Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump contradicting his phony FIFA Peace Prize by cracking down on Venezuela. Ronny Chieng covers Trump’s petty change to free-entry days at national parks, a $12 billion bailout for farmers, and Sean Duffy’s pitch to improve airports via pull-up bars. Desi Lydic dives into Trump’s professed love for miners (“minors”?) and his unhinged attacks on female reporters, and Michael Kosta tackles America’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and Marco Rubio’s crackdown on “woke” fonts. #DailyShow #FIFA #SeanDuffy #Venezuela

Trump was in Pennsylvania today to unveil his fiscal plan, 76% of Americans have a negative view of the economy, the White House has been doing their best to put the blame on Biden, instead of actually trying to do something about affordability he’s just challenging the word itself, we got some new details about Trump planning to have a UFC fight on the White House Lawn on his birthday, everyone around him seems to treat him like a child, RFK Jr and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are very busy making air travel healthy again, Trump went to JD Vance’s house for the annual Christmas party, and Jimmy goes through all the junk you can get from the characters in MAGAland for the holidays.

Trump has been boasting about hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, called Jimmy a “horrible” host and said if he can’t beat out Jimmy in terms of talent then he shouldn’t be president, Jimmy goes through all of Donald’s many talents, he claims that he was 98% involved in selecting this years honorees, Trump was given the first ever “FIFA Peace Prize” in a deeply embarrassing display, the bombs keep dropping on our Secretary of War Crimes won’t say whether he will release video of the “double tap” strike, the big story this weekend in Hollywood is Netflix buying Warner Brothers, Trump is mad at his buddy Larry Ellison who owns Paramount after Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “60 Minutes” Interview, and Jimmy announces that he has decided to extend his contract here at ABC for another year – until May 2027.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $82 billion.

Desi Lydic covers Melania getting into the mandatory Christmas spirit by decorating the un-bulldozed parts of the White House, Kash Patel refusing to do his job without a big girl FBI jacket, and Pete Hegseth responding to possible war crimes charges by throwing his admiral and a cartoon turtle under the bus. Plus, Jordan Klepper wants YOU to join Hegseth’s scapegoat army. #DailyShow #MelaniaTrump #PeteHegseth #Christmas

0:00 – Desi Lydic’s TDS Welcome
0:31 – Melania Trump Unveils the White House’s 2025 Christmas Decorations
1:56 – Trump Nods Off During Cabinet Meeting
2:34 – Kash Patel Refuses to Step Off FBI Plane Without Rage Jacket
4:32 – Hegseth Under Fire for Possible War Crimes
7:55 – Jordan Klepper Weighs in on Pete Hegseth Fallout

Afraid of the woke leftists’ war against Christmas? Keep the sanctity of the holiday season alive with the brand-new Trump Tinsel, made from recycled shreddings of the Epstein files. The president promised he was going to release them, but he never said how! #DailyShow #WaronChristmas #EpsteinFiles

Arctic weather is gripping much of the U.S., President Trump announced the end of fuel and emissions standards for automobiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny for leaking classified info on Signal, and Stephen reveals his Spotify Wrapped results.

There is another Supermoon tonight, Jimmy was named the third most trending person in the world according to Google, Pantone Headquarters named the color of the year, the U.S. Institute of Peace now has Donald Trump’s name on the building, he botched the name of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi during a speech there today, if Congress doesn’t extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act – millions of Americans will be shocked by how much more their health insurance costs, Trump keeps on claiming he has a plan for healthcare when he clearly doesn’t, RFK Jr. and his vaccine advisors at the CDC will meet to decide on their recommendation for when to give babies the Hepatitis B Vaccine, and This Week in Unnecessary Censorship.

Images of Epstein’s island reveal a penchant for creepy decor and a commitment to oral hygiene, Pete Hegseth gets cagey about turning over his phone for the Signalgate investigation, the Pentagon’s press team is replaced by MAGA personalities, and Jordan Klepper investigates Trump’s commitment to being labeled a “president of peace,” signage and all. #DailyShow #Epstein #JordanKlepper #Trump

0:00 – Jordan Klepper’s TDS Welcome
0:32 – The Epstein File Release Date Nears
1:53 – Photos Released from Epstein Island
5:24 – Pete Hegseth Refuses to Turn in Phone for SignalGate Investigation
10:00 – Trump Renames The U.S. Institute of Peace
12:07 – A Trailed for Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize

The annual Spotify Wrapped lists were released today, Republicans are coming to the defense of Donald Trump after he took a little siesta during his noon-time cabinet meeting, according to a watchdog report from the Pentagon’s office Pete Hegseth violated regulations when he texted war plans to a Signal group chat, pressure is starting to build around Hegseth’s order to “kill everybody” on a supposed Venezuelan drug boat, bankruptcies of “mom and pop” businesses have hit an all-time high, Costco is suing the Trump administration over tariffs, Trump announced a plan to withhold SNAP benefits for Americans who live in Blue States, and Jimmy tries to guess which Spotify Wrapped list belongs to which Kimmel staffer.

It’s the most sickening time of year, and not just because President Trump pardoned a notorious convicted cocaine trafficker while continuing to execute suspected smugglers in the Caribbean without proving their guilt. Elsewhere, First Lady Melania Trump’s audiobook is now available in Spanish, and a raccoon broke into a liquor store and helped himself to some free booze.

Trump went completely off the rails in a furious social media posting spree last night, held another all-star cabinet meeting where he couldn’t seem to keep his eyes open, when he wasn’t sleeping – he was lying, he unveiled his latest effort to intoxicate the stupid with an idea he calls “Trump Accounts,” Don Jr. is busy screaming about how unfair everyone is to his father, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Russia with Putin, and on Giving Tuesday we ask people on the street if it is GIVING Tuesday.

MAGA supporters were offered some shady Black Friday deals, the mystery around President Trump’s recent MRI continues as concern about his physical and mental fitness intensifies, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly committed war crimes while blowing up boats in the Caribbean.

Trump spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Mar-A-Lago where he issued a warm Thanksgiving message and lashed out at Tim Walz, Trump still doesn’t seem to know why his MRI was given, he claims to have the highest poll numbers ever even though his approval rating is the lowest since we ran him out of office the first time, he pardoned the former President of Honduras who was responsible for sending 500 tons of cocaine to the United States, Pete Hegseth may have committed war crimes, Melania unveiled the White House Christmas decorations, and our nations newscasters can’t believe it is December!