Most of the late-night comedy shows broadcast live on Tuesday so they could make jokes about President Trump's first State of the Union speech. On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah noted that Trump began with his one concrete accomplishment: tax cuts. "Now, look, needless to say, like most of Trump's 'biggest things,' these tax cuts were not in fact the biggest tax cuts in American history — this is a lie, it's nowhere near it," he said. "But this wasn't a night for facts. ... Tonight was all about celebrating President Trump. And he was in such a good mood that he even reached across the aisle, and not just to grope someone."
The Democrats did not necessarily buy his bipartisan outreach, given Trump's words and deeds over the past year. "By the way, Chuck and Nancy's faces — did you see that?" he asked, referring to Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Nancy Pelosi (Calif.). "They look like Trump also cheated on them with Stormy Daniels." Black members of Congress looked equally unimpressed when Trump claimed credit for low black unemployment.
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