During Wednesday’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host-of-the-week Jordan Klepper showed his most recent man-on-the-street experience designed to make Trump supporters look dumb. This time Klepper and his interviewees were looking ahead to the UFC fight at the White House, which Klepper used to compare Trump to the infamous Roman emperors Nero and Caligula.
In a voiceover, Klepper declared, “Of course, there is a very real historical precedent to spectacles like this.”
One man said of the UFC fight, “Kinda going back to gladiators. It feels gladiatorial,” while a second echoed the sentiment, “The Romans loved it and the Greeks loved it. Everybody loves some kind of gladiator.”
Jordan Klepper did one of his man-on-the-street bits before the White House UFC fight and wondered “So, which emperor is Trump? Is he, like, Nero?” and “He might be like Caligula… Caligula tried to get his horse voted into the Senate, I believe.” pic.twitter.com/ZUbJaaquIN
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 18, 2026
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