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Late Night Wonders: Can Trump Fight a Disease He Can’t Spell? Late Night Wonders: Can Trump Fight a Disease He Can’t Spell?
(7 months later)
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President Trump tweeted about the coronavirus on Wednesday, misspelling it “caronavirus” while accusing the news media of spreading hysteria.President Trump tweeted about the coronavirus on Wednesday, misspelling it “caronavirus” while accusing the news media of spreading hysteria.
“Even worse, Trump also misspelled ‘C.D.C.’” — CONAN O’BRIEN
“This is all part of his ‘If you can’t spell it, you can’t catch it’ campaign.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“And nothing puts me at ease like the guy in charge of handling the coronavirus actually misspelling the word ‘coronavirus.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“Now, concerns of a global pandemic are growing, but fear not: The president knows he has a solemn duty to protect himself, because the Trump campaign is afraid that the coronavirus will hurt his re-election bid. I look forward to that transcript being released. [As Trump:] ‘Hello, Ukraine? I need information on a ‘Hunter Coronavirus.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“I saw that there’s a chance Diet Coke production could be interrupted. One man heard that and was like, [imitating Trump] ‘O.K., now we have a problem.’” — JIMMY FALLON
At a White House news conference on Wednesday, Trump announced that Vice President Mike Pence would be in charge of American efforts to keep the pandemic from spreading.At a White House news conference on Wednesday, Trump announced that Vice President Mike Pence would be in charge of American efforts to keep the pandemic from spreading.
“Why is Mike Pence in charge? What is his plan to stop the virus, abstinence? I think Trump might be trying to kill him, I really do.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Yes, this is major news: Vice President Mike Pence will be in charge of America’s effort to contain the coronavirus. And I think this is great, yeah, because Mike Pence has a lot of experience in this area — he’s been quarantining himself from women his whole life.” — TREVOR NOAH
“Last night there was another Democratic debate, and it was total chaos. Some people complained about all the yelling, while Bernie Sanders was like, ‘This is great! I can finally hear everyone.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“Everybody was fighting to get a word in. For a lot of these candidates, it’s desperation time. This was their last shot. They were waving their hands in the air like they just don’t Medicare.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Does the C in CBS stand for cluster[expletive]?” — SETH MEYERS
“It was like ‘The View’ meets Red Bull meets ‘The Real Housewives.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“I mean, that was like watching a family dinner if the special ingredient in the mashed potatoes was cocaine. I’ve seen more polite conversations between New Yorkers fighting over a cab.” — SETH MEYERS
“Meanwhile, after the debate, President Trump tried to tweet that Elizabeth Warren is ‘a choker’ but had some trouble spelling the word. He wrote she is a ‘chocker.’ When his staff pointed out the typo, Trump quickly tweeted, ‘LOL, guys, I was just jocking.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“I think he was trying to spell ‘choker’ but failed to perform the crucial task at the key moment when everything was on the line.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“He almost got through a whole tweet without a spelling error, but at the last minute, he chocked. He does have a point, though — this is actually what a lot of voters are saying about Elizabeth Warren: She talks the talk, can she chock the chock?” — JAMES CORDEN
Inspired by Ted Cruz (apparently a fan of this segment), Jimmy Kimmel challenged Republicans to correctly identify any country on a map of the world.Inspired by Ted Cruz (apparently a fan of this segment), Jimmy Kimmel challenged Republicans to correctly identify any country on a map of the world.
Elisabeth Moss will visit Seth Meyers on Thursday to talk about her new film, “The Invisible Man.”Elisabeth Moss will visit Seth Meyers on Thursday to talk about her new film, “The Invisible Man.”
Katie Hill, who resigned from Congress last year after nude photos of her were published online, has a book in the works that is part memoir, part gender-equity battle plan. “She Will Rise” will be released on Aug. 18, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.Katie Hill, who resigned from Congress last year after nude photos of her were published online, has a book in the works that is part memoir, part gender-equity battle plan. “She Will Rise” will be released on Aug. 18, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.