🔗 Share this article Nighttime Hosts Take Aim At Trump's Latest 'Gold Card' Immigration Program TV's leading hosts devoted their evening mocking ex-President Donald Trump's newly unveiled visa initiative, dubbed the "golden visa," describing it as a blatant pay-for-access system for the wealthy. The Late Show's Sarcastic Spin Opening his broadcast, Stephen Colbert offered a satirical holiday jingle directed at the president. "He's making a list, reviewing it twice, and then handing that list to the officials at ICE," he intoned. "The President ... destroys all he comes into contact with." The subject was the new initiative which allows foreign individuals to buy U.S. residency for the price of one million dollars, with a "premium" version for $5 million. An official portal guarantees processing "faster than ever." "One thought here to wealthy applicants: prior to you fork over the cash, have you considered Canada?" Colbert joked. He pointed out that the program is also designed to "extract cash" from businesses wishing to hire foreign workers, with significant costs. "That is a lot of fees, though if you enroll, you additionally get free accommodation at a property of your selection – provided that it's the a specific Marriott," he said. "The best screening the U.S. government has ever done," said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "a $15,000 vetting to make sure these people truly meet the standard to be in America." "That is important, you have to prove you're qualified to be an American," Colbert said dryly. "The initial query: how many burgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Humorous Commentary On his late-night program, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the visa program the "Get Into America Express Card." "This is a card that will allow wealthy international individuals to live here," he stated. "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 choosing." "Perhaps it's time to change that poem on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your poor masses. Pay a million bucks, you're in!" he joked. Kimmel lampooned the simplicity of the form, noting it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He said that Trump "sees citizenship is something you can sell, like a steak." "That's right, the best people are the rich people," Kimmel said. "It's what Jesus always said! It's in the Bible. He says it's simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle provided that you pay the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Economic Concerns Meanwhile, Seth Meyers addressed Trump's slipping poll ratings amid economic worries. "The public gave Donald Trump a another term since they were angry about the economy," he explained. Recently, in a effort to address prices, Trump conducted a briefing in front of a selection of grocery items, where he reacted oddly 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 is so extremely weird," Meyers responded. "Like, 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 wrapped up by targeting right-leaning media arguments of Trump's economic performance. "Maybe rather than complaining, you should give him a shiny trophy like what FIFA did," he joked.
TV's leading hosts devoted their evening mocking ex-President Donald Trump's newly unveiled visa initiative, dubbed the "golden visa," describing it as a blatant pay-for-access system for the wealthy. The Late Show's Sarcastic Spin Opening his broadcast, Stephen Colbert offered a satirical holiday jingle directed at the president. "He's making a list, reviewing it twice, and then handing that list to the officials at ICE," he intoned. "The President ... destroys all he comes into contact with." The subject was the new initiative which allows foreign individuals to buy U.S. residency for the price of one million dollars, with a "premium" version for $5 million. An official portal guarantees processing "faster than ever." "One thought here to wealthy applicants: prior to you fork over the cash, have you considered Canada?" Colbert joked. He pointed out that the program is also designed to "extract cash" from businesses wishing to hire foreign workers, with significant costs. "That is a lot of fees, though if you enroll, you additionally get free accommodation at a property of your selection – provided that it's the a specific Marriott," he said. "The best screening the U.S. government has ever done," said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "a $15,000 vetting to make sure these people truly meet the standard to be in America." "That is important, you have to prove you're qualified to be an American," Colbert said dryly. "The initial query: how many burgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Humorous Commentary On his late-night program, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the visa program the "Get Into America Express Card." "This is a card that will allow wealthy international individuals to live here," he stated. "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 choosing." "Perhaps it's time to change that poem on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your poor masses. Pay a million bucks, you're in!" he joked. Kimmel lampooned the simplicity of the form, noting it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He said that Trump "sees citizenship is something you can sell, like a steak." "That's right, the best people are the rich people," Kimmel said. "It's what Jesus always said! It's in the Bible. He says it's simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle provided that you pay the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Economic Concerns Meanwhile, Seth Meyers addressed Trump's slipping poll ratings amid economic worries. "The public gave Donald Trump a another term since they were angry about the economy," he explained. Recently, in a effort to address prices, Trump conducted a briefing in front of a selection of grocery items, where he reacted oddly 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 is so extremely weird," Meyers responded. "Like, 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 wrapped up by targeting right-leaning media arguments of Trump's economic performance. "Maybe rather than complaining, you should give him a shiny trophy like what FIFA did," he joked.