President Joe Biden delivered his final speech from the Oval Office this week, using the opportunity to warn of the looming threat of an oligarchic oligarchy in the United States. Of course, the late-night host had some thoughts on Biden's farewell message.
exist tonight showJimmy Fallon recalled Biden's speech in which the outgoing president "warned that the oligarchy and the tech-industrial complex could pose real dangers to our country." Fallon replied: "Where is this guy? Biden can't sing 'Happy Birthday.' He suddenly brings out 'Oligarchy' and 'Tech Industrial Complex'?"
He added that Biden called for taxing billionaires and term limits on the Supreme Court in his speech, and quipped, "Man, it would be great if Biden was president."
Jimmy Kimmel had a similar reaction, accusing Fox & Friends of focusing on the pillow Biden was sitting on rather than the speech itself. "Joe Biden leaves office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency at 63 percent," Kimmel added. "The good news is he won't remember anything."
exist late night showStephen Colbert admits this is his last show in the Biden administration. The host explained how Biden advised Americans to guard against the coming "tech-industrial complex," noting, "This has been a threat since I was a kid. We called it Radio Shack back then."
Colbert added: "Thank you sir for the stern warning. But, I must say, whispering about it in your signature low-power mode robs it of some essential urgency."
Seth Meyers moderates the entire speaking segment late at night's "A Closer Look" noted that Biden must "finally feel" the anger against the establishment. "It's a powerful message," Meyers said after a clip of his farewell address was played. "I just hope that one day this enterprising young man runs for office so he can do something about it."
He added, "Now you're warning us that the United States is turning into an oligarchy? The 12 richest people in the United States now have a combined net worth of $2 trillion. The combined wealth of America's billionaires is $6 trillion, more than the bottom half of the U.S. The combined wealth of a portion of the population. Elon Musk was the first person to reach a net worth of $400 billion, and he's usually that bad at it, which is why it's weird that he can't afford a bigger shirt. "It's not like we didn't realize this was happening."
Meyers pointed out that Bernie Sanders has been warning that America would become an oligarchy for at least 31 years. "Look, I appreciate Biden's warning," the host said. "But it would be great if Democrats tried to talk about this during the campaign when it was on people's radar... Now that Biden is leaving office, suddenly he's full of ideas."
exist daily showJordan Klepper responded to Biden's ominous warning, sarcastically saying, "Thanks for the encouragement, Mr. President. I peed my pants in comfort." He added, "Listen, I know all you have left is It's a few days, but don't give us any trouble, maybe offer some solutions, you know?"