“It has been five months since Trump was indefinitely suspended from Facebook for the minor infraction of trying to overthrow the government. I mean, who hasn’t done that?” Trevor Noah said.
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Still Unfriending Trump
Facebook’s oversight board upheld the social network’s ban on Donald J. Trump in a decision announced on Wednesday, one day after the former president launched his own social media platform, a blog called “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.”
“It has been five months since Trump was indefinitely suspended from Facebook for the minor infraction of trying to overthrow the government. I mean, who hasn’t done that?” Trevor Noah joked on Wednesday.
“So whatever else you think of the guy, he did find a way to leave Facebook.” — SETH MEYERS
“On the bright side, he still has a good excuse for forgetting his kids’ birthdays.” — JIMMY FALLON
“That’s a tough break for Trump. Now he’s scrambling to figure out how he’ll keep in touch with his friends from high school.” — JIMMY FALLON
“And, look, I get why Facebook extended Trump’s suspension. But you have to admit, it does seem pretty unfair to ban him from a website that began as a way to rate women’s looks.” — TREVOR NOAH
“According to their oversight board, they deliberated and decided for the time being Trump will continue to be blocked on Facebook, Instagram and in bed with Melania, which is a weird thing for them to throw in.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“So, if you want to see crazy conspiracy theories, you’ll have to settle for any other person on Facebook.” — JIMMY FALLON
“This has to be driving him nuts. If Trump runs for president again, he’s going to have to go door-to-door talking to voters like a Jehovah’s Witness: [Imitating Trump] ‘Hello, my name is Donald. Have you heard the bad news about Mexicans?’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Trump has been banned from Facebook since Jan. 7. His punishment for trying to overthrow the government is the same you give a teenager for coming home late after curfew: ‘No social media for you!’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Punchiest Punchlines (From the Desk of Donald J. Trump Edition)
“Hold up — this dude has been saying for months that he is going to create a whole new social media platform to rival Twitter and Facebook, and he just ended up making a blog? And not just that — he’s called the blog ‘From the Desk of Donald Trump’ when we know for a fact that he doesn’t spend any time there. I mean, you might as well call it ‘From the Juice Bar of Donald Trump.’” — TREVOR NOAH
“Trump’s jotting down some thoughts when they come to him, so let’s be honest about what this whole thing should really be called: ‘From the Bathroom of Donald J. Trump.’” — JAMES CORDEN
“Trump calls this a platform, but it’s really just a website that he calls ‘a place to speak freely and safely.’ There’s only one problem: The site doesn’t allow any replies or comments or even likes. The only person speaking freely, or even at all, is him.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“But I get it, you know? Trump had to do something to distract from the fact that he lost his appeal to get back on Facebook. Or, as he put it, [imitating Donald Trump] ‘We won this appeal, in a landslide. everyone knows it. So many victories.’” — TREVOR NOAH
The Bits Worth Watching
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