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Very Important Presidents
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral was held on Thursday, with President Biden, President-elect Donald J. Trump and three other former presidents — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — in attendance.
On “The Daily Show,” Desi Lydic noted how rare such a gathering was, adding that it was “even rarer to have Donald and Melania in the same room together. Kudos to President Carter!”
“All five members of the so-called ‘Presidents Club’ gathered today in Washington, D.C., for President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral. And it just goes to show you that, as a country, we really don’t have a type.” — SETH MEYERS
“The ceremony was a beautiful remembrance of a great American. It was also a rare gathering of everyone in the Marvel presidential universe.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“Biden, Obama, Bush and Clinton were in the front row, while Trump sat in the back with an iPad and a bag of Cheerios.” — JIMMY FALLON
“A lot of people were surprised that Melania showed up because they thought Trump’s plus-one would be Elon Musk.” — JIMMY FALLON
“So yeah, it’s a seating chart so awkward that it probably had them asking ‘Is there any extra room in that coffin?’” — DESI LYDIC
“I don’t know how you measure the life of a man, whether through their personal accomplishments or the lives they touched, but if you measure a life by the V.I.P. guest list at your funeral, then Jimmy Carter was a [expletive] pimp!” — DESI LYDIC
The Punchiest Punchlines (Great-Grandbaby Edition)
“As wildfires still wreak havoc in Southern California, President Biden used a briefing on the fires to brag that he is now a great-grandfather. Even worse: When aides rushed him to leave, he said, ‘Hey, buddy, where’s the fire?’” — GREG GUTFELD
“You’re clearly a grandpa because you say whatever you want at any time with no filter whatsoever.” — SETH MEYERS
“President Biden said that his granddaughter gave birth to a ‘10-pound 4-ounce baby girl’ before correcting himself to say ‘baby boy.’ And already Republicans are accusing him of performing gender reassignment on minors.” — SETH MEYERS
“Congratulations, Mr. President, but I’ve got to say, there it is: the future the G.O.P. warned us about. Your child starts out as a girl but by the end of the sentence, she’s a boy. You happy, Democrats?” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“[imitating Biden] Sorry your city is burning, but I brought cigars — anyone got a match?” — GREG GUTFELD
“What a clown. I guess we can be grateful he didn’t ask Jimmy Carter to stand up at the eulogy.” — GREG GUTFELD
The Bits Worth Watching
On Thursday’s “Late Show,” June Squibb talked with Stephen Colbert about doing her own stunt work in her new action comedy, “Thelma.”
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