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Tariff Trouble
On Thursday, President Trump announced the suspension of tariffs he’d just imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico.
On “The Daily Show,” Michael Kosta said Trump had “backed away from those tariffs like it was a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“Look, I’m not a big business guy, but quick question: Does anyone know if businesses need to make decisions more than four hours in advance?” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“This guy’s so horny for tariffs, isn’t he? [imitating Trump] ‘I love any word with big natural double Fs.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“[imitating Trump] Tariff, it’s a beautiful word. It’s why I named my daughter Tariff-any.” — MICHAEL KOSTA
“Already? I can’t believe this, but your tariff went bad faster than my avocados.” — SETH MEYERS
“So tariffs may raise prices and hurt American consumers, but we must have them, for they protect the soul of our country — until today, when Trump paused all tariffs for Mexican goods and services and also paused them for Canada. [imitating Trump] ‘Frankly, folks. Frankly, folks, souls are overrated. I sold mine. I sold mine years ago in exchange for the ability to do anything I want with zero repercussions.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“Did you learn how to govern from the Hokey Pokey song? ‘You put the tariff on, you take the tariff off, you put the tariff on, and you play a round of golf.’” — SETH MEYERS
“When asked how he describes his economic policy, Trump said, ‘Basically, I just keep hitting snooze.’” — JIMMY FALLON
The Punchiest Punchlines (Sobering Effects Edition)
“Well, guys, in response to President Trump’s tariffs, Canada is now removing American alcohol from their shelves. It is tough news for all the spring breakers who booked a trip to Nova Scotia.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Yeah, Canada is no longer selling bottles of Jack Daniel’s, Fireball and Tito’s Vodka, or, as Democrats are currently calling it, breakfast.” — JIMMY FALLON
“And this is a painstaking process for Canadians, because they apologize to each bottle as they remove it from the shelf.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Can you believe we’re shaking down Canada? They must be so confused. We had such a good relationship. It’s like, you know what, it’s like we suddenly got hooked on meth, and we went to the apartment upstairs: ‘Do you got any money?’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Bits Worth Watching
The St. John’s University basketball team performed a Red Storm sea shanty with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday’s “Tonight Show.”
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Errol Morris’s new Netflix documentary “Chaos: The Manson Murders” explores why Charles Manson and his “family” have remained a source of fascination for decades.
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