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Ballroom Blitz
On Wednesday, President Trump hosted wealthy donors who opened their checkbooks for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom he’s having built at the White House, a project that has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Jimmy Kimmel called it “a fund-raising dinner for his big, beautiful $200 million wedding venue” on his Thursday show.
“All the top people from Google, Apple, Amazon, you name it, lined up to eat beef stroganoff and kiss his ass, just as our founding fathers intended — to build a ballroom. It’s like a demented version of ‘Cinderella’ where the pumpkin is in charge.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“He said the reason we don’t have one already is because we’ve never had a ‘real estate person’ as president, but now we have Blob Villa running the show.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“What? Every tech company gave Trump money? Well, fine. I don’t need those companies. I’ll do my internet searches the old-fashioned way: with a landline.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“The fact that the government is shut down because Republicans don’t want to spend money on health care makes no difference to him, I guess.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Punchiest Punchlines (No Kings Edition)
“You know, on Saturday there is going to be another big protest march in every state in America and in many cities throughout the world. We call it the No Kings rally. The demonstrations will be peaceful, unless you’re watching Fox News, in which case they will be violent, vicious antifa riots led by savages who ‘hate America.’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“So, just to be clear, peacefully protesting a wannabe dictator means you hate America. Attacking the Capitol to overturn an election? Patriotic walking tour.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“There is nothing more American than a political protest. The American Revolution was a No Kings rally.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“This Saturday, nearly 2,700 No Kings protest events are planned around the country, which is funny because if we had a king, there would be no protests.” — GREG GUTFELD
The Bits Worth Watching
On Thursday’s “Late Show,” the actor Nick Offerman discussed how his love of the poet Wendell Berry, and of woodworking, has made its way into shows that he’s starred in.
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