“The Daily Show” host Michael Kosta roasted Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner over their private island purchase off the coast of Albania, puncturing the story with jokes about out-of-touch luxury, missing basic infrastructure, and even the island’s rumored unexp
Michael Kosta didn’t wait long to set the tone on Tuesday. On “The Daily Show,” the host went after Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s recent purchase of a private island off the coast of Albania—sparring with the kind of confidence only late-night TV can pull off.
Kosta opened with a jab that sounded like a joke and landed like a jab: “There’s got to be an easier way to divorce somebody.” He was reacting to the idea that the island story—shared by Trump herself—was wrapped in romance and personal reflection rather than any practical reality.
When Kosta leaned into the details, he made the purchase feel absurdly premature. “For those of you who are thinking. ‘Hey. before buying a private island. shouldn’t billionaires maybe read the room?’ What you don’t understand is. the island doesn’t have rooms yet. ” he told Comedy Central viewers. “They can’t lay the foundation for those rooms until they burn down all those stupid trees, okay?. And for the record. Jared and Ivanka aren’t scheming real estate moguls going around the world snatching up private islands. This was more of an impulse buy!”.
The comedy kept coming after a clip surfaced of Trump recounting how she and Kushner “fell in love” with the island after swimming to it from a friend’s boat. Kosta played along—then flipped it toward something far less glamorous. “Girl, I feel you. Been there. done that… Except instead of the Mediterranean. I was swimming in the Hudson River. and the island I hiked barefoot was Staten Island. and instead of buying it. I stepped on a needle and got HPV. But I feel you.”.
Kosta wasn’t done with the tone, either. He questioned why the island purchase was being framed as more than just a purchase. Trump called it the “culmination” of her real estate experience and a “tangible manifestation” of the way “people increasingly are wanting to live.” Kosta pushed back with a simpler demand. “Come on, lady!. You’re rich and you bought an island. Just say that!. Not everything has to be a deep spiritual journey, you know?. It’s like when you look up a chicken salad recipe and you have to scroll through nine pages of how the cook’s grandparents escaped the Balkan Wars in the back of a donkey cart. So did Nana use paprika or mustard?. Which one is it?!”.
Even the island’s future sounded less dreamy on Kosta’s tongue after he addressed a report that the property is still littered with unexploded land mines and abandoned military bunkers. “This place sounds like paradise on Earth,” he said. Then he doubled down on the couple’s presence on the island. adding. “There’s got to be an easier way to divorce somebody. Ivanka was on that island like, ‘Jared, smile. Hey, a little to the left. More to the left. Hey, hop up and down, Jared.’”.
After the island segment, Kosta pivoted to politics—still keeping the same combative rhythm. He turned his attention to President Donald Trump’s plan for a potential $1.8 billion slush fund, describing it as being “essentially killed” by both Democratic and Republican members of Congress this week.
“What?. You’re telling me that instead of just going along with whatever Trump says. members of Congress can actually stand up to him?” Kosta asked. He added that it wasn’t great the effort to “pay pedophiles for storming the Capitol” was part of the broader debate. but still praised lawmakers for resisting. “But still, good on you, Congress!”.
Kosta closed that thread with a dose of sarcasm aimed at skeptics of Congress. “It just goes to show that if you knuckle down and power through, you can do the bare minimum at your job,” he said. “That should shut up the haters who keep saying the only thing Congress is good at is insider trading.”
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Wait did they actually buy an island or is this just late night drama?
I mean yeah it’s funny but also like… who cares about a private island when people can’t even afford groceries. The whole thing reeks of out of touch. Also Albania? so random.
The “divorce somebody” line made me lol but I think it’s still weird that he’s making fun of foundations and trees like that’s the point. If they’re billionaires then they’ll just hire people and build it up. Idk maybe they just wanted vibes, not permits.
This is exactly why I can’t stand Ivanka like at all. First comes the romance story and then suddenly there’s an island missing basic stuff?? And weren’t they already under investigation for other stuff too? Feels like more distraction. Also the fact he said they have to burn trees… like why are we even entertaining this? I didn’t even read it all just saw the headline and was like here we go again.