On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” correspondent Jordan Klepper weighed in on the Donald Trump campaign’s focus in the days leading up to the election, including the death of orphaned squirrel-turned-socialite Peanut. made fun of the “important issue”. The media star was euthanized by New York wildlife officials last week.
“To the Trump campaign, this is your last chance to get your message across. There are definitely people out there who don’t get distracted like stupid dogs when they see a squirrel and stay focused on the important issues,” Klepper said. said.
The late-night show then cut footage of vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance mentioning the death of Peanut the squirrel. “I know Don was furious about Squirrel Peanuts,” Vance told supporters Sunday at a campaign rally in Sanford, North Carolina. “We were on our way here from Cincinnati, and he was like, is it really true that Democrats killed Elon Musk, the squirrel?”
“Folks, we’re just hours away from Election Day, and the Republican Party’s final message is: We must avenge the death of Peanut the Squirrel,” Klepper said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad the Republican Party is finally paying attention to police brutality, but the entire MAGA world is mourning the death of Peanut the Squirrel.”
In his opening monologue, Klepper compared the end-campaign messages of Kamala Harris and Trump, saying the latter’s campaign was “off track.”
“Mr. Kamala ended his campaign with joy and celebrity hype, but Donald Trump’s closing argument is that he’s basically pissed at everyone,” Klepper said.
Late-night shows showed footage of Trump speaking at rallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and complaining about people like Rep. Adam Schiff. In one video, President Trump said he didn’t care if someone tried to “shoot up fake news” to assassinate him.
“He’s just casually joking about reporters getting shot,” Klepper said. “If you had to do every campaign event at Walgreens wrapped in glass like a stick of deodorant, you’d be grumpy too.”
He added: “But Trump didn’t just exude dark vibes. He also radiated a strange sexual energy.”
The show then played a clip of Trump using a microphone to mimic oral sex during a rally in Wisconsin on Friday.
“If you go to watch C-SPAN, you’ll see an insane campaign asking if you’re over 18,” Klepper said. “But blowing up the mic stand isn’t the weirdest part of his final message. The weirdest part is that with only a few days left, he told us, ‘Oh, by the way, RFK Jr. “I intend to do all the work of the president.”
A “Daily Show” correspondent noted that the former president recently insisted that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be put in charge of things like the nation’s health and food. “It’s a lot of new shit that’s going to befall us the day before Election Day,” Klepper said. “We’ve been talking about tariffs for two years, and now it’s like, ‘Oh, by the way, this guy with the brainworm is in charge of everyone’s health.'”
Mr. Klepper concluded: “To recap, we’re only an hour away from Election Day, the presidential candidate is getting even more insane, his legions of supporters are ready to follow him into battle, and the Capitol is boarded up and ready for the final battle. The children’s teeth are about to fall out, the police are executing squirrels, and tomorrow we’ll see if the Earth continues to exist in its mess or we all scream to hell. It’s the climax of the day when we find out what’s going on.
He added: “I guess what I’m saying is, don’t forget to vote.”
