🔗 Share this article Nighttime Hosts Target Trump's Controversial 'Gold Card' Visa Plan TV's leading entertainers devoted their airtime ridiculing ex-President Donald Trump's recently unveiled immigration program, called the "golden visa," describing it as a obvious cash-for-residency scheme for the rich. Colbert's Sarcastic Spin Kicking off his program, Stephen Colbert offered a sardonic holiday jingle targeting the commander-in-chief. "He is making a list, reviewing it twice, and then handing that list to the agents at ICE," he crooned. "Trump ... destroys all he comes into contact with." The focus was the new program that enables foreign nationals to buy U.S. residence for a sum of a million dollars, with a "top-tier" option for $5 million. An official portal promises approval "in record time." "A brief note for you to affluent immigrants: prior to you pony up, maybe think about Canada?" Colbert quipped. He pointed out that the program is also meant to "extract cash" from companies wanting to hire foreign workers, involving large costs. "That is a lot of fees, though if you enroll, you also get free accommodation at a property of your choosing – as long as it's the that one hotel," he added. "The most thorough background check the government has ever done," stated Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "that $15,000 vetting to make sure these applicants absolutely meet the standard to be in America." "That's important, you have to prove you're fit to be an American," Colbert said dryly. "Question one: how many hamburgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Scathing Commentary On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the visa program the "Get Into America Express Card." "This is a card that will permit affluent foreigners to live here," he explained. "In exchange for a million bucks, you get legal resident status, you get a road to citizenship, and a president's pardon for one significant crime of your selection." "Maybe it's time to revise that inscription on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your tired masses. Pay a million bucks, you're in!" he remarked. Kimmel mocked the brevity of the application, saying it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He said that Trump "believes citizenship is something you can sell, like a condo." "That's right, the top people are the rich people," Kimmel quipped. "That's what Jesus constantly said! It's in the Bible. He says it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle if you offer the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Grocery Issues On another network, Seth Meyers focused on Trump's declining approval ratings during economic anxiety. "People gave Donald Trump a second term because they were upset about the economy," he said. Recently, in a effort to discuss affordability, Trump conducted a briefing in front of a selection of food items, where he reacted strangely to some cereal. "Lovely packaging, I think I'm going to take some of them with me to my place and have a lot of fun," Trump stated. "Like the Cheerios, I haven't had Cheerios in a while." "He's so fucking weird," Meyers said. "What do you mean, you're going to take them back to your cottage to have a lot of fun with them? What exactly happens with those Cheerios?" Meyers concluded by mocking right-leaning media defenses of Trump's economic record. "Perhaps instead of voicing concerns, you should give him a shiny trophy similar to the one FIFA did," he remarked.
TV's leading entertainers devoted their airtime ridiculing ex-President Donald Trump's recently unveiled immigration program, called the "golden visa," describing it as a obvious cash-for-residency scheme for the rich. Colbert's Sarcastic Spin Kicking off his program, Stephen Colbert offered a sardonic holiday jingle targeting the commander-in-chief. "He is making a list, reviewing it twice, and then handing that list to the agents at ICE," he crooned. "Trump ... destroys all he comes into contact with." The focus was the new program that enables foreign nationals to buy U.S. residence for a sum of a million dollars, with a "top-tier" option for $5 million. An official portal promises approval "in record time." "A brief note for you to affluent immigrants: prior to you pony up, maybe think about Canada?" Colbert quipped. He pointed out that the program is also meant to "extract cash" from companies wanting to hire foreign workers, involving large costs. "That is a lot of fees, though if you enroll, you also get free accommodation at a property of your choosing – as long as it's the that one hotel," he added. "The most thorough background check the government has ever done," stated Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "that $15,000 vetting to make sure these applicants absolutely meet the standard to be in America." "That's important, you have to prove you're fit to be an American," Colbert said dryly. "Question one: how many hamburgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Scathing Commentary On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the visa program the "Get Into America Express Card." "This is a card that will permit affluent foreigners to live here," he explained. "In exchange for a million bucks, you get legal resident status, you get a road to citizenship, and a president's pardon for one significant crime of your selection." "Maybe it's time to revise that inscription on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your tired masses. Pay a million bucks, you're in!" he remarked. Kimmel mocked the brevity of the application, saying it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He said that Trump "believes citizenship is something you can sell, like a condo." "That's right, the top people are the rich people," Kimmel quipped. "That's what Jesus constantly said! It's in the Bible. He says it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle if you offer the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Grocery Issues On another network, Seth Meyers focused on Trump's declining approval ratings during economic anxiety. "People gave Donald Trump a second term because they were upset about the economy," he said. Recently, in a effort to discuss affordability, Trump conducted a briefing in front of a selection of food items, where he reacted strangely to some cereal. "Lovely packaging, I think I'm going to take some of them with me to my place and have a lot of fun," Trump stated. "Like the Cheerios, I haven't had Cheerios in a while." "He's so fucking weird," Meyers said. "What do you mean, you're going to take them back to your cottage to have a lot of fun with them? What exactly happens with those Cheerios?" Meyers concluded by mocking right-leaning media defenses of Trump's economic record. "Perhaps instead of voicing concerns, you should give him a shiny trophy similar to the one FIFA did," he remarked.