Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Trevor Noah roundly mock Trump's easily sliced border wall
There was some family fun at last week's White House Halloween party, but there was also "a station where children were encouraged to help 'build the wall' with their own personalized construction paper bricks," Stephen Colbert sighed on Monday's Late Show: "After that, they also made the kids play Pin the Economic Problems on the Immigrants."
"In other wall news, Trump's real wall might as well be made out of paper, because smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump's border wall using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100," Colbert said. But "if you think it's outrageous that we spent $10 billion on something you can breach with a trip to Lowes, Trump wants you to see the big picture," he added, suggesting how Trump could update his "Build the Wall" chant.
"Yep, that's right, just after Trump bragged about his super wall, we learned that smugglers have been cutting through the new border wall with basic tools you can buy at any hardware store," Trevor Noah said at The Daily Show. "And I honestly wouldn't be shocked if the guys at Home Depot showed the smugglers how to do it, because those guys will help you with any project."
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.
"Now you might think that Trump would be humiliated by the news that smugglers are cutting through his uncuttable border wall," but instead Trump just shrugged, " target="_blank">admitted you can cut through any wall, and claimed it was built to be breached and fixed, Noah said, perplexed. "If Trump is saying he built it on purpose to be something that's easy to open and then close, it isn't a wall. My man, you've built a door."
"He spent the last four years saying he's going to build a wall nobody would be able to penetrate; the minute they cut through it, he's like, 'Well, yeah, if you buy a saw!'" Jimmy Kimmel said at Kimmel Live. "Only Donny Wall-burg would be dumb enough to bet his border strategy on Mexicans having never been to a Home Depot." Watch below. Peter Weber
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
-
7 drinks for every winter need possible
The Week Recommends Including a variety of base spirits and a range of temperatures
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
-
'We have made it a crime for most refugees to want the American dream'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
-
Was the Azerbaijan Airlines plane shot down?
Today's Big Question Multiple sources claim Russian anti-aircraft missile damaged passenger jet, leading to Christmas Day crash that killed at least 38
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
-
Honda and Nissan in merger talks
Speed Read The companies are currently Japan's second and third-biggest automakers, respectively
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Taylor Swift wraps up record-shattering Eras tour
Speed Read The pop star finally ended her long-running tour in Vancouver, Canada
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Drake claims illegal boosting, defamation
Speed Read The rapper accused Universal Music of boosting Kendrick Lamar's diss track and said UMG allowed him to be falsely accused of pedophilia
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
-
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' ignite holiday box office
Speed Read The combination of the two movies revitalized a struggling box office
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Jussie Smollet conviction overturned on appeal
Speed Read The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the actor's conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Quincy Jones, music icon, is dead at 91
Speed Read The legendary producer is perhaps best known as the architect behind Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
OJ Simpson, star athlete tried for murder, dead at 76
Speed Read The former football hero and murder suspect lost his battle with cancer
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
-
Momofuku's 'Chili Crunch' trademark uproar
Speed Read The company's attempt to own the sole rights has prompted backlash
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published