“Daily Show” correspondent Josh Johnson gave his take on the relentless calls from Republicans to build President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom following Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Many GOP figures are using the shooting to push for the ballroom, suggesting it means the president will never have to leave home.
“The ballroom itself will avoid the dilemma of having to leave the White House grounds,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday while announcing he’d introduce legislation to fund the ballroom with taxpayer dollars.
“The president should not have to leave the White House to go to the Kennedy Center, to go to the Hilton and venture out. People should come to him,” former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Katie Zacharia said on Fox News.
Johnson was quick to suggest a theory as to why the president might be wary of stepping outside the White House.
“Wait, the president shouldn’t have to leave his house?” Johnson asked. “You don’t want the leader of the free world to visit anything? Hold on, is the president depressed? I know people keep trying to shoot him, but still.”
Johnson then harked back to Trump’s recent publicity stunt, something many people have done when they may be down in the dumps: have food delivered.
“Come to think of it, didn’t he just get McDonald’s DoorDashed to the house?” Johnson said. “That sounded like a man who has given up on life. Wait till he finds out about Snuggies.”
Watch Johnson’s full opening segment from Tuesday night’s show here:
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