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First Dibs on the Gaza Strip
At a White House news conference on Tuesday, President Trump said the United States should take over Gaza, which he said could be turned into “the Riviera of the Middle East” once all the Palestinians there had been moved out.
On Wednesday’s “Late Night,” the camera cut from that clip to Stephen Colbert in a fright wig. “I’m sorry, that was just so shocking, it made me put a wig on,” he said.
“All these years, I don’t know why no one else thought to call shotgun on the Holy Land.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“A source close to the president said it was Trump’s own idea. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, we can tell.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“Trump wants to take over Greenland, Canada and now the Gaza Strip. He’s like everyone at 2 a.m., drunk-ordering off Amazon: ‘[slurring] I’m going to — I’m going to add Gaza Strip to the cart. I want Gaza Strip.” — JIMMY FALLON
“This is really what he wants to do. It’s like our country is being run by the maniac from ‘Saw.’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Every idea is worse than the last idea. He seems to believe that the reason there’s conflict in Gaza is because no one thought to give them a pickleball court. Everything, no matter what the crisis may be, everything always comes back to real estate with him.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“The only thing the United Nations and the Taliban have in common is they both think this is a terrible idea.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Punchiest Punchlines (Gaza Glow-Up Edition)
“President Trump also suggested taking over Gaza. His first project: opening a gentlemen’s club called The Gaza Strip.” — GREG GUTFELD
“Trump is going to turn Gaza into the Riviera? He couldn’t even turn Atlantic City into a nicer Atlantic City. If anything, they tore down so many of his casinos, he turned Atlantic City into Gaza.” — DESI LYDIC
“Yes, the Riviera of the Middle East, the Cancun of crises, the sandals of sadness, the Carnival cruise of war crime.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“OK, so just so I’m clear: Your idea is to take over Gaza, rebuild it into Mar-a-Lago, and make sure that the Palestinians who live there can’t go back? That is the craziest thing he’s said since yesterday and until tomorrow.” — DESI LYDIC
“After Trump announced his plan for Gaza, a Democratic congressman said he is filing articles of impeachment against him. Good luck with that. There’s a better chance of turning Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East.” — JIMMY FALLON
The Bits Worth Watching
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