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Tone Deaf
President Trump hosted a “Great Gatsby”-themed Halloween party at the White House over the weekend, at about the same time that his administration said it would send only partial payments for the food stamp program known as SNAP.
“On the very night SNAP benefits ended, Trump threw a ‘Great Gatsby’-themed ode to decadence and hedonism that even Jeffrey Epstein would’ve thought was a little over the top,” Jon Stewart said Monday.
“There were dancers, costumes and champagne — a wonderful celebration where the theme was apparently gross income inequality.” — JON STEWART
“The slogan of the party, as people were losing their food benefits was — I [expletive] you not — ‘a little party never killed nobody. ’ Did you even read ‘The Great Gatsby’? Spoiler alert: The party killed somebody — two somebodies!” — JON STEWART
“Well, you know, I keep thinking Donald Trump is incapable of shocking me, and then he does something outrageous, like implying that he’s read a book.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“You see, usually in a time of national suffering, there’s a generally accepted principle in leadership that you at least pretend to feel the pain of the people you represent. But this president seems to go out of his way to let struggling Americans know that he is doing very well.” — JON STEWART
“You know, throwing a party at your private golf club where the theme is ‘rich white people’ hours before millions of Americans are set to lose their food assistance might be the Trumpiest Trump move of all time.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“And, look, there’s a lot you can say about this — it’s tacky, it’s tone deaf when SNAP benefits are set to expire — but also let’s not ignore, there’s no way he’s read ‘The Great Gatsby.’ If they were theming it after something he’s read, they’d be dressed as the last issue of Maxim.” — SETH MEYERS
The Punchiest Punchlines (Bathroom Jokes Edition)
Late-night hosts also poked fun at Trump’s latest interior design project: redoing the bathroom in the Lincoln Bedroom in gold and marble.
“But if you’re worried you won’t be able to afford your next meal, good news: Donald Trump renovated a bathroom in the White House.” — SETH MEYERS
“I would love to know how Trump came to the conclusion that the changes were appropriate for the time of Lincoln. Does he think Abraham Lincoln was a high roller who loved gold trash cans?” — SETH MEYERS
“Every story I’ve heard about Lincoln is like, ‘He did his homework with a lump of coal on the back of a shovel in the pouring rain,’ or ‘Did you know he put himself through law school by eating mud for eight cents a day’? But to hear Trump talk, Lincoln was, what, best friends with Hugh Hefner?” — SETH MEYERS
“And, this is nice, the bathtub has a hot knob, a cold knob and a Diet Coke knob.” — JIMMY FALLON
The Bits Worth Watching
Jimmy Fallon hosted People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, Jonathan Bailey, on Monday’s “Tonight Show.”
What We’re Excited About on Tuesday Night
The World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers will pop by Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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