Olivia Munn made a surprise appearance on The Daily Show on Wednesday, using her platform to take aim at former President Donald Trump and his latest tariff-related remarks. The actor and former correspondent from 2010 to 2011 returned to deliver a satirical segment dissecting Trump's claims on international trade policy.
“This is all to make up for Donald Trump’s enormous deficit of attention and love,” Munn said, disputing the notion that the sweeping tariffs were genuinely tied to trade imbalances.
The segment referenced Trump’s Tuesday speech at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner, where he boasted about foreign countries calling him and “kissing my ass” to avoid tariffs. “They are dying to make a deal, ‘Please, please, sir, make a deal,’” Trump said, asserting his leverage.
However, less than a day later, Trump reversed course and announced a 90-day pause on imposing tariffs on most countries, with China remaining an exception. Munn used the opportunity to highlight the contradiction.
“See, he’s just a boy, standing in front of the world, asking to have his ass kissed,” Munn joked, referencing a famous film line to mock the former president’s need for validation.
She added, “And once the world fills the aching hole in his heart, the tariffs will end.” Fellow Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic, joining the segment, expressed doubt over such a resolution. “There’s not enough attention in the world to make him feel like a human again,” Lydic responded. “Exactly, bitch,” Munn replied.
The segment blends comedy with political critique, spotlighting the emotional motivations Munn suggests are behind Trump's erratic policy choices, rather than grounded economic strategy.
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