Trevor Noah Compares the Anonymous NYT Op-Ed to a PG-Rated ‘Two Girls One Cup’

Yesterday, an anonymous New York Times op-ed written by a “senior White House official” broke the internet (if you haven’t read it, it’s worth your time). Late night hosts scrambled to work the story into their monologues, but few did so as well as The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah. In his segment on the anonymous piece — which President Trump called “gutless” — Noah revealed the horrifying truth about the op-ed writer’s claim that they and other aides are reining in Trump’s wilder inclinations, and he’s absolutely right.

“Holy shit. There’s a secret group of people within the White House actively working to curb President Trump,” Noah explained. “Which is wild, because this means this whole time we’ve been dealing with the watered-down version of Trump.” Noah’s quip earned him huge laughs from the audience, and he continued to mine the joke. “You’re telling me that this is the better version?” he asked, pointing to a picture of Trump. “Like I thought this was the peak of crazy, this is Diet Trump? This is what you’re saying?”

Noah then somehow managed to work in a Two Girls One Cup punchline, because why the hell not? “That’s like finding out Two Girls One Cup was the PG-version of the clip,” he joked. “What was the R-rated version? There was no cup? What the hell are you telling me?”

Like many Americans, Noah questioned why the anonymous official would write this op-ed. From Bob Woodward’s book to Omarosa’s many tapes, we’ve been inundated with hints that the White House is dysfunctional; the only thing this op-ed does is confirm those suspicions. “That doesn’t make me feel better,” Noah said of the writer’s promise that they are “trying to do what’s right” for the country.

“Because before this, I knew there was turbulence,” he said. “But now, someone just came on the PA system and was like, “Ladies and gentlemen, the pilot is actively trying to crash the plane. But don’t be alarmed. We’re doing everything we can do stop him … So please keep your seatbelts fastened and enjoy your peanuts and tax cuts.”

Watch Noah’s entire segment in the clip above.