Late-night TV hosts didn’t hold back this week, diving into some of the most bizarre and headline-grabbing moments of recent days. But here’s where it gets controversial: while the world grapples with antibiotic-resistant superbugs—yes, those terrifying bacteria that sound like a Disney+ series gone wrong—Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t resist pointing out that we’re sometimes too fixated on Donald Trump to notice the other existential threats looming around us. And this is the part most people miss: even as Trump had what Kimmel called ‘the most presidential day of his life’—brokering a Middle East ceasefire—he still found time to obsess over his unflattering Time magazine cover. Yes, the same Time cover he usually adores, complete with mock versions hanging in his golf club, suddenly became his late-night enemy. The photo, an upward angle highlighting his neck folds, sent him spiraling into a 1:30 a.m. Truth Social rant, where he dubbed it ‘the worst of all time’ and accused the magazine of erasing his hair. Kimmel quipped, ‘Every morning is a game of who am I mad at today?—is it windmills? Bad Bunny? Or the turkey neck slapping around under his chin?’ He even joked about the FCC fining him for showing Trump’s neck on TV, adding, ‘It’s like he’s a TikTok influencer yelling at her boyfriend for not knowing her angles.’ Bold claim alert: Kimmel didn’t hold back, calling Trump ‘a big, fragile baby.’
Over on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert took the critique to another level, comparing the cover to ‘the worst Georgia O’Keeffe ever’ and joking it looked like ‘an old woman or a young ball sack.’ He sarcastically noted that a president brokering peace in the Middle East should be too busy to care about a magazine cover—but, of course, Trump wasn’t. Colbert even suggested a more flattering photo: a younger Trump with Jeffrey Epstein. Ouch.
And this is where it gets even more heated: Colbert also tackled the chaos at U.S. airports, thanks to the government shutdown, and the new mandatory TSA checkpoint video starring Kristi Noem. ‘It’s like getting your teeth cleaned and then the dentist punches you in the balls,’ he joked. But here’s the kicker: Noem’s video blames Democrats for the shutdown, despite the GOP controlling the federal government. Colbert fired back, ‘Nice try, Kristi, but your partisan attacks won’t divide us at the airport. We’re united in wondering why the rules are different for every line.’
So, here’s the question for you: Is Trump’s obsession with his image a harmless quirk or a distraction from bigger issues? And are partisan attacks like Noem’s helpful during a crisis, or just more noise? Let us know in the comments—this is one debate that’s far from over.
