Ever since its first post-October 7 show, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show has been the worst of the late night comedy shows on the Israel-Hamas War, so it was good to see host-of-the-week Josh Johnson applaud President Trump for his role in securing a ceasefire agreement that looks like it could lead to the end of the war, even if he did so somewhat reluctantly.
Johnson began his commentary by declaring, “That’s right, a peace deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. And it's based on the framework Donald Trump proposed. Which means another thing you almost never hear, and I can't believe I'm saying this, I got to give Donald Trump some props here, you know. It doesn't happen a lot. In fact, I can only think of this, the COVID vaccine, and Home Alone 2. Now, don't get me wrong, this is astonishing, because if this peace holds, it means the guy who couldn't stop a fight between Gary Busey and Meatloaf brokered peace in the Middle East.”
Reaching for an analogy, Johnson continued, “So Trump, when it comes to peace, you did it! I mean, you also did a big portion of the war. But you did the peace, too! It's like how white people did slavery in America, but they also ended slavery in America.”
Johnson further added, “And I just want to say thank you! Thank you. Either way, this is a reason to celebrate. And look, if this deal holds, maybe we should give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize?”
Amid booing from the audience, Johnson gave Trump a choice, “Or, or, or—and you won't like this either—we let him burn the Epstein Files. He only gets one, but he gets to pick, alright?”
As of the publishing of this article, there are many details of this agreement that still have to be worked out, most notably the fate of Hamas and its role in Gaza going forward. However, today, the hostages are set to return home, and it is good to see the show that, not even two months after October 7, was wondering why Israel was even bombing Gaza, give its main nemesis credit for that.
Comedy Central The Daily Show
10/9/2025
11:01 PM ET
JOSH JOHNSON: That’s right, a peace deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. And it's based on the framework Donald Trump proposed. Which means another thing you almost never hear, and I can't believe I'm saying this, I got to give Donald Trump some props here, you know. It doesn't happen a lot. In fact, I can only think of this, the COVID vaccine, and Home Alone 2. Now, don't get me wrong, this is astonishing, because if this peace holds, it means the guy who couldn't stop a fight between Gary Busey and Meatloaf brokered peace in the Middle East.
So Trump, when it comes to peace, you did it! I mean, you also did a big portion of the war. But you did the peace, too! It's like how white people did slavery in America, but they also ended slavery in America.
And I just want to say thank you! Thank you. Either way, this is a reason to celebrate. And look, if this deal holds, maybe we should give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize? Or, or, or — and you won't like this either — we let him burn the Epstein Files. He only gets one, but he gets to pick, alright?