Yes, the U.S. is still in the middle of a war with Iran, which is increasing consumer prices. And yes, America’s affordability crisis remains serious. And yes, the President of the United States still wants his $400 million ballroom.
As The Daily Show‘s Josh Johnson unpacked on Tuesday night, Donald Trump’s controversial White House building project remains a major point of conversation in the Capitol. In particular, a group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Lindsey Graham are pushing a bill to fund the president’s ballroom with taxpayer money, citing security needs.
“$400 million is way too much. Why is this ballroom so expensive? Is the roof going to be made of Coachella tickets?” asked Johnson during Tuesday night’s show. “What could possibly make this thing cost so much? Be specific.”
Cut to footage of Graham telling reporters, “Underneath, there will be a lot of military stuff.”
“‘Military stuff?’ What military stuff? Name 10 military stuffs. I’ll wait,” said Johnson. “Lindsey Graham sounds like me in fifth grade trying to convince my mom to get me an Xbox: ‘You know, they make educational games too!'”
Notably, Johnson brings a sense of perspective to the whole ballroom debacle: “This is not what a president is supposed to be focused on, unless that president is seven years old. You know, they’re writing a list like, ‘I’m going to have a slide that goes right from my bed to the pool, and I want a suit made out of candy, so whenever I get hungry, I can just eat my shirt.”
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