Late-night host Desi Lydic doesn’t want to have to wait for Donald Trump to leave the White House before she can go visit his book-free “presidential library.”
Trump and his son Eric this week revealed plans to build a skyscraper in Miami to host a presidential library that will actually be more of a hotel, although construction on the project won’t start until he leaves office.
“Wait. You wouldn’t start until you’re out of office?” The Daily Show host Lydic joked on Wednesday night’s episode.
“Mr. President, we need this library that is mostly a hotel as soon as possible. You know what? You should leave office and start building it right now. We can’t wait a second longer!”
Lydic took her demands a step further, asking the president to take Vice President JD Vance—and the entire administration—along with him.
“You might even need help. Bring JD with you. He can supervise. And yes, yes, we are losing your administration, but we are gaining so much more in ‘hotel-brary.’”
Lydic mocked Trump’s grand plans for his latest “DIY project,” which bears little resemblance to a traditional presidential library. The president’s son Eric unveiled his vision for the building: a glass behemoth emblazoned with the word “TRUMP” and the American flag.
“This landmark on the water in Miami, Florida will stand as a lasting testament to an amazing man, an amazing developer, and the greatest President our Nation has ever known,” Eric wrote on X.
“What a fitting monument to President Trump,” Lydic responded to mock images of the building, “A hotel parading as a presidential library, where you can honor his legacy by cheating on your wife in the Ashley Madison suite.
Trump said the presidential library would “most likely” be a hotel, adding, “I don’t believe in building libraries or museums.”
“It’s going to be most likely a hotel, with a beautiful building underneath and a 747 Air Force One in the lobby,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Lydic imitated Trump’s remarks, saying as Trump, “I don’t trust museums. All the little guys come to life at night and make you learn history.”
“Interesting library!” she retorted. “Has Donald Trump ever seen a library before? Because this just looks like one of his hotels. But it’s his library, right?”
