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August 14, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”
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August 13, 2026
Late Night Ribs Trump for Leaving Staff Behind on Air Force One
Anthony Anderson, the guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” called the ruse in which President Trump exited the plane in a catering container “Operation Pig in a Blanket.”
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August 12, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape
“Everyone was, like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.
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August 11, 2026
Late Night Wonders if Trump Got a Wig
Anthony Anderson, a guest host on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” said he’d “seen better weaves on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’”
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August 4, 2026
Late Night Reacts to Trump’s Latest Iran Deal Comments
“I’m not saying that they’re out of ideas, but the best option they came up with was pinning the war on Dr. Fauci,” Jimmy Fallon said.
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July 31, 2026
Jordan Klepper Revisits His ‘Fauci Fever’
“The Daily Show” host defended the doctor’s diary entries about his Covid-era fame: “I literally saw Fauci more than I saw my parents.”
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July 30, 2026
Late Night Reviews Trump’s Eulogy for ‘Friend’ Lindsey Graham
“I can’t believe I have to say this to Donald Trump, but can you just lie to us?” Jordan Klepper said on “The Daily Show.”
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July 29, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Weighs In on Trump and Kennedy
The “Tonight Show” host surmised that Trump might be regretting “picking a health secretary who lives on raccoon meat and Zyn pouches.”
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July 28, 2026
Late Night Roasts President Trump’s Attempt at Comedy
“And let’s just say Iran’s not the only thing he bombed,” Seth Meyers said of the president’s performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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July 24, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Trump’s ‘Pinky Herman’
“You got to give Trump credit: He misspeaks in ways nobody ever thought possible,” Fallon said of the president’s calling the famous man-child character “Pinky,” instead of “Pee-wee,” Herman.
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July 23, 2026
Late Night Rags on Trump and His Cabinet Joining TikTok
“Right now TikTok is, like, ‘Oh, no, are we the new Facebook?’” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show.”
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July 22, 2026
‘The Daily Show’ Tackles Trump’s Latest Move in His ‘War on Canada’
“Fighting again with Canada?” Desi Lydic said about the president imposing new tariffs on the country. “I thought we were going to work this ‘oot.’”
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July 21, 2026
Seth Meyers Calls Trump ‘The Sports Reaper’
The late-night host joked that the president’s sports curse had struck again after he backed Lionel Messi of Argentina, which then lost the World Cup final to Spain.
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July 17, 2026
Late Night Is Amused by Alleged White House Teleprompter Grift
Hosts responded on Thursday to a teleprompter operator reportedly winning around $100,000 betting on what President Trump would say in his speeches.
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July 16, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Joe Biden’s New Memoir
“It’s the second book Biden has written,” Fallon said of the former president. “The first was ‘The Odyssey.’”
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July 15, 2026
Late Night Calls Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat ‘an Inheritance Jackpot’
“A Senate seat? Most people just get a garage full of damp boxes,” Michael Kosta said of Graham’s sister filling the late senator’s seat on “The Daily Show.”
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July 14, 2026
Jon Stewart Mocks Mitch McConnell’s Recovery Photo
The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.”
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July 10, 2026
Ronny Chieng Tackles Trump's Two Air Force Ones
“Is that why there’s no gas in the world anymore? Because the president flies with an extra emotional support plane?” Chieng said on “The Daily Show.”
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July 9, 2026
Late Night Joins the Hunt for Mitch McConnell
“Apparently, people don’t like a majority senator disappearing with no explanation for three weeks,” Ronny Chieng said on Wednesday’s “Daily Show.”
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July 8, 2026
Late Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.”
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July 7, 2026
‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Tiffany Haddish Roasts Trump’s Fourth of July Party
The comedian and actress joked that “there was more people at my bat mitzvah” than at America’s 250th birthday party.
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June 30, 2026
John Oliver Dives Into Trump’s Pet Project: A ‘Giant Duck Death Trap’
The “Last Week Tonight” host said the United States was “dealing with a literal swamp of corruption” for its 250th birthday.
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June 26, 2026
Late Night Grades the Attractions at the Great American State Fair
The fair has everything, Jimmy Fallon said, including “a Trump approval rating roller coaster, which has the biggest drop in history.”
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June 25, 2026
Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Great American State Fair
“There’s even a dunk tank with JD Vance and a drunk tank with Kash Patel,” Fallon said.
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June 24, 2026
Josh Johnson Muses on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
“Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we’re going to go see the world’s largest kombucha!” Johnson said of the pool renovation as a tourist stop.
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June 23, 2026
Late Night Dunks on Trump for Hiring Greenwater Services
Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the name of the business under fire for turning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool bright green: “Nailed it.”
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June 19, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Calls Trump’s Iran Deal ‘The Retreaty of Versailles’
“Trump’s answer to the question, ‘Who did you go to war with?’ and ‘How did it end?’ will be the same answer: ‘Iran,’” Kimmel said.
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June 18, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Feels ‘Hormuzled’ by Trump’s New Deal With Iran
Although the agreement finally reopens the Strait of Hormuz, “we threw in a minimum of $300 billion,” Kimmel said. “Right now, Melania’s wondering, ‘How do I get a deal like that?’”
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June 17, 2026
Late Night Wades Into the Reflecting Pool’s Algae Bloom
President Trump “promised he would drain the swamp,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Instead, he spent 14 million of our dollars building a new one.”
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June 16, 2026
Knicks Celebrate Their N.B.A. Title on ‘The Tonight Show’
“Of course it’s the Knicks, so they won’t really show up until the second half,” the host Jimmy Fallon said.
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