Josh Johnson on Trump’s allies: ‘He doesn’t care about competence; he wants loyalty’

The Daily Show host discussed the power of Zohran Mamdani in New York primaries, Ken Paxton’s scandals and a ‘sauce craze’ for ranch dressing On The Daily Show last night, Josh Johnson focused on an uptick in ranch dressing sales, the results of New York’s primaries and the different ways that Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump are “kingmakers”. In his Daily Show monologue, Josh Johnson discussed reports that the World Cup has led to a “sauce craze”, with TSA confiscating many bottles of ranch dressing from fans flying back to their home countries. “Come on, TSA, do you really need to be so strict about this?” Johnson asked. “No one’s going to blow up a plane with a bottle of ranch. The bathroom, maybe, but not the plane.” Johnson then turned to New York’s primary elections, which saw Democratic socialists win two House positions and several state seats this week. “While every election has its winners and losers, there was one guy who came out on top last night, who wasn’t even on the ballot,” said Johnson in reference to Mamdani. All three candidates backed by the mayor won their races, leading one commentator to call him a “kingmaker”. “A soci