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Photo Trevor Noah said President Trump must be the first human being in history who gets to command an army after starring in a Pizza Hut commercial. Credit Comedy Central

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President Trump called himself a problem solver on Monday during his address on the war in Afghanistan. On The Daily Show the next night, Trevor Noah offered a second opinion.

Yeah, Trump is a problem solver the same way Godzilla is a city planner. The only way Donald Trump can consider himself a problem solver is if he stops creating problems. You guys are so lucky, I was about to do something but I stopped myself! Problem pre-solved. TREVOR NOAH

He said Mr. Trumps speech hadnt offered much in the way of specifics.

While we do know that Trump has decided to send more troops to Afghanistan, thats pretty much all we know. Trumps actual strategy is like his position on Nazis: Its unclear. TREVOR NOAH

Conan OBrien wasnt sure how responsible Mr. Trump was for preparing his prepared remarks.

Before announcing his decision on Afghanistan, President Trump was said to have made a rigorous thats what his people are saying, rigorous review of the issue. Yes, Trump said: I must have read at least four tweets about it. CONAN OBRIEN

The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic donned a generals uniform to get Mr. Trumps attention, then offered a radical suggestion on handling the situation in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan would make a perfect American state. It has tons of pickup trucks, guns and opiates. Its got something for everybody. Republicans will get an influx of super-religious conservatives and Democrats get an entire state of minorities and some seriously open borders. DESI LYDIC

Mark Wahlberg has been named 2017s highest paid male actor. Yeah. Today, Mark said, I dont know why, either. CONAN OBRIEN

I know that hes been president for seven months, but seeing Donald Trump making military decisions is still weird for me. I mean, he must be the first human being in history who gets to command an army after starring in a Pizza Hut commercial. TREVOR NOAH

Theres a new beer coming out that contains marijuana. Unfortunately, the inventor cannot for the life of him remember how he made it. CONAN OBRIEN

Mr. OBrien donned his leering Letterman affect when speaking to Lea DeLaria. He was particularly interested in asking about her Orange Is the New Black sex scenes.

Desus and Mero dont have a lot of sympathy for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchins wife, who tagged all the pricey brands she was wearing in an Instagram photo then dressed down a stranger who criticized her.

Kathy Bates stars as an aging stoner and a new marijuana dispensary proprietor in Disjointed, an upcoming Netflix series. Shell talk to Mr. OBrien on Wednesday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is ordering New York art institutions to make their staffs and boards more racially and ethnically diverse. Most of the citys major museum boards are plagued by underrepresentation of minorities, a Times investigation found.

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