The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender | Jason Rezaian
27 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hey, everybody, welcome. Welcome to The Daily Show. Oh, man, I got a good one for you. My name is Jon Stewart. Great show for you tonight. My guest tonight, Jason Rezaian, will be talking about Iran. Fabulous story. Iran right now, an authoritarian state, currently being rocked by protests that threaten to tear the whole nation apart. I mean, can you imagine?
But yes, like most of the country, I spent the weekend consumed by the awful news out of Minnesota. And I will say, hearing about this has somehow done the impossible, which is... It has dampened my enthusiasm for this week's premiere of the Melania documentary.
Everyone wants to know. So here it is.
Move over, Avatar sequels. Here's another movie that wasn't necessary. No, I was actually really looking forward to it. Go behind the scenes. Find out what went into deciding on such an unusual... Was it courage? Or was it madness? Either way, 10 out of 10, no notes.
Also, love the tagline to the movie Melania, the inspiring true story of how an online shopping billionaire paid millions to curry favor with the president. Am I in trouble? I can't wait for the sequel. Oh, f*** it, just take the money. It's in the hat. But back to the main story. For the second time in two weeks, another American has been tragically killed on the streets of Minneapolis.
Now, obviously, all the facts are not in yet. But here is, as best we can tell, the account of what happened on this terrible day.
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Chapter 2: What incident sparked Jon Stewart's commentary on gun rights?
And they're all gay hockey players. The ICE agents. Everybody, John. That last one's intriguing. Jordan Klepper, everybody. Woo! I think the lowest bar that a government ever has to clear in terms of earned credibility to its population is obvious reality. You just got to clear obvious reality.
I believe it's what the political philosopher Seneca referred to as the don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining doctrine. But watch Border Patrol commander in short, Greg Bovino, who, by the way, appears to be just a new character the Trump Cinematic Universe has introduced. Where the did this guy even come from? It's his first season on the show.
Anyway, this guy Bovino very clearly stated that the guy they killed was a terrorist attempting a massacre. I'm sure that version of events will be able to withstand even one follow-up question at the presser. Questions?
First question, when did Agent Storm Matthew have a gun? Did he ever brandish that weapon at agents?
Ali, this situation, again, is evolving. This situation is under investigation. Oh, now it's an investigation? Oh, the investigation is evolving. I thought evolution was a generational thing. Not three seconds after you confuse, you accuse a guy of terrorism. And by the way, here's what they said at the presser after just the second question. All right, no more questions.
All right, no more questions, sir. I'm ready to take your questions to no more questions and two f***ing questions. And it's too bad because I happen to have a lot of questions. Like, who's going to investigate this horrific killing by the Department of Homeland Security that the Department of Homeland Security has clearly misrepresented?
The Department of Homeland Security says they'll investigate the shooting. Oh, good luck finding the real killer, OJ. We're rooting for you. And pardon me for not trusting that the administration is going to do a fair and free investigation when they are already going out on TV, moving the goalposts on why the shooting was justified, whether he was brandishing the weapon or not.
He was not protesting peacefully. He was screaming in the face of ICE. He had a phone up right into ICE's face. I mean, we all see the same thing. I mean, you shouldn't try to gaslight the administration about what happened. Somebody's on therapy talk. We're gaslighting you? You gaslighting... No, I'm gaslighting... You gaslighting me? Are you gaslighting me? A little bit? A little bit?
We're gaslighting you? What the... By the way... We're gaslighting you. Speaking of gaslighting, here is Todd Blanch a day after accusing all of us of gaslighting the administration about what happened.
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Chapter 3: How does video evidence contradict the government's narrative?
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Please welcome to the program Jason Rezaian. Hello. How are you? I'm doing very well. Thank you so much for being here. It has been, you were held for 544 days. Were you in the notorious Evan prison system?
Yes, yeah. I was the unfortunate next guest after your friend Maziar.
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