The 11 Best Late-Night Jokes About President Trump Tearing Down the East Wing of the White House
When President Donald Trump proposed building a gold-splattered ballroom, he promised America that the project wouldn’t tamper with the existing structure of the White House. “It won’t interfere with the current building,” he explained in a summer press conference. “It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building.”
Cue the bulldozers. As construction crews began ripping apart the nation’s storied structure this week, late-night hosts weighed in on the debacle. Here are 11 punchlines devoted to the destruction of the White House…
Jimmy Fallon
“The White House just began demolition on the East Wing so they can start building Trump’s new ballroom. Here’s what it looked like before…”
“And let’s see what it looks like now.”
“It’s all part of Trump’s $200 million metaphor.”
Stephen Colbert
“Yesterday, as part of his White House ballroom project, (Trump) sent out a backhoe to rip off a chunk of the East Wing. That’s it. We are not giving him the security deposit back.”
Seth Meyers
“Construction workers yesterday began tearing down a portion of the East Wing of the White House to build President Trump’s new ballroom. You guys, I don’t think he’s planning on leaving in three years. If I had three years left on a lease, I wouldn’t even put up a shelf.”
Michael Kosta
“The government shutdown is now in its third week. Countless federal employees aren’t being paid. Food stamps will run out soon. And there’s no end in sight. But not to worry — President Trump is working day and night to build a ballroom. It’s exactly what you voted for, coal miners in Pennsylvania! 90,000 gilded square feet for Trump to do the jerk-off dance in.”
Stephen Colbert
“We’re just nine months into Trump’s term and he’s going ‘Hulk smash!’ on the White House.”
Jimmy Fallon
“For Trump, knocking down walls is easy. It’s building them that’s hard.”
Michael Kosta
“I believe it’s his favorite building. He loves the history, the decor, the immunity from criminal convictions that it provides.”
Stephen Colbert
“Last time, it took him at least four years to bring a demo crew to the capitol.”
Jimmy Fallon
“Health Secretary RFK Jr. is set to announce that Americans should eat more butter, cheese and red meat. When they heard that, every cardiologist started building their own $200 million ballroom.”
Michael Kosta
“I mean, holy shit. Who’s his general contractor, Bin Laden & Sons?”
Stephen Colbert
“At this point, should we even believe that this is going to end up being a ballroom? It could just as easily end up being a combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bell.”
