‘The Daily Show’ makes fun of the Trump campaign’s closing message
On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” correspondent Jordan Klepper joked about the “important issues” Donald Trump’s campaign focused on in the final days leading up to the election, including the death of Peanut, an orphaned squirrel who has become. media star who was euthanized last week by conservationists in New York.
“Trump campaign, this is your last chance to get your message across. I’m sure there’s someone who stays focused on the important things and doesn’t get distracted like a crazy dog when he sees a squirrel,” Klepper said.
The late-night show then cut to a segment of Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance bringing up the death of Peanut the squirrel. “I know Don is excited about Peanut the squirrel,” Vance told supporters at a campaign rally in Sanford, N.C., on Sunday. “We were on our way here from Cincinnati. He was like, you know, is it really true that the Democrats killed the Elon Musk of squirrels?
“Everyone, we are just hours away from Election Day, and the latest message from Republicans is, ‘We must avenge the death of Peanut the squirrel,’” Klepper said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Republicans are finally concerned about police brutality. But here we are, with the entire MAGA world mourning the death of Peanut the squirrel.
During his opening monologue, Klepper compared the closing messages of Kamala Harris and Trump, saying the latter’s campaign has “gone off the rails.”
“While Kamala ends the campaign on a note of joy and celebrity hype, Donald Trump’s closing argument is that he’s mad at pretty much everyone,” Klepper joked.
The late-night show consisted of footage of Trump speaking at his rallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, respectively, complaining about people like Rep. Adam Schiff. In one clip, the Republican presidential candidate said, “To get me, someone would have to cut through the fake news, and I don’t mind that.”
“He’s just joking about reporters getting shot,” Klepper noted. “I think you’d be grumpy too if Walgreens had to put all your campaign events in glass, like a deodorant stick.”
He continued, “But Trump wasn’t just radiating dark sentiments. He also radiated a strange sexual energy.”
The show then played a clip of Trump appearing to simulate an oral sex move with his microphone during his rally in Wisconsin on Friday.
“You know a campaign is going off the rails when you start watching C-SPAN and it asks if you’re over 18,” Klepper said. But blowing up a microphone stand isn’t even the weirdest part of his closing message. The weirdest thing is that with only a few days to go, he’s now telling us, ‘Oh, by the way, RFK Jr. is going to do all the presidential business.”
The “Daily Show” correspondent noted how the former president recently insisted that he resign Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the country’s health, food and more. “This is a bunch of new bullshit being handed to us the day before Election Day,” Klepper said. “You’ve been talking about tariffs for two years, and now you’re like, ‘Oh, by the way, the guy with brain worms is in charge of everyone’s health.'”
Klepper concluded: “In summary, we are an hour away from Election Day. We have a presidential candidate descending even further into madness, a legion of his supporters ready to follow him into battle, the Capitol all boarded up and ready for a final showdown, the teeth of our children standing on end about to fall out, the police are executing squirrels, and tomorrow is the day we find out whether the Earth will survive in its tangled mess, or whether we will all go screaming into hell.”
He added: “I guess what I’m saying is don’t forget to vote.”
