Trump Renames Persian Gulf, Teases a “Big Announcement” & Loses Another Fighter Jet | The Daily Show

It’s been a rough few weeks for Donald Trump, mostly because Donald Trump. So, he’s been looking for a way to change the narrative. And yesterday, he made a big announcement. We’re going to have a very, very big announcement to make. Like, as big as it gets, and I won’t tell you on what. So, his announcement is that he’s got an announcement. Cool. It’s great to have a president who does teaser trailers for world events. Like when FDR said, “We only have one thing to fear, and I’ll tell you what it is after the break.” But okay, Donald, can you at least uh give us a hint? It’ll be one of the most important announcements that have been made in many years about a certain subject. A certain subject that narrows it down to literally anything. This is Donald Trump. So his big announcement could be anything from I’ve achieved peace in the Middle East to I just tried bukatini and I’m never going back to regular spaghetti. At least tell us if it’s good or bad. Should I be stocking up on champagne or toilet paper? It’s very positive. I’d also I’d tell you if it was negative or positive. I can’t keep that out. It is really really positive. Okay, that sounds really positive. But um I want to temper my expectations here because the last time you had a positive announcement to make it was that you were destroying the economy. So I just want to make sure. Is it really good news? It’s going to be uh a truly earthshattering and positive development for this country and for the people of this country. Earthshattering. Wow. Okay. As long as I don’t have to clean it up, I guess I’m in. just uh tell me when exactly to tune in and I will clear my schedule and that announcement will be made either Thursday or Friday or Monday before we leave. Okay. All right. You have no idea what you’re announcing, do you? You’re just going to go into the next room and be like, “Guys, I promised them something big. Does anyone have anything good? I have two to five days.” And don’t say jello shots, Pete. Next time, just come out when you’re ready to say the announcement. We don’t need a pre-announcement. This is worse than my cousin announcing that they’re trying for a third child. Great. So, you’re telling me that you’reing a lot? Call me when there’s a Jimie registry. And by the way, it’s totally possible that we never get an announcement. Remember him teasing his big replacement for Obamacare? Wait, do you see the plans we have coming out literally over the next four weeks? We have great healthc care plans coming out. The plan is coming out over the next four weeks. We’ll be announcing that in about two months. And that two months was up uh 69 months ago. Very nice. But while we’re waiting for Trump’s earthshattering, mindblowing, orgasm inducing announcement, there’s already a much stupider announcement in the works. We know we have the Gulf of America, formerly the Gulf of Mexico. And next week, President Trump plans to announce the US will refer to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf. What is it with this guy and renaming Gulfs? At least the Gulf of Mexico was on our border, but now he’s just going around renaming other countries water. The Gulf of Thailand is now the Gulf of White Lotus. The Indian Ocean is now the Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas Ocean. And the Black Sea we’re just getting rid of. No more DEI. You know what? You know what? Why shouldn’t we be allowed to rename the world’s oceans? After all, we have the world’s most competent, powerful, competent Navy full of competence operating right now at the top of their competence. For the second time in just over a week, US fighter jet falling off an aircraft carrier and sinking in the Red Sea. The 67 million F-18 Super Hornet crashed into the Red Sea last night and was lost. The pilots managed to eject safely. Just over a week ago, another Super Hornet fell from the same ship. Not to get all Doge over here, but I think we could save some money if we stop dropping fighter jets into the Red Sea. At some point, we’re giving more military aid to puffer fish than we are to Ukraine. Valinski should just be following behind our aircraft carriers with a giant net. And I know this is all a little concerning, but don’t worry. Pete Hexith has ordered a toptobottom review to determine if there were any rainbow flags on board that might be to blame. Whatever the cause is, we have got to stop dropping $70 million fighter jets into the ocean, people. Otherwise, it’s going to change the reputation of America’s fighter pilots. And then the Top Gun sequels are just going to start getting real weird. Another sunk jet. Damn it, Top Gun Maverick. Why do you keep trying to see if planes can fly underwater? It’s one of life’s mysteries, sir. No, it’s not. Jets don’t belong in the ocean. I would fire you, but you’re white, so Pete Hagsth won’t let me. So, I’m just going to beg. Please stop sinking jets. Maybe, sir, but not today. Not today. That sounds like you’re going to crash another jet into the ocean. Don’t you even think he truly feels the need for speed. And finally, an update on tariffs. They’re the reason your MAGA family stopped talking about the economy. Just mine. Just my family. Ever since they kicked in, Trump has been telling Americans that they’re going to have to tighten their belts a little. And there’s one example in particular that he keeps fixating on. Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. You know, I don’t think a beautiful baby girl needs that’s 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls. 15y old girl doesn’t need 37 dolls. You don’t need to have, as I said, 35 dolls. You can have two, three, four. She can be very happy with two or three or four or five. Why Why do I feel like last week Trump walked in on Eric kissing a doll and now he’s like, “Sorry, America. We’re banning dolls. Banning them.” Either way, it turns out that the whole expensive doll example was not hypothetical. Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, is raising prices to offset President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports. Yes, they’re raising prices on Barbie. Even she has to cut back. She had to move out of Barbie’s dreamhouse and into Barbie’s dream studio apartment with two roommates. Her pink convertible is now a 2007 Toyota. It’s very sad. Come on, don’t make Barbie tighten her belt even more. She only has a 1-in waist. And Trump’s not the only one answering dollbased questions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, seen here watching a bulldozer demolish a local community center, also had some thoughts. Secretary Bessant, what would you say to a sweet little girl who wonders why she can’t have a new Barbie this year? I would tell that young girl that you will have a better life than your parents. That you and your family, thanks to President Trump, can now be confident again that you will have a better life than your parents. You will be able to the advance. You will have a good education. You will have economic freedom. Yes. If there’s one thing children love, it’s the concept of economic freedom. It’s very clear that you were never a little girl. They would never be on board with this. I don’t want that stuff. I want Barbies. You can’t make economic freedom scissor each other. What’s the point? Also, Kids today are going to have a better life than their parents. Honey, I had 25 Barbies plus the dream house. We knew how to live in this country back when I was a kid during the Obama years. Don’t Google it. I knew Bessant was a shitty Treasury Secretary, but I think there’s one job he’d be even worse at. You and your family, thanks to President Trump, can now be confident again that you will have a better life than your parents. But don’t worry too much. If you really can only buy one doll, there’s a new one that’s just right for 2025. 10year-old girl, 9year-old girl, 15year-old girl doesn’t need 37 dolls. Hey, 10 or 9 or 15year-old girls. When you can only have one doll, there’s only one doll to have. Teriff Tilly, the perfect companion to help you ride out our magical trade war. I love playing alone with you. Teriff Tilly is the ideal replacement for those 37 dolls you want but do not need. China’s eating our lunch. That chair Gerald Powell is a loser. Lower rates now. You’ll love playing with Teriff Tilly during off work hours. It’s 5:00 a.m. Time for your shift at her on lithium factory. And don’t forget to grab Teriff Tilly’s hottest new accessory thing that you carry the babies around in. That’s right. Teriff Tilly’s thing you carry the babies around in. Now just $7,000. And now you can feed Teriff Tilly with real Americanmade baby formula. Uh-oh. Looks like you got a tainted batch. Oh, a health inspector’s got doze. Import terilly to your playroom today. Available Christmas 2029.

Desi Lydic dives into Trump’s ominous “big announcement,” the president renames the Persian Gulf, another US fighter jet falls off an aircraft carrier, and kids swap tariff-priced Barbies for the promise of economic freedom. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #Trump

0:00 – Trump Teases Big Announcement
3:02 – The President Plans to Rename the Gulf of Persia
4:11 – A Second US Fighter Jet Crashes into the Red Sea
6:12 – Tariffs Spike Barbie Prices

Subscribe to The Daily Show:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1

Follow The Daily Show:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow

Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow

Follow Comedy Central:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral

About The Daily Show:
Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment.

The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

40 comments

  1. As I've said, dumpster fire donny is always struggling to seem coherent, truthful, and professional. Poor old clown.

  4. D Show has the best writers. 15 yr old girls don’t play with dolls. Beautiful 11yr olds? That doesn’t sound creepy. I detest DJT and Besset is Max Headroom

  8. Persian gulf forever. This dumb man is ruining everything American civilization has achieved and everything that American civilization exists for. He thinks governing has only one aspect and that deal and money. This way all people and all countries will lose their trust to America and American civilization will be destroyed. The most important aspect of american civilization has been justice, and he is changing it.

  9. 🇺🇲 DO YOU LOVE 🇺🇲 FREE AMERICA?
    Rally for democracy
    Mlk Washington rally

    Mlk's March on Washington had
    250,000 people show up for a rally promoting black/american/human rights.

    Democracy rally. If we really love our country we can get off our sofas and at the very least have our own Washington rally.
    They can't win against our numbers.

  11. Look, a democratic uninformed Clown party 🤡🤡🤡😂🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂 how's your ratings these days democrats😂😂😂😂😂😂

  16. Donald is not encouraging moderation as a principled ethical virtue.😂
    China will be prevented from exporting affordable consumer goods because of the taxes on imports (tariffs) that he’s imposing.

  24. Remember when British royalty would go to the bathroom on the floor💩💩💩💩 and have important meeting on the toilet with the duke and prince 😂😂😂 why were they running the country 😊😊😊

  25. A better life than my parents? You mean I will be able to buy a three bedroom, two bathroom house with a two car garage on a quarter acre of land for twenty-five thousand dollars? Sign me up now!

  27. No, no – the fact that most current girls' parents are, in fact, adults right now makes sure that they will have a better life than their parents. Because their parents were adults during Trump's presidency. When these kids are adults, Trump will have died of age, so their life will be much better.

  29. I am Canadian and I cannot listen to that deranged leader anymore. What a fool with his gold plated trim everywhere behind him. I cannot understand why Carney or any other leader do not just call him an idiot.

  30. This is not a game. He’s supposed to be running the country keeping prices at a reasonable rate protecting our citizens. He is such an unbelievable sophomore idiot.!!!

  39. I love how he's obsessed with dolls, like all China makes is dolls. Meanwhile, I'm worried my work will be able to afford supplies to keep my job going.

Comments are closed.