Notable Quotables: Trevor Noah on Kellyanne Conway

Summary

Trevor Noah critiques Kellyanne Conway's comments on the World Health Organization, highlighting her misunderstanding of the name 'COVID-19' and suggesting that her statements may be a strategic move to make President Trump appear more intelligent.

Abstract

In a segment discussing Kellyanne Conway's appearance on Fox & Friends, Trevor Noah points out her criticism of the World Health Organization (WHO) amidst President Trump's own attacks on the institution. Conway questioned WHO's competence by stating, "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks," implying a lack of awareness that the name refers to the year of its emergence, 2019. Noah responds with satire, questioning whether Conway also believes that the band Blink-182 was named after 181 predecessors. He further speculates that President Trump might intentionally have Conway make questionable statements to enhance his own perceived intelligence by comparison.

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Trevor Noah is critical of Kellyanne Conway's understanding and remarks regarding the World Health Organization and the naming of COVID-19.
Noah implies that Conway's comments are misguided, as the name 'COVID-19' clearly refers to the year of the virus's discovery, not a sequence number.
He humorously compares Conway's misunderstanding to an absurd interpretation of the band name 'Blink-182'.
Noah suggests that there may be a deliberate strategy behind Conway's comments, insinuating that they are designed to favorably contrast with President Trump's public persona.

Notable Quotables: Trevor Noah on Kellyanne Conway

Noah comments on Kellyanne’ appearance on, you guessed it, Fox & Friends, where she attacked the World Health Organization, the latest stupid target of Donald ”I Did Everything Perfect” Trump . . .

“Case in point was Kellyanne Conway’s where she leveled her own attack against WHO by saying, ‘This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. You would think that people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that.’

“Seriously?” Noah asked. “You would think that one of the president’s top advisers would know that it’s called COVID-19 because it started in 2019. Not because it’s the 19th COVID. Does Kellyanne Conway also think that they’re called Blink-182 because the first 181 Blinks were taken?”

“You know, sometimes I think Trump tells Kellyanne Conway to say dumb things on purpose just so that he looks smart in comparison.”