Desi Lydic

I think at the core, the most important thing for the Democrats is to, you know, really take this time and figure out what is the vision? Who is going to lead this party? What do we want? What does that look like? What is the democratic version of, you know, Project 2025? I think there's so much disagreement about

in the party and you know there's a they're kind of like stuck in this cycle of reacting all the time and that's only going to get you so far like you can't be on your on your back foot just reacting it's like there has to be some kind of proactive mission and until the party really figures out what what the vision is what the path forward is then it's going to continue to be rudderless

I love an excuse to hang out. So even if we're doing it over Zoom, I'll take it. I'll take what I can get.

So there are no cocktails that you're aware of, but you don't know what's in my travel mug. Is that how you guys do it at The Daily Show?

That's a great question. It depends on the day. It really depends on the day. I think there are great characters on both sides of the aisle. It depends on what the stories of the day are. Yeah. I think there's definitely a real lack of censorship or restraint in the Republican Party that tends to be funnier when people are just off the rails and saying whatever the hell they want to say.

There definitely seems to be a little more of that energy happening on the Republican on the Republican side. So they tend to give us a little more material. But listen, we're out to poke holes in both sides and call BS wherever it exists.

And that's the other thing that we kind of grapple with is, I mean, she's... She's a machine. She's just out there saying wild stuff all the time. And I think that the other the the challenge that we're coming up against is like, you know, sometimes these politicians are out there just saying stuff because they want the press. They want to be covered, you know, and it feels like taking the bait.

So for us to kind of figure out, all right, Marjorie Taylor Greene said this thing about That was very upsetting today. And we want to respond to it. We want to call it out. But then we don't want to feed into it because this is exactly what the reaction that she's trying to get. So like that's I mean, that's another conversation that we're constantly having.

Hey, you got to do what you got to do. You got to keep everything under the desk, pull it out as needed. Yeah, if you can make it three months without resorting to that, I'm impressed.

Yeah. Or they're out there starting podcasts. Gavin Newsom just is starting a new podcast. I'm like, oh, OK.

Exactly. It was so funny. I mean, yeah, that whole I thought, well, we couldn't have written that any better.

It feels a little different this time around. I think... For one, I think we all feel fatigued. I mean, there's so much fatigue because we had his first administration, the first four years, then there was the campaigning for the next. And it's not like he ever really went away. So we've been covering him this whole time.

And now for the second administration, the biggest change is probably that things are moving along at such a rapid pace. There is a lot that he is doing. I guess you've got to give him credit for that. He's seeing things through. Whether they're effective or helpful in any way, that's debatable. But he is getting stuff done, which is what he said he would do.

So the pace in which things are happening is real rapid. And it hit us... Right after the inauguration, it was like the first week that he was president, we kept getting these like news bombs at 4.45 p.m. And we taped the show at 6. And then the second it started happening, we went, oh, right. That's what this is like. That's right.

This used to happen for the first four years where like he would just do something at the end of the day and we'd have to upend the show and rewrite the opening or whatever. So I think the pace is moving much more quickly. There are a lot fewer guardrails.

I think there were a lot of people in his administration before that were kind of old school Republicans that were going to kind of keep him in line. And now he's able to appoint whoever he wants, this media star and that media personality. And so it feels a lot more out of control right now.

Do you think any of that will change in terms of... people in the Republican Party standing up and saying, you know what? No, this is not what we want. You know, it seems like no one is doing that currently. Do you think that would change? What would be the thing that would change course on that?

Oh, that's such a good question. We will win if that's OK with you. And then someone else in the Democratic Party would say, no, no, I think it should be we will win. And then someone else would be like, we will win. No, it should be that. And then they wouldn't be able to decide on what the rallying cry is. And it would just be pure chaos.

Oh, the issue that makes me absolutely rage would probably be subway train delays. That would be top of mind.

Yeah, I think everything has been a little bit better since congestion pricing. I hate to admit it, but... I know, me too. Yeah. But we did publicly just now. Yeah, we did. We'll cut that part out, right? Yeah, totally. What about chilling out about? Chilling out about... This is... This is so, this is so small and I don't even know if you're, are you on, are you on blue sky? Yes. Okay.

There's a lot of, it's a weird place. There's a lot of discussion on blue sky, not wanting to be X and a lot of like,

tampering down on having a variety of perspectives on blue sky there's a lot of like you can't say that here that's toxic that's you know and it's like no no there's it's not abusive it's not toxic it's just a varying varying opinions and i think there's we can't be so afraid to share varying opinions and have calm thoughtful discourse you know and Again, it's so small.

I don't even know if this is like a thing, but it's just something that I was noticing. People were jumping off of X and hopping on blue sky or threads, but then wanting to police people only having one perspective, one frame of mind. And that's not what this is all about.

I think we have to be able to go to places and have thoughtful conversations and disagree and hopefully, you know, come out a better way through all of it. Which is why I appreciate your podcast and what you're doing. I think what you and Scott are doing here is so amazing. And your work on Fox is, I mean, I just, it's a masterclass.

To all of it. It's exhausting. It's cathartic. I think it depends on the day. I mean, some days are more exhausting than others. But, you know, I'm someone who likes to be tapped in to what's going on. I completely understand the urge to... pull the plug on news every now and again and take mental health breaks and just sort of disconnect from it all. I get that.

Well, thank you. You're over there doing God's work. So thank you for the work that you do, truly.

And I think people should absolutely do that when they need to. But I do like to be tapped in. And so for me to be able to process all Everything that's happening in the world, politically and otherwise, with a room full of my funniest friends is... I mean, that is... that's cathartic. For us, we get to kind of find the joy and find the humor in the wild things that are happening.

And sometimes it's really hard to find it. I agree with that, for sure.

Well, I, you know, I loved The Daily Show all through my 20s and watched John and the other all the correspondence religiously and thought, like, that is what I want to do. I want to be a correspondent on that show. And that's something that I, you know, I auditioned for The Daily Show three different times over the course of many years.

And when I got the job, it was, you know, it's been a dream job. It's continued to be a dream job. I never... set out to host a late night show. I never thought that that would be part of my destiny. So to get the chance to do this, you know, even every few weeks is like, that's beyond anything I could have ever imagined. But it is, it's so much fun. I'm having the time of my life.

It's like, it's flexing a different muscle for sure. The pace of the show moves so much more quickly when you're sitting at the desk. You have to make decisions very quickly about, you know, what you want the show to look like and what your point of view is on a particular story. even if you're just hearing it.

But I think for me as a performer, just creatively, the role of a correspondent is it's very specific and you're playing a character and you're playing a heightened point of view and often you're embodying something ironically, right? The other perspective. And as a host, you're yourself.

Like, I get to sit there and be myself and think about, like, what do I really think about this and what do I want to say here? And, you know, of course, with the help of several Emmy-nominated writers who make us all look good. No big deal. No big deal. But it was really freeing to get to do that, to kind of shed the armor of the character and be like, all right, this is cool. This is...

This is I'm just going to be me. And this is just kind of share what I think about the news of the day.

Yeah. I mean, we have a full staff of producers who do a lot of heavy lifting. We have excellent producers who help book the guests and do pre-interviews and pitch ideas for guests. And obviously, like, a full staff of writers and a whole studio production team that provides the footage of the top news stories of the day. But we get to curate. Like, we really do... Yeah, absolutely.

Any guest that is booked, there's always a conversation with us, whether we've pitched them or they've the the producers have pitched to us. It's always a it's a conversation. So it's exciting. It's like there's nothing. And that is that's become my favorite part of the show is getting to have people on. who can come on and be experts in their field. Like, I'm not an expert in everything.

I count on people to come on and teach me about what they're working on. There's no one more passionate than having an author on who's just spent, you know, five years writing their passion project. It's fun for us.

It's so funny. It's like... For so many years, it's like, hold on. No, we're supposed to be the clowns. We're the funny ones. And we're trying to find the comedy and heighten from what's actually happening. But there are so many wild comedic characters in the political world right now that it does feel like we'll show a clip and we're no longer the clowns.

We're the straight people and we're reacting to the madness and the humor that's happening out in the world. So it's challenging. You do have to kind of pivot a little bit. For when I do Fox Blains, I think that the bar on having to heighten and heighten and heighten as we go has become more challenging. So that like... Yeah, you can't always out-parody parody.

Like, it feels like, you know, Trump himself, whether you agree with him or not, whether you're a fan of Trump or not, as a comedic character, he's hilarious. I mean, just as a person himself. his personality traits are very, very funny, and he's completely uncensored. So the way that he talks and does the swerve, the bob and weave, and following his logic is funny.

So you sometimes can't try to out-funny that. You kind of have to just react to it.

Well, I understand why people feel that way. But I think I think the job that we've always tried to do is to find the comedy on all sides of things. And John has always done that. That's not a hundred percent. It's not new. No. Right. That's not new. And, you know, I think there is there are blind spots on both sides for sure.

And to decide, you know, every day you have to go, OK, what am I going to talk about today? And just from a purely creative place, you don't want to be shouting about the same thing every single episode. So I think we do look for ways to vary up the show and talk about different issues and kind of like, you know, find the hypocrisy and the humor on all sides of the issues.

I understand that when the stakes—I think the challenge for us sometimes in finding the humor in Trump is when the stakes feel so high or it's a particularly precarious issue, it can be hard to let go and laugh about it because it's hard to not have the perspective of— Oh, but we're we could really be fucked. Like there's nothing funny about that. But but we're not.

I think we we keep telling people like we are a comedy show. It's our job to find the humor. OK. And like for us, it feels cathartic. We hope it feels cathartic for other people. But it's to your point, like that's something that we talk about every single day. And, you know, sometimes there are bigger fish to fry.

And sometimes you go like, do I want to jump into that outrage machine right now on this one issue? You know, the Gulf of America, are we going to pounce on this? And even though that something like that is... Perfect for you guys. And concerning, but it's like... You know, we don't want to waste all of our outrage on one thing and then, you know, he's flooding the zone.

So I think just to keep ourselves from being completely exhausted, we have to sort of pace ourselves and pick and choose our battles.

Yeah, I think, you know, we try not to get bogged down by that when we... When we all first came into this setup at the beginning of last year with John coming back on Mondays and the four of us rotating, we had a meeting and John was so gracious and encouraging and just like just wanted to check in with us and say like, hey, this is new. This is going to be working a new muscle.

Being a correspondent is one thing. Being at the desk is a vulnerable experience. you're going to feel pressure to say something incredibly insightful every show. You know, like John has, he's very aware that he built a particular DNA in the show and that there's sort of an expectation that the show has because of that and because of what he brings to it.

And so I think he didn't want any of us to feel that pressure to take on like us having to change the world Tuesday through Thursday. And he's like, just go out there, find what makes it yours, and try to make the funniest, smartest shows that you can every single night. That's it. Don't take on the burden of changing this or changing that or, you know, don't put too much pressure on yourselves.

And I think we continue to remind ourselves of that.

I don't know how effective it is from a political perspective. I certainly understand it. I get it. Like, I understand the impulse to do that. And, you know... Is it effective? Is it resonating with the party? I don't know. But I think there's room for all of it.

And I think the most important thing right now is that our legislators and people who are in positions of power are speaking up and saying something about And then you have protests and you have activism. And, you know, in times like this, you want people to make their voices heard. And they're going to do that in a million different ways. And I think there's a place for all of it.

Tariff.

If there's one thing Americans know about, it's waste. In fact, 89% of Americans agree that our government is full of it. So Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to create the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and go through our government with a fine-toothed chainsaw. The chainsaw for bureaucracy. To cut budgets and fire thousands of federal employees.

So I sat down with some of these fired bureaucrats to see if they felt any remorse for wasting taxpayer money. What would you say that you did for the government?

I don't think I can put you down for any of those. I guess fraud?

You do have hall monitor energy. I see it. A little bit.

What kinds of things was your department blowing that taxpayer cheddar on? Yacht parties? Balloon excursions? What was the caviar budget? I've never had caviar. Is that like the egg stuff? So you're saying no caviar Wednesdays? Okay, but even without bottomless caviar, the salaries of these government workers must account for a large part of our bloated federal budget, right?

4%? Yes. I thought you were going to say a much larger number.

By eliminating your position, how much money was saved for the taxpayers?

That's right. These guys were hunting down fraud, waste, and abuse way back when Elon still had his original... personality. So you were the original Doge.

Is there any part of you that's a little upset because an immigrant actually did steal your job? No?

Why should we fund a National Institute of Health?

This might sound crazy, but is the Department of Government Efficiency not that efficient? Speaking of ineffective.

Elon was quickly forced to hit control Z on many of his layoffs, which is the shortcut for undo and not the name of one of his kids.

So you got fired. And then they essentially sent you a text that said, you up? And you responded, yes. And then they ghosted you? Yep. So are you saying that this government is being run by boys? It also doesn't help that Elon keeps revising down the amount of waste he's finding.

classic behavior, over-promising and under-delivering. Do you believe that the intention behind Doge is to actually cut unnecessary spending?

Do you think there's any chance that Elon is doing something good with all of our data? Like, maybe with having access to all that data, he'll finally understand the mysteries of the human heart. No.

It's almost like they've set out on this journey to find fraud, waste, and abuse when really the fraud, waste, and abuse was inside them the whole time. By the time Elon returns to his day job, an estimated 280,000 government employees could be fired. But despite all the chaos and destruction, there are some things that Chainsaw can't take away.

After experiencing all of this, would you trust the government again? Honestly, yes.

So you would go back, but after a healthy boundary talk?

Hey, step away from that Dyson. You think I won't pull out this pin? Well, guess what?

Deals are in the back. Prioritize by price. Don't buy toys. Don't turn right. And most importantly, don't be black. Two black shoppers in just one week are accusing the department store of wrongful detainment.

He was racially profiled in Macy's, Herald Square. She used her tax rebate money to buy this bag at Barney's and was then stopped by the cops.

When they finally came up to me, I thought they were going to help me and they didn't. They actually asked me to leave.

Yeah, when exactly do they get to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families?

The daughter of a Kmart employee asking Kmart to change his Thanksgiving hours so her mom can spend the day at home with her family.

And if that doesn't work, Leslie goes back to basics. I'll just say, these transgender people... Ah! Ah!

Get back. This one's mine. You all ready to die for this flat screen? Because I am.

Ah! I just... Ah! Can I have some of this stuff?

Let's kick things off with the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump promised he could secure a peace deal within one day of taking office, which means he is now negative 34 days ahead of schedule. Good work, sir. As we know, the Ukraine war began in 2022 when Putin invaded Ukraine on three separate fronts while launching missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. Or as Donald Trump puts it...

man that last guy was so ready to get mad he didn't even wait for the answer i have a question you suck oh now look personally i'm glad to see people pushing back against doge but even if you support doge you have to acknowledge that seeing real people voicing their opinion to their elected representatives is a lot better than seeing Trump going to town on Elon's feet. Just disgusting.

It's disgusting. And you will never see that video here. You won't. Instead, we're gonna have some serious analysis about this counter movement to Doge. So let's go to Doge headquarters with Michael Kosta. People are not happy with Doge.

Yeah, I see what you're saying. It's not what you cut, it's how you cut it.

Oh, tell me about it. I've been laid off before, and it is always too sloppy.

Absolutely. And I got to say, I have never seen you look more professional. Where did you learn so much about government? Was that at college?

Wait, hold on. So if one foot represents the federal government, what does the other foot represent?

Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight is a beloved comedic actor known for her work in Reno 911, Bridesmaids, and The Goldbergs. She now stars in St. Denis Medical on NBC. Please welcome Wendy McClendon-Covey.

That's an interesting interpretation in that it's not what happened. In fact, it's the exact opposite of what happened. And this has set off alarm bells for a lot of conservatives, including Brian Kilmeade, Trump's buddy and the Joey Tribbiani of Fox & Friends. He tried to gently push back when Trump started to blame the destruction of Ukraine on President Zelensky.

I'm so happy you're here. I'm so happy to be here. I'm such an enormous fan of yours everything you do I mean bridesmaids biggest.

I mean, that was like a 20-year span. What is the... Isn't that crazy? Being that I'm so young. Impossibly. Yeah. But what is the secret? What's in the secret sauce for how to have such, like, great longevity with these projects?

That's all you got to do, yeah. That's all it is. Well, no problem. Sign me up. No problem, you guys.

Well, maybe the secret sauce is you. That's probably the truth. Let's be best friends, okay. You you started at the ground like I did yeah, you're in the main company and the groundlings if you don't know is a famous improv theater that is responsible for breeding just the top comedy talent of us about everybody on SNL.

And yeah. How did that training prepare you for your comedic journey, all these roles that you play?

You had planned on doing that. Poetry.

They taught stunt work at the Groundlings. I got to witness your improv skills on a tiny little project that we did many years ago that never saw the light of day.

Yes. You were a kitten. That's what we'll go with. Yes, no, she was so young. As were you. Right. But this project had, it was you and Jane Lynch and Sam Pancake, Jack Plotnick. It was all improvised, kind of like a Curb Your Enthusiasm. And it was only like two days of filming. But that was such a master class for me to get to watch you and Jane show up to the party.

be a good improviser, a great listener, but show up with the goods. It really was like, that was probably such a nothing thing for you, but it was very impactful for me, so thank you.

absolutely an angel because you came in at the 11th hour like literally she was cast at what nine o'clock at night and six in the morning you're on set with us yeah but that just shows that they were desperate i was that's when i got all my jobs and they were very desperate like let's just hire the next person that walks in the door okay fine she'll do okay can i tell you something embarrassing about that job

Please.

So they didn't talk about invest good investments at the ground. Yeah, that's too bad. It was a terrible show. Yeah. Terrible. It's no St. Denis Medical, I'll tell you that much. Perfect segue. Oh, yes, thank you. Yes, and. Yes, and. I truly, the show is so funny, and you're phenomenal in it. And I heard that you received the script the day that the Goldbergs ended.

Oh, that's right. Yeah.

It shows. Incredible. It really shows in the show. One of the things that I appreciate so much about it, it's laugh out loud funny. It's very, very funny. But all of the characters have these huge blind spots for comedic reasons. But never are they completely inept at their jobs. And so it is sort of a love letter to health care workers.

Have you had anyone come up to you, any actual health care workers come up to you and say, thank you for making the show? I watch the show.

One of my favorite things about your character that I notice is that she wears these, like, enormous brooches on her lapel. She'll wear, like, a breast cancer research pin. And then the next day, it'll be a giant hummingbird that's just slightly too large for the lapel. Yeah. It tells you so much about that character. She's very, like, front-facing. Was that something that you came up with?

Sometimes you just need a hummingbird. You know, there are some days. It softens a lot of blows. Softens the blows. Well, at this point, you have played a fake cop. Yes. A fake doctor, hospital administrator, a fake mom in the 80s. Mm-hmm. Knowing your track record, this show's going to last for 27 seasons. I hope so, Desi. We've got to get you in there. Yeah, sign me up. Come on.

But what do you wish to do next for a fake job? Oh, for a fake job next?

I really think I'd be good at it. Footwork or no footwork? We'll get to it. We'll get to it. Yes, okay, okay. Well, sign me up because I'd like to buy a boat. That's what I'm in for. St. Dennis Medical airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on NBC and streams on Peacock. Wendy McClendon Covey, everybody. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back.

But before we go, Comic Relief is putting on a show to raise money to support the most vulnerable communities affected by the L.A. wildfires. The show is called Comic Relief Stand Up for L.A. It's on March 3rd. It's in New York City. I will be there. Jon Stewart will be there. Josh Johnson will be there. For more info and to buy tickets or to donate, please go to the link below.

Now here it is, your moment of zen.

But this is how off the rails Trump is. His beloved Fox News is saying, Mr. President, you sound crazy, and I believe DEI causes tornadoes. And he's right. Not about the DEI causing tornadoes. We all know trans people cause tornadoes. But about this war. Under Donald Trump, America has fully taken Russia's side, which means, are we the bad guys now? Well, that didn't answer that.

But I think we might be the bad guys. It's not just Republicans who are alarmed. The entire continent of Europe is freaking the f*** out. If the United States will help Russia take over Ukraine, who's next? Poland? Latvia? Slovenia? Slovakia? Albania? Estonia? Yeah, I got a 97 in AP Geography. Thank you. Thank you. I would have gotten 100, but I misspelled my name.

So yesterday, Europe tried to get Trump back on its side by sending over its most charismatic Trump whisperer, Emmanuel Macron of France. And right from the start of that meeting, you could really see how he let his guard down.

Yeah, Trump just loves the French accent. Probably because it's the native tongue of his hero, Pepe Le Pew. Something about that pervert skunk that Trump finds so relatable. But Macron's accent gives him a lot of leeway to gently correct Trump every time he spews bullshit.

Look at him. Look at that smile. The guy is smitten. Usually, if someone confronts him about being wrong, he takes away their security detail. But he's letting Macron do whatever he wants. I think a sexy accent is his kryptonite. I assumed it was vegetables, but to be fair, it's not just Macron. Trump was swooning over anyone with a sexy accent.

Oh, oh, Italy. I love that restaurant with the grocery store attached. Oh, now... Love it. So good. Now tell me, which section are you from? Fromaggio? Produce? Self-checkout? By the way, Trump is the only person on earth who has ever asked an Italian person to talk louder. Of course, as we saw last week, not every accent does it for him. Sometimes it just confuses him.

Dude, come on. If you don't understand what someone is saying, don't be rude and dismiss them. Just laugh and go, oh, my God, that's so crazy, like a normal person. I mean, is Trump sure that he wants to be president? Because this is the worst job in the world if you don't understand accents. It's like working as an escort if you're still not 100% sure which hole it's supposed to go in.

Although, would that actually make you a great escort? Hmm. I guess we'll never know. By the way, if you're wondering how tough Indian accents are for Trump, he had to get a translator for it. Not for the language, for the accent.

But if you do have to have a translator for accents, why does the translator also have an accent? Maybe the plan was to have a string of translators with slightly less of an accent until they finally got to something Trump could process. Eventually, it'll just be the word Bangladesh written across the boobs of a swimsuit model. Oh, now I get it. Anyway, back to Macron.

Now, you might think that it's not wise for Europe to hinge its survival on the seductive power of Macron's accent, but Trump himself admitted that it works.

Hold on. Hold on. Forget the accent. What was going on with that handshake? Are they doing the, no, you hang up, but with their hands? Before we figure out Russia and Ukraine, we need a peace deal for the world's weirdest thumbworm. So maybe this isn't going to come down to words at all, because if you've noticed how Trump and Macron interact, their hands alone tell a story.

When we come back, we'll tell you who's being mean to Elon Musk, so don't go away.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. Let's talk about Doge. It's the reason an 18-year-old virgin has your Social Security number. But Elon Musk has been trying to find ways to fire as many federal workers as possible. And this weekend, he tried out his new method by sending an email that shouldn't have been a meeting or an email.

Ah, the hallmark of a good boss. He gives you busy work that also makes you scared. This is such an insane idea. Just for starters, let's say everyone does respond. Who the f*** is going to read 2.4 million emails? I say this as someone... I say this as someone who has an inbox with 2.4 million unread emails. It is too many emails to read.

We've got so much to talk about tonight. Elon Musk gets marked as spam. Russia and America share friendship bracelets. And Trump sticks a foot in his mouth. But for once, it's not his own. So let's get right into it.

Hey, Pottery Barn, if you tell me about one more throw pillow sale, I will kill myself and the blood will be on your hands, also on your throw pillows. Don't test me. And I know you gave my email to William Sonoma. Anyway, as shocking as this may be, federal workers do not seem very happy about being sent threatening emails, and they're making their voices heard in unusual ways.

Look at how inappropriate this fake video of the president slobbering all over Elon Musk's foot knobs is. So inappropriate. And that is why we will never be showing this to you. It's called journalistic integrity. Thank you. Although it has to be said that making that video and hacking the screens took a lot of work.

And I really hope whichever federal employee did it included that in their list of five accomplishments. I definitely feel bad for the guy in the HUD office who learned about his latent foot fetish in the worst possible way. Oh no! Oh no! And it wasn't just the rank and file who pushed back on Elon's ultimatum. Some of Trump's own cabinet members told their departments the email wasn't official.

Kash Patel told the FBI, don't respond to that email. Tulsi Gabbard said, don't respond to that email. Pete Hegseth responded to that email saying, you up? That was irrelevant. But all this infighting is confusing. Can someone please clarify the situation here? Mr. President, do people have to answer this email or not?

Yeah, that clears up everything. It's voluntary, but if you don't answer it, you're fired. Okay. At this point, the only thing more confusing than that email is that AI video that is totally inappropriate for television. I mean, they gave Elon two left feet. Weird and gross. And that's why we will not be showing it to you. It's called moral courage. Moral courage.

Now look, you would expect some pushback within the federal government, but the surprising thing is there's also some pushback from outside the federal government.

In New York, you've got to have a side hustle, whether it's being a naked cowgirl or being an older naked cowgirl. But I recently learned about a new hustle that's actually helping the planet.

To learn more, I met up with the Idle Warriors, a group of citizen vigilantes who are cashing in on this green gig. They say idle hands are the devil's workshop. What made you decide to use your idle hands to Stop idling.

So it's kind of like when white people do drugs.

As an environmental attorney, Samara Swanston wrote a law allowing any NARC Yorker to report an idling vehicle and collect 25% of the city fine. That's almost 88 bucks a pop. But what if I don't want a Karen on my Amazon driver?

So you're actually snitching on the companies.

That is so cool. See, in elementary school, I was always known as a tattletale, but now I'm saying that that was just good training to be an environmentalist. Okay, so we're taking down the man, not my actual mailman. Clearly, this isn't about the money, but we're all friends here. How much do you make?

What? Wow, I'm not a mathematician, but if I take the sum of my credit card debt, add it to the cost of being a woman in America, multiply by 84% of what a man makes, and subtract the earnings from reporting on a dozen idling vehicles, I'm rich. How many people know about this?

Am I getting in on the ground floor, or is this like Bitcoin, where I'm gonna have to cut my losses by selling my beanie babies?

I think we should just keep it between us. It's like an orgy. You don't want to advertise it to everybody. You want a small, dedicated group, and hopefully Jake Gyllenhaal.

I have a Nordstrom credit card that hasn't been paid off in seven years. Are they even in business anymore? What do I do? I'm ready to make some money. A difference. Make a difference.

Listening ears, on.

Yes.

So when I see these blinking lights, I hear.

And then how long do we do this for?

I gotta do this for three minutes?

Turns out activism is really boring and dehydrating. I'm just gonna pop in for a quick Marg. You want a Marg?

Confronting truckers takes balls. Luckily, George and I have those balls.

George?

I just want you to know.

I'm right here with you. I am right behind you. I got your back. Thank you. Do you know why? Why? Because we're partners for life.

I'm right behind you.

I'm not with him. What a great team.

Oh, totally.

George, you can count on me. After a full day of saving the Earth, it was time to celebrate with my fellow warriors. This rounds on me. Cheers! To the real superheroes protecting this planet. So when do we get paid?

Okay, I'm out.

That felt like going through It's a Small World, but all those puppet children are telling us to right off. So there you have it. Donald Trump promised we'd be respected like never before. And technically, we have reached never before seen levels of respect. So that's why this week, I'm ranking America's respectedness at stepmom who insists we call her mom, but we're still going to call her Joyce.

Better luck next round, America. Thank you, Desi.

Respect. We all learned how to spell it from that song. H-O-T-T-O-G-O. Find out what it means to me. The scale of respect can go from as high as old Kanye to as low as current Kanye. It's a wide spectrum. And during his campaign, Donald Trump promised that America would be climbing the respect charts again.

Oh, yeah. Remember Trump's garbage era when he wore a garbage costume and drove up in a garbage truck? It was like, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, trash. Anyway, he's going to get us respected again. And there's nothing the world respects more than a good old-fashioned trade war. So now that we're a few weeks into it, let's see how that's going over with the rest of the world, starting with China.

Oh, damn. I didn't know China also manufactured catty bitches. Oh, I get it. I get it. Understandably, they're angry at us. But the important thing is that they respect us.

This is scary. I did not think AI had the power to show Donald Trump doing skilled labor. But, okay, who cares if China doesn't respect us? They're only, like, a quarter of the people on Earth. That's not even half. I'm sure the rest of the world is bowing down to the U.S. What about you, France? Voulez-vous coucher respect moi ce soir?

Hold on, France had a second Statue of Liberty on the side this whole time? That's the most French thing I've ever heard. But fine. Fine, the French are hard to please. What about other more easygoing European nations, like Italy, for example? Maybe they're showing respect to American officials.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. You can't talk about Musk like that. You're not one of his kids. Although, statistically, you might be. Wait, am I? Who cares what Europe thinks with their delicious foods and generous paid parental leave? Sometimes it's your closest friends and neighbors that see the best in you, like our syrup sommeliers in Canada.

Sure, we put an economically crippling tariff on them, but we're still friends, right? Give us some of that friendly respect you're known for.

You've even got Canadian morning shows being mean to us? Keep in mind, the rest of that show is just the co-hosts apologizing that the weather isn't nicer. Guys, we even lost Canada. Is there anyone in the world that still respects us?

When we come back, Boyd Holbrook will be joining me on the show. Don't go away.

Welcome.

Oh, damn!

Tim Kaine went full Maury Povich out there, huh? Wow. Wow.

Give me a joke. Okay, okay. How about a priest, a rabbi, and Pete Hegseth walk into a bar at 10 a.m.?

For more on Pete Hegseth's hearings, we go live to the Capitol with Desi Lydek. Desi!

I didn't do any reporting, Jordan. Back to you.

Of course there is. He's Pete Hegseth. When you start drinking at 10 a.m., you have a full day of bad decisions. I'm sure he crashed his second wife's jet ski into his third wife's beach house, but I'm not going to torture myself reporting on it now. The less I know, the better.

Oh, we need to know the extent of his drinking problem. Come on. You really think that learning more about Pete's past is going to actually stop his confirmation? Give me a joke. This is like going through your dad's browser history. He's still going to be your dad, but now there's a bunch of stuff you cannot see.

I'll tell you what's not so simple, your dad's browser history, because I went through it. IlliterateMilfs.com. Food Network Nip Slips. NudeAfrica.com.

MapQuest.com.

Amtrak sluts. JanetRenoCameltoe.gov. No, stop it.

Stop it. Stop it. Okay.

See? Not so fun knowing things you can't do anything about, huh? Look, I spent Trump's first term knowing every single sexist, misogynist, racist detail about his freak squad. And where did that get us? Four more years of this freak squad.

It's called self-care, Jordan. It was invented by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2008. So at this point, I don't want to know any of the disturbing details about Trump's nominees. I don't want to ruin my day finding out one of them killed a puppy.

My God, why would you say that, you jack off?

Yes, but democracy also sleeps better in darkness. It can bundle up all cozy and hide under its weighted blanket and numb itself with CBD gummies until it wakes up in 2028. Doesn't that sound nice?

Junkyard sluts butt stuff. Junkyard sluts butt stuff redhead.

Hoes cutting their own bangs. Glenn Close Cruella. Stop it.

When we come back, we find out more on America's defense secretary. Don't go away.

Troy, I didn't realize 9-11 steel was available for purchase.

Oh. Do you wear it at night?

You know, the big question was, who would win the Patriot of the Year, the most, the night's most coveted award, a three-star general, a courageous police officer, the hawk to a girl? No.

No. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Obviously going to be Donald Trump. Yeah.

There's no need to feel down. The band simply won't play him off because he is too captivating. Also, he'll stick the FBI on their families. Isn't that fun? It's so fun.

By the way, Troy, did you get your fabulous Patriot Award swag bag?

Oh, what I wouldn't give to have a prostate right now.

I bet. I bet it is. Anyway, those are all the highlights from the 2024 Fox Nation Patriot Awards. I can't wait to see what they have in store next year.

They won't.

According to court records, the suspected killer had 3D printed ghost gun on him, several fake IDs, $8,000 in cash and a three page handwritten manifesto.

Could he be the new hot felon? I don't know. There was talk about how some people were saying he was an attractive-looking killer.

Welcome to Who Won It Best, where the only thing better than an award show is talking about an award show. And tonight, we're covering all the glitz and glam and hot goss from America's greatest award show. to Fox Nation and the sixth annual Patriot Awards.

That's right, the Fox Nation Patriot Awards, the very real award show where Fox honors the Patriots brave enough to share a room with Jesse Waters.

Then there was the biggest celebrity surprise of all.

Can you believe they got Glenn story of Patriot mobile now chills. Some cell phone companies have 5 G Patriot mobile has one G God.

He is, isn't he? Who is his trainer?

Speaking of being knocked out, look at that trophy. Let's learn more about the exquisite design of the Patriot Award.

Just a few things. So you were inspired to run in the wake of the 2016 election. You literally sat down at your computer and Googled how to run for office.

What compelled you to want to jump into the world of politics?

Refresh my memory. It didn't go great.

Ugh. I, too, Googled how to run, but I just stopped right there. Turns out you just put one foot in front of the other. It's easier than I assumed. So your book is titled Hate Won't Win. I'm just curious, considering the last election results, are you planning a follow-up book called, OK, best two out of three? Yeah.

You're saying we should not do that. We should not. We should not, yeah. I should not do. Don't do. Don't spiral, you said? Yeah, yeah. OK, got it. Doom scrolling, not advised. Doom scroll, not good. Got it. OK.

I'm not an economist, but it's probably a bad sign when the chart itself looks like it jumped off the roof. Look at that drop. Six Flags is going to make a roller coaster of that. Mom, I want to ride the Dow Jones. We can't afford it. So the economy is incredibly unstable right now. The only upside is that this crash is much easier to understand than the 2008 one.

This title, Hey, What, When, came from a really powerful moment from a speech that you made on the floor of your state senate in Michigan that went viral.

Millions and millions of views, and it all came out of you being targeted by a political rival. Talk about that moment where you not only found your voice, but realized the power that it had.

I love, there are so many nods to your mom in this book and how she brought you up, how she raised you, the values that she instilled in you. And I love the piece of advice that she gave you after that video went viral, after that speech. She gave you great advice about what you were, this is great, but what are you going to do next?

Remember the big short where they had to have Margot Robbie explain it in a bathtub? Here's how that would go today.

Good mom. Good mom.

You said you just announced that you're running for U.S. Senate. That's right. The Democratic Party is struggling a bit right now. Don't have a whole lot of power, although I will say watching Senator Booker hold his pee for 24 hours was more inspiring than I ever anticipated. Truly the moment we needed. But if you were in the U.S. Senate right now, what would you be doing?

What would you like to see different?

Thanks, Margo. Thank you. So the president may have single-handedly tipped us into a global recession. And with so much uncertainty, the world is glued to the financial news networks, who are surely focusing on this story 24-7. Right, Fox Business?

Yeah. Thank you. So many Democrats are in the position of having to react all the time and say, this is what we're going to stop. This is what we're going to end. And there's there seems to be a lack of vision, a lack of clarity for an actual plan moving forward. So it's good to hear.

It's nice to hear that you are proposing that you're thinking about these things, because I think that is what the Democratic Party needs. The whole back half of your book is essentially a how-to guide for people who might want to not just run for office, but get more involved politically or in their communities.

If you could give people at home one piece of advice for how to get more engaged, what would it be?

Yes, that's definitely the big story. The president made new friends today. So yes, economists are afraid that we're headed into a recession, but don't worry. Things could still improve quickly as long as Trump de-escalates soon.

Got it?

Couldn't agree with you more. Thank you. What is something that people do to get involved that you think is a complete waste of time? Because frankly, I would like to cross a few things off my list.

Excellent advice. It is such a treat to have you here. Thank you. I think you're one of the most exciting voices in the Democratic Party, so good luck to you. Thank you for being here. Congrats on your book, too.

Hate Won't Win is available now. We're gonna take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this.

Okay, this is getting really serious. We'll know exactly how serious once we ask China to do the math for us, but... Point is, Trump is out of control right now. I'd say he's like a bull in a china shop, but at 104%, I can't afford to say that. It's really starting to feel like the entire world is teetering on the brink of chaos.

It's honestly impossible to report on literally anything else right now. Right, Fox News?

No, not the British women's pool tournament. That's America's favorite pastime. But the tariffs aren't just tearing apart our economy and tearing apart America's trade with China. They're also tearing apart Donald Trump's friends.

Oh, I have to pick between Elon Musk and Peter Navarro? This is like the trolley problem, if the problem was that you only have one trolley. But you know what, this is actually a substantive debate. Elon likes free trade, Peter Navarro likes the tariffs. Let's start with Navarro's argument.

OK, that's a compelling point. Peter Navarro thinks Musk is taking advantage of unfair trade policies at the risk of American prosperity. Elon, what's your response?

Powerful counterpoint. God, I hope Elon Musk never has to defend himself in court. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, gay! I rest my case. Getting this glimpse into Trump's team of dum-dum rivals is even more disturbing. The president is sending the economy off a cliff. Business leaders are furious with him.

His team is tearing each other apart, and the two biggest economies on the planet are entering a trade war. It might be time for the news organizations that supported him to come to terms with why they supported him in the first place. What do you say, Newsmax?

Put me down for or what? For more on the trade war between U.S. and China, we go to the Chinese embassy with our senior financial correspondent, Michael Kosta. Michael, what's your analysis?

Sorry. Your grandfather's dildo factory?

Your grandfather's dildo factory is in Guangdong?

I'm Desi Lydic. We've got so much to talk about tonight. America imports a beef with China. People are getting frisky with statues. And Fox News sees the stock market and goes, hey, look over there. So let's kick things off with another installment of Trade Wars.

With such a proud history, why wouldn't your grandfather keep making his dildos in America?

Mm-hmm. But I would think with time, his company could work its way fully inside America, no?

Wait, sorry, factories? Your grandpa has more than one dildo factory?

Three hole punches? So it's not just sex stuff?

Oh, ouch. Michael Kosta, everybody. That's just what it is, yeah. When we come back, Ronnie Chang will defend the honor of some statues, so don't go away.

When it comes to the news, some stories are serious, some stories are inspiring, and some stories are just stupid. And for those, we turn to Ronny Chieng in a segment we call Everything is Stupid.

Terrific. It's been one week since Donald Trump announced his bold vision for destroying the economy. And guess what? His plan is working.

is the majority whip of the Michigan State Senate and the author of the book, Hate Won't Win. Please welcome Mallory McMorrow. Thank you so much for being here. What an exciting time to have you. There's so much going on.

Oh, Daryl Queets, everyone.

Aw. It's like watching an episode of Love on the Spectrum. If the spectrum was fascism. Prime Minister Carney, what do you say?

My guest tonight hosts the award-winning We Can Do Hard Things podcast and are authors of a new guidebook called We Can Do Hard Things, Answers to Life's 20 Questions. Please welcome Amanda Doyle, Glennon Doyle, and Abby Wambach. Here we are! So good to have you all here. All three of ya. I'll take ya. Oh man, I'm such a fan of the podcast. I'm a regular listener.

I live in a tiny New York City apartment with a lot of male energy, so I like to just lock myself in the bathroom and listen to your podcast and just feel heard and seen for a brief moment. You've built this incredible following. It's a smashing success. And now you have this book called Talk about the inspiration behind, you call it a guidebook to life.

You have, it's not just written by the three of you, you have these incredible, brilliant minds contribute. You invited 118. Specifically. Wayfinders, you call them. Was I 119? You were. You almost made the cuts, missed the cut.

We're not going to believe this, actually.

Oh, I'm so glad I'm not alone on that. So how did you even narrow it down to 20?

Yeah, maybe. Part two, three, four, five. One of my favorite chapters is Sex, Am I Doing It Right?

And this is how you know it was written by three women because a man would never ask. Ever. They really, really should. One of my favorite parts is, Glennon, you share this beautiful metaphor with the two of you about reading off of the menu. Explain this, because that was so profound to me.

I think Donald Trump just got friend-zoned. Canada's like, you have been such an amazing ally, but I really think we just work better as sovereign neighbors. Besides, I already have a girlfriend. You've never met her because she lives up in Canada. Oh, that excuse doesn't work. But this was a clear rejection from Canada. I'm sure Trump will handle this maturely and not like a thirsty little bitch.

Oh, that's so good. Yeah. Abby, you talk about retiring, gold medalist, incredible career, and now becoming a parent and finding yourself along the way, figuring out who you really are. How's that going? Yeah.

You do have a parenting chapter in here, which I have perused. I found myself doing that this morning when I lost my shit a few times. We'll talk about that later. Amanda, you have been so open and honest about your breast cancer diagnosis and your recovery. What made you want to be so honest about it and share with your listeners?

Yes.

There you go.

Really beyond... Glennon, your book Untamed came out in 2020. It was so transformative. I have never sent a book to more people in my life. It came out at such a perfect time, given what was happening in the world. Now you have this book coming out in 2025, which is, quite frankly, giving off 2020 vibes, if I'm being honest.

You're so skilled at helping us shift our perspective in doing hard things. Considering that 2025 is just a dumpster fire of hard things, can you help us shift our perspectives right now in this moment? Yeah, I think, do we have 30 seconds? I think I can.

Canada is not going to f*** you. Not gonna happen. God, this is why you don't date someone who lives on the same continent as you. Awkward. But let's move on to some travel news. Summer is just around the corner, so it's time to make sure that you have everything you need for vacation.

Thank you. Thank you for all of the work that you're doing. Thank you for your wisdom. And congratulations on this phenomenal book. It's such a treat to have you here. Thank you for being here. Their guidebook, We Can Do Hard Things, is available now. Amanda Doyle, Glennon Doyle, and Abby Wambach. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back.

Sunscreen, a good book, a convincing story to make it look like a kayaking accident, and of course, your new ID card.

Oh, that's cute. Some have a gold star. California has a bear. New York has a guy jacking off on the subway. It's not funny. It's our state bird. But aside from that, the real ID is not that different from a regular ID. It just has some enhanced security features that verify your identity as a little goody two-shoes that does whatever the government says. Nerds!

Of course the thing is, you have to go to the DMV to get one, and if you're like, oh my god, I gotta get to the DMV, you're not the only one.

Wait, you're telling me that a white lady got so frustrated by poor service that she got out of her enormous car to complain on social media? When has that ever happened before, except all the time, constantly everywhere? That is my entire TikTok feed, just white women complaining and sciatica stretches. Now, keep in mind, these are just the people who know about the deadline.

Wait until everybody starts showing up at the airport with no idea that they don't have the right ID. People are going to flip the f*** out. There are going to be Karens filming rants on their phones with other Karens in the background filming rants on their phones. Just an infinite tunnel of Karens. They're going to have to call in the Karen National Guard. Can you blame them?

I mean, they've hardly had any time to prepare for this.

Yeah, just a short 23 years after 9-11. This just shows you how fast we solve problems here in America. Remember when China built a hospital in like a week? I'm not saying I want to live in China, but I would say ni hao to a little more hustle here. You know what? It might be a hassle to get the real ID, but once you get to the airport, your dream vacation can begin.

To be fair, that is Newark Airport's official slogan. But what's wrong with Newark Airport besides it being Newark Airport?

I don't know where you are, that's a terrifying thing to hear. There's not a lot of backup systems. The pilot can't be like, okay, forget radar, let's try something else. Marco! And this incident didn't just affect what happened at the airport. Like a fart in business class, it permeated through the entire sky.

Those planes look like they just walked in on their parents doing it. So it's chaos in Control Tower, it's chaos in the sky, and definitely chaos in the terminal.

Unfortunately, the wait time to kill somebody is three hours. And I know they're talking like these people are losing their shit, but they are way more patient than I would be. Waiting eight hours for a bag? I couldn't even wait eight hours for my kid. After five hours, I would be like, he knows our address.

Now, apparently this whole thing started with a spark from an old copper wire, but that's really just one part of a systemic problem. Crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortages, overworked employees. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, you gotta fix this. So where are you?

You know what? He is so relatable. We get stuck at the airport. He gets stuck at the airport. We don't know how to run the Department of Transportation. He doesn't know how to run the Department of Transportation. But the Trump administration needs to fix this problem. And the way that they're going to do it is that they reallocate taxpayer funds and apply expertise to long-term infrastructure.

It's not going to happen. They're just not going to do it. I'm going to do it. But in the meantime, if you need to go somewhere, don't go to Newark Airport. Although, based on this new ad they just released, that seems to be their new selling point.

I'm Desi Lydon. We've got so much to talk about tonight. Canada takes itself off Zillow. All of America is about to get carded. And Newark Airport is blacking out worse than Pete Hegzith. So let's get into the headlines. Let's kick things off with the big meeting at the White House.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. When it comes to the news, some stories are serious, some stories are inspiring, and some stories are just stupid. And for those, we turn to Ronny Chieng in a segment we call Everything is Stupid.

Donald Trump has been obsessed with making Canada the 51st state ever since he found out Epstein Island was not eligible. Well, today, Canada's new prime minister came to the White House, which gave Donald Trump an opportunity to make his proposal in person. Come on, Donald. Use that Trump charm to put a ring on it.

Hey, Jace. How's it going?

Let's try some role play. Take a look at this scenario.

And freeze. Do you see what went wrong here? Let's try it again with all our DEI training forgotten.

Perfect. If you witness something that seems a little DEI, don't hesitate to reach out to a white manager.

Thank you for watching this video on how to un-DEI your office. With these tools, you...

When we come back, Nicole Avon will be joining me on the show, so don't go away.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight is the best-selling author of Think You'll Be Happy and critically acclaimed producer of the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight. Please welcome Nicole Avant. I'm so happy. I'm so delighted to have you here. I was so excited to meet you. You're not only a critically acclaimed producer, author, you're an entrepreneur, you're a philanthropist.

You were the former ambassador to the Bahamas.

Leave some for the rest of us, okay? You are a busy woman.

It's a very good thing. I'm grateful you're as busy as you are.

You certainly are this movie was incredible. The 6 triple 8. It was just nominated for an Oscar for best original.

It perfectly suits the story. Tell us about the story behind the 6888. I hadn't heard the story, which is crazy to me of these incredible legendary women, these patriots who changed the war. Where did you learn about the story and how did you make this happen?

Don't take the bait, Desi. Don't take the bait. Be the bigger person. Be the bigger person. That's right, Elon Musk, the world's richest man and guy who cheers in the wrong parts of Saving Private Ryan. Trump promised us that he'd give Elon full access to the federal government. Pull it to the side and get all up in it. And unlike his wedding vows, this is a promise he kept.

In the most beautiful way. Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. I'm grateful that that story was told in that way. I want to talk about your family. Your father, Clarence Avant, was a legend in his own right, music producer. There's an incredible documentary, The Black Godfather. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. On Netflix. It's on Netflix. Yes. You produced it.

And you also wrote this incredible book, Think You'll Be Happy. And you set out to write a self-help book. And this unimaginable tragedy happened in your family. And you suddenly had to change course. And you decided to tell that story. Yes.

It is such a beautiful, beautiful tribute to her. There was one part of your book that really stood out to me. There was, shortly after it happened, one of your first initial thoughts was, please God, don't let me hate this man. And I thought, oh my God, in a moment of that shock and grief, where do you reach for that level of grace?

I'm so in awe. I'm just so in awe of your ability to move through grief like that and find purpose and to give this gift of a book to other people who are experiencing grief. For those out there right now who are experiencing some kind of grief, what would your advice be to them? What was most helpful for you?

I want to ask about your former role as the ambassador to the Bahamas. Diplomatically speaking, how sweet is that gig?

Yeah. Yeah, Elon Musk has access to your social security number, and that is not cool. If you want our personal data, Elon, you go buy it off the dark web like everyone else, okay? Now, you might be thinking, I don't want white nationalist Tony Stark to have sole control of the inner workings of the federal government. But relax. It's not just Elon. He has a fully equipped team.

Yeah, don't tell me.

I'm curious about, you were hugely instrumental in getting President Obama elected. All of your work fundraising in those early days, what did you learn about organizing at that time? Give us a little hope for a future. I mean,

There's real power in just getting people into a room together. I thought that was such a beautiful takeaway.

You have two incredible parents, and I know that you are making them so very proud. Thank you for being on. Thank you. Congratulations on everything. You are loved. You are loved. Thank you.

It's exciting to see you on Netflix. I think you'll be happy it's available now. Nicole Amon.

Great, Big Bowls has my social security number. Now I feel better. I know we complained about our leaders being too old, but doesn't this go a little too far in the other direction? Surely there must be a middle ground somewhere between crypto bros and crypt keepers.

Not only that, Musk has been installing his big balls in a whole bunch of little-known agencies that are crucial in actually running the government. The GSA, the OPM, the OMB, the OC, and SVU. And of course, the big question about this takeover and the question we'll be asking ourselves a lot over the next four years is, is this legal? Which brings me to our new segment, Is That Legal?

To help us out, we go to our very own Troy Iwata. Troy... Thank you for acting as our resident legal expert.

Perfect. Can you help us find out if it's legal for Musk and his Lost Boys to access the sensitive information of the federal government?

Oh, okay, great. Well, we'll check back in in a minute. Thank you, Troy. Now, Elon Musk isn't just going to get full access to the federal government just to sit back and watch it function like he's some sort of cuck. No, he's going to jump in there and do some cutting.

Yes, the richest man in the world is cutting off aid to poor countries. Why can't you just be a normal billionaire and co-host Shark Tank or run an NBA team into the ground? I'm not saying there's not some cuts to be made in foreign aid spending you just don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater or what's the expression, I'm looking for.

OK, we get it. We get the metaphor. You don't have to keep saying worms over and over again. You know, I have a metaphor, too. Elon Musk's charisma reminds me of a ball of worms. Of course, USAID was codified by an act of Congress. So if Trump thinks he can have Elon Musk kill it, he must have a strong legal reason for why he can do that without an act of Congress.

Or not. Why should he know? He's just the president. Fortunately, we have a legal expert who can help answer that question. Let's go back to Troy Iwata.

Troy, I got another one for you. Is it legal for the president to shut down USAID without an act of Congress?

Well, Troy, we kind of need to know this now. We have to keep up with Trump.

No, do both first.

Thank you. Now, obviously, Republicans are standing by Musk for the most part. They say that Trump ran on cutting spending, and this is all just a part of that. But is there perhaps a senator who could make that point in the weirdest, creepiest way possible? I like omelets.

Did we really have to learn all about this guy's sex life just so he could get to a common expression? I can only climax when someone steps on my balls. Anyway, there's no use crying over spilt milk. Look, I don't know if I understand Senator Kennedy's metaphor, but I definitely understand why he's been banned from Denny's.

Anyway, if you're looking for Senator Kennedy's wife, she's the woman in the grocery store yelling at the eggs, you stay away from my husband, you pastry slut! Well, I'm never... I'm just kidding. I'm sure she prefers eggs to having sex with him, too. But Elon Musk isn't the only one having people finger-banging their eggs Florentine with excitement.

Donald Trump is also reducing the government workforce, although his interests seem to be less about cost-cutting and more about sweet, sweet revenge.

What the f***? These agents were doing their job enforcing the law, and now they're getting fired? That is not how it works. I cannot believe I have to explain firing to the star of The Apprentice. That was your whole fake job. And this is obviously just the beginning, because Trump is going to be targeting everyone that's ever come after him. And I just want to say, I'm not scared.

I'm Desi Lydic. We've got so much to talk about tonight. We say RIP to DEI. A senator wants to fertilize the wrong kind of egg. And the inventor of the Cybertruck thinks our government looks stupid. So let's get into the latest in another installment of the second coming of Donald J. Trump.

So, Mr. Trump, bring it on, okay? Bring it on. That's coming from me, Jordan Klepper. K-L-E-P-P-E-R. Now, obviously, of course, the big question over Trump firing the FBI agents is, is that legal? Troy? What? I'm still doing the other stuff. Don't worry about that stuff, but also finish that stuff and add on this new stuff.

Find out if the president's executive powers include the termination of officials ordered by the former attorney general to investigate the criminal actions of his accomplices.

The truth is, practically everything Trump is doing these days is in a legal gray zone. Just today, he announced an executive order dismantling the Department of Education. He started a sovereign wealth fund. He's considering deporting U.S. prisoners to El Salvador, and he's ordered billions of gallons of water to be wasted in central California. Troy?

Is the sovereign wealth education citizen deporting water wasting legal? How many more questions are there going to be? Eight more every hour for the next four years. Jesus Christ.

Well, is it? I don't know! Troy, look, I know, I know this is a hectic pace, but it's important that we find out the answers so we can be as informed as possible about whether this administration's actions are legal. Don't you agree? Troy? Wait. Where's Troy?

What? Is that legal for Elon Musk to fire one of our employees?

Wait, who are you? Are you Big Balls?

Oh, goddammit. Floppy Taint, everyone. When we come back, we'll cleanse your workplace so don't go away.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. As we all know, Donald Trump is no fan of DEI because it gives minorities the jobs that belong to his sons. And now that he's president, he's committed to getting rid of diversity initiatives and not just in the federal government.

Wait, Lowe's had DEI for its employees? From walking around their stores, I didn't even know they had employees. That's where I go to be alone. Of course, if you're in charge of a corporation that's trying to suck up to the president, you might need some help purging your office of DEI. Luckily for you, The Daily Show has a training video. Hello.

We all know Donald Trump isn't a details kind of guy. We elected him to come up with big brilliant ideas like renaming the Gulf of Mexico. No one else could have thought of that or should have thought of that. But it's okay that he's not big on details because during the campaign he promised us that he knew a guy.

If you're watching this, your company has decided to get rid of its DEI programs.

This training video will help you unlearn all that stuff.

In this new era, fostering an inclusive workplace is no longer a priority. Isn't that right, Jamarcus?

Hey everyone, Desi Lydic here. The Daily Show is on break for the holidays, but in the meantime, we put together some special highlights for you. We'll be back in the new year on January 7th with all new episodes.

Well, John, I'll tell you what I won't be covering. President Trump wasting government resources to check in on the gold at Fort Knox. What a nothing burger. I mean, there is no need to investigate or count it or do an inventory on Vault 84C. He's unhinged. Unhinged.

What are you, a cop? No, I... Just trust that all the gold is there, John. Every last bar.

Yes. Yes, it was. But I brought that gold bar from home. All right.

John, I'm with the hashtag resistance, and they are appalled by what they're seeing. The executive orders, the renaming of military bases.

No, Hitler. It's just Fort Hitler now. It's overwhelming, John.

John, I have an update from Resistance headquarters that the Cheetos man is not going to like.

Not going to be necessary. I'm hearing Rachel Maddow is coming back five days a week. And when she compares what's happening now to the Shays' Rebellion of 1787, woo boy, I would not want to be Trump.

Excuse us. Excuse me, sorry. I'm sorry, Grace.

Cool, Trenton.

Yeah. Yeah, if the copper Native American gets sick, then cavemen and robots step in.

Do we look like we're capable of shame, John? Besides, this is fun, much like it's fun to stay at the YSCA.

Yeah. Josh, can't we just talk about this some other day?

A short time ago, President Joe Biden greeted Mr. and Mrs. Trump at the White House for tea, an inaugural tradition.

Hey, Desi Lydic here. The Daily Show is on break for the holidays, but in the meantime, we put together some special highlights for you. We'll be back in the new year on January 7th with all new episodes.

Thank you, Trevor. To show you what we're talking about, we built a full-scale model of American Airlines' proposed 24-inch bathroom. And it is like the walls are closing in, suffocating us like we're trapped in a hopeless marriage. There's barely enough room for a person to sit comfortably, wash their hands, or shave their bikini line at 30,000 feet. Trevor?

Hey, when you got to go, you got to go.

It is now.

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Desi! Huh? Oh, what?

Oh, sorry, John. I'm just following my New Year's resolution to make sure I get more screen time.

Oh, no. No, that's a big mistake. See, if you set goals that you can't reach, you're just going to get depressed when you fail. So my resolution is to do all the stuff I'm going to do anyway so I complete my resolutions and become a better person.

Well, it's Conclave Week, John. They're electing a new pope, and I'll be in the room every day to find out what's going on.

Yeah, I know, dum-dum. That's why I spent weeks preparing to go undercover as Cardinal Cappuccino Pizzeria. I know this cardinal shit backwards and forwards. Go ahead, ask me anything. Anything.

No comprendo, I only speak the Latin.

And who is he?

From the White House, I'm Desi Laik.

Oh, you guys didn't get the executive order? We can't do DEI anymore.

Yeah, a white woman.

Look, white women don't make the rules. We just tacitly embrace them through our overwhelming support of Donald Trump as a voting bloc.

Yes, but the white man is my husband, and sometimes he lets me have rights as a treat, and I love my little treats.

Well, the fact is that DEI is over, John, which means only the most competent people will... Hoisted with my own petard.

No, no, no. No, this is bullshit. I stole this job from Josh on marriage.

Oh, yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. It goes race, then gender, then height, and then the tiebreaker is a list of establishments your father owns.

We've got so much to talk about tonight. Donald Trump is releasing a new line of hats for your weird uncle to wear. America's cover charge is about to go up and Elon Musk does hand stuff. So let's get right into it.

So my guest tonight is a comedian, actor, and Emmy Award-winning writer for SNL. Her latest stand-up special for Netflix is called The Motherlode. Please welcome Rosebud Baker. Whoa. Warm up guy does his job. Yeah, right? Vince isn't a fool. He knows exactly what he's doing. Yeah. I am so happy to have you on. Congratulations on your special. Thank you. I enjoyed it so much.

I was so excited to have you on to talk about it. So you filmed half of this special when you were eight months pregnant. Yes. and then half of the special after you had your baby, a year after. Yes. Right? So I guess my first question is, why not film for part of your set being actively in labor? I felt like I was missing something, you know?

Yeah, so to speak.

Yeah, well, you know, hindsight.

Today was a big day for Donald Trump. He had a meeting with every member of his cabinet, and he even invited the president. By the way, thanks for dressing up, Elon. Don't let us keep you from a blackjack tournament in 2006. But yes, Elon did have a seat at the table. Well, not an actual seat. He was more looming over it like an Ed Hardy Sith Lord.

I couldn't agree more. It's so good. What was behind that decision to want to show that part of your journey, like those playing with the dichotomy of those two.

You talk about your struggle. You labored over the decision of whether to have a child or not. Do you, now you have a... Like my pun. And now you have a one and a half year old daughter. Do you deeply regret it?

I don't. I really wish that I had your special to watch when I was pregnant because I think so many women think like, oh my god, am I even going to be myself anymore?

Am I going to change? Am I going to? And it was really cool to see you on the other side of it. you know, just brilliantly doing your thing. The thing that stood out the most for me, because I was looking to see your perspective change between pre-baby and post-baby, and you could see that you definitely see things with a different lens. Yeah. But...

But what was so awesome was that before you had the baby, you were this brilliant comedian who's a great storyteller with impeccable timing. And after the baby, you're a brilliant comedian who's a great storyteller with impeccable timing. And to see that visual representation, it dispelled the bullshit myth of, like, women lose their edge when they become mothers. Well, watch this f***ing special.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Your husband is a good husband. Yes. And is also a stand-up comedian. And still an idiot. And he's the best. Yeah, but he's a good idiot. He's a good idiot. So he's a comedian, you're a comedian. Are you concerned that your daughter's at high risk for becoming a comedian?

Well, if that's the case, then she's got a great role model to look up to. Thank you. One of the things that stands out so much about your comedy is that you just get right to the bone. Like, you are not afraid to talk about things that some might find hard to mine comedy from. You're very honest. You're very raw. You talk openly, like in the clip, about experiencing miscarriage.

And some reporters wondered if that created tension with the actual cabinet members, given that he keeps trying to fire all of their staff.

You talk about loss. You talk about grief, postpartum. Is that something that, is it helpful to process all of that stuff through comedy? No.

If only we could replace RFK Jr. with Patch Adams. Yes. We could just do a little switcheroo. We'd be set, right? Wouldn't that be good? It'd be amazing. Oh, my God. You're incredibly busy as is. You're also an Emmy-winning writer on SNL. Yes. You write on Weekend Update, so you're in the trenches. Do you find it incredibly challenging to stay on top of just the pace of the news all the time?

Like, how do you cope?

Yes, I like that.

Pigeon. Yeah. Well, and with bird flu going around, I'm just, they kind of have it coming. You're saving lives. They have it coming. Yeah. Yeah. My God. Thank you for that. Well, you can see Rosebud kicking pigeons around New York City, but you can also see her special, The Motherload. It's streaming now on Netflix. Rosebud Baker, everybody.

For tonight, before we go, please consider donating to I Support the Girls. They're an organization dedicated to providing essential items like bras and menstrual hygiene products for girls and women experiencing homelessness. If you can, please donate at the link below. Now here it is, your moment of zen.

It's nice to know that someone gets a vote on whether Elon Musk should be running the country. It would have been awkward if someone started to raise their hand before everyone else started clapping. Me? Oh, no, I wasn't raising my hand. I was just about to do a Nazi salute. Phew, good save. So everyone is proud of the job that Elon is doing, and Elon agrees.

I'm sorry, you accidentally, very briefly canceled what? I hate to be giving efficiency notes to the efficiency master, but perhaps next time we keep Ebola prevention going the whole time. I mean... Is Elon really asking for credit for only canceling Ebola prevention a little bit? It's like he dropped a baby and went, what? Look how fast I picked it up. Five second rule.

I think we should be a little more careful, especially when we're already dealing with a measles outbreak. But don't worry, Elon is not in charge of that. RFK Jr. is.

Quick question. When you say we have measles outbreaks every year, are you talking about America or, like, you? Right now, it sounds like you might take out that whole room, and that would be terrible, I want to say.

But yes, RFK is overseeing the measles outbreak, and he has promised, promised that he will personally, if the hospital allows it, consume all of the corpses of those infected with it. So he's really seeing to it. And this cabinet meeting was kind of a waste of time, okay? But Trump has been getting some stuff done.

For example, yesterday, he signed an executive order that forces hospitals to be transparent with their prices. And look, that seems like a good idea. And I am perfectly capable of admitting it. When Donald Trump did something good... When Donald Trump did something good... When Donald Trump did something good... I can't say it! I can't say it! Why is this so hard?

Oh, thank God those don't come along very often. Of course, because it's Donald Trump, most people will never hear about this price transparency thing, because at the same meeting, he seemed more interested in doing stuff like this.

Okay, first of all, that is way too much text, guys. If your hat needs a bookmark, it's not a good hat. And look, I hate to quibble with the hat, but Trump wasn't right about everything, okay? There were a couple of small things. I don't know. Haitian immigrants weren't eating cats and dogs. There wasn't $50 million worth of condoms sent to Gaza. Belgium is not a city.

The 2020 election wasn't stolen. China doesn't... China doesn't operate the Panama Canal, nor does it. And the best taco bowls are not made at the Trump Tower Grill. But yes, other than that, Trump was right about everything. Now, I'm not trying to be a hater, but if you're gonna own a hat with a ridiculous lie on it, at least make it a fun, ridiculous lie, which is why I'm selling these.

Garfield did 9-11 hats. Get yours today before he finishes the job. But obviously, Trump didn't bring everybody into the Oval Office just to sell hats. He was there to sell something much more fancy.

Oh. Oh, green card privileges plus. See, I was still getting America with ads. Quick question. Quick question, if I'm unhappy with America, can I cancel my subscription after seven days? I am curious, what does this gold card do?

Did this guy just put a cover charge on America? It's $5 million to get in, but he'll waive it if you bring in three hot girls with you. I mean, I guess it beats the old way of becoming a citizen, which was to marry Donald Trump, but still. I feel like immigrant stories are going to be a lot less inspiring in the future.

My grandfather came to this country with nothing but $5 million and the clothes in his custom Louis Vuitton five-piece trunk set. Although I have to admit, I don't totally hate the idea of buying your way into a country. Hey, Canada. How you doing, girl? I'm just going to come out and say it. I want to be in you.

And listen, I don't have five million dollars, but I do have four dollars and a cough drop. And this orange hat. Let's talk about it. Now, you might be thinking, wait a second. If the U.S. is just going to put citizenship up for sale, doesn't that mean that any monster can buy one as long as they're rich? Well, according to Trump, mm-hmm.

It seems like Trump watched Anora and his takeaway from that movie was, we need to do more to help out that rich Russian teenager. He's so good at sex. But if you're letting Russians come into the country, you've got to be careful, OK? I don't want to engage in stereotypes.

But if you let a Russian in, then there's going to be a smaller Russian inside of him, and then an even smaller Russian inside of him, and on and on and on. There's always another. Bottom line, I'm not sure I like the idea of a special card that gives rich people unique access to America, but if we were going in that direction, we have an idea for how to market it.

There's one thing we've learned about Elon Musk. It's that he's a very graceful man who's comfortable in his own body. But how did he get that way? Well, good news. We found the man responsible.

And it was probably a whirlwind, right?

2010?

2011. Like 2010 to 2012. Okay, I was meaning to ask you, do you mind if I finish that Go-Gurt that you left in the fridge? I did already, do you think that's... I'll hope for the best.

They do.

It's like all compartmentalized. Well, they tried to give everyone their individual space, but we're in really tight little spaces now. So it does feel like you're working inside of a shoebox.

So now they made them shittier.

They really are. You know, Paramount cuts, what do you do? I'm sorry, we don't have Apple TV money. Is it during crazy political times like this, are you just like, oh, thank God I don't have to cover news anymore?

Swift retaliation. Both China and the European Union are responding to President Trump's tariffs. China has announced its own retaliatory tariffs, 84% on all U.S. goods it imports.

God, That sounds so nice. Just a day of that. Although you have been tapped in because you've been co-hosting the Today Show with Jenna in the last week. You've been fantastic. Has it been so much fun? It's so much fun. It is. Thank you.

Maybe that was a Kathie Lee thing. But anyways, no, it was just very nice and pleasant. You weighed in on the all-female space mission. Yes, Blue Origin. Blue Origin.

Like, I'm pretty sure that's all it is. Women will stop at nothing for just a good old-fashioned girl's trip. I will say, though, as a woman on this planet in this moment in time, I do love the idea of launching myself into outer space. Well, can I just tell you this? I will say that.

She's calling it a mission.

Tell me. Hey, to put the ass in astronaut, I guess. I guess. Well, now they're done training, I heard. Well, there's so much. Now you've got me invested in this story.

All right. Well, we'll put out an extended cut. Oh, my gosh. Congratulations on marrying your love, the brilliant John Mulaney. Thank you very much. Last year. Thank you. We have two beautiful babies, Malcolm and May. I follow you on Instagram and your baby content is very impressive.

That's all I have. What has it been like being at home? Who's the fun parent of the two of you?

25% on yachts? Why do these trade wars always have to screw over the little guy? I'll be honest, I didn't even know America made yachts. I thought the only thing we made here was Nepo babies. But this really feels like it's spiraling out of control. It seems like the smart move is to back off this whole thing. But Trump's team has been adamant that they will stay the course.

Who cares? I think you're flipping gender stereotypes. I fully support this because you know all about the fun dads and then moms have to come in. No, you're a fun mom. I think you own that. Yeah, I am. Thank you.

Are you having fun doing this? Are you kidding me? I'm just waiting for them to pull the rug out from under me.

Just an honorary banner. That would be nice.

We will absolutely present you. Yeah, and then you can take it back down. Yeah, and then we'll take it back down. It'll be an 11-minute mission. It'll be fine. You actually took quite a bit of time away from acting to spend the time with your family. You had Malcolm, and you were very open about experiencing postpartum depression.

Oh, my God.

The fact that you're so openly discussing it is so helpful to so many other women who have experienced it. You've also been incredibly open about your breast cancer diagnosis, which is not just courageous, but an incredibly generous thing to do. I can't even imagine deciding that in that moment in time, everything you were going through. What made you want to share your story?

With a clear mammogram.

Such a generous thing for you to do. And you've had women come up to you and say, thank you so much for sharing that. You've impacted other women's lives by sharing that.

The president made it clear yesterday this is not a negotiation. Trump posted this morning, my policies will never change.

I'm so grateful that you're on the other side of it now and you're healthy. And now you have this, you're back to work. You have this incredible new show. Yeah, thanks. And you took some time off, but tell us what was so enticing about this project. Was it Jon Hamm's penis? It doesn't just star Jon Hamm's penis. Olivia's also in it. And Amanda P. Amanda P, yes. Great cast. I...

Well, that's it then. They're in it to win it. Full speed ahead from the window to the walls. Skeet, skeet, skeet, mother . Trump's policy will never, ever change.

It's a great poem. I mean, there's a ton of conflict. You're phenomenal in it. The two of you have such great chemistry. There's like a fun banter. There's like a fun rhythm to the show.

That's great. And your scenes with Amanda Peete are phenomenal. I mean, so far that's my favorite episode. She's so good in it. The two of you together are very, very good. Yeah, I love her so much. And it just got picked up for a second season. So congratulations. Thank you.

I adore you. Thank you so much for being here. Congratulations on everything. Thank you for having so much fun with us. We miss you dearly, but we're so happy for all of your success. Thank you so much.

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What? The trade war's over? But it's tariff day. I shaved my legs for this. Now I have to grow it all back. But hey, at least we can buy things from China again, right? I mean, Amazon Prime, here I come.

Hey, Siri, cancel 1,000 air fryers. Trump, I don't understand what happened here. You tanked global stock markets. You put us on the verge of a recession. You told everyone to build factories in America because the tariffs wouldn't go away. And then you took them away. What happened? Did you just get spooked by the markets? The 90-day pause when there was a

Is that because of the whiplash that we've been seeing across the financial market?

Many of you in the media clearly missed the art of the deal. Uh, yes, the art of the deal. Create a global crisis and then dig yourself halfway out. It's truly masterful, Donald. I'm starting to think that the art of the deal is art in the way that Jackson Pollock is art.

Like, it looks like someone just threw a bunch of shit at the wall, but now I have to pretend like it's genius and it's gonna cost millions of dollars? Come at me, abstract expressionism hive. You know I'm right. Come on, Trump, just admit that you started a game of chicken and you got too scared to finish it.

We've got so much to talk about tonight. Trump's tariffs are off, but they're on again, but they're also off. So who cares? Let's get into it with another installment of Trade Wars.

Okay, it's our fault. We got too scared. Sorry, I tend to get a little yippy when my retirement plan starts to look like the elevator from The Shining. Straight down and heavy flow. I'm sorry. I don't mean to be dramatic, but this is the worst tariff day ever. This whole trade war was launched on incoherent arguments.

You stuck to your guns for incoherent reasons, and now you're pulling back for incoherent reasons. Is there anything you can say that actually makes sense?

Well, you got me there. I do agree with that. Still, though, I just wish that someone could explain what the strategy is going forward with these tariffs. I mean, is there anyone who can tell me?

What are you doing here?

I thought you left in 2011. Oh, oh, no.

Oh, okay. I see. Well, I'd ask what you've been up to, but I have the internet. That's fair. So break it down for us. What is Trump's strategy here with these tariffs? Everyone's scared. There's so much uncertainty and there's no, this is no way that you can actually run an economy.

OK, I see. And that's when we drop all the tariffs. No, bitch.

Gross, but fine. Then the trade war ends.

Olivia, why? How does any of this make up the trade deficit?

Last Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that in one week, he was gonna impose the biggest increase in tariffs in 100 years. And after a week of panic buying, a year's supply of toilet paper and air fryers, the day has finally arrived.

But that will never happen. There's not enough attention in the world to make him feel like a human again.

Oh, now I get it. Wow, that was really enlightening. Thanks, bitch. Who are you calling bitch? Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I thought we were... Having a thing? Yeah. Yeah, we're not. Oh, okay. Well, thank you for your analysis.

Olivia, Olivia.

Well, she's gone.

Olivia Munn, everyone!

When we come back, you'll find out which free historic animal

Welcome back to The Daily Show. This week, scientists announced that they had produced three cubs with the DNA of the prehistoric dire wolf. Then two days later, a white woman tried to bring one on an airplane as her emotional support animal. But the question is, what animal is next in line for de-extinction? Troy Iwata found out.

It is 11.59 and 48 seconds, which means we are just moments away from the president's new tariffs.

It's reciprocal tariff day. Well, the tariffs are here. All right, it is tariff day.

Happy Tariff Day, everyone! It's what Trump is replacing Juneteenth with. Now, Trump is celebrated by putting tariffs on every country in the world, including 104% on products made in China, which is probably fine. I mean, how many products are made in China? But Tariff Day wasn't just celebrated here in America. Other countries got in on the fun, too.

Tonight is a former Daily Show correspondent, an actor who stars in the new Apple TV Plus series, Your Friends and Neighbors. Please welcome back Olivia Munn. Welcome home. Thank you. It is so nice to be here. I love it here. Do you like that we invite you to come on as a guest and then we immediately put you to work? I love it.

Dieser Buch von Boys and Men ist ein Reboot von Mice and Men, korrekt?

Oh, ja.

It's the kind of nonsense no one should take seriously, but Trump said it, so I guess we're all doing this.

Ich war so glücklich, dass du das verändert hast. Und ich habe immer das Problem mit den Mice gefühlt. So you corrected that. You got it completely wrong. Well, I guess none of these questions are going to work. Start from the beginning. You've spent most of your career researching gender inequality, poverty, family policy.

And a lot of your research led you to write this book, which was on Obama's reading list over the summer. Congratulations. I never thought I would say this, but could you mansplain this issue to me?

Well, he's never been on trend, right? Okay, fine.

It would be exciting if Greenland was part of the United States. I think that the people of Greenland should be honored. This to me could be Donald Trump's Louisiana purchase. Same size as the Louisiana purchase in square miles.

Ich bin froh, dass du das beantwortest, weil ich denke, dass es das Gefühl zwischen Feministen gibt, besonders in diesem Moment, wenn die Reproduktiv-Rechte in Gefahr ist und es gibt die gleiche Zahl und all diese Sachen, dass Frauen nicht... Das Gefühl, die immediate Reaktion ist, na gut, lass mich das kleinste Violin der Welt holen. So sorry. Roll your eyes a bit.

Oder roll your eyes a little bit. Aber du hast absolut recht. Und die zwei Dinge können gleichzeitig wahr sein. Ja. Und ich...

Was denkt ihr, was Trumps Winn über moderne amerikanische Masculinität in diesem Moment sagt?

Yes. War purposes. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I guess we should annex any place that's halfway between us and somewhere else. This is just so sad. I know she's trying to be supportive, but you can tell even Ainsley thinks this is a bad idea. And this is a lady excited to marry Sean Hannity.

We can see how the Democrats kind of misstepped in that area and there's room for growth. What do you think the Conservatives are getting wrong?

Right.

Machen wir Amerika groß wieder.

You have strong feelings about the term toxic masculinity. Is that just your toxic masculinity speaking?

Can you imagine how exhausting it is to treat every one of Trump's dumb ideas like it's a work of art? Oh, sweetheart, what a beautiful drawing. It looks like the Louisiana Purchase. I'm gonna put it on the fridge. But while the Pentagon draws up plans for a war against puffins, Trump is giving us a reminder about what his leadership looks like during times of crisis.

What a time in America.

Will you walk us through your girls rule, boys drool theory in your book?

Well, I think that's how I read it. Is that how you read it? I read it, girls rule, boys drool theory. Okay. Maybe it was just technically girls rule chapter in your book. I think you're woman-splaining my book about men to me. I might be woman-splaining your book. Tip or tat, tip or tat.

Fangen sie jemals an?

So what are some tangible solutions that could help fix this problem?

Because while everyone else is deeply concerned with what's going on in Los Angeles right now, Trump is handling the tragedy like the statesman that he is.

Well, from your lips to God's ears, thank you for coming on. Thank you for having this conversation with me. It's an important one, and I hope we all continue having it. Of boys and men, of boys and men. Before we go, please consider supporting the California Fire Foundation. They are working on the ground with local fire agencies and community organizations to provide support to residents.

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In the midst of chaos, Donald Trump is taking action by opening up the strategic nickname reserves. Thank you, sir. Ich werde kommen. Even though we can't count on the incoming president, some people are stepping up. And it's always heartening to see everybody coming out to help their neighbors. And I do mean everybody.

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Holy shit! Steve Guttenberg? The actor Steve Guttenberg? Moving abandoned cars out of the way for firefighters? That is amazing. Not only that, but if anyone abandons a baby, he and two other men will raise it for them. Hijinks will ensue. Of course, as great as that is to see, officials are warning that now that the fire has reached Steve Guttenberg, it's only two degrees from Kevin Bacon.

Now, if you're wondering why Trump isn't focused on helping Californians, it's because he's focused on the people who need him most, his insurrectionists.

Well, we're looking at it. We'll be looking at the whole thing, but I'll be making major pardons, yes.

Yeah, on the one hand it's absolutely shameful that Trump would pardon these rioters. But you have to remember, these people are his ride or dies. They stormed to the Capitol and they shat on a desk for him. No one's ever shat on a desk for me, not once. And I took out a Craigslist ad. For him it's all about loyalty. Plus he's going to need a personal army for when he invades Greenland.

Those puffers aren't going to pepper spray themselves. Plus he also wants to give insurrectionists a little treat. They must have been so disappointed when January 6 came around this year and they didn't get the chance to riot. But for anyone out there who overprepared for this year's January 6, there are still some options for you.

Ah, that makes sense. One clap. One person here thinks that makes sense. That makes sense. If you charge more to drive in the city, the roads get less congested. Who could have a problem with that? Ich sehe einen Psychiater. Das ist New York, Kumpel. Jeder sagt bereits einen Psychiater. Schau, ich verstehe es. New York ist bereits ein verrückter, teurer Ort, um zu leben.

I'm gonna go home. Let's kick things off with President-elect Donald Trump. He's not even on America's payroll yet, but he's already causing chaos for free. What a workaholic! As you've probably heard, Trump has decided that his first big policy proposal will be buying or perhaps invading Greenland.

Die einzige Grund, warum ich Kinder hatte, war, damit ich den Renten mit jemandem trennen konnte. Und ich glaube, für einige commuter, die keine anderen Optionen haben, könnte das ein echter Schwachsinn sein. Aber nicht jeder, der klagt, ist so sympathisch.

It really hits home because I live right here on 61st Street in this building and my car is right there parked in front of my building. And if I want to go to turn around to go uptown to visit my kids who live on 79th Street, I have to pay $9 to go around the block.

Well, I guess that's settled. I'll never see my kids again. Buddy, driving is not the only way to get across 20 blocks. You could take the subway or the bus or have you considered legs? Legs, the Ford F-150 of the body. But some people aren't just complaining, they're taking action. Although not action like taking mass transit, I mean action like crime.

Wait, how is that clever? He just took off his license plate. So that's clever, but when I avoid my taxes by telling the IRS that I'm dead, I'm a wanted felon? Come on! That's not right. Ich habe 99 Probleme. Weißt du? 99 Problems, I think those are called indictments. I don't know if 99 Problems is a song people associate most with Eric Adams.

I'd go with In Da Club or Club Can't Handle Me or I'm Under Investigation for Bribes from Turkey. Real hip-hop heads know that one. Look, I know that this is a big change. And I get that there are some drivers who are worried about the safety on the subway. But the more people who use the subway, the less room the subway masturbators will have to masturbate. So it works out for everyone.

We'll see how it all turns out. Although so far the news has been pretty positive.

Look at that! It's working! And yes, it's only been a few days, so I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I'm pretty sure that there will never be any problems in New York ever again. Of course, in a city this big, there's bound to be a variety of opinions about congestion pricing, so we sent Josh Johnson to the streets to get some of them.

When we come back, Richard Reeves will be joining me on the show. My guest tonight is the president of the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of the book of Boys and Men, Why the Modern Man is Struggling, Why it Matters and What to Do About It. Please welcome Richard Reeves. Danke, dass du hier bist. Danke. Ich freue mich auf dich.

Louis Black, everyone!

Please welcome John Green Well, thank you so much for being here.

What a joy. What a joy it is to be here with you with all this insane news happening in the world right now.

So much fun. Every day is a fun day for us here at The Daily Show.

But you are the bright light.

You have had massive success with your young adult novels, A Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska. You and your brother have had, were kind of early pioneers, so to speak, with your YouTube channel, billions of views. And now you have this number one New York Times bestseller, Everything is Tuberculosis. You're like a modern day Renaissance man.

who's also trying to eradicate a deadly disease.

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A certain subject, that narrows it down to literally anything. This is Donald Trump, so his big announcement could be anything from I've achieved peace in the Middle East to I just tried bucatini and I'm never going back to regular spaghetti. At least tell us if it's good or bad. Should I be stocking up on champagne or toilet paper?

Right. And part of what I loved so much about your book, it was fascinating, but it doesn't just go through the history of tuberculosis and the gravity of the disease itself, but you tell all of these personal stories along the way, like Henry and many others. When most Americans, like you said, think about tuberculosis, they think of it as a thing of the past.

But just in 2023, over a million people died globally from tuberculosis.

You say in your book, we know how to live in a world without tuberculosis, but we choose not to live in that world.

And that the problem is us.

You mentioned all the doge cuts. You wrote this book before all of that happened.

Well, you can.

I will for the paperback, yeah. You might have a sequel on your hands with apparently measles are back now, too. Are you concerned that tuberculosis has found out that measles is having a moment and it's going to come in and want to teach us all which disease is bossed?

Okay, okay.

All right, well, we'll worry for other reasons. Yeah. You, part of what was so interesting about your book is you also go through all of the history and how the disease impacted everything culturally, poetry, literature, the cowboy hat.

That's how we got our cowboy hat.

It seems that way. You say everything is tuberculosis. Can you connect tuberculosis to why fighter jets are falling into the water?

Okay.

Sure.

Anybody? We'll go with it.

We'll go with it.

OK, that sounds really positive. But I want to temper my expectations here, because the last time you had a positive announcement to make, it was that you were destroying the economy. So I just want to make sure. Is it really good news?

Hot damn. Everything is... Okay. Can you connect tuberculosis to why my algorithm keeps feeding me weighted vests?

Yeah, well, I'll give you that. I will give you that one. Oh, my God. All right. So how do we go about curing this disease of injustice? What needs to happen in a perfect world? What are the steps that need to be implemented?

Oh, from your lips to God's ears. Thank you. Thank you for making the world suck a little bit less. Oh, thanks, Desi. Thank you for educating and engaging your viewers and for all of the work that you do. Thank you for being here.

Thank you, Desi. Thank you.

Everything is tuberculosis. It's available now. John Green. We're going to take a quick...

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Earth shattering, wow. Okay, as long as I don't have to clean it up, I guess I'm in. Just tell me when exactly to tune in and I will clear my schedule.

All right. You have no idea what you're announcing, do you? You're just going to go into the next room and be like, guys, I promised them something big. Does anyone have anything good? I have two to five days. And don't say jello shots, Pete. Next time, just come out when you're ready to say the announcement. We don't need a pre-announcement.

This is worse than my cousin announcing that they're trying for a third child. Great. So you're telling me that you're f***ing Call me when there's a Gymboree registry. And by the way, it's totally possible that we never get an announcement. Remember him teasing his big replacement for Obamacare?

And that two months was up 69 months ago. Very nice. But while we're waiting for Trump's earth-shattering, mind-blowing, orgasm-inducing announcement, there's already a much stupider announcement in the works.

What is it with this guy and renaming gulfs? At least the Gulf of Mexico was on our border, but now he's just going around renaming other countries' water? The Gulf of Thailand is now the Gulf of White Lotus. The Indian Ocean is now the Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas Ocean. And the Black Sea, we're just getting rid of. No more DEI. You know what?

Why shouldn't we be allowed to rename the world's oceans? After all, we have the world's most competent, powerful, competent navy full of competence operating right now at the top of their competence.

Not to get all doge over here, but I think we could save some money if we stopped dropping fighter jets into the Red Sea. At some point, we're giving more military aid to puffer fish than we are to Ukraine. Zelensky should just be following behind our aircraft carriers with a giant net. And I know this is all a little concerning, but don't worry.

Pete Hegseth has ordered a top-to-bottom review to determine if there were any rainbow flags on board that might be to blame. Whatever the cause is, we have got to stop dropping $70 million fighter jets into the ocean, people. Otherwise, it's going to change the reputation of America's fighter pilots. And then the Top Gun sequels are just going to start getting real weird.

He truly feels the need for speed. And finally, an update on tariffs. They're the reason your MAGA family stopped talking about the economy. Just mine, just my family. Ever since they kicked in, Trump has been telling Americans that they're gonna have to tighten their belts a little. And there's one example in particular that he keeps fixating on.

We've got so much to talk about tonight. The military tries to teach another jet to swim. The Vatican turns into the world's holiest man cave. And Trump is keeping a huge secret. So everybody check your signal chats. Let's get right into it. It's been a rough few weeks for Donald Trump, mostly because Donald Trump. So he's been looking for a way to change the narrative.

Why do I feel like last week Trump walked in on Eric kissing a doll and now he's like, sorry America, we're banning dolls. Banning them. Either way, it turns out that the whole expensive doll example was not hypothetical.

Yes, they're raising prices on Barbie. Even she has to cut back. She had to move out of Barbie's dream house and into Barbie's dream studio apartment with two roommates. Her pink convertible is now a 2007 Toyota Tercel. It's very sad. Come on, don't make Barbie tighten her belt even more. She only has a one inch waist. And Trump's not the only one answering dull-based questions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, seen here watching a bulldozer demolish a local community center, also had some thoughts. Secretary Besant, what would you say to a sweet little girl who wonders why she can't have a new Barbie this year?

Yes. If there's one thing children love, it's the concept of economic freedom. It's very clear that you were never a little girl. They would never be on board with this. I don't want that stuff. I want Barbies. You can't make economic freedom scissor each other. What's the point? Also, kids today are gonna have a better life than their parents. Honey, I had 25 Barbies plus the dream house.

We knew how to live in this country back when I was a kid during the Obama years. Don't Google it. I knew Besant was a shitty treasury secretary, but I think there's one job he'd be even worse at.

But don't worry too much. If you really can only buy one doll, there's a new one that's just right for 2025.

I love playing alone with you.

When we come back, Lewis Black has the dope on the post, so don't go away. Welcome back to The Daily Show. When a news story falls through the cracks, Louis Black catches it for a segment we call Back in Black.

And yesterday he made a big announcement.

So his announcement is that he's got an announcement? Cool. It's great to have a president who does teaser trailers for world events. It's like when FDR said, we only have one thing to fear, and I'll tell you what it is after the break. But OK, Donald, can you at least give us a hint?

We go crazy trying to keep up with them, and before we can catch our breath, he hits us with something else even more absurd. It is exhausting and unsustainable. So, starting today, no more of that, okay? No more. No more. I have a whole script here full of important issues that I want to talk about. And I'm not going to let Donald Trump distract me with some crazy new idea.

Thank you, Michael. When we come back, Julia Stiles will be joining me on this show.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor who's making her feature directorial debut with the film Wish You Were Here. Please welcome Julia Stiles.

Oh, yes.

Yes. But this is the first time that you've directed a feature, so congratulations. Thank you, yeah. Thank you. It's such a beautiful story. How did this film come about? Was there a point in your career when things sort of clicked into focus and you thought, I really want to direct a movie of my own?

You deserve it, and all of the work paid off. It really shows. This is a story about young love. It's a beautiful, romantic drama with comedic moments. Was there anything that you discovered in all of your years acting in those types of films that you thought, I really want to do this differently?

It does. And the lead character has this magical moment with this young man. It's sort of like a whirlwind romance evening. And then he ghosts her. Turns out he has a good reason for ghosting her.

Yeah.

So you're saying all of the men who have ghosted me over the years, there's probably a great reason for it. Yeah, maybe. You never know.

Yeah.

Yeah. No, they are little kids. We're little kids. Actors and children are both very temperamental, can't go potty by themselves, always need more screen time, so that makes perfect sense. Your lead in this movie, Isabelle Fuhrman, you worked with on Orphan, correct? Yes. No, spoiler, she plays a 30-year-old psychopath in that movie, pretending to be your 10-year-old daughter. Yes.

Yes.

Yes, much, much lighter, more beautiful story. You got to work with a close friend of yours on the score of the film.

Okay, let me just ask, what? And also, what?

It was such a perfect collaboration for the two of you. I'm curious, you came up as a young actress, teenager in in the world before social media was really a thing now every actor that's coming up is on social media there are platforms and sharing and it's so it's like your personal life is so out there do you look back and go thank god i didn't have that oh my god yes i mean not because i

It's a lot of work. It is a lot of work. That is the director in you, too. And that's why your film is so beautiful. And I can't wait to see what you do next. Congratulations on all of it.

Reach You Are Here is now available on digital. Julia Stiles, everyone!

What the ? Trump is going to turn Gaza into the Riviera? He couldn't even turn Atlantic City into a nicer Atlantic City. If anything, they tore down so many of his casinos, he turned Atlantic City into Gaza. But OK, he wants to rebuild it and he wants to turn it into Mar-a-Lago. At least the Palestinians will have a place to go back to.

OK, just so I'm clear, your idea is to take over Gaza, rebuild it into Mar-a-Lago and make sure that the Palestinians who live there can't go back. That is the craziest thing he said since yesterday and until tomorrow. Even his chief of staff was shocked. Look at her face. She looks just like she won Best Country Album at the Grammy Awards.

And of course she shocked he's effectively advocating for ethnic cleansing who could possibly be OK with that.

No, they usually scratch their heads and they say, what the are you talking about? Of course, Bibi is ecstatic at Trump's idea. Look at him. He looks happier than a teenager getting a handjob in the back of a birthright bus. But Bibi aside, this proposal is giving a lot of people whiplash. Trump ran his whole campaign on America first, and now he's out there chanting from the Riviera to the sea.

Even Trump's Republican allies aren't on board. Although, of course, they have to let him down easy.

There's a couple kinks in that slinky. That's how desperate these guys are to not openly disagree with Trump. They're just making up sayings now. Of course, some of his supporters, like Steve Doocy, are trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt.

Of course, America would never invade another country. You can read all about it in Steve Doocy's American history book, Me Just Got Lobotomy by Steve Doocy. So to summarize, MAGA people think this is dicey. Their eyeballs think it's batshit crazy. And the entire plan is DOA, unless Trump can do some real outreach to the countries in the Middle East.

And based on his response to reporters from Afghanistan, I don't think he has the skills to do it.

Good luck? Live in peace? Why does he sound like he's saying goodbye to E.T.? The people of Earth wish you peace. May your slinky have no kinks. For more on Trump and Gaza, let's go live to the White House with Jordan Klepper. Jordan, is there something I'm missing? This plan just seems crazy.

Okay, but what's being proposed is a war crime. Have you considered that?

How about a two-state solution?

But the framework for a two-state solution already exists. There's no need for displacement.

Okay, but then they go back to live in Gaza?

What was so wrong with the two-state solution idea?

Guess we'll have to live in peace. Are you pitching face-off for the Middle East?

Well, I guess we could get the Palestinians to fall in love with Cher. No, no, you're dragging me into this. No.

How would AI be the solution?

No, that's it. Brainstorming is over. These are all stupid. And like it or not, bulldozing Gaza and kicking out everyone there is not a real solution. It's cruel. It doesn't make us safer, and it will undeniably make us look like the villains of history.

Oh, my God. Get the f*** out of here. Jordan Klepper, everyone.

We've got so much to talk about tonight. The Holy Land might be turning into Sin City. Donald Trump is back in the eviction business. And Michael Kosta really needs to use the Starbucks bathroom. But first, let's kick things off with another installment of the second coming of Donald J. Trump. Every day since Trump came into office, he bombards us with ridiculous policies.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. If you want honest and rigorous financial news, then go eat a dick. But if you want to get rich, then you want Michael Kosta and another installment of Kosta Doin' Business.

Hey, everyone. Desi Lydic here. The Daily Show is on break for the holidays, but in the meantime, we put together some special highlights for you. We'll be back in the new year on January 7th with all new episodes.

Trump had so much fun tonight. He had so much fun.

Right.

They've worked hard and had fun. Isn't that the pursuit of happiness?

Voters across America are weighing in saying, yes, Trump, keep going. Give me an assessment of Trump's first 100 days, one to 10.

Donald Trump deserves an F. I would give President Trump an A, maybe even an A+. Fear and pessimism. Thrilled and excited. A disaster. It's awesome. 1,361 days to go of this journey. Man, I wish we could have 10,000 more days with President Trump.

But first, prices will go so high you'll be sucking D for eggs.

citizen deported. Kids in cages. A Muslim ban.

Like I told those prosecutors, I'm gonna need a second opinion. So I turned to real-life astronaut Chris Hatfield.

You don't mean a scam scam. You just mean they told the world that they had a thing, but they didn't actually have the thing, and they couldn't deliver on the thing.

What kind of magician can pull off an illusion this big? I had to find the man behind it all, Mars One CEO Boz Lansdorp. I didn't want him to be suspicious, so I started off slow. Is Mars One a scam?

As everyone knows, the best way to check to see if something is a scam is to see if it has a website. And like any legitimate space venture, Mars One offers sweet merch and a chance to donate monthly.

According to Davide, when he refused to pay Yelp to advertise, he noticed dozens of five-star reviews disappearing from his Yelp page.

Okay, if President Kennedy and 400,000 people working for NASA could turn a dream into a moon landing, maybe Boz and his team could get us to Mars. How many people do you have on staff at your company?

Ten people?

How many of the ten are scientists?

Seven of the 10 are more involved in the storytelling process?

So if I invest in Mars One, am I investing in a space program or a media story?

So all this time, Mars One was nothing more than a sales pitch sold to us as news? How could the entire world be fooled by this one Dutchman?

Sorry, you said the media?

Extortion.

Ugh, yeah. Media's the worst. The first step in becoming a truth-telling journalist? Informing Layla that she's been scammed.

So if you're not stealing and you're just fooling somebody, It's innocent.

Basically, yes. Or like when you tell your husband you only slept with his father once.

Well, yeah. I mean, you're not just Italian. You're, like, cartoonishly Italian.

Exactly. A journalist's job is to seek the truth. And to stay sharp. And the best way to stay sharp is with Urbacaine. The only herbal supplement made of 100% cocaine. Urbacaine. Mmm, that feels good. Mars One had a story to sell. And like the customers of My Herbal Supplement, most of the media bought it without examining the product.

How exactly did Yelp try to extort you? Walk me through.

Maybe that explains Mars One. When you live on a planet where facts no longer matter and the media legitimizes something that was fundamentally empty from the beginning, it's no wonder people want to escape. But fighting for a world where truth counts is a mission I can believe in. Just tell me when we get there.

Florida, God's waiting room. It's home to theme parks, the Everglades, your peepaw, and of course, Florida Man.

Every week, there's a new headline out of Florida. Wild, shocking, unnecessarily sexual.

But have we ever stopped to ask the question, why? Something's happening to men in Florida, and it can't just be a coincidence. As a future Pulitzer-winning journalist, it's my responsibility to uncover the truth, to reveal what lies beneath the swamp, to answer the question, what makes a man Florida Man? Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man.

Florida Man. First thing I did was some heavy back-channeling, mostly on Craigslist and Facebook. I needed to locate some of these real-life Florida men. First up was Robbie. Last July, he ran into a liquor store with a live alligator, for some reason.

Talk to me about the night that you became Florida man.

Not just alcohol, though. There's probably a deep-rooted conspiracy.

What was it about Florida that made you do what you did?

The heat makes you do crazy things.

But isn't there something that all Florida men share? There's something behind it.

No, that couldn't be it. And this wasn't the only man affected.

Okay. Um, Alligator Man, what's the common factor among all Florida men?

What kind of dancing did you do with the alligator?

That is 100% the McDonald's jingle.

I see what you're saying about doing the wrong thing in the right way and how it works.

Where do you find alligators in Florida?

So many Florida men. So many alligators. Surely there's a Florida man who's normal.

Yeah, you can put that.

Just put it away. Why do you defend what you did?

Your Second Amendment right to shoot a gun into the sun? Yeah, why not? How exactly did you become a Florida man?

Davide's claim that Yelp extorts businesses was a serious allegation, and he's not the only one with a Yelp grievance. In fact, Yelp gets accused of extortion so much that they have an entire page on their website dedicated to explaining how they don't extort businesses. So I went to Yelp's headquarters to meet with their spokesperson, but not just any spokesperson.

Have you always been a Florida man?

Oh, so you're transplant.

What do you think is behind every Florida man?

It's a water conspiracy.

Women?

And while I was running away from these unusual men, I was heading towards some new ideas. There had to be a common thread. What was I missing? There was something different about this state. So many Florida man stories filling the news. Did Florida reporters know something I didn't? I went to an undisclosed orange grove to meet a very casually dressed journalist to find out.

What can you tell me about these Florida man stories? I mean, I have my own research, but you just give me yours just so we can compare notes.

This nerd knew a lot about Florida, and while he mostly rambled, I was connecting the dots.

And that's when it hit me, the missing piece of the puzzle.

Shut up. Shut up. That's it.

It's the Sunshine Act.

It's not what causes Florida Man. It's why we hear about Florida Man.

I just figured it out all by myself. I'm a genius. Florida Man has been the butt of countless jokes, but maybe that's not fair. Well, this guy was pretty weird. The Sunshine Act makes it easier to discover Florida Man stories, but I was just scratching the surface. We may not hear about them as much, but it turns out there are Florida men in every state.

And while Florida will always be America's petri dish of batshit behavior, the truth is, there's a little Florida man in all of us.

And...

On?

That's right. Forget about Yelp extorting people. I had to ask season 16's Bachelor what really went down on that horseback ride with Lindsay or the time he totally dumped her.

Yeah, no, yes, absolutely. No, I am 100% a professional and I'm here to talk to you about Yelp. I would never, you know, want to talk about it. Go, go, go, go, get out of here. Go, clean it up. Clean these up. I didn't arrange that.