Most of the late night talk shows were forced to shuffle and re-write their opening bits on Thursday thanks to Trump’s surreal press conference. The presser was a roller coaster of weird tangents and standout moments, prompting Trevor Noah to dub the president “Hurricane Trump.” From claiming that his administration is fine-tuned machine, going to battle against members of the press once again, attempting to educate the crowd on uranium, and reminding us all that a nuclear holocaust is a very bad thing.
If there was ever a time to dub a person a hurricane, this might be it. It also might be a little nod to today’s Time magazine cover, so who knows.
Noah runs down all of the presser’s key moments but does note that it is impossible to cover the entire thing. The president talked for over an hour and did not let up during that entire period. He was unchained, solo, and ready to riff, providing the media with enough fodder to bring everything else to a standstill. Not that it helped changed the subject away from the many controversies facing The White House. It added more to the pile if anything. Reporters are still asking questions about Russia, they’re still scratching their heads over voting fraud claims, and now they’re all questioning how long this show can last.
Then again, if the president decides to shoot at that spy boat and show us what a real nuclear holocaust looks like, it won’t last too long.
(Via The Daily Show)