Another Day, Another Scandal...Why Are DC Politicians So Horny?!
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Why does Don ask 'What the hell is going on in Washington, D.C.' about sex scandals?
Isn't there always a sex scandal or something happening in D.C.? And you wonder, like, what the hell? Is it just D.C.? I mean, D.C. seems like a lot of it happens. And that's what we're going to go through because they're back. They're back in Washington, D.C. And our Washington, D.C. correspondent is going to join us in a bit, too. He caught up with a lot of them and asked them some questions, including, you know, about parties, because that's how it all start. It starts right. People start getting loose. and their inhibitions released. They start releasing their inhibitions among other things. So hit the like, hit the thumbs up. It does affect the algorithm. More people become aware of our channel and our conversation, and that's really, really important to us.
I hope that's up in the polling right now because, again, that's how we stay viable here. So hello, Lemon Nation. Welcome. I have a question for you. What the hell is going on in Washington, D.C.? No, look, seriously. We were having our editorial meeting, and i said what's happening and we saw i'm going to talk to you about jimmy gomez who is a friend of the show and we you know we saw this thing and i said what is happening like why is dc so horny and then i said you know what that's our thumbnail today because every day now there is another scandal another affair another leaked text message another um like epic investigation another resignation, a politician explaining why what happened isn't what it looks like or that they have, you know, failed their marriage and their wife and all that.
At this point, Congress needs less oversight and more therapy. And maybe they need some like sex therapy. I'm just saying. Some sex addiction therapy, I should say. And before we go any further, let's get something straight here. Calling Washington horny, I mean, that's funny. It's a good thumbnail, I must admit. It's a good joke, but it actually lets a lot of these people off the hook. One of my producers, Andy, said that because some of these stories are not really about sex. They're about power. And some of them are about the abuse of power. Most of it is. And that is an entirely different conversation. Look, I mean, it's a tale as old as time. We know that. We remember what happened during the 90s. We remember Bill Clinton.
That was more about power. The thing was, she was a woman in her 20s, 23 or 24. So she was a woman in her, but the thing was the power imbalance. She has said it was consensual, but the thing was the power imbalance and the lying about it. So look at the headlines. Lauren Boebert. She was in a theater getting thrown out of Beetlejuice. So it's not just the men. Kristi Noem refusing to answer questions about Corey Lewandowski. Roll it, Andy.
Trump knows that this guy is shady. Corey has a decades-long record of physical battery, sexual harassment, illegal lobbying for a Venezuelan oil company, and bringing a loaded gun into a federal building. Despite being fired or removed from virtually every position he has ever held due to misconduct, he now wields unchecked, unconfirmed, undisclosed power over your department. This person has no experience running anything close to Department of Homeland Security or even advising someone in your position. He is unqualified, which again has left my constituents and I wondering why he is your top official. So Secretary Noem, at any time during your tenure as Director of Department of Homeland Security, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?
Mr. Chairman, I am shocked that we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today. Reclaiming my time. And ma'am, one thing that I would tell you is that he is a special government employee who works for the White House. There are thousands of them in the federal government. So reclaiming my time, Secretary, it is okay for you to be offended by the question. It is okay for you to be offended by the question. But it is also a real question. And you should be able to answer the question.
So you saw how that went.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why does Don ask 'What the hell is going on in Washington, D.C.' about sex scandals?
0:16β4:43
2
How does Don distinguish between 'sex scandals' and abuse of power in recent DC stories?
4:43β10:19
3
What are the newest high-profile cases mentioned (Boebert, Noem, Swalwell, Gomez)?
10:19β19:33
4
Why do congressional staffers stay silent about harassment and what did the CNN report reveal?
19:33β52:21
5
How do voters respond when politicians with scandals (Ken Paxton, others) run for higher office?
52:21β58:42
6
What happened with the Oval Office exchange about Epstein and why did Don react strongly?
58:42β1:01:50
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