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Jimmy Kimmel Marks the ‘2,000th Lie’ of the Trump Administration | Jimmy Kimmel Marks the ‘2,000th Lie’ of the Trump Administration |
(7 months later) | |
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com. | Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com. |
If The Washington Post’s lie tracker is to be believed, President Trump recently told the 2,000th untruth of his presidency. Jimmy Kimmel christened the moment “Lie2K,” and he presented a mini-documentary to mark the milestone. | If The Washington Post’s lie tracker is to be believed, President Trump recently told the 2,000th untruth of his presidency. Jimmy Kimmel christened the moment “Lie2K,” and he presented a mini-documentary to mark the milestone. |
“According to The Washington Post — which has been keeping track, I guess — yesterday Trump told his 2,000th lie since taking office. So happy Lie2K, everybody. Two thousand lies in 11 months. He’s averaging 5.6 false claims a day, which is impressive, considering the fact he’s only working about 2.6 hours a day.” — JIMMY KIMMEL | |
After the release of “Fire and Fury,” a new White House tell-all, President Trump said his administration was considering taking steps to make it easier to sue for libel. Stephen Colbert took that as a cue to hurry up and spew some delicious slander. | After the release of “Fire and Fury,” a new White House tell-all, President Trump said his administration was considering taking steps to make it easier to sue for libel. Stephen Colbert took that as a cue to hurry up and spew some delicious slander. |
“Before Trump puts together these new libel laws in place, I just want to say, Donald Trump is the illegitimate love child of a racist manatee and a deflated balloon. Donald Trump set fire to the Hindenburg and once told me on the record he enjoyed the movie ‘Suicide Squad.’ See you in court.” — STEPHEN COLBERT | |
“A Democratic congressman is introducing a bill that would force presidential candidates to take a mental health exam. It is called the Too Little, Too Late Act.” — JIMMY FALLON | |
“A Japanese kayaker has been banned from competition for eight years after he admitted to lacing a rival’s drink with steroids. The kayaker said he was sorry and admitted it was the most embarrassing thing he had done since deciding to become a professional kayaker.” — JAMES CORDEN | |
Samantha Bee wants to know why the United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. | Samantha Bee wants to know why the United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world. |
Here’s Seth Meyers grilling Sarah Huckabee Sanders, sort of. | Here’s Seth Meyers grilling Sarah Huckabee Sanders, sort of. |
CNN’s Jake Tapper — who is in the news this week for his confrontational interview with the White House adviser Stephen Miller — will speak to Seth Meyers on Thursday. | CNN’s Jake Tapper — who is in the news this week for his confrontational interview with the White House adviser Stephen Miller — will speak to Seth Meyers on Thursday. |
Tonya Harding, the disgraced figure skater, thinks she’s owed an apology. | Tonya Harding, the disgraced figure skater, thinks she’s owed an apology. |
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