The Daily Show has ripped Ivanka Trump to shreds for buying a 1,400-acre luxury Mediterranean island as a “real fixer-upper” project while America’s economy suffers under her father’s presidency.Days after Ivanka, 44, boasted on a podcast about developing the Sazan Island into a private eco-resort with her husband, Jared Kushner, Daily Show anchor Michael Kosta played a clip from her interview and slow-clapped as he sarcastically said, “Let’s give it up for this couple.”“And for those of you who are thinking, hey, before buying a private island, shouldn’t billionaires maybe read the room?” Kosta said. “What you don’t understand is, the island doesn’t have rooms yet. They can’t lay the foundation for those rooms until they burn down all those stupid trees, okay?”Ivanka said on David Senra’s podcast Sunday that she and Kushner found the island while they were swimming off their friend’s boat and became “captivated.”Kosta mocked her “impulse buy” and added: “Can you make this sound even more out of touch?”'The Daily Show' host Michael Kosta mocked Ivanka Trump's recent interview where she spoke about developing an island with her husband, Jared Kushner (The Daily Show)He also scoffed at Ivanka speaking about the purchase as a self-improvement journey.She said on the podcast: “For me, it feels more like a challenge than anything else. The culmination of all of my experience in real estate, all of my travel, a lot of reflection on how I want to live, how I think people increasingly are wanting to live, and trying to really build something that’s a tangible manifestation of that.”Kosta yelled in response to the clip: “Of course, ‘tangible manifestation!’”“Come on, lady. You’re rich and you bought an island! Just say that,” he said. “Not everything has to be a deep, spiritual journey.”Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are working on a $1.4 billion project to develop Sazan (AFP/Getty)Ivanka and Kushner’s $1.4 billion plans to transform the island, which is off the coast of Albania, have been the subject of scrutiny for years after the project was first approved in December 2024. Although Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, has shown his support for the project, it has faced backlash from environmental groups as Sazan — which locals now refer to as “Trump Island” — was previously one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean.Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 dayNew subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 dayNew subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.Most recently, Albanian prosecutors announced an investigation into the luxury resort project amid the protests from citizens and environmental groups.The passion project for the president’s daughter and son-in-law is underway as Donald Trump continues to poll poorly, with a recent Politico survey published Friday revealing that a majority of Americans say the ongoing cost-of-living crisis is the worst they can remember. 46 percent of respondents said they held the president fully or mostly responsible for the state of the economy.