‘Covfefe’ Proves Trump ‘Really Does Have the Best Words,’ Samantha Bee Says

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There wasn’t much doubt about what late night would latch on to Wednesday: President Trump’s now-legendary “covfefe” tweet, which baffled a nation for several hours before it was deleted. All the hosts but Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah had the week off, but those two picked up the slack.

Always keeping the big picture in mind, the “Full Frontal” host suggested that progressives delighting in Mr. Trump’s apparent Twitter misfire might be overlooking more pressing concerns.

Ms. Bee, returning to the airwaves after an extended break, also caught up with Greg Gianforte, the tycoon who was elected to Congress from Montana last week — a day after he was charged with assaulting a reporter.

But she noticed something the other late-night hosts didn’t point out last week: the rather limited choices that were available to Montana voters.

Mr. Trump’s first overseas trip as president last week left some American allies alarmed. On “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah noticed that Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, had a strikingly different interpretation.

Apparently Ms. Bee and Senator Al Franken, a former comedian, have both spent a lot of time thinking about how to describe Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who’s a rather unpopular figure among his colleagues.

On “Full Frontal,” each read some of the other’s most cutting nicknames for Mr. Cruz.

Ms. Bee, quoting Mr. Franken:

Mr. Franken, quoting Ms. Bee:

The comedian Sarah Silverman will be on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday to talk about her new Netflix comedy special, “A Speck of Dust.” She and Mr. Kimmel dated for many years, but the two are on friendly terms.

Apparently, saving the New York Philharmonic is not such a simple business after all.