Stopping by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, former host Jon Stewart appeared wearing an oversized tie and a dead animal on his head to read off some of President Trump's (imaginary) Executive Orders.
"I love your outfit," Colbert said as Stewart sat down. "Is this your Donald Trump impression?"
Stewart replied: "I thought this is how men dressed now. The president sets men’s fashion, and I saw the inauguration. Super long tie, dead animal on head. Boom."
Stewart then went on to read the incoming Executive Orders from President Trump, all of which were ridiculous and filled with narcissistic bravado. Had Hillary Clinton been elected, Stewart would have most likely appeared to bash conservatives opposing her. Since that didn't happen, Stewart now gets to revert to his Bush years persona as the Troller-in-Chief.
The first order: "To secure our border, China shall immediately, and without hesitation, send us their wall. Done. Boom."
"When the wall arrives at the southern border, we shut the lights; we pretend we’re not home," Mr. Stewart said. "It’s C.O.D.; Mexico has to sign for it."
Stewart then declared "America now finally has an official language. The new official language of the United States is bullsh–t." The word "bullsh–t" being Stewart's favorite word while host of The Daily Show, designated conservatives residents of "bullsh–t mountain."
The third executive order was of greater length:
I, Donald J. Trump, am exhausting. It has been 11 days, Stephen. 11 [expletive] days. Eleven. The presidency is supposed to age the president, not the public.
The reason that I, Donald J. Trump, am exhausting is that every instinct and fiber of my pathological self-regard calls me to abuse of power. I want — no, deserve — not just your respect but your adoration. Parades with the tanks and the synchronized dancing, and why can’t they train 10,000 doves to spell out “Trump” in the clouds? How hard can it be? They’re already flying.
I, Donald J. Trump, am exhausting because it is going to take relentless stamina, vigilance and every institutional check and balance this great country can muster to keep me, Donald J. Trump, from going full Palpatine, with the lightning coming out of the fingertips and “fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate.”
We have never faced this before. Purposeful, vindictive chaos. But perhaps therein lies the saving grace of my, Donald J. Trump’s, presidency.
No one action will be adequate. All actions will be necessary. And if we do not allow Donald Trump to exhaust our fight and somehow come through this presidency calamity-less and constitutionally partially intact, then I, Donald J. Trump, will have demonstrated the greatness of America. Just not the way I thought I was gonna.
