Late-night hosts assess the threat of coronavirus and Trumps appointment of Vice-President Mike Pence as head of the response
Stephen Colbert
As coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, spreads, Wall Street is panicking, said Stephen Colbert on Thursdays Late Show. The Dow lost 2,000 points in the first three days this week, so Donald Trump held a press conference to reassure nervous investors. On Thursday, it bounced back by plunging almost 1200 points the largest single-day drop in US history.
America already has its first case of unknown origin, meaning its likely, according to medical experts, that there are people in the country unknowingly infected. Of course, during any health scare, its important to stay away from dangerous transmission vectors, Colbert said, in this case, mainly the internet, which is full of fake cures for coronavirus, such as boiled garlic or drinking bleach. I cant believe Im saying this, but dont drink bleach, said Colbert. A) its bad for you, and B) it ruins the taste of the Tide Pods.
On Wednesday night, Trump appointed Vice-President Mike Pence to lead the response effort. This is the greatest crisis of Trumps presidency, and his first response is: Mike, youre up. You take it, said Colbert. Luckily, Pence does have experience with outbreaks: making them worse, said Colbert. Pences refusal to implement a needle exchange program while governor of Indiana led to the worst HIV outbreak in the states history.
But you know what they say: if at first you dont succeed, welcome to the Trump administration, said Colbert.
Trevor Noah
The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow)
Coronavirus continues to spread, the stock market tanks, the public panics, and the CDC has some facial hair recommendations. pic.twitter.com/6ZiHSXs5ru
The coronavirus has spread to 52 countries on six continents, explained Trevor Noah on the Daily Show, and various governments are taking serious measures: Spains Canary Islands quarantined hotels, South Korea suspended military drills and Saudi Arabia shut down entry into the country for those making the religious pilgrimage to Mecca. And they didnt stop there in an even more drastic move, Saudi Arabia said that women arent allowed to leave their homes starting 80 years ago, said Noah.
Basically, the coronavirus is going after everybody, which is really scary, but also really woke, said Noah. You dont think about it, but the coronavirus is more diverse than the Oscars everyone gets a chance.
Less welcome is the news that Pence will be in charge of the response, although Noah argued it could be a stroke of genius: I know it seems ludicrous, but maybe the plan is to just have Mike Pence bore the virus to death.
Seth Meyers
On Late Night, Seth Meyers tried to keep the impending growth of US coronavirus cases in perspective. Its important to be cautious and not panic, but its also important not to ignore the advice of health professionals. Everyone should remain calm, hope for the best, follow the advice of experts and be prepared, he said.
Coronavirus spread in America is a matter of if, not when, according to a health officials; a top CDC official said this week it is inevitable and that disruption to everyday life may be severe. So you can either believe that expert, a doctor and scientist whos received numerous awards and worked in public health for decades, or you could believe this expert, said Meyers before a clip of Trump telling a rally crowd that the virus theyre working hard when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.
It will go away when it gets warmer? asked an incredulous Meyers. Were talking about a possible pandemic, not winter skin.
Trumps lack of preparedness is clear in his appointment of Pence as head of the coronavirus response, said Meyers. What medical experience does Mike Pence have? At best, he looks like a CPR doll who wont let you do mouth-to-mouth on it.
Jimmy Kimmel
The stock market is down and the coronavirus is up this planet is going to Purell in a handbasket, said Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night. Its interesting that [Trump] picked Pence to handle this especially because in 2014, Donald Trump tweeted: Obama just appointed an Ebola Czar with zero experience in the medical area and zero experience in infectious disease control. A TOTAL JOKE!
He really does have a tweet for everything, said Kimmel. Its like if Donald Trump from the past is trying to stop Donald Trump in the future, and its just not working.
A cruel irony of this national health emergency? Back in May 2018, the Trump administration disbanded the national pandemic response team to save money although to be fair, Kimmel deadpanned, who couldve ever seen something like that coming in handy?
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