"The scandals are multiplying, the wheels are coming off the wagon — I would say the president is starting to unravel, but that would imply he was raveled in the first place," Jimmy Kimmel said on Monday's Kimmel Live. President "Trump tried to get the prime minister of Australia to dig up dirt on the Mueller investigation, so this thing is blooming like an onion right now. At this point, it might be easier just to list the names of foreign leaders he hasn't tried to extort."
Trump's threats against the whistleblower who flagged his Ukraine call are "clearly both illegal and unethical," and he also suggested Monday that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) be arrested for treason "for daring to look into all these stupid and illegal things he allegedly did," Kimmel said. But still, Trump's Republican defenders "were out in full force this weekend defending their boss baby," and it didn't go well.
"So what started as a scandal about a call to Ukraine is now snowballing bigly," Trevor Noah said at The Daily Show. "And I don't know for certain how Trump is dealing with this sh-t, but judging by the 87 tweets he released over the weekend, it doesn't seem like he's taking it well." Voters are coming around to impeaching Trump, he said, "but luckily for him there's a group of supporters who will never leave his side, and those are Republican lawmakers."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
"At this point, if you're defending Trump, you're either a complete lapdog or you're totally oblivious, and sometimes you're both," Stephen Colbert said at The Late Show. He started with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and ended with the ubiquitous Rudy Giuliani.
"Giuliani appeared on every talk show over the weekend, and he ranted about the Ukraine scandal, made false allegations, spoke in run-on sentences, and contradicted himself several times — Giuliani is basically like if Trump's Twitter account sprang to life," Jimmy Fallon joked at The Tonight Show.
"Reality is catching up with Trump," and "Trump is predictably losing his mind," Late Night's Seth Meyers said. "Sunday was filled with Republicans flailing in one interview after another because they have no convincing answers for the president's behavior," because "there's no defense. What happened here is very simple and obvious: The president asked for a quid pro quo, the White House tried to cover it up, and they got caught — that's it." Watch below. Peter Weber
-
How will the new Repayment Assistance Plan for student loans work?the explainer The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) will replace existing income-driven repayment plans
-
In the Spotlight Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been at odds with US forces
-
Music reviews: Ethel Cain, Amaarae, and The Black KeysFeature "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You," "Black Star," and "No Rain, No Flowers"
-
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's illsSpeed Read The president would prefer the museum to highlight 'success,' 'brightness' and 'the future'
-
Trump to host Kennedy Honors for Kiss, StalloneSpeed Read Actor Sylvester Stallone and the glam-rock band Kiss were among those named as this year's inductees
-
White House seeks to bend Smithsonian to Trump's viewSpeed Read The Smithsonian Institution's 21 museums are under review to ensure their content aligns with the president's interpretation of American history
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
A long weekend in ZürichThe Week Recommends The vibrant Swiss city is far more than just a banking hub
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
