Late Night Jokes Its Way From Canada to the ‘Gulf of America’

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During a rambling news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico “the Gulf of America.”

“Yeah, let’s do that,” Desi Lydic said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” crumpling her script and tossing it behind her. “Why the hell not?”

“We have been so concerned about all the scary things that Trump’s going to do, we forgot he’s also going to do some really stupid things.” — DESI LYDIC

“I guess ‘Gulf of America’ does have a ring to it — as in, ‘There was another horrific oil spill in the Gulf of America.’” — DESI LYDIC

“So now, if I understand this correctly, the Gulf of Mexico will become the Gulf of America, New Mexico will be Dry America, and Cinco de Mayo will be the Fifth of Mayo.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“It’s going to be a long four years.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“That is not all — he also wants to change New Mexico to ‘Even Better Mexico.’” — GREG GUTFELD

“He still has no health care plan. He stayed up almost all night drinking Diet Cokes to come up with the Gulf of America.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“So, bad news: Groceries will still be expensive. Good news: Everybody’s getting new maps.” — SETH MEYERS

“As for Canada, he plans on renaming it North North Dakota.” — GREG GUTFELD

“Trump today suggested he’ll consider using economic force to get Canada to become part of the United States. And if that doesn’t get him the Nobel Prize, I don’t know what is going to.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“Right now, everyone who moved to Canada after Trump won is like, ‘Well, I guess it’s off to the North Pole.’” — JIMMY FALLON

“If you think America’s divided now, imagine if half the country spelled ‘color’ with a ‘u.’” — JIMMY FALLON

“Yep, Trump wants to merge with Canada. I feel like we’re close to him offering a throuple with Mexico.” — JIMMY FALLON

“This is insane. Canada can’t become part of America. That’s the country I pretend to be from when I’m traveling abroad.” — DESI LYDIC

“Well, welcome to the United States, Canada. Locker rooms are over there, our Wi-Fi password is ‘hawktuah-69-420,’ and you pay for health care now.” — DESI LYDIC

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