A surprise stand-up set by comedian Theo Von at a military base in Qatar during President Donald Trump’s visit reportedly came together thanks his 19-year-old son, Barron Trump.
The host of the “This Past Weekend” podcast performed for troops with the U.S. Air Force at the Al-Udeid Air Base in Doha, a May 15 Instagram story confirmed. He posted photos with uniformed service members and a picture with Trump himself captioning “talkin haircare.”
During his routine that the president was absent for, Von made a plethora of jokes about drugs, homosexuality and developmental disabilities, according to the Associated Press and the Daily Beast. Among the riffs were one about snorting cocaine off the back of a “mixed baby” and one about where “the next 9/11 should happen,” AP reported.
“We don’t care if you’re politically correct,” Von told troopers, per AP.
Von also acted out having Down syndrome and called the U.S. Navy “gay,” AP reported. He also quipped about Qatar’s low crime rate, saying that police would be incapable of identifying perpetrators because everyone’s name is Mohammed and wears identical white robes. He called them the “Ku Klux Sandsman,” AP reported.
When Trump arrived on stage, he called for a round of applause for Von, who he called “a great influencer,” according to the Daily Beast. He said he had no idea who Von was until his son Barron introduced him.
“In fact, my son Barron said, ‘Dad, you’ve got to do an interview with’ somebody I hadn’t heard of, but my son knew very well — he knows everyone,” Trump told service members. “He said ‘Dad, you got to do an interview with a guy named Theo Von.'”
