MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off Wednesday night's show by burying President Donald Trump in mockery over the fact that the GOP invented yet another fake award to give him at a moment when his foreign policy and his polling numbers are both in freefall.
"Tonight, after so much suspense, with so many worthy nominees in the running ... the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has just announced the winner of the inaugural America First Award," said Psaki.
Johnson's remarks revealed the lengths Republicans were willing to go to honor the president.
"The president has done so much for the American people, and we want to honor him in some small way, some token of our appreciation for his leadership," said Johnson in the clip. "And so tonight, we have created a new award. We have — we're going to do something we've never done before. We're going to honor him with a new award that we'll present annually from this point forward. But he is the suitable and fitting recipient of the first-ever America First Award. We can think of no better title for what that is. That's just beautiful. Golden statue here."
Psaki could barely contain her disbelief.
"Guys, there is even a golden statue. You can't make it up," said Psaki. "That's right, Little Mike Johnson and all those Republicans have just created yet another participation trophy to give their very special boy in the White House to make sure he feels good about himself. And I know what you're thinking. Did the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner really just take home the inaugural America First Award? What are the chances? The same guy who also won the undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal Award just last month. Is that even legal?"
She then broadened her critique beyond the awards themselves.
"It's like the EGOT for insecure manbaby presidents, all of these awards together," said Psaki. "And look, any other adult in this country would feel completely embarrassed by the patronizing way that Trump is showered with fake awards on a near-daily basis. That's just how Republicans have to treat this president. And it's not just the fake awards, because every day some member of this administration says something straight to the camera that tells you really all you need to know about the cult of Donald Trump. And today — and there are a lot of competitors for this, but today, the award for the most revealing quote goes to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, when she said this in response to a question about the war in Iran."
"If you've heard it from the President of the United States, obviously it's true," said Leavitt in the clip.
Psaki burst out laughing as she tried to respond to the clip.
"I mean, there is no moment in history under any president in any other White House where that has been less true," she said.