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President Pool Boy
President Trump, in the Oval Office on Wednesday, bragged about the size of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by comparing it to famous skyscrapers.
“One thing we know for sure is that Trump is definitely obsessed with size, whether it’s sex or construction,” Seth Meyers said on Thursday.
President Trump propped up the poster to show off the size of the pool, “which is not something he built or has any control over,” Meyers noted, adding that Trump has been renovating it to change its color.
“That’s it. Nothing he did affected the footprint of the pool. But on Wednesday, he showed off a chart he had made that compared the size of the pool to various skyscrapers, for some reason.” — SETH MEYERS
“You know what? You’ve got to hand it to him. I mean, that is really impressive — or it would be if the reflecting pool was [expletive] vertical! You’re not allowed to compare horizontal to vertical. If that was the case, I-90 crushes the reflecting pool.” — SETH MEYERS
“He’s building an arch, he’s covering statues in gold, he’s adding a s’mores station to Kennedy’s eternal flame. But his biggest project has been renovating the reflecting pool by the Lincoln Memorial. Because, as you know, one of the powers granted to the president in the Constitution is pool boy.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“Why did you make that chart? ‘Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers?’ Those are two totally different things. I’d say you’re comparing apples and oranges, but at least those are fruits.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“By the way, and I would like to say, as a man and a feminist, I am so tired of turning everything into a [expletive]-measuring contest. Why can’t we have a vagina-measuring contest for once?” — MICHAEL KOSTA
The Punchiest Punchlines (Knicks Edition)
“Well, guys, New York City is buzzing right now because last night, the New York Knicks won Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals. Woo! Yeah, everywhere you look, there’s blue and orange. It’s like seeing President Trump swimming in the new reflecting pool.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Everyone in the city is so excited. Last night I saw a Wall Street stockbroker vaping outside a sports bar with Zohran Mamdani.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Man, I haven’t been this proud of the city since that one time, at the start of Covid, when they decided to clean the subway for the first time ever.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
”That game was so great, I think we can all agree that we should just end the series at 1-0. Stop the count! Stop the count!” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“Yeah, the Knicks are three wins away from a ticker-tape parade. Yeah. President Trump was, like, ‘If you need any papers for shredding, give me a call.’” — JIMMY FALLON
The Bits Worth Watching
On Thursday’s “Gutfeld,” the host took issue with Conan O’Brien’s recent Harvard commencement speech calling out the Trump administration for a lack of empathy.
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