1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,602 [theme music] 2 00:00:01,702 --> 00:00:04,605 From New York City, the only city in America, 3 00:00:04,705 --> 00:00:07,474 it's the show that invented news. 4 00:00:07,574 --> 00:00:12,246 This is The Daily Show with your host, DL Hughley. 5 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,248 [applause] 6 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:21,355 [cheering] 7 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:31,765 Hey, what's going on everybody? 8 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:33,800 How you doing, everybody? 9 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:35,169 Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:35,269 --> 00:00:37,070 I am, I am DL Hughley. 11 00:00:37,171 --> 00:00:38,839 The producers wanted me to take my glasses off 12 00:00:38,939 --> 00:00:40,474 because they were red, but they realized 13 00:00:40,574 --> 00:00:44,611 my eyes were just as red, so. 14 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:46,213 This is the, a lot of people from the UN here. 15 00:00:46,313 --> 00:00:47,214 That's great. 16 00:00:47,314 --> 00:00:48,215 Give yourselves around of applause. 17 00:00:48,315 --> 00:00:49,583 That's great. 18 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:52,152 It's funny, because in America, we don't know, tend to know 19 00:00:52,252 --> 00:00:53,287 a lot about the rest of the world. 20 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,055 Like, we'll have a world championship 21 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:59,259 with just us in it. 22 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:05,132 It'll be New York versus LA for the world championship. 23 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:06,667 We've got a great show for you tonight. 24 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:08,235 We're going to talk, of course, about the news, 25 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:11,371 and PJ Morton is going to perform a wonderful song. 26 00:01:11,471 --> 00:01:14,341 PJ Morton, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 27 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:16,777 [applause] 28 00:01:16,877 --> 00:01:22,115 But of course, first, we need to get into the headlines. 29 00:01:22,216 --> 00:01:26,453 [cheering] 30 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:29,923 Uh, we're going to begin with more fallout 31 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,291 from the killing of Tyre Nichols, 32 00:01:31,391 --> 00:01:33,227 because the story is certainly not over. 33 00:01:33,327 --> 00:01:36,263 A seventh cop got suspended, and two EMTs, 34 00:01:36,363 --> 00:01:37,764 and a fire truck driver. 35 00:01:37,865 --> 00:01:40,501 They were fired for not helping Tyre fast enough. 36 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:44,204 But the real side of this story is not going anywhere anytime 37 00:01:44,304 --> 00:01:46,573 soon, is that Tucker Carlson, the grown dude 38 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:53,113 with the bangs, this dude keeps finding stupid shit to say. 39 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:54,815 The race riots of 2020, of course, 40 00:01:54,915 --> 00:01:57,351 were never about George Floyd, obviously. 41 00:01:57,451 --> 00:02:03,690 That's why there are no statues of him in American cities. 42 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:05,325 This dude is so obsessed with Black people, 43 00:02:05,425 --> 00:02:12,132 I'm going to start calling him sickle cell. 44 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:18,472 Look at the UN, that's not funny! 45 00:02:18,572 --> 00:02:19,473 We need to be clear. 46 00:02:19,573 --> 00:02:21,074 If George Floyd didn't get a statue, 47 00:02:21,175 --> 00:02:23,410 it might be because to get a statue in this country, 48 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:27,848 you got to do some pretty horrible shit to Black people. 49 00:02:27,948 --> 00:02:31,385 Like, you can get one for slaughtering 300 Black 50 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:34,254 prisoners during a Civil War. 51 00:02:34,354 --> 00:02:36,623 You can get one for conducting medical experiments 52 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:40,093 on enslaved Black woman without anesthesia. 53 00:02:40,127 --> 00:02:42,396 And the last guy, he got a statue 54 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:45,566 without killing Black people, but he did beat 55 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:46,567 the shit out of Apollo Creed. 56 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:53,674 That was Rocky, so. 57 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:58,512 In the end, Drago killed Rocky. 58 00:02:58,612 --> 00:02:59,513 He got a statue. 59 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:02,049 I was just messing with you. 60 00:03:02,082 --> 00:03:03,784 By the way, I'm sure it'll shock Tucker to know, 61 00:03:03,884 --> 00:03:07,788 that there actually, that George Floyd does have statues 62 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:09,756 all around the country. 63 00:03:09,857 --> 00:03:12,159 But you didn't recognize them, because that looks 64 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:18,432 like LeVar Burton right there. 65 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:20,267 He fell out since he didn't get that Jeopardy gig. 66 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:23,270 That's crazy. 67 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:24,505 Are y'all going to be with me or not? 68 00:03:24,605 --> 00:03:29,109 Let's pick a side. 69 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:35,549 [applause] 70 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:39,653 You're the UN, you have to pick a side, that's your job. 71 00:03:39,753 --> 00:03:41,855 All right, let's move on to more news. 72 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,123 In the tech world they were layoffs. 73 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,592 Of course, every tech company is letting people go. 74 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:48,328 There's Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook. 75 00:03:48,428 --> 00:03:51,131 I even saw Siri begging for change in the subway 76 00:03:51,231 --> 00:03:56,103 this morning. 77 00:03:56,136 --> 00:03:58,539 I was like, Alexa, when you get this bitch a quarter, please! 78 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:00,874 It's crazy. 79 00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:04,845 [applause] 80 00:04:04,945 --> 00:04:09,316 OK, I think I know where the line is now. 81 00:04:09,416 --> 00:04:12,152 And surely there's no good way to fire your employees. 82 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:13,887 But there's definitely some pretty bad ways, 83 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:16,857 as one CEO just found out. 84 00:04:16,957 --> 00:04:19,459 The CEO of a tech company based in San Francisco 85 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,396 has posted an apology after she quoted 86 00:04:22,496 --> 00:04:24,531 Martin Luther King Jr. in a layoff letter 87 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:26,600 sent to employees last week. 88 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:29,336 PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada sent 89 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:31,138 the letter to employees announcing 90 00:04:31,238 --> 00:04:32,439 layoffs on Thursday. 91 00:04:32,539 --> 00:04:33,941 Toward the end of the letter, Tejada 92 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,677 closed with the words of Martin Luther King Jr. saying 93 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:39,112 in part, I am reminded in moments like this of something 94 00:04:39,213 --> 00:04:41,715 Martin Luther King said, that the ultimate measure 95 00:04:41,815 --> 00:04:43,784 of a leader is not where they stand 96 00:04:43,884 --> 00:04:45,719 in the moments of comfort and convenience, 97 00:04:45,819 --> 00:04:50,657 but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy. 98 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:53,427 Oh! 99 00:04:53,527 --> 00:04:55,662 Who gets fired with Martin Luther King quotes? 100 00:04:55,762 --> 00:04:58,565 Like, I've been to the mountaintop 101 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:04,137 and they ain't hiring either. 102 00:05:04,238 --> 00:05:06,607 I have a dream and you can too, because ain't 103 00:05:06,707 --> 00:05:10,477 no reason for you to get up early anymore, so. 104 00:05:10,577 --> 00:05:13,447 Free at last, free at last, here's your severance package, 105 00:05:13,547 --> 00:05:16,450 you are free at last. 106 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:18,819 [applause] 107 00:05:18,919 --> 00:05:23,824 But to be fair, she did find a way to say that she was sorry. 108 00:05:23,924 --> 00:05:25,592 After facing negative feedback, 109 00:05:25,692 --> 00:05:28,462 Tejada posted an apology letter to the company's website, 110 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:30,297 saying, quote, "There are a number of things. 111 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:31,798 I would do differently if I could. 112 00:05:31,899 --> 00:05:34,501 The quote I included from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 113 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:36,770 was inappropriate and insensitive. 114 00:05:36,870 --> 00:05:38,539 I am sorry." 115 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:40,374 After the King thing didn't work, 116 00:05:40,474 --> 00:05:42,476 she went to the words of Adolf Hitler and said, 117 00:05:42,576 --> 00:05:46,180 I blame the Jews, so. 118 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:48,081 Hey, come I'm not Kanye, 119 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:51,251 it's just a joke, relax. 120 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,654 Relax. 121 00:05:53,754 --> 00:05:57,157 And speaking of Hitler, there are some people in Ohio 122 00:05:57,257 --> 00:05:59,560 who are getting in big trouble for their ideas 123 00:05:59,660 --> 00:06:02,029 on what to teach children. 124 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,631 Multiple online news sources are reporting that an Ohio 125 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:06,433 couple was supplying Nazi-approved 126 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:08,068 material for home schooling. 127 00:06:08,168 --> 00:06:09,736 New details are emerging tonight 128 00:06:09,837 --> 00:06:12,773 about an online channel called Dissident Home School. 129 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:16,076 The channel already has more than 2,000 subscribers. 130 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:18,579 According to Yahoo News, it includes ready-made lesson 131 00:06:18,679 --> 00:06:21,748 plans on various subjects, like Confederate General Robert E. 132 00:06:21,849 --> 00:06:24,751 Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr., who they say 133 00:06:24,852 --> 00:06:28,422 is the antithesis of our civilization and our people. 134 00:06:28,522 --> 00:06:30,457 It also includes things like printouts, 135 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:32,593 so students can learn to write Adolf Hitler 136 00:06:32,693 --> 00:06:35,128 quotes in cursive, and tips to quote, 137 00:06:35,229 --> 00:06:37,731 "avoid Jewish media content." 138 00:06:37,831 --> 00:06:39,967 Wow. 139 00:06:40,067 --> 00:06:41,435 Antithesis, I got a GED. 140 00:06:41,535 --> 00:06:44,438 What does that mean? 141 00:06:44,538 --> 00:06:49,877 I don't want nobody calling me a name I don't understand. 142 00:06:49,977 --> 00:06:52,179 Like, home school kids are already weird enough. 143 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,147 You want to add goose-stepping to the program. 144 00:06:54,248 --> 00:06:55,716 That's crazy. 145 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:57,684 All right, so for more on this school, 146 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:01,088 let's go to Desi Lydic, who's live in Ohio. 147 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:03,690 Desi, how are the parents feeling about this story? 148 00:07:03,790 --> 00:07:05,592 [applause] 149 00:07:05,692 --> 00:07:10,831 [cheering] 150 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:15,035 They are furious, DL, as am I. These lesson 151 00:07:15,135 --> 00:07:16,403 plans are shocking. 152 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:17,704 They teach hate. 153 00:07:17,804 --> 00:07:19,306 They teach racism. 154 00:07:19,406 --> 00:07:21,041 They teach cursive! 155 00:07:21,108 --> 00:07:22,809 It's disgusting. 156 00:07:22,910 --> 00:07:25,245 Wait, what, was that last one cursive? 157 00:07:25,345 --> 00:07:26,246 I know! 158 00:07:26,346 --> 00:07:27,314 I know. 159 00:07:27,414 --> 00:07:30,050 Can you imagine in 2023, American children 160 00:07:30,150 --> 00:07:32,352 learning cursive? 161 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,788 It's useless! 162 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:37,491 The only acceptable time to use cursive 163 00:07:37,591 --> 00:07:40,294 is when you're forging a bank signature. 164 00:07:40,394 --> 00:07:41,295 Wait a minute. 165 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:43,564 Your problem with the Nazi school 166 00:07:43,664 --> 00:07:45,866 is they're teaching cursive? 167 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:48,735 Well, I mean, it's not my only problem. 168 00:07:48,836 --> 00:07:51,738 Nazism is one of the world's most evil ideologies. 169 00:07:51,839 --> 00:07:53,106 Yes. 170 00:07:53,207 --> 00:07:57,344 But have you seen cursive, DL? 171 00:07:57,444 --> 00:07:58,645 I mean, look at how you're supposed 172 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:02,683 to write a Q. What is that? 173 00:08:02,783 --> 00:08:06,186 It's not a Q, it's a 2. 174 00:08:06,286 --> 00:08:11,091 All these Nazis are going to accidentally join 2Anon. 175 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:18,031 [applause] 176 00:08:18,065 --> 00:08:21,335 And look at the G. It looks like a diagram of my least 177 00:08:21,435 --> 00:08:24,304 favorite sexual position. 178 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:26,473 You all know the one. 179 00:08:26,573 --> 00:08:29,309 Desi, I think the bigger danger is that the school 180 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:32,179 is spreading Nazi ideas. 181 00:08:32,279 --> 00:08:35,916 Not if they're writing those ideas out in cursive. 182 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:38,385 I mean, that's not going to get the message out. 183 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:41,388 Here, look what I wrote about the Jews. 184 00:08:41,488 --> 00:08:43,056 All I'm saying here is, squiggle, 185 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,826 loop, loop, reverse cowgirl. 186 00:08:45,926 --> 00:08:52,599 What? 187 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,304 Oh, I'm the only one. 188 00:08:57,404 --> 00:08:58,972 Desi. 189 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:02,776 [applause] 190 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:05,112 Desi, I don't think cursive is the problem. 191 00:09:05,212 --> 00:09:06,713 I know how to write in cursive. 192 00:09:06,813 --> 00:09:10,017 [gasps] 193 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:14,354 Like a Nazi? 194 00:09:14,454 --> 00:09:17,424 DL, for your sake, I really hope you've just 195 00:09:17,524 --> 00:09:19,293 been forging bank signatures. 196 00:09:19,393 --> 00:09:20,294 You know what? 197 00:09:20,394 --> 00:09:21,295 Forget it. 198 00:09:21,395 --> 00:09:23,664 Desi Lydic, everyone. 199 00:09:23,764 --> 00:09:25,465 [applause] 200 00:09:25,566 --> 00:09:27,467 We're going to take a quick break, but when we come back, 201 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:31,171 Jordan Klepper will check in on Trump's new campaign, 202 00:09:31,271 --> 00:09:33,040 and you don't want to miss it. 203 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:35,843 [cheering] 204 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,359 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 205 00:09:52,459 --> 00:09:54,261 Now, of course, last weekend, Donald Trump 206 00:09:54,361 --> 00:09:58,298 made his first campaign stops of the 2024 presidential race. 207 00:09:58,398 --> 00:10:01,034 Jordan Klepper followed him there for another episode 208 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:08,141 of "Fingers the Pulse." 209 00:10:09,843 --> 00:10:11,778 JORDAN KLEPPER: This past weekend, Donald Trump finally 210 00:10:11,878 --> 00:10:12,879 hit the campaign trail. 211 00:10:12,979 --> 00:10:14,781 So I headed down to South Carolina 212 00:10:14,881 --> 00:10:17,484 for what was originally permitted as a MAGA rally, 213 00:10:17,584 --> 00:10:20,320 but later downgraded to an "intimate event." 214 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:23,190 What is this event? 215 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:24,691 It's a Trump rally. 216 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:26,460 - It is a rally? - I'd say it was. 217 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:27,728 It's not a rally. 218 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:29,663 It's somewhat of a rally, but it's not a big rally. 219 00:10:29,763 --> 00:10:31,865 Now, I thought it was a rally. 220 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:33,233 It's not a rally. 221 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:34,868 It's a bunch of people standing in line. 222 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:35,869 It's an event. 223 00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:36,870 It's a list. 224 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:38,138 It's invited list only. 225 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:40,574 This is a private event that VIPs have been invited to. 226 00:10:40,674 --> 00:10:43,276 JORDAN KLEPPER: Yes, only heavily vetted VIPs 227 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:45,045 were invited, like this guy. 228 00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:48,081 Sombrero Trump, Jim Yates, from Laurens, South Carolina. 229 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:49,850 - Sombrero Trump. - Yes. 230 00:10:49,950 --> 00:10:51,051 It's not a rally. 231 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:54,354 It's a leadership forum, forming leadership teams. 232 00:10:54,454 --> 00:10:55,856 I see a guy like this. 233 00:10:55,956 --> 00:10:57,624 I think, this guy has got two dates 234 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:58,892 circled on his calendar-- 235 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:01,328 Cingo de Mayo and January 6. 236 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:02,696 Yeah. 237 00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:04,631 JORDAN KLEPPER: This kickoff was packed with classic style 238 00:11:04,731 --> 00:11:06,133 and classic takes. 239 00:11:06,233 --> 00:11:08,034 Donald Trump is president right now. 240 00:11:08,135 --> 00:11:09,202 He's currently the president? 241 00:11:09,302 --> 00:11:10,203 Absolutely. 242 00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:11,638 He is still president. 243 00:11:11,738 --> 00:11:16,042 There's a lot of things that this Biden person does not 244 00:11:16,143 --> 00:11:18,512 have, like the presidential seal and things like that, 245 00:11:18,645 --> 00:11:20,113 that are pretty obvious. 246 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:22,416 Biden doesn't have the presidential seal? 247 00:11:22,516 --> 00:11:23,884 When he speaks, there's a presidential seal 248 00:11:23,984 --> 00:11:25,352 in front of him. - It's not real. 249 00:11:25,452 --> 00:11:27,220 JORDAN KLEPPER: What is he doing as president? 250 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:28,688 He is in charge of the military. 251 00:11:28,789 --> 00:11:29,856 Great. 252 00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:32,292 The military is in charge of this whole thing. 253 00:11:32,392 --> 00:11:34,895 The military were put in charge in 2018 254 00:11:34,995 --> 00:11:37,264 when President Trump signed an executive order. 255 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:40,033 The American military arms that are going to Ukraine-- 256 00:11:40,133 --> 00:11:42,035 we have Donald Trump to thank for that? 257 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:43,336 - No. - No. 258 00:11:43,437 --> 00:11:44,504 That's-- [confused chatter] 259 00:11:44,604 --> 00:11:45,505 There's-- 260 00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:46,873 There's two-- there's two militaries? 261 00:11:46,973 --> 00:11:48,075 There's the good and the bad. 262 00:11:48,175 --> 00:11:49,376 So there's two militaries. 263 00:11:49,476 --> 00:11:50,944 Donald Trump is in charge of the good one. 264 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:51,978 Yes. 265 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:54,381 Biden's in charge of the bad military? 266 00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:55,749 That's exactly right. 267 00:11:55,849 --> 00:11:57,918 JORDAN KLEPPER: Fortunately, there were some supporters who 268 00:11:58,018 --> 00:12:00,153 still believe an election cycle is actually 269 00:12:00,253 --> 00:12:02,422 necessary and were serious about planning 270 00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:04,224 for a long campaign. 271 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:06,093 We've just been doing a lot of preparations, 272 00:12:06,193 --> 00:12:08,895 a lot of testing the waters, and just what's normal. 273 00:12:08,995 --> 00:12:09,996 Talking to advisors? 274 00:12:10,097 --> 00:12:11,231 Yeah, pretty much. 275 00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:14,234 Nick Fuentes, Kanye West, like the minds 276 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:16,269 that are going to shape the point of view 277 00:12:16,369 --> 00:12:17,337 of this whole campaign. 278 00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:18,672 Yeah. 279 00:12:18,772 --> 00:12:20,440 JORDAN KLEPPER: The original Trump brand is still strong. 280 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:21,808 Sweet as honey, that guy, huh? 281 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:22,809 Yeah. 282 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,644 Mr. "When the looting starts, that's 283 00:12:24,678 --> 00:12:25,746 when the shooting starts." - Exactly. 284 00:12:25,846 --> 00:12:26,813 [laughs] 285 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:27,914 JORDAN KLEPPER: But a new election cycle 286 00:12:28,014 --> 00:12:29,883 could mean a different tone. 287 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:32,152 What are you seeing that is different about Trump 288 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:34,354 and his tone with this kind of an event? 289 00:12:34,454 --> 00:12:35,355 I think it's more elevated. 290 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:37,824 He's at a more kind of a mature level. 291 00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:39,659 How everybody's got all their advisors? 292 00:12:39,693 --> 00:12:41,762 It's almost like he's finally listening to his a little bit, 293 00:12:41,862 --> 00:12:45,031 as far as-- 294 00:12:45,132 --> 00:12:46,233 toning the comments down. 295 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:47,667 Are you noticing even the MAGA community being-- 296 00:12:47,768 --> 00:12:48,668 Oh, they're great. 297 00:12:48,769 --> 00:12:49,970 --more serious and respectable? 298 00:12:50,070 --> 00:12:52,272 If you watch the conservative rhetoric, 299 00:12:52,372 --> 00:12:53,607 it looks like you still love America. 300 00:12:53,707 --> 00:12:55,942 Conservative rhetoric still respects positions 301 00:12:56,042 --> 00:12:56,943 of power in this country. 302 00:12:57,043 --> 00:12:58,645 Our police, our military. 303 00:12:58,745 --> 00:13:00,247 - Our executive branch. - Exactly. 304 00:13:00,347 --> 00:13:01,248 What's your hat say? 305 00:13:01,348 --> 00:13:02,883 [laughs] I don't remember. 306 00:13:02,983 --> 00:13:04,384 I could shit a better president. 307 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:05,952 [laughs] 308 00:13:06,053 --> 00:13:07,888 JORDAN KLEPPER: This campaign is already attacking 309 00:13:07,988 --> 00:13:10,090 Biden's approach to the war in Ukraine, 310 00:13:10,190 --> 00:13:12,959 while lauding Trump's brilliant-yet-still-theoretical 311 00:13:13,060 --> 00:13:13,960 approach. 312 00:13:14,061 --> 00:13:16,863 Putin would have never, ever gone in. 313 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:19,332 And even now, I could solve that in 24 hours. 314 00:13:19,433 --> 00:13:21,334 Trump says he could pick up the phone 315 00:13:21,435 --> 00:13:23,103 and end this thing in 24 hours. 316 00:13:23,203 --> 00:13:25,072 What actually would he say? 317 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:26,106 Knock it off. 318 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:28,742 He'd kind of be that kind of tone to him. 319 00:13:28,842 --> 00:13:31,878 You think, totally, "knock it off," 320 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,414 might cower Vladimir Putin? 321 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:37,050 Because he knows Trump stands up and says, 322 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:38,685 hey, I'm going to do this, I'm going to do it. 323 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:41,388 You wish Biden would threaten nuclear war? 324 00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:42,389 No, no. 325 00:13:42,489 --> 00:13:43,390 No. 326 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:45,325 Strong stance of "hey, stop doing this." 327 00:13:45,425 --> 00:13:46,326 OK. 328 00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:47,728 Or? 329 00:13:47,828 --> 00:13:50,063 You got to have a rattle behind that saber. 330 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:51,898 Right, which is? 331 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:52,899 Troops. 332 00:13:52,999 --> 00:13:54,000 But you don't want to do troops, 333 00:13:54,101 --> 00:13:56,002 because then you have all that war. 334 00:13:56,103 --> 00:13:57,504 Right, so what would it be? 335 00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:58,972 - Threat of it. - Threat of troops? 336 00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:00,107 Correct. 337 00:14:00,207 --> 00:14:02,008 So you want Trump to get into office and promise 338 00:14:02,109 --> 00:14:04,077 to put troops into that war. 339 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:05,078 No. 340 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:06,847 I want him to stop it verbally. 341 00:14:06,947 --> 00:14:08,982 Because you don't want military into it. 342 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,384 Because then, it escalates. - Right. 343 00:14:10,484 --> 00:14:12,452 You said, verbally, you have to have some sort of backup. 344 00:14:12,619 --> 00:14:13,487 Correct. 345 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:14,888 So you want Trump to have that backup, 346 00:14:14,988 --> 00:14:16,723 which would be not troops. 347 00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:18,492 No, he has the troops. 348 00:14:18,625 --> 00:14:20,660 So you would support troops being sent in? 349 00:14:20,761 --> 00:14:21,962 You don't want to send troops in. 350 00:14:22,062 --> 00:14:23,296 It seems like a complicated situation. 351 00:14:23,397 --> 00:14:24,631 It is. Very complicated. 352 00:14:24,698 --> 00:14:25,832 JORDAN KLEPPER: Fortunately, for some 353 00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:27,734 of these non-rallygoers, it doesn't 354 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:30,003 have to be that complicated. 355 00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:32,439 I haven't seen any news reports about 356 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:34,040 this terrible war in Ukraine. 357 00:14:34,141 --> 00:14:35,175 Where do you get your news? 358 00:14:35,275 --> 00:14:36,810 On Newsmax. 359 00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:38,345 And they haven't covered it at all? 360 00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:40,947 I think that there's no war to cover. 361 00:14:41,047 --> 00:14:42,382 I think the whole thing is fabricated, 362 00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:45,986 and I think that Zelenskyy, who is the president of Ukraine-- 363 00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:48,455 I believe that this is all extortion money. 364 00:14:48,588 --> 00:14:50,057 I spent a little time in Hungary, 365 00:14:50,157 --> 00:14:53,593 and I met people who were coming from Ukraine 366 00:14:53,627 --> 00:14:56,463 to try to find safe haven. 367 00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:58,398 They were actual refugees fleeing 368 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,734 what they said was a war zone. 369 00:15:00,834 --> 00:15:02,602 Were they lying? 370 00:15:02,636 --> 00:15:04,971 I just think they might be actors, as far as I know. 371 00:15:05,072 --> 00:15:06,373 I believe that they might be actors. 372 00:15:06,473 --> 00:15:08,875 All of those people I met in Hungary-- those are refugees? 373 00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:11,845 I believe that the government is paying them to do that. 374 00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,313 That's a lot of actors. 375 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,749 That that's a SAG gig that's going to cost you billions. 376 00:15:15,849 --> 00:15:17,517 And if this is the Trump campaign's 377 00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:24,224 first round of invites, America is in for a sweet, sweet ride. 378 00:15:25,225 --> 00:15:26,326 Thank you, Jordan. 379 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,428 All right. stay tuned because when we come back, 380 00:15:28,528 --> 00:15:31,431 PJ Morton will be joining us on the show, 381 00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:33,734 and you do not want to go away. 382 00:15:33,834 --> 00:15:36,903 [cheering, applause] 383 00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:46,313 [applause] 384 00:15:46,413 --> 00:15:49,049 [cheering] 385 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:50,884 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 386 00:15:50,984 --> 00:15:53,520 My next guest is a Grammy award-winning songwriter, 387 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:56,223 singer, producer, and keyboardist for Maroon 5, 388 00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:59,559 here to talk about his latest solo album, Watch the Sun. 389 00:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,761 Please welcome PJ Morton. 390 00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:08,034 [applause] 391 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:12,973 Hey, hey, my man. 392 00:16:13,073 --> 00:16:15,842 All right. 393 00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:20,347 You know, I don't need to remind you, the UN is here, 394 00:16:20,447 --> 00:16:22,115 so the world is watching right now. 395 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:24,517 Wow, literally, literally. 396 00:16:24,618 --> 00:16:27,787 You are, you've got a lot of jobs, right, 397 00:16:27,888 --> 00:16:29,489 so you're going to work no matter what. 398 00:16:29,589 --> 00:16:30,690 So you-- - Suppose so. 399 00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:33,059 Singer, songwriter, producer. 400 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:34,995 Out of all of them, which one is your favorite? 401 00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:37,364 Um, you know, performer. 402 00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:38,365 I really love-- 403 00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:39,633 Of course, of course. 404 00:16:39,733 --> 00:16:41,768 --getting in front of people and seeing all the work 405 00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:44,271 and all the, you know, you put all of this into the songs, 406 00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:48,775 really seeing it in real life and real time, performing 407 00:16:48,808 --> 00:16:50,343 always be my favorite I think. 408 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:53,480 But you, in a couple different genres. 409 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:54,481 One is, of course, R&B. 410 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:55,482 Yes. 411 00:16:55,582 --> 00:16:56,783 And the other is gospel. 412 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,685 What's the difference between, like do 413 00:16:58,785 --> 00:17:01,588 you just like put Jesus in more songs? 414 00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:02,923 Like how do you? 415 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:06,326 Yeah, you know, I actually consider myself a soul artist, 416 00:17:06,426 --> 00:17:08,895 you know, soul music, which I think 417 00:17:08,995 --> 00:17:10,797 that foundation of church. 418 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:11,798 Right. 419 00:17:11,898 --> 00:17:14,935 I don't necessarily as an artist 420 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,103 do explicitly gospel songs. 421 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,239 Do when a song is going to be a gospel song as opposed 422 00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:20,307 to one that's more secular? 423 00:17:20,407 --> 00:17:21,274 That's the thing. 424 00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:23,376 It comes from the same place for me. 425 00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:26,813 Talking about a love for a person and love for God 426 00:17:26,913 --> 00:17:28,481 comes from the same place for me. 427 00:17:28,582 --> 00:17:31,718 So it's not until I start saying, you know, 428 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:32,719 what I'm saying. 429 00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:33,720 Right. 430 00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:34,854 That's when I know what it is. 431 00:17:34,955 --> 00:17:36,523 But, no, it doesn't start that way, 432 00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:38,692 like something sounds gospel can 433 00:17:38,825 --> 00:17:40,460 easily be an R&B song for me. 434 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,395 Because, I mean, I don't go to church, because the cover 435 00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:45,465 charge is too high. 436 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:46,766 Oh, man. 437 00:17:46,833 --> 00:17:47,867 Yo, you need Jesus. 438 00:17:47,968 --> 00:17:49,402 I do, I do, yeah. 439 00:17:49,502 --> 00:17:50,403 But they got-- 440 00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:55,775 I got that from you. 441 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:57,110 Yeah, I stopped going to church 442 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:58,778 when church came on TV on Sunday. 443 00:17:58,812 --> 00:18:01,147 Like, I can stay right here in the game. 444 00:18:01,248 --> 00:18:03,283 But I think it's important, because I think that one 445 00:18:03,383 --> 00:18:04,851 of the things that happens with music, 446 00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:08,488 whether it's secular or gospel, is that it inspires you. 447 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:10,123 Like if it's supposed to be great music, 448 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:11,591 it makes you want to dance. 449 00:18:11,691 --> 00:18:13,193 That's a classification. 450 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:14,661 But if it makes you want to praise the Lord, 451 00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:16,329 then that's a different thing. - Beautiful thing. 452 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,465 But they all come from this wellspring. 453 00:18:18,565 --> 00:18:22,068 Like you have this wellspring. 454 00:18:22,168 --> 00:18:24,004 Is that based on experiences, or do you just-- 455 00:18:24,104 --> 00:18:25,005 Yeah. 456 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:26,239 --kind of? 457 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:28,808 For me, I like the songs to be a reflection of life, 458 00:18:28,909 --> 00:18:29,809 you know. 459 00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:32,145 And my life entails all of that. 460 00:18:32,245 --> 00:18:35,215 It entails love, it entails the weather being nice. 461 00:18:35,315 --> 00:18:36,216 Right, right. 462 00:18:36,316 --> 00:18:37,217 You know? 463 00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:39,219 It entails my faith. 464 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:41,087 So I talk about all those things 465 00:18:41,187 --> 00:18:43,823 and pull from them as I see fit, 466 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:45,659 or really, I say the music tells me what to say, 467 00:18:45,759 --> 00:18:46,760 you know. 468 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:48,061 So you already know what the music is. 469 00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:49,429 Yeah. 470 00:18:49,529 --> 00:18:51,498 Once I start with the music and start to hear the melody, 471 00:18:51,598 --> 00:18:55,235 then it starts kind of tell me what it's saying, you know. 472 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:56,970 And I'm just a vessel at that point, 473 00:18:57,070 --> 00:19:00,006 trying to say what I feel in here. 474 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:01,675 You were, you talked about how 475 00:19:01,775 --> 00:19:04,277 you were inspired during the quarantine, like doing that. 476 00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:06,213 That was a really rough time for a lot of people. 477 00:19:06,313 --> 00:19:07,781 Like spending that much time with 478 00:19:07,881 --> 00:19:10,183 your [laughs] 479 00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:11,384 You know, because they're strangers. 480 00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:13,320 I don't even know you. 481 00:19:13,420 --> 00:19:16,089 Spending that much time away from everything, 482 00:19:16,189 --> 00:19:18,225 being with your family off the stage, 483 00:19:18,325 --> 00:19:19,793 not being able to go to a studio, 484 00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:22,262 some people didn't have, for some people, 485 00:19:22,362 --> 00:19:23,797 there wasn't a creative track to take. 486 00:19:23,863 --> 00:19:25,599 But you found it to be-- 487 00:19:25,699 --> 00:19:27,601 No, I feel, I feel like it's a cheat code. 488 00:19:27,701 --> 00:19:30,937 Like, sometimes I feel guilty for having that ability 489 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:32,172 to release like that. 490 00:19:32,272 --> 00:19:35,842 I mean, I was able to go inward in such a tough time. 491 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:37,544 But then I think the flipside of that 492 00:19:37,644 --> 00:19:40,413 is, I'm able to speak for a lot of people 493 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:43,817 who were going through that and be a voice for them. 494 00:19:43,917 --> 00:19:45,518 And that's what I feel like my job is. 495 00:19:45,619 --> 00:19:48,088 So I do have an advantage in having that release, 496 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:51,157 but then I share that advantage with the world. 497 00:19:51,258 --> 00:19:53,326 I write jokes, I write books, but one thing 498 00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:55,629 about songwriters, being a songwriter 499 00:19:55,762 --> 00:19:56,663 is like describing a sound. 500 00:19:56,763 --> 00:19:57,864 Yeah. 501 00:19:57,964 --> 00:20:00,133 And it's something, like, I can't even understand 502 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:01,401 where it comes from. 503 00:20:01,501 --> 00:20:05,138 But when you think of all the songs you've written, 504 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:08,174 and the places you were in all those songs, what 505 00:20:08,275 --> 00:20:09,509 is the most inspirational one? 506 00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:11,645 What did you know, like the song was already ready, you 507 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:14,247 knew where everything went, like you knew 508 00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:16,316 that this was going to be, go to this thing 509 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:17,551 and be in this place? 510 00:20:17,651 --> 00:20:22,656 Yeah, I mean, well I mean, currently I'm up for R&B 511 00:20:22,789 --> 00:20:23,823 song of the Year at the Grammys. 512 00:20:23,924 --> 00:20:25,025 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 513 00:20:25,125 --> 00:20:27,527 [applause] 514 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:32,399 And I will say, you know, it was the first song that I 515 00:20:32,499 --> 00:20:34,634 wrote on this specific album. 516 00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:36,670 And it kind of wrote itself. 517 00:20:36,803 --> 00:20:39,806 It was one of those where it's like, it's going so fast, 518 00:20:39,873 --> 00:20:40,807 this can't be me. 519 00:20:40,874 --> 00:20:42,208 This can't just be me, you know. 520 00:20:42,309 --> 00:20:44,210 It was a rhythm, so "Please Don't Walk Away" 521 00:20:44,311 --> 00:20:45,478 is the name of that song. 522 00:20:45,579 --> 00:20:47,047 And it's a special one. 523 00:20:47,147 --> 00:20:48,281 Just, I knew it immediately. 524 00:20:48,381 --> 00:20:49,549 Why, why, why is it special? 525 00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:51,918 Yeah, I knew it before it had, before it had lyrics, 526 00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:53,286 it started, it was speaking. 527 00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:55,522 Like, we knew in the studio that it was special. 528 00:20:55,622 --> 00:20:58,191 Then the first thing I said, it was like chills, you know. 529 00:20:58,291 --> 00:21:01,361 So it was one of those that just was moving on its own. 530 00:21:01,461 --> 00:21:03,296 And I'm always super grateful when that happens. 531 00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:04,598 Would you say it's your favorite song 532 00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:06,499 you've ever done? - Favorite ever? 533 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,069 I mean, right now, favorite ever is the one I'm 534 00:21:09,169 --> 00:21:10,570 doing here, "Be Like Water." 535 00:21:10,670 --> 00:21:11,972 Right. Because-- 536 00:21:12,072 --> 00:21:12,973 Bruce Lee said that! 537 00:21:13,073 --> 00:21:14,541 Wait a minute, didn't he say that? 538 00:21:14,641 --> 00:21:15,642 He did. 539 00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:17,944 It's inspired by that, and really inspired 540 00:21:18,044 --> 00:21:21,781 by that overall concept. 541 00:21:21,815 --> 00:21:24,417 But Stevie Wonder is my hero, and he's on that song with me. 542 00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:25,418 Yeah, I like it. 543 00:21:25,518 --> 00:21:26,586 Yeah. 544 00:21:26,686 --> 00:21:30,123 And that would have been enough, 545 00:21:30,223 --> 00:21:32,926 but then Nas is also on that song with Stevie. 546 00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:35,862 So right now, that's my, that's my favorite song. 547 00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:38,565 Wait, wait, you got Nas, Stevie and Jesus. 548 00:21:38,665 --> 00:21:40,400 You can't lose, baby. 549 00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:43,670 Yeah, man, it was a dream team, it's a dream team. 550 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,605 "Watch the Sun" is available now. 551 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:48,308 OK, when we come back, we're going to take a quick break, 552 00:21:48,408 --> 00:21:50,277 and we're going to be right back with PJ. 553 00:21:50,377 --> 00:21:51,344 He's going to perform for us. 554 00:21:51,444 --> 00:21:53,146 You don't want to miss that. 555 00:21:53,246 --> 00:21:54,648 [applause] 556 00:21:54,748 --> 00:21:57,484 [cheering] 557 00:22:00,592 --> 00:22:02,026 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 558 00:22:02,060 --> 00:22:05,730 Now to play Be Like Water from his album Watch the Sun, 559 00:22:05,763 --> 00:22:08,466 here's PJ Morton. 560 00:22:08,499 --> 00:22:15,473 [pj morton, "be like water"] 561 00:22:16,474 --> 00:22:20,078 (SINGING) Be like water. 562 00:22:20,111 --> 00:22:24,649 Let it flow, water. 563 00:22:24,682 --> 00:22:26,050 Just let go. 564 00:22:26,084 --> 00:22:27,986 Be like water. 565 00:22:28,019 --> 00:22:30,888 Where it'll end up, we don't know. 566 00:22:30,922 --> 00:22:35,560 Water, just let it flow. 567 00:22:35,593 --> 00:22:40,531 I think by now you should know things 568 00:22:40,565 --> 00:22:44,435 won't always go your way. 569 00:22:44,469 --> 00:22:49,007 Can't change things you can't control, 570 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,910 so those words wash away. 571 00:22:52,944 --> 00:22:56,247 Be like water. 572 00:22:56,281 --> 00:22:57,982 Let it flow. 573 00:22:58,016 --> 00:23:02,153 Water, just let go. 574 00:23:02,186 --> 00:23:07,191 Be like water, where it'll end up, we don't know. 575 00:23:07,225 --> 00:23:11,896 Water, just let it flow. 576 00:23:11,930 --> 00:23:16,467 Obstacles seem to be everywhere. 577 00:23:16,501 --> 00:23:20,571 The elevator's out of order, use the stairs. 578 00:23:20,605 --> 00:23:25,276 But don't you ever let it make you question your path. 579 00:23:25,310 --> 00:23:29,414 Be that still and quiet or as load as a crash. 580 00:23:29,447 --> 00:23:32,850 Be like water. 581 00:23:32,884 --> 00:23:34,485 Let it flow. 582 00:23:34,519 --> 00:23:38,589 Water, just let go. 583 00:23:38,623 --> 00:23:40,658 Be like water. 584 00:23:40,692 --> 00:23:43,394 Where it'll end up, we don't know. 585 00:23:43,428 --> 00:23:48,600 Water, just let go. 586 00:23:48,633 --> 00:23:51,069 (SINGING) Be like water. 587 00:23:51,102 --> 00:23:52,971 Let it flow. 588 00:23:53,004 --> 00:23:55,440 You are a seed that has been sown. 589 00:23:55,473 --> 00:23:58,209 And even if you feel buried in the middle of the desert 590 00:23:58,242 --> 00:24:01,813 to waiting on the water or like our ancestors wading 591 00:24:01,846 --> 00:24:03,848 in the water, know that you were not 592 00:24:03,881 --> 00:24:06,884 buried to die but rather to testify, 593 00:24:06,918 --> 00:24:10,888 that the troubled water is what made Jonah, who Jonah was. 594 00:24:10,922 --> 00:24:14,292 And the troubled water made Joseph who Joseph was. 595 00:24:14,325 --> 00:24:16,761 So imagine Joseph with no well. 596 00:24:16,794 --> 00:24:18,963 Imagine Jonah with no well. 597 00:24:18,997 --> 00:24:20,765 Even if you don't study the prophets, 598 00:24:20,798 --> 00:24:23,968 know well that the true believer takes no L, 599 00:24:24,002 --> 00:24:25,637 the true believer takes no L. 600 00:24:25,670 --> 00:24:30,375 (SINGING) Be like water, let it flow. 601 00:24:30,408 --> 00:24:34,679 Water, just let go. 602 00:24:34,712 --> 00:24:36,714 Be like water. 603 00:24:36,748 --> 00:24:40,051 Where it'll end up, we don't know. 604 00:24:40,084 --> 00:24:47,025 Water, just let go. 605 00:24:47,058 --> 00:24:48,393 Ooh. 606 00:24:48,426 --> 00:24:55,400 [applause] 607 00:24:58,169 --> 00:24:58,236 MTV.