Lindsey Graham Gets Eulogized, the DNC Gets Scammed & the War in Iran Gets Reheated | Twin Temple
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You're listening to Comedy Central. From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Jordan Klepper.
We got so much to talk about tonight. The DNC loses something that's not an election. MAGA gets brand new merch. And if you thought your drunk cousin made things awkward at a funeral, just wait till you see the president. So, let's get into headlines. Let's start with the Democratic Party. With the way the country is heading, they are poised to make big gains in the 2026 midterms, as long as they stay focused and don't do anything stupid.
New reporting reveals a scammer stole nearly $29,000 from the cash-strapped Democratic National Committee last year after posing as Chairman Ken Martin in a fraudulent email.
Jesus Christ! Your 2026 Democratic Party, everyone. We will stand up to the rising forces of authoritarianism and tell them loudly that our pin number is 1003. But let's move on to someone who probably could still win an election against the Democratic Party, Senator Lindsey Graham. Yesterday was his funeral, and beforehand, his remains were honored in the Capitol Rotunda. Personally, I don't understand this tradition, because, I mean, that's his office. Like, when I die, I don't want to be brought back to work and displayed next to the copy machine, you know? I want to be shot out of a cannon straight into the Kalamazoo River, as per Klepper family tradition. But the big story was President Trump's appearance at the funeral, where he made sure that the Tic Tacs he chewed were the funeral-appropriate mint ones.
I tell you now, that is leadership. This is a nation in mourning. There will be another time for citrus adventure. And then our president, in his newly freshened breath, stepped up to the podium and attempted to say anything nice. anything nice at all. No matter how heated things got in Washington, virtually everyone, Republican or Democrat, liked Lindsay. Well, not everybody, but it sounds good.
I can't believe I have to say this to Donald Trump, but can you just lie to us? It's a memorial. You could paint a rosier picture.
What major headlines does Jordan Klepper open the episode with?
I didn't go to my Uncle Lou's funeral and tell everyone he was the Zodiac Killer. I said he was good with numbers, you know? Come on, Donny, you guys spent so much time together. Maybe, maybe, maybe share a heartwarming story about how you two met.
As you remember, Lindsay and I did not exactly get off to the best of starts.
Back in 2016, Lindsay said something rather nasty. So naturally, I did something that I shouldn't have done. I shared his personal cell phone number with the millions of people that happened to be watching that particular day as I made a speech. Okay, interesting choice. I might have chosen a moment that highlights Lindsay's character, but I guess the time he got 10,000 calls from guys named Mike Roch and Hugh Jass is also equally good. But the point is, you got off to a bumpy start. You shared his phone number, but that's all in the past. I remember the number, 202-228-0292, if anybody wants to give it a shot. Who wants to give it a shot? What do you think is going to happen? You think the phone's going to start ringing in the casket?
Lindsay's going to burst out of the coffin like, I got to get this. It could be someone trying to book me on a Sunday show. Also, why do you still know that number? I don't even know my wife's number. I just know, like, my number and, like, 1-877-CARS-FOR-KIDS. That's it. Look, I know Trump is the president. So, of course, he had to speak. But I do hope that when he's finished, we get to hear from someone outside of politics with a more personal relationship to the late senator.
Fox News host Sean Hannity is next up to give remarks to give a eulogy.
Sean Hannity? They couldn't find a personal friend that Lindsay loved? Like a predator drone or something? I mean... Have our politics and media fused so tightly that a premier guest at a senator's funeral is a pundit at a right-wing network dedicated to parodying that specific senator's propaganda in an escalating spiral of grievance and culture war stoking?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–3:05
2
What major headlines does Jordan Klepper open the episode with?
3:05–5:44
3
How did a scammer steal nearly $29,000 from the DNC and what happened next?
5:44–7:03
4
What happened at Lindsey Graham's Capitol Rotunda honor and funeral that drew attention?
7:03–9:57
5
How did President Trump and Sean Hannity reportedly use Lindsey Graham's eulogy for politics and ratings?
9:57–31:39
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