Williams said Trump is “coming after all of our greatest Black people,” and joked, “Who’s next? Michael Jordan? Michael B. Jordan? Michael C. Jordan?”

Jessica Williams defends Beyoncé, Oprah against Trump targeting ‘every exceptional Black person’ in Daily Show return

Williams said Trump is "coming after all of our greatest Black people," and joked, "Who’s next? Michael Jordan? Michael B. Jordan? Michael C. Jordan?"

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Jessica Williams returned to her old *Daily Show *stomping grounds Monday to call "bulls---" on President Trump calling for Kamala Harris, and celebrities who endorsed her, like Oprah and Beyoncé, to be prosecuted.

The *Shrinking* star made her cameo during a segment on the late-night comedy show about the mounting pressure the administration is under to release files concerning convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After showing a CNN report of Trump's message on Truth Social calling for the aforementioned prosecutions, *Daily Show* host Jon Stewart began, "That's right, Trump is now calling for the imprisonment of all of the most popular people in the country... and Kamala Harris."

Williams could be heard interrupting him from off camera. "Oh no, oh no no no, not Beyoncé, Jon, that is some bulls--- right there, nuh uh. I am here because I have had it with Trump. He's gotta come clean about Epstein. I am sick of this," she said, finally appearing in frame.

When Stewart pointed out Trump's been "doing this for weeks" and mused "how much longer can he avoid talking about it," Williams quipped, "I mean obviously it depends on how many Black people he has left."

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"Trump is trying to throw every Black person he can think of in front of the scandal to distract us," the actress and comedian said. “First, he released the Martin Luther King Jr. files. Then he accused Obama of treason. And now he wants to prosecute Oprah *and* Beyoncé? The nerve, Jon, the nerve.”

Williams — who left *The Daily Show* as a regular in 2016, but has popped back up as a guest at various points since then — continued, saying that the president is "coming after all of our greatest Black people." She joked, "Who’s next? Michael Jordan? Michael B. Jordan? Michael C. Jordan?"**

Williams, who is fresh off her second Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Gaby in *Shrinking*, continued, “Trump is going to target every exceptional Black person he can think of. We’re about a week away from him saying that Urkel did 9/11. Urkel? Did he do that? No, Jon, no, he didn't. He was nowhere near the towers that day."

Jessica Williams attends a FYC Event for 'Shrinking' in May 2025.

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The comedian then joked that she just hopes "this whole thing wraps up before Trump gets to me." Stewart told her not to be nervous, and that Trump wouldn't go after her, which she jokingly took umbrage at.**

"Excuse me? He won’t come after me?" she said to Stewart. "What, I’m not an exceptional enough Black person for Trump? Hmm? I’m not famous enough to be publicly accused of treason or doing 9/11? You don’t know where I was that day. You don’t know me. I’m sorry, but I’m nominated for an Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy.”**

She quipped to Stewart that she was notable enough to “at least be accused of misdemeanor election fraud, you butthead.”

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Watch the full segment with Williams in the video, above.

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