Trevor Noah Feels Bad for Trump Surrogates: They Defend Him, Then He ‘Royally F*cks Them’

Trevor Noah mocked Donald Trump‘s cable news surrogates tonight, singling out Katrina Pierson in particular for her now-infamous statement that President Obama brought the U.S. into Afghanistan.

But he honestly feels bad for Trump surrogates because of how much they have to frantically spin, including on his declaration that “Obama is the founder of ISIS.”

And then, after a day of them defending him, Noah said that’s the point when Trump pivots and “royally fucks them” (i.e. saying it was sarcasm).

And with surrogates arguing he was being both sarcastic AND serious, Noah said it’s troubling that “the people who are hired as communications specialists are now basically the shrugging emoji.”

Watch above, via Comedy Central.

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