On September 13, 2018, "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central responded to the announcement of the twelve finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame. The show's host, Trevor Noah, riffed on the various potential inductees and concluded that the one he liked best was the Magic 8 Ball, since it was the only black toy. He also enthused about the way the Magic 8 Ball prevaricates with answers like "Ask again later," saying that it reminded him of how President Trump responds to questions. The piece then showed a commercial for a fictional product, Trump Magic 8 Ball, with kids asking questions of the blinged up ball and watching actual videos of the president providing non-answers.