Desi Lydic Roasts Trump for Pulling Out All the Stops for Xi

New York Times - Sep 25, 2026

“Trump picked him up at the airport? OK, that is friendship,” Lydic said on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”

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Block the Merger Coalition Asks Court to Reject Paramount’s Settlement With States Over Warner Bros. Deal

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