--- title: Trevor Noah: Donald Trump is a Perfect African President description: "For me, as an African, there's just something familiar about Trump that makes me feel at home," said Noah. canonical: https://time.com/4060432/trevor-noah-donald-trump-african-president/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-03T16:50:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T11:29:45.516Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Daily Show's Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Is a Perfect African President og:description: "For me, as an African, there's just something familiar about Trump" og:url: https://time.com/4060432/trevor-noah-donald-trump-african-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4291836f53170198/698866caf887dc63d4e92b48/gettyimages-490593552.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: AWXII - Stand Up LIVE! og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Daily Show's Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Is a Perfect African President twitter:description: "For me, as an African, there's just something familiar about Trump" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4291836f53170198/698866caf887dc63d4e92b48/gettyimages-490593552.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Daily Show_'s Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Is a Perfect African President by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Oct 3, 2015 4:50 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 29: Comediann Trevor Noah performs onstage at Stand Up LIVE! during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Gotham Comedy Club on September 29, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for AWXII) NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 29: Comediann Trevor Noah performs onstage at Stand Up LIVE! during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Gotham Comedy Club on September 29, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for AWXII)Andrew Toth—Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Oct 3, 2015 4:50 PM CUT Donald Trump may seem like an unlikely leader for America, but on Thursday’s _Daily Show_ host Trevor Noah argued that Trump may actually be an ideal president—for Africa. “For me, as an African, there’s just something familiar about Trump that makes me feel at home,” said Noah, who is from South Africa. Noah then compared comments made by Trump (on everything from immigration to self-praise) to comments made by a variety of current and former African leaders, including South African president Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, and even the former Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi. “This country is capable of bold leaps. It took one in 2008 when it elected its first black president. Now in 2016 I say it is time to be bold once more and elect America’s first African president,” Noah says. Watch the clip below. 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