophies have gone too far," Stephen Colbert said before presenting himself with the First Annual Stephen Colbert Joke Prize.

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Trump for Google Superstardom in 2025 by Trish Bendix

The host said he wouldn't have been the third-most-trending person in Google searches this year "without the support of loyal viewers" like the president.

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