Overview

• White House confirms Trump–Putin summit set for Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, framing it as a “listening exercise” that excludes Ukraine.
• Jimmy Fallon’s monologue this week used Taylor Swift song titles to mock the rocky history between Trump and Putin and satirize expectations of a swift peace deal.
• Fallon quipped that Americans worry Trump “isn’t Ready for It” after the president boasted he “ACED” a simple cognitive test, likening his mind to a “giant Blank Space.”
• Seth Meyers seized on Trump’s Truth Social attacks on Rep. Jasmine Crockett and his cognitive-test brag to ridicule his memory lapses, including forgetting “Walter Reed.”
• Late-night hosts are blending Taylor Swift’s album announcement with geopolitical satire to spotlight concerns about the president’s mental fitness and diplomatic readiness.