‘Daily Show’ criticizes Ivanka Trump for purchasing private island
Ivanka Trump is facing new backlash after opening up about her family’s ambitious private island project off the coast of Albania. RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The president’s daughter found herself in the crosshairs of The Daily Show after host Michael Kosta mocked her lavish real estate venture, questioning the timing of the purchase as Americans grapple with rising costs and economic uncertainty.
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‘Let’s give it up for this couple’
The guest host wondered whether billionaires should “read the room” amid economic struggles.
Kosta opened his segment by joking about the state of the economy before introducing Trump and her husband Jared Kushner’s latest venture.
“It seems like every day there is more depressing news about the economy,” he said. “Gasoline is $5 a gallon. Raspberries are $8 a pint, which sucks because my backup plan was to fill my car with smoothie.”
The comedian then sarcastically added, “Despite all of this, it’s inspiring to know that even in these trying times, there are everyday Americans who are still managing to make it work.”
The camera then showed footage of Trump discussing the island project during entrepreneur David Senra’s podcast.
“We have developed the ability to help realize and transform its potential, but with great restraint and care because the country is so beautiful,” she explained.
Kosta responded with a slow clap before sarcastically declaring, “Let’s give it up for this couple.”
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Trump said she and Jared Kushner discovered the island while swimming from a friend’s boat.
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“Shouldn’t billionaires be reading the room?”
The president’s daughter described the project as the culmination of her life experiences.
The host then addressed what many critics have said about the timing of the lavish project.
“And for those of you thinking, shouldn’t billionaires read the room before buying a private island?” Kosta joked.
He quickly followed with a punchline aimed at the development plans.
‘What you don’t understand is that the island doesn’t have any rooms yet. They can’t build the foundation for those rooms until they burn down all those stupid trees, okay?’
The audience erupted in laughter as Kosta continued to mock the billionaire couple’s latest purchase.
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‘We swam to the islands’
Kosta ridiculed the billionaire couple’s purchase with a series of sarcastic jokes.
During the podcast interview, Trump revealed that she and Kushner accidentally came across the island while on vacation with friends.
“We were on a friend’s boat and we stopped to swim,” she remembers. “Effective, that’s how we found it.”
Trump continued: “We swam to the islands. We took a walk, completely barefoot, to the top. And we were just fascinated.”
Kosta compared the story to his own, much less glamorous experiences.
“I feel you, girl. I feel you. Been there, done that,” he said. “Except instead of swimming in the Mediterranean, I swam in the Hudson River.”
The comedian continued, “And the island where I walked barefoot was Staten Island. And instead of buying it, I stepped on a needle and got HPV. But I feel you. I feel you.’
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‘Come on, lady – you’re rich and you bought an island’
Ivanka insisted that the development would be carried out with ‘restraint and care’.
Trump later described the development as a deeply personal project and not a simple real estate investment.
“To me it feels more like a challenge than anything else,” she said.
She continued, “The culmination of all my real estate experience, all my travels, a lot of reflection on how I want to live, how I think people increasingly want to live, and really trying to build something that is a tangible manifestation of that.”
Kosta did not believe the explanation.
After mocking what he saw as an attempt to turn a luxury island development into a spiritual journey, the host sarcastically asked, “Can you make this sound even more out of reach?”
He concluded with a blunt assessment of Trump’s comments.
“Come on, lady,” Kosta said. ‘You’re rich and you bought an island! Just say that.’
