Television|Trump Tweets ‘All Is Well,’ but Late Night Has Its Doubts
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**************************** “That’s not how you address the nation on matters of war,” Seth Meyers said of the president’s Tuesday tweet. “That’s how a sophomore addresses his parents on a postcard from a trip abroad.”
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On Tuesday,
President Trump tweeted “All is well!”After Iran fired missiles at two Iraqi bases housing American troops. (
No one was killed, it appears.)
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“Which was hilarious because the tweet was composed like Trump was writing a letter from the front lines of the Civil War.[As Trump] ‘My dearest Twitter, all is well. Missiles launched from Iran. So far so good. I hope to see you soon. Please kiss Ivanka for me and not Eric. Sincerely, Donald hashtag MAGA, hashtag read the transcript. ‘”- TREVOR NOAH
“It’s OK, folks. It’s O.K. We’ve achieved Defcon Fine. ”- STEPHEN COLBERT
“It’s like that joke about the guy who jumped off the skyscraper – you know that joke? He’s passing the th floor, someone yells out the window, ‘How’s it going?’ and he yells back, ‘So far so good! ‘”- JIMMY KIMMEL ******************************************
Then on Wednesday, Trump gave a televised statementfrom the Grand Foyer of the White House. Late-night hosts found his dramatic entry ripe for commentary, along with his flubbing of words like “tolerated” and “accomplishments.”
“He enters the room – it’s like the aliens in ‘ Close Encounters’ coming out of the ship. What does he have in there, a tanning bed? ”- JIMMY KIMMEL ******************************************
“Trump’s mouth was missing more targets than those Iranian missiles.” – TREVOR NOAH
“You got to hand it to him – he’s the only person who makes typos out loud.” – JIMMY FALLON
“Rest easy, America. That is the man deciding who ligs and who dibes. ”- STEPHEN COLBERT
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“Today, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they’ll no longer be senior members of the royal family and they might move to Canada. I give them a lot of credit – tons of celebrities always threaten to move to Canada; They’re actually doing it. ”- JIMMY FALLON
“Or as it was reported in British tabloids, ‘Meghan kidnapped Harry!’ ” – SETH MEYERS
“There are senior levels of royal? I thought it just went, like, king, queen, prince, princess, jack of spades, boy wizard, dukes of hazzard and then cartoon mouse that sews cinderella’s dress. ” – STEPHEN COLBERT
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