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Church and State
During the inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde asked President Trump to have mercy on L.G.B.T.Q. children, undocumented immigrants and others who might be frightened about his return to power.
On Wednesday’s “Daily Show,” Ronny Chieng noted how aggravated Trump seemed to be as he watched from the front row.
“He was probably looking up at Jesus on the cross and thinking, ‘Hey, you and me both, brother!’” Chieng said.
“I read that President Trump’s last-minute decision to pardon nearly every Jan. 6 rioter took a lot of his allies by surprise. They were like, ‘This isn’t the thoughtful, measured Trump we remember from the first term.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“According to one adviser, Trump just said, ‘Eff it, release them all.’ Yeah, at this point, the only prisoner Trump hasn’t released is Melania.” — JIMMY FALLON
The Bits Worth Watching
Questlove told Jimmy Fallon about watching more than 900 episodes of “Saturday Night Live” for his new documentary, “Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of ‘S.N.L.’ Music.’”
What We’re Excited About on Thursday Night
The folk rock musician Hurray for the Riff Raff will perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Also, Check This Out
On an episode of “Faces of Music,” a Hulu docuseries, Chappell Roan recreates the look she designed for her album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.”
