🔗 Share this article Evening Personalities Target Trump's Controversial 'Gold Card' Residency Scheme TV's leading comedians spent the broadcast ridiculing ex-President Donald Trump's just launched visa program, dubbed the "golden visa," describing it as a blatant cash-for-residency system for the rich. The Late Show's Witty Spin Kicking off his program, Stephen Colbert delivered a satirical holiday tune targeting the commander-in-chief. "He is compiling a list, reviewing it twice, then handing that list to the people at ICE," he intoned. "Trump ... ruins each thing he touches." The focus was the new plan which enables foreign individuals to purchase U.S. residency for a sum of one million dollars, with a "platinum" tier for $5 million. The program's portal promises processing "with unprecedented speed." "One thought for you to affluent immigrants: prior to you pay, have you considered Canada?" Colbert quipped. He pointed out that the program is also designed to "get cash" from companies wanting to hire foreign workers, involving hefty payments. "That is a lot of fees, though if you sign up, you additionally get a complimentary stay at a hotel of your choosing – provided that it's the that one hotel," he said. "Unprecedented vetting the government has before done," said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "a $15,000 vetting to ensure these applicants completely meet the standard to be in America." "That's important, you have to prove you're fit to be an American," Colbert deadpanned. "First question: how many burgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Blistering Critique On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the initiative the "American Dream Express Card." "Here's a card that will let affluent foreigners to live here," he explained. "For a million dollars, you get official resident status, you get a road to citizenship, and a president's pardon for one significant crime of your selection." "Perhaps it's time to update that message on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your poor masses. Give us a million bucks, you're in!" he remarked. Kimmel teased the brevity of the application, observing it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He lamented that Trump "sees citizenship is something you can sell, like a steak." "That's right, the best people are the rich people," Kimmel said. "That's what Jesus constantly said! Read it in the Bible. He says it's simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle provided that you offer the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Economic Concerns Meanwhile, Seth Meyers turned to Trump's plunging poll numbers amid economic anxiety. "Voters gave Donald Trump a another term since they were upset about the economy," he said. Recently, in a effort to address cost of living, Trump held a press conference in front of a display of grocery items, where he reacted strangely to some cereal. "These look great, I think I'm going to take some of them with me to my cottage and have a lot of fun," Trump said. "Like the Cheerios, I haven't had Cheerios in a long time." "He is so fucking weird," Meyers reacted. "What do you mean, you're going to take them home to your cottage to have a lot of fun with them? What are you gonna do with those Cheerios?" Meyers wrapped up by targeting right-leaning media coverage of Trump's economic record. "Perhaps rather than voicing concerns, you should give him a shiny trophy similar to the one FIFA did," he joked.
TV's leading comedians spent the broadcast ridiculing ex-President Donald Trump's just launched visa program, dubbed the "golden visa," describing it as a blatant cash-for-residency system for the rich. The Late Show's Witty Spin Kicking off his program, Stephen Colbert delivered a satirical holiday tune targeting the commander-in-chief. "He is compiling a list, reviewing it twice, then handing that list to the people at ICE," he intoned. "Trump ... ruins each thing he touches." The focus was the new plan which enables foreign individuals to purchase U.S. residency for a sum of one million dollars, with a "platinum" tier for $5 million. The program's portal promises processing "with unprecedented speed." "One thought for you to affluent immigrants: prior to you pay, have you considered Canada?" Colbert quipped. He pointed out that the program is also designed to "get cash" from companies wanting to hire foreign workers, involving hefty payments. "That is a lot of fees, though if you sign up, you additionally get a complimentary stay at a hotel of your choosing – provided that it's the that one hotel," he said. "Unprecedented vetting the government has before done," said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, "a $15,000 vetting to ensure these applicants completely meet the standard to be in America." "That's important, you have to prove you're fit to be an American," Colbert deadpanned. "First question: how many burgers would you eat for a free T-shirt?" Jimmy Kimmel's Blistering Critique On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel referred to the initiative the "American Dream Express Card." "Here's a card that will let affluent foreigners to live here," he explained. "For a million dollars, you get official resident status, you get a road to citizenship, and a president's pardon for one significant crime of your selection." "Perhaps it's time to update that message on the Statue of Liberty – forget about your poor masses. Give us a million bucks, you're in!" he remarked. Kimmel teased the brevity of the application, observing it is "more difficult to start a Wordle account." He lamented that Trump "sees citizenship is something you can sell, like a steak." "That's right, the best people are the rich people," Kimmel said. "That's what Jesus constantly said! Read it in the Bible. He says it's simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle provided that you offer the needle a million dollars." Seth Meyers covering Economic Concerns Meanwhile, Seth Meyers turned to Trump's plunging poll numbers amid economic anxiety. "Voters gave Donald Trump a another term since they were upset about the economy," he said. Recently, in a effort to address cost of living, Trump held a press conference in front of a display of grocery items, where he reacted strangely to some cereal. "These look great, I think I'm going to take some of them with me to my cottage and have a lot of fun," Trump said. "Like the Cheerios, I haven't had Cheerios in a long time." "He is so fucking weird," Meyers reacted. "What do you mean, you're going to take them home to your cottage to have a lot of fun with them? What are you gonna do with those Cheerios?" Meyers wrapped up by targeting right-leaning media coverage of Trump's economic record. "Perhaps rather than voicing concerns, you should give him a shiny trophy similar to the one FIFA did," he joked.