Trevor Noah Detects Some Tension Between Trump and France’s President

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President Trump was in London on Tuesday, where he had a tense encounter with President Emmanuel Macron of France during a NATO summit meeting. At one point, Trump suggested he could send France some captured ISIS fighters.

“And what a turn this relationship has taken. I mean, just last year Trump and Macron were giving each other friendship trees, remember that? And now Trump is offering to send him ISIS.” — TREVOR NOAH

“It’s pretty dark that Trump would offer to send ISIS fighters to Macron as a gift, but I guess, on the other hand, we have found the one gift that’s worse than a Peloton.” — TREVOR NOAH

Trump also railed against French taxes on American companies like Facebook, saying, “I’m not going to let people take advantage of American companies. If anyone’s going to take advantage of the American companies, it’s going to be us; it’s not going to be France.”

“That’s right: Nobody beats up my little brother except for me.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“He’s like the world’s worst superhero, you know? He’ll, like, stop a mugger robbing an old lady only so he can fly off with her purse. [imitating Trump] ‘It’s mine!’” — TREVOR NOAH

“So, yes, in response to France announcing taxes on American tech companies, Trump is now threatening to tax all the most cliched French goods, like wine, cheese and handbags. Yeah. He was probably also going to tax French fries and mistresses, but that hit too close to home.” — TREVOR NOAH

“Then Trump responded by banning ‘Ratatouille’ from Disney Plus.” — JIMMY FALLON

“The big story is that Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the presidential race. Apparently, this weekend, Kamala saw Joe Biden bite his wife’s finger in public and thought, ‘There’s no way I can beat this guy.’” — JIMMY FALLON

“Cory Booker, I’m going to say a phrase you’ve probably never heard before in your life: You are now the blackest person in the room. Don’t let us down, Cory. Don’t let us down.” —TREVOR NOAH

“This has been a twist. It’s like how in Season 7 of ‘Game of Thrones,’ we all thought Daenerys would become queen, but then in Season 8 we realized it was a [expletive] TV show that none of us should have watched, just wasted our time, destroyed our lives.” —TREVOR NOAH

“Actually, Kamala broke the news to her staff over the phone. Yep, they had a feeling she might be quitting when the caller ID said, ‘Cancún.’” — JIMMY FALLON

“The Tonight Show” brought back Kevin Delaney, formerly of the Museum of Discovery in Arkansas, for a “Frozen 2”-inspired science experiment.

Alanis Morrisette will visit “The Tonight Show” to promote the new Broadway musical “Jagged Little Pill,” based on her famed 1995 album of the same name.

Lena Waithe wrote the new film “Queen & Slim,” whose two black leading characters race for freedom after a doomed confrontation with a white police officer. “The script is almost a result of my trauma,” she says. “I’m a black person in the world watching TV like everybody else.”