Jon Stewart on Trump offering to sell weapons to China: ‘How does America even stay on the map sometimes?’
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s private ballroom tour for China’s Xi Jinping and his ‘great interest’ in granite
TL;DR
- Late-night hosts Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel criticized Donald Trump's hosting of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Comedians mocked Trump's focus on showing Xi the White House, including renovations and a new ballroom, rather than critical foreign policy.
- Stewart highlighted Trump's alleged claim of Xi's interest in granite and questioned national security implications, especially regarding China selling weapons to Iran.
- Meyers also found Trump's supposed granite enthusiasm amusing and warned against touring sensitive areas with foreign leaders.
- Kimmel interviewed NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani about his relationship with Trump, downplaying personal connection in favor of city issues.