“The Daily Show” pokes fun at the Trump campaign’s final message

On Monday night's episode of “The Daily Show,” correspondent Jordan Klepper poked fun at the “important issues” Donald Trump's campaign focused on in the final days before the election, including the death of Peanut, an orphaned squirrel socialist-turned-media star who was euthanized by New York wildlife officials last week.

“Trump campaign, this is your last chance to get your message out. “Surely there is someone who focuses on the important issues and doesn’t get distracted like an idiot when they see a squirrel,” Klepper said.

The late night show then shows a clip in which vice presidential candidate JD Vance brings up the death of Peanut the squirrel. “I know Don loves Peanut the squirrel,” Vance told supporters at a campaign rally in Sanford, North Carolina, on Sunday. “We were on our way here from Cincinnati. He said, “Is it really the case that the Democrats have murdered the Elon Musk of squirrels?”

“Everyone, we're just hours away from Election Day and the final message from Republicans is, 'We must avenge the death of Peanut the Squirrel,'” Klepper said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Republicans are finally caring about police brutality. But here we are, and the entire MAGA world is mourning the death of Peanut the Squirrel.”

In his opening monologue, Klepper compared the campaign messages of Kamala Harris and Trump and said that his campaign had “gone off the rails.”

“While Kamala ends the campaign full of joy and celebrity hype, Donald Trump's closing argument is that he's basically mad at everyone,” Klepper joked.

The late-night show will feature footage of Trump speaking at his rallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and complaining about people like Rep. Adam Schiff. In one clip, the Republican presidential candidate said: “To get me, someone would have to shoot through the fake news, and that doesn't bother me that much.”

“He just casually jokes about reporters being shot,” Klepper emphasized. “I guess you’d be grumpy too if you had to cover all your campaign events in glass at Walgreens like a stick of deodorant.”

He continued: “But Trump didn’t just radiate dark vibes. He also radiated a strange sexual energy.”

The show then played a clip in which Trump appeared to use his microphone to simulate an oral sex move at his rally in Wisconsin on Friday.

“You know a campaign has gone awry when you look at C-SPAN and they ask you if you are over 18,” Klepper said. “But the bursting of a microphone stand isn't even the strangest part of his final message. The strangest thing about it is that with just a few days to go, he's telling us, “By the way, RFK Jr. is going to do all the presidential stuff.”

The “Daily Show” correspondent noted that the former president recently insisted that he would put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the country's health, nutrition and more. “This is a lot of new shit coming our way the day before Election Day,” Klepper said. “You've been talking about tariffs for two years, and now you're like, 'Oh, by the way, the guy with the brain worms is responsible for everyone's health.'”

Klepper concluded: “To sum it up: We are only an hour away from Election Day. We have a presidential candidate sinking deeper into madness, a legion of his followers ready to follow him into battle, the Capitol completely boarded up and ready for the final showdown, our children's teeth about to fall out, “The police execute squirrels. And tomorrow is the decisive day when we find out whether the earth continues to exist in its confusion or whether we will all go screaming into hell.”

He added: “I guess what I'm trying to say is: don't forget to vote.”