Michael Kosta Thinks Donald Trump's Latest Wild Claim Totally Backfired

Lee Moran

Updated May 23, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.·1 min read

“The Daily Show” host Michael Kosta on Wednesday explained why Donald Trump’s wild claim that Joe Biden was ready to assassinate him has backfired on the former president.

In a fundraising email Tuesday, Trump had suggested that the boilerplate text in a 2022 search warrant — which was used in an FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home and authorized the use of deadly force, if required — meant that the Democratic president was “locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger.”

“Holy shit! ‘Locked and loaded’? ‘Ready to take me out’?” said Kosta.

“I’ve never heard Joe Biden sound so f**king cool in my life,” he added, his expletive bleeped out for broadcast. “I always thought of Biden as a doddering old man, but Donald Trump makes him look like one of the Expendables.”

Kosta then impersonated Biden as saying, “The rest of you take what you want, but leave the orange man to me.”

Watch below:

Related...

HuffPost
George Conway Tells Trump What The Rest Of The World Really Thinks About Him
He also revealed what will happen if Joe Biden provokes Trump at this week's debate.
HuffPost
Ex-Aide Predicts Future Of Donald And Melania Trump's Relationship
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff weighed in on the former first lady's absence from the campaign trail.
The Daily Beast
New Pics Show Nuclear Secrets Stashed Beside the Diet Cokes at Mar-a-Lago
When Donald Trump was indicted last year for pilfering classified documents from the White House, court filings included photos of state secrets stashed throughout his country-club-turned-residence in, among other unsecured spaces, a ballroom, a bathroom, and Trump’s bedroom.On Monday night, following Trump’s latest disingenuous contention—that the FBI agents who seized and reviewed the contents of boxes upon boxes of sensitive materials stored at Mar-a-Lago “failed to maintain” the exact order
HuffPost
Eric Trump's 'Unvarnished' Claim About Dad Gets Brutal Instant Fact Check
Critics slammed the son of the former president for a wild new claim about his father.
Miami Herald
The corrupt behavior of SCOTUS Justices Alito and Thomas | Opinion
What Justices Alito and Thomas are doing is unethical, and if elected I’ll push to impeach them | Opinion
Reuters
Bankers who helped Putin's friend move millions via Swiss bank accounts lose appeal
ZURICH (Reuters) -Four bankers who helped a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin move millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts have lost their attempt to overturn convictions for failing to perform due diligence in financial transactions. Zurich High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier judgement against the men who assisted Sergey Roldugin, a concert violist who has been dubbed "Putin's wallet" by the Swiss government. Roldugin, who is godfather to Putin's eldest daughter, deposited millions in a bank account with the Swiss branch of Gazprom Bank in Zurich between 2014 and 2016.
HuffPost
Maggie Haberman Predicts ‘Very Mean’ Part Of Donald Trump’s Debate Performance
"I would be very surprised if he’s anything other than that," the New York Times reporter told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
The Canadian Press
Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump's gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction, but keeping others connected to the case off limits until he is sentenced July 11.
HuffPost
Sean Spicer Had A Debate Idea For Donald Trump. It Did Not Go Well.
The suggestion from Donald Trump's first White House press secretary prompted a brutal reminder.
The Daily Beast
Judge Aileen Cannon Dresses Down Trump Prosecutor: ‘I Don’t Appreciate Your Tone’
There was tension in U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom on Monday afternoon as the controversial jurist—already facing criticism that she is in the tank for Donald Trump, who appointed her to the bench during his single term in the White House—snapped at one of the government attorneys prosecuting Trump for unlawfully hoarding classified documents after leaving office.The exchange occurred during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, with prosecutors arguing for
United Press International
Using obscure procedure, Florida Republican seeks to have attorney general taken into custody
A Republican lawmaker announced Monday that she will force a vote soon to direct the House sergeant-at-arms to take the attorney general into custody by using a hardly used or discussed House procedural tool.
ABC News
House Republicans plan to take 1st step to hold Biden's ghostwriter in contempt of Congress: Sources
The House Judiciary Committee plans to take the first step toward holding President Joe Biden's ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in contempt of Congress, two sources familiar with the committee's plans tell ABC News. The committee plans to hold a "markup" on the contempt resolution on Thursday, which would be followed by a committee vote, the sources said. The move would pave the way for a floor vote in the House to hold Zwonitzer in contempt.
The Canadian Press
Conservative takes lead from Liberals in Toronto byelection as slow results near end
TORONTO — An urban Toronto riding that has been a Liberal-safe seat for three decades appears to be on the verge of falling to the Tories in an upset win for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives.
Time
Steve Bannon Prepares for Prison
Steve Bannon is set to begin a four-month prison sentence on July 1, after resisting multiple chances to comply with a Congressional subpoena. But the Trump adviser plans to continue to sow chaos before the election.
The Canadian Press
Trump has spent months painting Biden as incompetent. Now he's changing his tone before the debate
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of casting President Joe Biden as a shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together, Donald Trump has changed his tune days before their first debate.
ABC News Videos
New details emerge in Trump investigation
ABC News’ Katherine Faulders discussed how the special counsel scrutinized a previously unreported trip the former President Donald Trump took to Mar-a-Lago weeks before the FBI raid.
The Canadian Press
Russia summons the American ambassador over a deadly attack that Moscow says used US-made missiles
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-annexed Crimea that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150.
HuffPost
The Supreme Court’s Major Gun Decision Was A Warning To Extremist Judges
The Rahimi decision has implications that go beyond a single defendant or a single law.
The Hill
Liz Cheney teases Trump by showing Swift’s ‘sold out crowd’
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) jabbed former President Trump by sharing a video of pop star Taylor Swift’s “sold out crowd.” “Thank you @taylorswift13 for giving us a million reasons to smile. PS- @realDonaldTrump this is what a sold out crowd actually looks like,” Cheney wrote on social media platform X. Cheney reposted a video…
Bloomberg
China Premier Warns Decoupling Will Lead to ‘Destructive Spiral’
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned of negative consequences for the world if nations part ways economically, while also countering criticism that his country’s industrial policy has led to overcapacity.Most Read from BloombergYouTuber Dr Disrespect Was Allegedly Kicked Off Twitch for Messaging MinorNvidia Rout Takes Breather as Traders Scour Charts for SupportTrump Could Actually Lose Florida. Here’s Why.BuzzFeed Struggles to Sell Owner of Hit YouTube Show ‘Hot Ones’Paul Singer Is Pi

Related...

Latest Stories