“Daily Show” correspondent Ronny Chieng mocked Donald Trump’s “very strong response” to an Iranian official who reportedly called for an assassination attempt against the president so “he can no longer sunbathe” at Mar-a-Lago.
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Iranian television on Wednesday that a “small drone might hit” Trump in the navel as “he lies there with his stomach to the sun.”
Trump, when asked when he sunbathed last by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, appeared to warmly reflect on his past.
“It’s been a long time, it’s been a long time. I don’t know, maybe I was around seven or so,” he replied.
Chieng joked, “Wow! I didn’t think a threat like that would unlock his core childhood memories.”
The comedian went on to encourage more questions like Doocy’s so the president could have an “emotional breakthrough” of sorts.
“Like, ’Yeah, last time I sunbathed was when I was seven and my mom said she didn’t love me and I forgive her — oh, my God, I’m healed! Let the immigrants stay!” Chieng quipped.
Moments earlier, Chieng made light of the wildly “specific” threat and questioned why Iran was targeting Trump’s belly.
“Iran went from building a nuclear bomb to ‘We’re going to turn his outie into an innie,’” he joked.
“Are they threatening to assassinate him or poke him like he’s the Pillsbury Doughboy?”
Check out more of Chieng’s Thursday monologue on “The Daily Show.”
