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Television|Josh Johnson to Trump: He’s Not ‘Puff Daddy’ Anymore
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Late Night ROUNDUP
The “Daily Show” host found comedic fodder in an Oval Office event about mining in Alaska, at which the president wound up talking about Sean Combs.
Oct. 8, 2025, 2:24 a.m. ET
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Veering Off Course
President Trump on Monday hosted reporters in the Oval Office, where he said he was ordering the government to approve a mining road through Alaskan wilderness.
“Congrats, Alaska. You finally got a road,” Josh Johnson said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”
“And if we know one thing about Trump, it’s that he likes to keep his press conferences focused and on topic, so let’s hear what he has to say about this cool road.” — JOSH JOHNSON
Reporters took the opportunity to ask Trump whether he’d pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator. (“I haven’t heard the name in so long,” said Trump, adding that he’d “have to take a look at it.”) The president said other people had asked him for pardons, including Sean Combs (“I call him Puff Daddy”).
“Wait, so you don’t remember Ghislaine, but you remember that we used to call Diddy ‘Puff Daddy’? That was nine names ago!” — JOSH JOHNSON
“Hey, man, maybe when you hear the words ‘child sex trafficking,’ the next thing you say shouldn’t be, ‘I’m going to look at it,’ all right? The only way to phrase that worse is, ‘Now, I got to see this!’” — JOSH JOHNSON
“All you had to do was mention someone else who was not convicted of sex crimes — which is most people — and you chose Diddy. And I want to remind everyone, we were gathered here to talk about a road in Alaska.” — JOSH JOHNSON
The Punchiest Punchlines (Not Gonna Fly Edition)
“Well, guys, we’re almost a week into the government shutdown, and airports across the country are already starting to report a shortage of air traffic controllers. Now pilots are faced with the choice of waiting in a long line or using the self-checkout tarmac.” — JIMMY FALLON
“Soon when we fly we will have the same number of air traffic controllers the Wright brothers had.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
