As you may know,
this month is the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
And last year, President Trump received a lot of criticism
when he became the first president in two decades
not to host an official Ramadan dinner.
In response, Trump said, "I have no problem with Ramadan.
I just don't like Muslims."
But it looks like this year, he's changing his tune.
WOMAN: Tomorrow, President Trump will host a dinner
recognizing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The event was not held last year.
The move is a return to White House tradition.
So far, a guest list has not been made available.
Yay! President Trump making Ramadan great again.
For more on this news, we wandered around the building
and pulled in the first Muslim we saw. Hasan Minhaj, everybody!
(cheers and applause)
-What's up, Hasan? -What's up, man?
So, uh, Hasan, The White House Ramadan dinner
is back on the calendar officially.
-How big of a deal is this? -I mean, it's huge, Trevor.
Ramadan is the month where Muslims cleanse themselves
by fasting all day.
That means no eating, no drinking, no cursing
and definitely no face filters.
We know you're not a puppy!
No lying during the holy month, okay?
Ramadan is like Lent and Yom Kippur combined--
it's the ultra-marathon of sacrifice.
So it's nice when the president acknowledges that with a dinner.
Yeah, but, Hasan, how does it feel
to have Donald Trump host that dinner?
You know, I'll be honest, Trevor, um...
when I heard the news, I was deeply offended...
-Of course. -that I wasn't invited.
Wait. What, you want to be invited?
'Course I do. I mean, it is gonna be a train wreck.
(laughter)
Trump and Ramadan.
That's like Mel Gibson hosting a Passover Seder.
-(laughter, applause) -Who wouldn't want to see
whatever that is?
Okay, well, if you weren't invited,
why not just find another Muslim who is gonna be invited
and then just try and be their plus-one?
Oh, just chain-migration my way into the dinner? I wish.
I don't even know who's going.
I've asked all my friends, I have scoured the Minternet--
which is, like, the Muslim Internet,
it's like Black Twitter-- um, nothing.
It is killing me.
I just want to sit there and share some halal KFC
with my man Dinesh D'Souza.
Hasan, Dinesh D'Souza is not a Muslim.
I know that.
You know that.
Trump doesn't know that.
I will say this, though-- any Muslim who goes to this event
-is truly devout. -What do you mean by that?
I mean, this is the month of enduring hardship,
and this dinner is gonna be Hall of Fame hardship.
You are coming off of 16 hours of no food,
no water, you're tired, you're delirious,
and then Mr. Travel Ban walks into the room,
and because it's Ramadan, you're not even allowed
to curse that orange-tinted, mother...
I'm sorry, I'm fasting. See? Now, that's a test from God.
Yeah, but... I'm sure you know this, Hasan,
but there's a lot of speculation
about why Trump is hosting the dinner this year, right?
Some people think it's because the Supreme Court
is about to rule on his travel ban,
and he doesn't want them to think that he hates Muslims.
Other people think he's doing this because he's planning
to do, like, a Game of Thrones style Red Wedding.
-(laughter) -Oh, okay. Or...
or...
Trump is finally thinking of converting to Islam.
Wait, what?
Think about it, Trevor.
He doesn't drink alcohol, he doesn't work on Fridays,
he named his casino the Taj Mahal--
he's already 90% there.
Plus, it would be so dope
to have our second Muslim president.
What's up, Barry?
(laughter, whooping, applause)
You know what, I mean, Trump converting to Islam?
I'd have an easier time believing that
if Trump didn't hate Muslims so much.
You know who also hates Muslims, Trevor?
Muslims. Iran hates Saudi Arabia.
Turkey hates Syria.
Hasan Minhaj hates Kumail Nanjiani.
Now, Kumail, I told you to put me in The Big Sick,
it was the perfect role for me, but no...
you had to go with Zoe Kazan, and look what happened--
your movie was barely a major hit,
you selfish mother fasting...
I'm fasting. Sorry.
Hasan Minhaj, everybody.