Late-night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert are using their platforms to criticize the chaotic and controversial actions of President Trump in his first week in office.
Late-night hosts, including Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert, have been relentlessly mocking the chaotic first week of the Trump administration. Meyers, commenting on Trump 's desire to 'seize the administrative state,' called it a 'dead giveaway' for evil plans. He also quipped that it's 'a real sign of the time' that such schemes are now announced on podcasts. Meyers expressed surprise at the government shutdown , saying, 'even I didn't think he would turn the government off.
' He highlighted the 'mass confusion and chaos' that ensued and mocked Trump's press secretary's explanation of the shutdown as a way to cut 'wokeness.' Meyers also poked fun at Trump's decision to freeze federal grants, which was later rescinded after widespread backlash. He jokingly congratulated Trump, saying, 'Take that, Trump… something didn't get worse.' Colbert also addressed the incentives offered to federal workers to quit their jobs, questioning if he was a federal worker himself. He found the letter's vague threats and insinuations of making conditions unbearable for employees unsettling. Kimmel focused on the confirmation hearings of the new Secretary for Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra. He highlighted the controversy surrounding Becerra's past involvement with a foundation that promoted the idea of not vaccinating babies, attacking him for not denouncing the sale of baby onesies with that message when questioned by Bernie Sanders.Kimmel also criticized Trump's attempt to cut federal funds while simultaneously threatening federal workers with payouts to leave their jobs. He expressed skepticism about the payouts, wondering if Trump would even pay them. Kimmel also satirized Trump's claims about sending taxpayer money to Hamas and his assertion that the 'water is flowing big time' in California to combat the wildfires, both of which were debunked. He concluded his commentary by highlighting the cases of people, including Native Americans, being wrongly hassled about their citizenship status
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