‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Pam Bondi’s Fiery Epstein Hearing, Jokes About Trump and Bridge Drama

The Daily Show took sharp aim at Attorney General Pam Bondi this week after her tense congressional hearing over the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Host Jordan Klepper opened the segment by noting that lawmakers had “a lot of serious questions” for Bondi — ranging from immigration enforcement to the long-debated Epstein documents.

“And I’m sure she handled them with the grace and maturity we’ve come to expect from the Trump administration,” Klepper quipped, before rolling clips that suggested otherwise.

A Combative Hearing

During the hearing, Bondi sparred with lawmakers and at times appeared visibly frustrated. In one exchange, she snapped at a questioner, calling them a “failed politician.” In another, she admonished a lawmaker with a sharp “Shame on you!”

Klepper compared her tone to that of Donald Trump and joked about her confrontational style.

“I mean, you can do something like that in Congress,” he said, “but when I do it in a Chili’s, I get banned for life?”

The comedian also took aim at the controversy surrounding the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Klepper joked that anyone might be in a bad mood after spending weeks reviewing and redacting sensitive material from the files — before adding a sarcastic “allegedly.”

“Only One Victim”

More seriously, Klepper said the purpose of the hearings should have been about justice for Epstein’s victims.

“But for Pam Bondi,” he said, “there’s only one victim in all of this.”

The show then aired a clip of Bondi asking lawmakers if they had apologized to President Trump. She also declared Trump “the greatest president in American history.”

At one point, while reading from prepared remarks about the economy and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Bondi stumbled over her wording and reacted sharply to laughter in the room, saying, “I don’t know why you’re laughing.”

“If you’re gonna embarrass yourself on national television like that,” Klepper joked, “at least win a bronze medal.”

Olympic-Level Oversharing

That comment referenced another segment from the show’s opener, in which Klepper poked fun at Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid. During a live TV interview about his bronze medal, Lægreid unexpectedly confessed to cheating on his ex-partner, rather than focusing on the competition.

The comparison underscored Klepper’s larger point: that public figures sometimes make surprising — and self-inflicted — blunders on live television.

A Bridge, A Dispute and Some Riddles

The episode also mocked Trump’s reported threats to delay the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Trump has demanded that Canada cede half ownership of the bridge to the United States — despite the fact that the state of Michigan is already a joint owner.

In a comedic bit, correspondent Grace Kuhlenschmidt appeared as a “bridge troll,” congratulating Klepper for “solving the riddle of the bridge dispute: Give Trump a bribe, and you’ll have your route.”

She then delivered three more riddles — each with the same implied answer. The clues referenced corporate mergers, offshore drilling, and even wiping away a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking — all suggesting that political favors and financial incentives could solve almost any problem.

Sharp Satire, Serious Issues

As always, The Daily Show blended humor with pointed political commentary. While Klepper’s jokes drew laughs, they also highlighted ongoing tensions over transparency, accountability and political loyalty inside Washington.

The Epstein files, the heated exchanges in Congress, and disputes over international infrastructure may seem like separate issues. But in Klepper’s telling, they’re all part of the same story — one where power, politics and personality often take center stage.