While some late comedians have attacked the GOP’s spending bill as an attack on poor people, Comedy Central’s Ronny Chieng decided to be different and take a swing at the national security portions, mainly President Trump’s call for a “Golden Dome” missile defense system. On Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show, Chieng quipped that the argument for the system sounds “like a us problem” and displayed none of the subtlety or nuance the topic deserved as he ended up citing a pro-Golden Dome expert as evidence the idea is dumb.
Chieng introduced a clip of ABC’s Good Morning America by wondering, “Good news, everybody, Congress is cutting food stamps, but we're getting a Golden Dome! If you're hungry, maybe you can try eating it! Quick question, though, where did Trump come up with ‘Golden Dome?’”
In the video, White House correspondent Mary Bruce recalled how, “The president has long praised Israel's Iron Dome, which can intercept and destroy short-range rockets, missiles, and drones.”
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