Monday’s reports that Donald Trump revealed classified intel to the Russian foreign minister and Russian ambassador during their visit to the White House was pretty shocking—and yet, was anyone truly surprised? The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah sure wasn’t: “I knew something was up when we saw President Trump with the Russians, and they were smiling.” In a segment on the story on Monday night, Noah explained that the most pathetic part of this whole situation isn’t the obvious embarrassment it has caused or even its foreign policy implications. “What’s really sad about all this is that Donald Trump is trying to impress the Russians … with the fact that he’s president? They know!” said Noah. “The guy’s there like, Yeah, do you guys know that I’m president? and they’re like, Yes, that is how we planned it.”
There is one bright side, however: Trump’s inability to keep a secret means that we can now safely assume that there are no such things as aliens. “Because if there were, Donald Trump would have told us by now,” said Noah. “He would have leaked it immediately: E.T. used my Samsung to phone home!” There’s nothing to fear from Area 51—or at least, nothing Trump has been made aware of.
