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Hey, what's going on, everybody.
I'm Trevor Noah.
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This is The Daily
Social Distancing Show,
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and today is February 8.
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Which means you only have
a few days left
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to prepare for Valentine's Day.
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So why not surprise
your partner
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by doing the most romantic
thing you could possibly do
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during quarantine.
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Book a really nice hotel
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and leave them alone
for an entire day.
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Anyway, on tonight's show,
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Tom Brady keeps doing
Tom Brady things,
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where to go on vacation
after you stormed the Capitol,
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and the endless scandals
of the Joe Biden presidency.
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Plus, we're gonna be
talking to Super Bowl winner
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Leonard Fournette
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and renowned surgeon and author
Atul Gawande.
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So let's do this, people.
Welcome to
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The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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-? ? -ANNOUNCER: From
Trevor's couch in New York City
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to your couch
somewhere in the world, this is
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The Daily Social Distancing Show
with Trevor Noah.
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Let's kick things off
with the Super Bowl.
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It's the world championship of
a sport only played in America.
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And yesterday's game
was one for the record books.
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NEWSMAN: This morning Tom Brady
is running out of fingers
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for his rings, capturing
his record seventh Super Bowl
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at age 43.
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I think we knew this was gonna
happen tonight, didn't we?
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NEWSMAN:
The Bucs didn't just win,
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they trampled
last year's champs,
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the Kansas City Chiefs,
31 to 9.
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The Weeknd,
also electrifying on stage,
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singing some of his biggest hits
in a slickly-produced
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halftime show,
using masked dancers
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to keep things
COVID-friendly.
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Hell yeah.
What a great halftime show.
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And it looks like the Weeknd
finally found a use
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for all that toilet paper
he's been hoarding.
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And how about Tom Brady winning
his seventh Super Bowl ring?
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At this rate he's gonna
be the first player with
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a Super Bowl
toe ring, people.
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I mean, at this point, Tom Brady
has led the kind of life
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that eight-year-olds narrate
to themselves in the backyard.
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(child voice):
The crowd goes wild!
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Tommy wins
his seventh Super Bowl
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and now he's rich
and he's married to a supermodel
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and now he's riding a dinosaur!
(roars)
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(regular voice): And, look,
I know a lot of people
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don't like Tom Brady.
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Anyway, let's move on now
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from the Super Bowl
to the big game in Washington.
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Tomorrow the U.S. Senate
will begin
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its annual impeachment trial
of Donald J. Trump.
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And there's three
possible outcomes.
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He could be convicted,
he could be exonerated,
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or, the most likely one:
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he could commit new crimes
during the trial
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that he'll get impeached for
next year.
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But whatever happens to Trump,
hundreds of his followers
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are already facing consequences
for rioting at the Capitol.
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Although at least one of them
is getting a chance to cut loose
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before she might
get locked up.
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NEWSWOMAN: A woman accused
of participating in the deadly
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Capitol riot will get to go
on vacation later this month.
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NEWSWOMAN 2: The judge
in Washington, D.C.
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granted Jenny Cudd's request
to travel to Mexico.
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The motion was granted
and filed yesterday.
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Cudd's lawyers say she had
a prepaid weekend retreat
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for herself and her employees
at Becky's Flowers
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to go to Riviera Maya, Mexico.
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The retreat would reportedly
serve as a work-related
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bonding time for employees
and their spouses.
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Aw, yeah.
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Insurrection
at Club Med Cozumel!
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Honestly, if I were
this woman's employee,
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I'd be a little nervous
to go on a bonding retreat.
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I mean, these aren't the
kind of people I'm putting on
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a blindfold and
going on a trust hike with.
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Okay, I'm sticking my hands
out. All right.
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Closing them like you say...
Wait, ho-hold on.
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Am I... What am I do...
Am I strangling Nancy Pelosi?
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Damn it!
Not cool, Jenny!
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What I love about this
is that this woman
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planned the vacation before
she participated in the riot.
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So, in her head,
she was gonna go to Washington,
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overthrow the government
and then, what,
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hit the beach for two weeks?
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And, like, how serious
of a revolution
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were you planning, lady?
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These rioters were all
shouting that it's 1776 again,
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but none of the Founding Fathers
were like...
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On July fourth,
we declare our independence.
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Then, on July 5,
we get that beach house in Cabo.
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Thomas, you're in?
Shit's gonna be lit, bro.
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And, look, obviously,
I want this woman
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to be held accountable
for her actions.
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But I also...
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kind of want to party
with her in Mexico.
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I mean, think about it--
if she and her friends
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can turn a boring election
certification vote into this,
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you best believe their
spring breaks are gonna be wild.
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And, look, I know a lot of
people are angry about
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this story, but the law says
that if you can post bail
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and you aren't a flight risk,
you can go back to your life
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until they actually
convict of you a crime.
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And I'll be honest:
I agree with that concept.
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No one should
sit in a jail cell
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because they
might be a criminal.
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If anything, the problem I have
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is that people who can't afford
bail have to stay in jail.
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I mean, what are
the courts scared of?
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No one is easier to keep tabs on
than a broke person.
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You know where a broke person
isn't going?
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Mexico.
Or the movies.
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Or out to dinner.
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You want to track a broke
person, well, they're at home.
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And, finally,
some education news.
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February is Black History Month.
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A beautiful time in America
when Americans
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celebrate all the
Black people who died
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rather than help the Black
people who are still alive.
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But now, a debate about how to
teach Black history is causing
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a bit of a stir in one of
America's least Black states.
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In Utah, a school reverses
a decision which would have
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allowed parents to opt out of
lessons on Black History Month.
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This is happening
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at a charter school
in Ogden, Utah.
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Initially, the school's director
said he was asked
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by several families to opt out
and he obliged and sent out
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a document asking
if other parents
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wanted to do the same thing.
But now the school
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is backtracking
after pushback from parents
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and Black history supporters.
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Wow.
First of all,
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what an embarrassment
for the school.
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If I were them, I'd try
to play the whole thing off
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as an intentional
history lesson.
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Uh, you see, parents?
(chuckles)
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You wanted to opt out
but you're not allowed to.
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Just like the slaves couldn't.
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Black history accomplished.
(chuckles weakly)
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Now, people are saying that
trying to opt out
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of Black history is racist,
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but even more than that,
it's stupid.
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Because Black history
is exciting.
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It's got racism,
war, oppression,
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dudes with Afros
and leather jackets.
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If you have to opt out
of something, you should
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opt out of boring shit
like trigonometry.
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You don't need to know
that an isosceles triangle
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has four sides, trust me.
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Regardless, though, it's a good
thing the school backtracked,
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because this is
a slippery slope.
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If you let kids
out opt of Black history,
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then you'll have to let them
opt out of white history.
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And then what--
Asian history?
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And before you know it, kids'll
be showing up to school like,
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back off, Teach.
I'm just here for lunch.
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But let's move on now
to our main story.
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President
Joseph Ramaphosa Biden.
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Over the weekend,
Biden took a short break
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from his day-to-day
presidenting
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to catch the Super Bowl
from his home in Delaware.
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And if you aren't immediately
outraged about that,
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well, you obviously
haven't been watching
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the last 48 hours
of conservative news media.
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Joe Biden is planning
to travel across state lines
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to watch the Super Bowl,
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despite calls from the CDC
not to travel.
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Biden and his wife Jill
are going to spend the weekend
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at their Delaware home.
Now, this, just a few days
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after the CDC warned Americans
against traveling this weekend,
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stressing it could
increase their chances
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of spreading the coronavirus.
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What happened to the suggestion
that you shouldn't travel
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during this, uh, COVID epidemic?
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MAN: He-He's setting a horrible
example and he's not practicing
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what he preaches in
any shape, form or fashion,
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and if he really thinks that,
uh, going out and traveling
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at this particular point in time
is putting people at risk,
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then he's doing exactly that.
He's putting thousands
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and thousands of people
at risk by doing this.
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Uh, it's very hypocritical.
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Why does he need to go...
You know, what's wrong
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with the White House?
What's wrong with spending
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-the weekend in the White House?
-I guess...
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Unbelievable.
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You are setting
a horrible example, Joe.
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If you go to your home
in Delaware,
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soon, everyone will go
to your home in Delaware.
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And then,
they'll expect snacks, Joe.
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And what are you going to do--
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buy tortilla chips
for 300 million people?
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There's no way
the store has that many,
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so you're going to have
to get those quinoa chips,
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and I know
they're better for you,
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but they taste
like cardboard, Joe.
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And don't tell me, "Oh,
but Trevor, isn't it different
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because he's the president, and
he's flying on Air Force One?"
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No! What if I fly
on Air Force One
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right after Joe Biden? Huh?
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Coronavirus can linger
for hours, people.
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And I also know that people
are saying, "Oh, come on.
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"Why are you criticizing Biden
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"for traveling
during the pandemic
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"when Donald Trump spent
every weekend golfing
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"and coughing
on the Mar-a-Lago buffet table
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and hosting rallies
at the same time?"
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But that's not the same!
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Donald Trump wasn't being
a hypocrite
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because he wanted people
to die of COVID.
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But it's not surprising
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that Biden bent
the travel rules for himself.
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Because he's been president
for less than three weeks,
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and already,
he's had more scandals
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than we can keep track of.
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Although, my friends,
we are going to try,
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in our branch-new segment,
"Joe Biden:
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the Worst President in History
That We Can Remember."
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It will never happen.
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There are two things
that are unforgivable
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for any American politicians.
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Releasing the aliens
from Area 51
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and insulting the troops.
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And last week,
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Biden's press secretary
launched a gratuitous attack
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on the newest
and bravest troops of all.
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STUART VARNEY: White House
Jen Psaki facing criticism
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for mocking the Space Force.
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May I ask whether the president
has made a decision
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on keeping or in keeping
the scope of Space Force?
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Wow. Space Force.
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It is an interesting question.
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Um, I am happy to check
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with our Space Force
point of contact.
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I'm not sure who that is.
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I will find out and see
if we have any update on that.
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Well, the top Republican
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on the House
Armed Services Committee
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is now calling
that comment disgraceful,
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and he's asking the White House
press secretary Jen Psaki
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to apologize.
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She's literally openly mocking
a branch of military
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that was actually enacted
by Congress
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with Democratic support.
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There is some arrogance there.
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There's a little condescension,
as well.
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A hundred years from now,
the Space Force will be
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one of the important parts
of our military.
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This is no joke.
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How dare you, Jen Psaki.
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Space Force is an illustrious
branch of the military
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that was formed
an entire year ago
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because Donald Trump had
a weird sex dream about Alf.
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If you're gonna mock
Space Force, maybe,
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maybe you should mock all
the people who were cut in half
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when Neptune stole Saturn's
rings and threw them at Earth.
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Oh, wait. That never happened,
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because Space Force saved us.
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Space Force is no joke, okay?
This isn't funny.
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America's sending troops
to space
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where they have to poop
in a little bag.
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You think that's funny?
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And if the bag gets too full,
the poop escapes,
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and they have
to chase the floating poop
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around the spaceship. Does
that sound funny to you guys?
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A bunch of guys
in fancy uniforms
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floating around a room,
trying to grab a poop.
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And then their boss
opens the door, and he says,
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"What's going on? Aah!"
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And then, the poop goes
in his mouth.
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Is that a joke to you?
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You think any of this shit
is funny, huh?
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Now, insulting the military
is bad enough,
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but before the Space Force
scandal had even died down,
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Joe Biden took things
a step further.
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This time attacking the honor
and decency
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of our heroes
in law enforcement.
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There is some controversy
over comments
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that the new president made
about these...
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about FBI agents
as a generality.
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He made these comments,
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and it's getting a lot
of reaction. Listen.
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By and large,
the vast, vast majority
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of these men and women
are decent, honorable people.
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What should be taken away
from that, for him to say,
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"The vast majority
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of men and women are decent,
honorable people"?
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Why suddenly, the-the qualifiers
on, you know, the arbitration
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of who's a good guy
and who's a bad guy?
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What percentage of people
are we talking?
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Are 80%, uh, good and decent
people at the FBI? 90?
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Uh, can you be more specific?
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Yeah, Joe Biden,
be more specific.
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Is it 99%, or is there
just one bad guy, huh?
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Is it Doug?
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It's totally Doug, isn't it?
I knew it!
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You know he cheats
on Margaret, right?
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Like, what have you heard?
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But this is just reprehensible.
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How dare you say
that the vast, vast majority
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of FBI agents are honorable,
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when clearly, it is the vast,
vast, vast majority.
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I mean, if you cared
about those agents at all,
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you would have thrown in
a third "vast."
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And I especially understand
why this must have been a shock
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for the folks over at Fox News
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to hear a president
slander the brave members
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of the corrupt deep state
like that.
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I mean...
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I just hope that decent,
honorable scumbags
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like James Comey don't hear
about this.
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(crying)
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Now look, it's not surprising
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that Joe Biden is bringing
scandal to the White House.
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I mean, after all, his entire
campaign was little more
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than just a front to launder
money for his son Hunter Biden.
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And just as everyone predicted,
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Hunter is already
turning Daddy's presidency
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into his own
personal piggy bank.
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NEWSWOMAN: So,
Hunter Biden has a new book
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that is set to come out within
his father's first 100 days.
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NEWSWOMAN 2:
But critics are pointing out,
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President Biden said his family
wasn't going to do this.
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They weren't going to cash in
on his presidency.
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Did he write a book for free?
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The real concern here,
though, is,
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Simon & Schuster is...
is the... is the, uh,
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is the company that cancelled
Josh Hawley and his book,
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but they're doing the book
for Hunter Biden.
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How will this book be used?
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Will, uh... will it be kind of
a test of loyalty
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to Joe Biden to buy the book?
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Will there be mass sales?
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Yes, my friends,
welcome to Joe Biden's America.
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Where if you want
a COVID vaccine,
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you'll have to pass a pop quiz
on Hunter Biden's book.
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What important lesson
did Hunter Biden learn
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in chapter nine?
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Uh, to believe in himself?
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Wrong! Give him COVID!
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And what if
you're getting the vaccine?
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Biden will still know
if you bought the book.
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You know why?
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Because our bookshelves are
in the background
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of all our Zoom meetings.
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Did Joe Biden engineer
the coronavirus just
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to make sure
we all bought his son's book?
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I'm just asking questions,
but, yes, that's what happened.
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This is what we're facing,
people--
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scandal, after scandal,
after scandal.
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The unfortunate truth is
that Joe Biden's incapable
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of doing literally
anything right as president.
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In fact, even before his first
day in office was finished,
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Biden had racked up
three major scandals.
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Joe Biden made fighting
the coronavirus pandemic
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the main staple
of his campaign.
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However, many have noticed
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that Biden and other
high-level officials
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at his own inauguration were
failing to socially distance.
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Even wearing their masks was,
at times, optional,
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or not correct,
the way they were doing it
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when they were
within six feet of others.
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Look, there was a lot
of hugging going on.
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And these were not necessarily
people who shared bubbles.
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Joe Biden hired
private security
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as if he were not satisfied
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with the National Guard
and the military.
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He wanted even more guns
at his behest.
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Joe Biden jumped the gun
a little bit today.
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He got sworn in
at ten minutes to noon.
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I don't mean to nitpick,
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but, um, it does say noon,
according to the law.
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That's right.
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Joe Biden stole ten minutes
of Donald Trump's presidency.
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Or as Fox News calls it,
"Ten Ghazi."
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Who knows what Trump
could have accomplished
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in those ten minutes?
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I mean, maybe that's when
he was finally
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gonna release
his health care plan.
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He could have used that time
to walk down half a ramp.
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And do you have any idea
how much Fox News
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Trump could have watched
in that ten minutes?
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Like, ten minutes.
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So those are the many
Joe Biden scandals exposed
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by the muckraking journalists
of conservative media
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in just his first three weeks
in office.
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And who knows. By this time
tomorrow, we could find out
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that Biden left
the toilet seat up,
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or even worse-- spoiled
the end of WandaVision.
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And when he does, we'll be there
to tell you all about it
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in another episode
of "Joe Biden:
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the Worst President in History
That We Can Remember."
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All right. When we come back,
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Dr. Atul Gawande
tells me what it's like
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vaccinating people
at Fenway Park,
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and Super Bowl champion
Leonard Fournette
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is joining us on the show.
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You don't want to miss it.
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We have a president who is
a true leader, in my opinion.
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One I happen to believe
will be regarded
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as one of this country's
greatest presidents.
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Indeed, our greatest.
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This is a man who multitasks.
He is smart.
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He is filled with energy.
Nobody's a close second.
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-He comes from a pretty good,
uh, gene pool. -MAN: Absolutely.
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Have you ever seen a man as...
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st... I'm gonna... I was
gonna say tough, but strong.
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He's already set a standard
for presidents
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that most, uh, mortals
won't be able to meet.
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You're also one
of the most loved and respected.
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I would say that, also.
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-DOBBS: In history.
-The great Lou Dobbs,
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he said,
"Trump is the greatest president
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since Ronald Reagan."
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And then I said he's
the greatest president ever.
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Lou Dobbs, he said,
"He's the greatest of them all."
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I said, "Does that include
Washington and Lincoln?"
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And he said yes. Now,
I don't know if he was for real.
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Thank you, Mr. President.
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And yes, I was for real.
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I think he is doing God's work.
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God sent this president,
and I'll tell you,
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the evidence
is accumulating mightily.
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How would you grade
President Trump's leadership?
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Superb, great or very good?
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You are, if I may say,
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everything as advertised
as you ran for president.
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This White House is energized.
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There's sunshine beaming
throughout the place
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and on almost every face.
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It will be century after century
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of veneration
for this president.
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He's not perfect.
Nobody's perfect.
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But he's done a really good job.
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Well, he's pretty close
to perfect, Sean.
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We end almost, uh, you know,
every evening, it seems,
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saying, you know,
thank you, President Trump.
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Have a great weekend.
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The president makes such a thing
possible for us all.
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Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Earlier today,
I spoke with Dr. Atul Gawande.
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He's a surgeon and a writer
for The New Yorker
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who is helping
vaccine distribution efforts
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at venues like Fenway Park.
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We talked about that,
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his latest reporting
on coronavirus
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and what the outlook is.
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Dr. Atul Gawande,
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welcome to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Great to be here.
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You are coming to us
from Fenway Park,
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one of the many stadiums
and arenas
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that are gonna be used
as vaccination sites
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around the country.
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How is the rollout looking?
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You know, America's been
in an interesting place
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where it seemed like
everything was going well,
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and then all of a sudden,
there weren't enough vaccines,
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and then there were too many
in some places.
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What does it look like
on the ground right now?
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Well, I'm part of a consortium
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that's been running
vaccine operations to scale
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at Gillette Stadium,
Fenway Park,
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Reggie Lewis track and field
here in Roxbury,
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and those have escalated.
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You know, we had to start
at a few hundred a day.
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We're past 5,000,
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uh, across all of these sites
per day,
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and that will
just keep on scaling upward.
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Um, and, so, I think that
our problem with distribution
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will gradually get better
and better.
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The two problems that remain.
Number one, you point to supply.
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Um, how much
can vaccine get pumped out?
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It's a big deal that
the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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was submitted for, uh,
consideration
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-by the FDA just last Friday.
-Mm-hmm.
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And that will potentially bring
more supply.
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The other big concern is equity.
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We are not getting to the, uh,
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the-the people of color
and the rural settings,
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which have had
some of the worst rates
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of, uh, of spread.
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And, uh, and br...
And bringing those people in
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has got to be
a high priority now.
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Let's talk a little bit
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about your article
in The New Yorker.
490
00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,435
You've written for
The New Yorker for many years,
491
00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:05,604
and now more than ever,
people are reading your writing
492
00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:06,939
through a different lens.
493
00:20:06,972 --> 00:20:08,807
Uh, your most recent article
494
00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,010
is entitled
"Don't Tell Me What to Do."
495
00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:15,180
And it focuses on a really fiery
town hall meeting
496
00:20:15,213 --> 00:20:17,683
in a small town in North Dakota.
497
00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:20,252
Why did you think
it was so important
498
00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:24,156
to focus on a fight happening
in a small town in North Dakota,
499
00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:26,425
and what do you think that
tells us about the larger story
500
00:20:26,458 --> 00:20:28,827
about America,
its vaccine rollout
501
00:20:28,860 --> 00:20:32,564
and social distancing rules
and masks, et cetera?
502
00:20:32,598 --> 00:20:34,600
Last November in North Dakota,
503
00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:37,436
uh, that was the site of the...
504
00:20:37,469 --> 00:20:40,639
That was the state with
the largest rate of infections,
505
00:20:40,672 --> 00:20:42,708
the largest rate
of hospitalizations,
506
00:20:42,741 --> 00:20:45,944
and deaths were, uh,
deaths were climbing.
507
00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:48,347
And Minot was the hottest
508
00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:50,816
of the hot spots in that state.
509
00:20:50,849 --> 00:20:52,584
And, so,
what I want to understand
510
00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:55,587
is how does a community
in the midst of all of this,
511
00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:58,056
uh, react?
512
00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:00,859
And, you know,
the state had resisted
513
00:21:00,893 --> 00:21:03,962
having any kind
of a mask mandate.
514
00:21:03,996 --> 00:21:06,965
-Mm-hmm. -There continued
to be battles over the basics.
515
00:21:06,999 --> 00:21:10,869
And, so,
this city council had a member--
516
00:21:10,903 --> 00:21:12,471
uh, her name is Carrie Evans--
517
00:21:12,504 --> 00:21:14,907
who said, "You know what?
I'm just sick of it.
518
00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,709
"I'm going to propose a mask...
a mask mandate
519
00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,244
and force it to vote."
520
00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:21,480
And what unfolded
was this debate.
521
00:21:21,513 --> 00:21:24,182
It was a...
Really, it reflected a city,
522
00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:26,018
a townwide debate
523
00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:29,955
over whether the government
could tell me what to do
524
00:21:29,988 --> 00:21:32,324
when we aren't willing to do it.
525
00:21:32,357 --> 00:21:33,859
And would that work?
526
00:21:33,892 --> 00:21:36,028
Uh, they-they fought it out.
527
00:21:36,061 --> 00:21:37,829
It was closely voted,
528
00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:40,666
but they did adopt
the mask mandate.
529
00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:42,935
Um, and that
was only the beginning.
530
00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:45,737
People ignored the mask mandate
after it was adopted.
531
00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:48,507
Uh, it didn't have
any penalties associated.
532
00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:52,177
But then hospital leaders
started coming out and saying,
533
00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:55,414
"Our hospital
is completely overrun."
534
00:21:55,447 --> 00:21:57,616
-Wow. -And you see
in place after place
535
00:21:57,649 --> 00:22:00,819
is a story like this
where we're late
536
00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:04,056
in coming to realizing
what needs to be done.
537
00:22:04,089 --> 00:22:06,091
But in the face of what becomes
538
00:22:06,124 --> 00:22:10,295
just a terrifying bubble
of a viral transmission.
539
00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:13,332
Uh, Carrie Evans
said it was like steam.
540
00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,234
You-you go to the store,
541
00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:16,768
and you felt like
it was this steam.
542
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:18,270
You know
there are infected people
543
00:22:18,303 --> 00:22:20,205
walking around the store,
544
00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:22,708
and that was, um, uh...
545
00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:24,643
that was the world they were in.
546
00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,745
You're a doctor,
and so that means
547
00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:28,513
you are in the world
of convincing people
548
00:22:28,547 --> 00:22:30,582
that medicine can
and will help them.
549
00:22:30,616 --> 00:22:32,985
You're also in the world of
listening to people's concerns
550
00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,020
about why they're afraid
to participate
551
00:22:35,053 --> 00:22:37,823
or not participate
in taking a medicine or not.
552
00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,359
There's a more interesting
dynamic conversation
553
00:22:40,392 --> 00:22:42,895
happening right now
in and around America's schools.
554
00:22:42,928 --> 00:22:44,630
Many parents want their kids
to go to school.
555
00:22:44,663 --> 00:22:47,032
Many teachers are saying,
"We can't go back
556
00:22:47,065 --> 00:22:49,301
into the schools
unless we're vaccinated."
557
00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:51,603
The CDC has come out and said
558
00:22:51,637 --> 00:22:53,338
teachers don't need
to be vaccinated
559
00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:56,441
to be at school with these kids.
560
00:22:56,475 --> 00:22:58,477
Where do people stand?
Because it feels like
561
00:22:58,510 --> 00:22:59,978
there's so much
contradictory information.
562
00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:01,947
Are the kids a threat
to the teachers? Are they not?
563
00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:03,882
Can the teachers survive
without getting a vaccination?
564
00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:05,684
What should we be listening to,
565
00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:08,053
and what is the voice of reason
in the room?
566
00:23:08,086 --> 00:23:09,922
Well, you know, in many ways,
567
00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:11,423
this is what
I was trying to unpack,
568
00:23:11,456 --> 00:23:13,692
even in Minot, North Dakota,
'cause I spent a lot of time
569
00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:15,627
with the people on
the other side of the argument,
570
00:23:15,661 --> 00:23:17,429
the people who said...
who said...
571
00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:20,499
A-And what you hear,
whether it's teachers
572
00:23:20,532 --> 00:23:21,967
saying they don't want
to go back to school
573
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,502
because of fear of the virus
574
00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:26,572
or others who say,
"I don't want to fear the virus.
575
00:23:26,605 --> 00:23:27,940
Get rid of the masks,"
576
00:23:27,973 --> 00:23:30,642
what you have
is a tremendous amount of pain.
577
00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:33,011
I mean, the level of pain
that you see in the country...
578
00:23:33,045 --> 00:23:35,547
The people I were t...
I was talking to
579
00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:36,982
who said they don't want
to wear the masks
580
00:23:37,015 --> 00:23:38,850
are the people
who are feeling like
581
00:23:38,884 --> 00:23:40,953
their jobs are disappearing,
582
00:23:40,986 --> 00:23:42,521
and they're seeing it happen.
583
00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:46,391
They are seeing their kids
not being able to go to school.
584
00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,894
Uh, they've seen 'em lose
a whole year of,
585
00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:51,029
you know,
a real robust education.
586
00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:55,100
-Right. -And so I understand
where folks are coming from.
587
00:23:55,133 --> 00:23:58,170
At the same time,
this is the battle.
588
00:23:58,203 --> 00:23:59,838
We have to argue it out.
589
00:23:59,871 --> 00:24:03,642
And, ultimately, the science is
on the side of saying,
590
00:24:03,675 --> 00:24:05,844
yes, we can return
to the schools.
591
00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:08,947
Let's bring testing in, and that
can help provide reassurance.
592
00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:11,683
Yes, we can defeat this virus,
593
00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:13,352
but you have to wear the masks.
594
00:24:13,385 --> 00:24:16,989
And that means curtailing things
like your favorite bar
595
00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:20,092
-or being out here
at Fenway Park. -Mm-hmm.
596
00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:23,428
But-but we are making our way
through it.
597
00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:26,331
It is tremendously hard
to keep your foot on the pedal
598
00:24:26,365 --> 00:24:28,533
for what are gonna be months
to come.
599
00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:29,668
We are gonna slip.
600
00:24:29,701 --> 00:24:31,403
We're going to have this battle
and debate,
601
00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:33,472
and it's gonna--
it's just gonna continue.
602
00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:36,742
And this is the nature of
our democratic fight over that.
603
00:24:36,775 --> 00:24:38,377
Yeah. It's gonna be a fight.
604
00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:39,711
It looks like we're still in
the middle of it.
605
00:24:39,745 --> 00:24:42,214
And, um, hopefully, we're
not just in the eye of the storm
606
00:24:42,247 --> 00:24:43,415
but we're emerging from it.
607
00:24:43,448 --> 00:24:46,285
Um, Dr. Gawande, thank you
so much for taking the time,
608
00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,553
and, uh, good luck with your
efforts out there at Fenway.
609
00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:49,588
Thank you.
610
00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:51,390
The latest issue
of The New Yorker
611
00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:54,793
with Dr. Gawande's article
is available today.
612
00:24:54,826 --> 00:24:56,028
All right, when we come back,
613
00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:58,497
we'll talk to a man
who went from being jobless
614
00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:01,667
to winning the Super Bowl
in one season.
615
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:03,535
That's right, folks.
Leonard Fournette
616
00:25:03,569 --> 00:25:05,003
is joining us on the show.
617
00:25:05,037 --> 00:25:05,103
Stick around.
618
00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,575
Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
619
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:12,645
So, earlier today, I spoke
with Super Bowl champion
620
00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:16,181
and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
running back Leonard Fournette.
621
00:25:16,215 --> 00:25:18,517
We talked
about last night's game,
622
00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:20,986
his journey to becoming
a Super Bowl champion,
623
00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:23,422
and what's in store
for the future.
624
00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:25,424
Leonard Fournette,
625
00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:27,493
welcome to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
626
00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:31,697
And, more importantly, welcome
to the Super Bowl championship.
627
00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:34,566
-(chuckles) Thanks for having
me, my guy. -How does it feel...
628
00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,136
How does it feel, man?
I mean, l-like,
629
00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:38,704
26 years old,
630
00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:41,307
your first Super Bowl appearance
631
00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,442
and your first Super Bowl win
at the same time.
632
00:25:43,475 --> 00:25:44,743
And, on top of that,
633
00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:46,412
you-you really played a part
in the team.
634
00:25:46,445 --> 00:25:48,414
Like, I've been part
of winning teams in high school
635
00:25:48,447 --> 00:25:49,949
where I did absolutely nothing
636
00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:51,650
and then I got to stand up
at the, you know,
637
00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:52,918
and just celebrate
with the team.
638
00:25:52,952 --> 00:25:54,920
But you were actually part
of the team winning.
639
00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:56,855
Do you understand the gravity
of what has happened to you?
640
00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,824
What is going on in your head?
641
00:25:58,857 --> 00:26:00,726
Uh, I'm just gonna start off
just from the beginning
642
00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:01,860
of the season, you know,
643
00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,796
from being cut
from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
644
00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:05,898
Um, it was confusing.
645
00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:07,466
You know, um...
646
00:26:07,499 --> 00:26:09,868
I did everything I could
to help the organization,
647
00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:12,171
also my team and, uh,
just become a better man
648
00:26:12,204 --> 00:26:13,606
to help my teammates, too.
649
00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,841
So, just from that, uh,
650
00:26:15,874 --> 00:26:18,510
and then from Tom Brady to
Devin White reaching out to me
651
00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:21,780
and wanting me to join
the-the Bucs organization,
652
00:26:21,814 --> 00:26:23,215
to help 'em get a ring.
653
00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:24,617
And I had an up-and-down season.
654
00:26:24,650 --> 00:26:25,851
You know, it wasn't the best.
655
00:26:25,884 --> 00:26:27,586
Uh, my stats
wasn't how they used to be.
656
00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:30,623
A thousand yards, uh,
as many touchdowns as I wanted.
657
00:26:30,656 --> 00:26:33,025
-Right. -So it-it was
always up-and-down for me.
658
00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:35,127
But, uh, when the playoffs came,
659
00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,929
the playoffs came
and I-I flourished.
660
00:26:36,962 --> 00:26:39,565
You know? Uh, it's something
I can tell my kids,
661
00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,634
uh, my grandkids,
how I just persevered
662
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,302
through whatever I was going
through,
663
00:26:43,335 --> 00:26:45,838
stayed focused, kept God first,
664
00:26:45,871 --> 00:26:48,207
and now I'm a world champion.
(chuckles)
665
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:53,045
You went from, um, carrying
the nickname "Playoff Lenny,"
666
00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:55,180
and, uh, I loved your tweet,
which was, uh,
667
00:26:55,214 --> 00:26:58,017
"Well, I guess now
it's gonna be, uh..." (chuckles)
668
00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:00,519
-Super Bowl Lenny. -"It's
gonna be Super Bowl Lenny."
669
00:27:00,552 --> 00:27:02,421
I love that. You know?
I-I love that
670
00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,390
because of the pure joy
and the elation, you know?
671
00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:07,393
This-this has been quite
a journey for the team as well.
672
00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:09,695
I mean, you got blocked
673
00:27:09,728 --> 00:27:11,563
from going to the Super Bowl
for the first time.
674
00:27:11,597 --> 00:27:13,899
You got stopped by Tom Brady.
675
00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:17,303
And then you fast-forward
to 2021
676
00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:20,306
and Tom Brady is there,
you know, celebrating with you.
677
00:27:20,339 --> 00:27:22,274
Tom Brady, who reached out
to you personally, was like,
678
00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:23,976
"I want you to play with me."
679
00:27:24,009 --> 00:27:25,444
What has that journey been like,
680
00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:28,113
playing with arguably
the greatest quarterback
681
00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:29,815
of all time?
682
00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:32,651
Uh, that journey, man.
It's been-- it's been crazy.
683
00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:34,320
You know? To see--
684
00:27:34,353 --> 00:27:37,122
to see why he has the résumé
he has
685
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,458
and why he's so respected
in the game.
686
00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,427
And his ritual,
687
00:27:41,460 --> 00:27:44,096
how he does
in order to win games,
688
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:45,764
big games, uh, perfam--
689
00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:48,634
perform under the big lights,
I've seen it firsthand.
690
00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,202
You know, I'm in the back
with this guy.
691
00:27:50,235 --> 00:27:51,537
We're meeting together.
692
00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:53,272
He's calling me at night,
693
00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:55,074
asking me what plays I like,
694
00:27:55,107 --> 00:27:56,342
what I think about this run
695
00:27:56,375 --> 00:27:58,277
-or what I think about
this pass protection. -Wow.
696
00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:02,081
And, uh, just to see how
he cares about his teammates,
697
00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:03,616
it's amazing, you know?
698
00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:06,785
And I see why he's-he's
considered
699
00:28:06,819 --> 00:28:08,587
one of the best in the game.
700
00:28:08,621 --> 00:28:11,190
I would love to know, because
I don't get the opportunity
701
00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:13,826
to talk to many people
who have scored a touchdown
702
00:28:13,859 --> 00:28:16,328
in a winning game
at the Super Bowl,
703
00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:18,063
I would love to know,
when you're running
704
00:28:18,097 --> 00:28:20,499
into that end zone,
when you're running towards it,
705
00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:22,034
what is going through your mind?
706
00:28:22,067 --> 00:28:24,603
Are you thinking
or is your brain just going?
707
00:28:24,637 --> 00:28:26,205
Is your-- Are your muscles
moving without you?
708
00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,574
What is happening in your brain
in that moment?
709
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:31,910
Well, I can say, uh,
it's just a skill set we have.
710
00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:33,646
You know, it's a-- it's a God--
711
00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:36,181
it's a God-given talent
that he gave to me, you know?
712
00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:38,784
And, uh, it's just everything
that's in the game is instincts.
713
00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:41,186
You know, you practice so much,
uh, your skills,
714
00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:43,255
the drills you do.
You work at it so much,
715
00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:45,124
it becomes second nature
in the game.
716
00:28:45,157 --> 00:28:46,792
I say it's from practicing,
you know,
717
00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:48,861
uh, hard work and dedication.
718
00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:50,362
You know, uh,
trying to perfect your craft
719
00:28:50,396 --> 00:28:51,597
at the end of the day.
720
00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:53,599
I feel you there.
I have-- I have a similar thing.
721
00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:55,134
Uh, sometimes I'll go
to the kitchen
722
00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:56,335
and I'll open the fridge
723
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,270
and I think I'm gonna get water
and then I get ice cream.
724
00:28:58,304 --> 00:28:59,538
And I don't even know
how that happened.
725
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:00,940
It's just, like, an instinct.
726
00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:03,042
It's just something inside me
that gets me going.
727
00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:04,877
Listen, listen.
That-That's just a bad habit.
728
00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:07,613
You can-- you can break
a bad habit in 30 days.
729
00:29:07,646 --> 00:29:09,882
That's all. 30 days,
you can break a bad habit.
730
00:29:09,915 --> 00:29:13,552
Just try to drink water
for at least 20 days straight.
731
00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:15,821
Um, let's talk about life now.
732
00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:18,791
I mean, this morning
must have been surreal for you.
733
00:29:18,824 --> 00:29:21,627
You know,
the night after a victory
734
00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,195
and then the morning after.
You know, 'cause the morning,
735
00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:25,531
you wake up and it's like,
"Was that a dream? Is it real?"
736
00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:27,266
'Cause there's
a moment of silence. I-I know--
737
00:29:27,299 --> 00:29:28,467
I think you know
what I'm talking about.
738
00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:30,035
There's just a moment
where it's like, "Wait,
739
00:29:30,069 --> 00:29:32,237
did any of this
actually happen?"
740
00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:34,073
What was the feeling like
with the family?
741
00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,308
Because-- I mean, it could have
been one of two mornings.
742
00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:37,676
It could have been like
one of those, "Shh.
743
00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:40,245
Keep quiet. Daddy's not
in a great mood" mornings.
744
00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:42,247
You know? Everyone just, like--
just give him hugs.
745
00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,316
Or, I mean, it was jubilation.
746
00:29:44,350 --> 00:29:46,785
What-What's that feeling like
for the family?
747
00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:48,721
Uh, I mean, it was great, man,
748
00:29:48,754 --> 00:29:51,323
to have my family come on
the field and celebrate with me.
749
00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:54,193
Um... as a kid,
I've always dreamed
750
00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:55,861
-of playing the Super Bowl.
-Right.
751
00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:57,763
And now
that that-that finally happened
752
00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:01,166
and my family was there
to witness that,
753
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,601
uh, me score a touchdown
754
00:30:02,635 --> 00:30:04,970
or even much play
in a Super Bowl,
755
00:30:05,004 --> 00:30:07,373
for them to come on the field
and celebrate that with me,
756
00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:09,575
uh, there's no better feeling
than that, you know?
757
00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:11,443
Um, like, you understand?
758
00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:14,113
Like, all those things I was
going through prior the season,
759
00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:16,615
before the season,
uh, my family felt that.
760
00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:18,083
They know
how much I love football,
761
00:30:18,117 --> 00:30:20,686
they how much
I put my-my soul,
762
00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,588
I dedicate myself to this game.
763
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,024
And when things
wasn't going right, you know,
764
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:26,692
uh, they feel my pain, too.
765
00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,728
So my family played a big part
in my success
766
00:30:29,762 --> 00:30:32,264
about, you know, keeping
my faith, holding my head up.
767
00:30:32,298 --> 00:30:34,500
My mother always told me, guys,
it's-it's a test of time
768
00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:36,468
for you, son, but, at the end,
you gonna come out better
769
00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:38,370
than ever.
And that's what happened.
770
00:30:38,404 --> 00:30:40,339
I would love to know, uh,
before I let you go,
771
00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:41,907
where the journey goes
from here.
772
00:30:41,941 --> 00:30:44,176
For many people, winning
the Super Bowl would be the end.
773
00:30:44,209 --> 00:30:46,211
You're young.
You're-you're amazing.
774
00:30:46,245 --> 00:30:47,646
You're-you're great
at what you're doing.
775
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,048
So this is just the beginning.
776
00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:50,382
This is just part of your story.
777
00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:52,284
You're also somebody
who's been very vocal.
778
00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:53,819
Like, you know,
people applauded you
779
00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:56,221
for-for being outspoken during
the Black Lives Matter protests.
780
00:30:56,255 --> 00:30:57,690
You were leading some
of those protests.
781
00:30:57,723 --> 00:30:59,058
You've spoken your mind.
782
00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:01,760
You know, you're-you're
a man of faith, a family man.
783
00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:03,062
You have so many things
going on.
784
00:31:03,095 --> 00:31:05,731
I'd love to know, what do
you dream for now going forward?
785
00:31:05,764 --> 00:31:07,866
Because, as you said,
this was your dream.
786
00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:10,836
So now where do your dreams
take you from here?
787
00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,538
I think from here on out,
you know,
788
00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:14,139
about becoming (stammers)
789
00:31:14,173 --> 00:31:16,709
I'm already a better man, but
being the best that I can be,
790
00:31:16,742 --> 00:31:19,011
for my kids and for young,
for younger guys
791
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,846
younger generation
that looks up to me.
792
00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,648
You know, just showing them
that, you know,
793
00:31:22,681 --> 00:31:25,084
I'm from New Orleans,
you know, so just showing them
794
00:31:25,117 --> 00:31:27,052
-things are bigger than
New Orleans, you know? -Right.
795
00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,555
Uh, I've seen, I've been
on both sides, you know?
796
00:31:29,588 --> 00:31:32,157
Not having money to being rich.
797
00:31:32,191 --> 00:31:33,993
You know, so I know how it is.
798
00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:36,261
And I just want to give
those guys, uh, just hope.
799
00:31:36,295 --> 00:31:39,298
You know,
the littlest things can,
800
00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:42,334
can inspire a generation
or a person, you know?
801
00:31:42,368 --> 00:31:44,136
I just want, I want
to be that guiding light.
802
00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:47,373
Uh, hopefully, guys look up
to me like Tom Brady,
803
00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:50,342
like Aaron, you know,
the greats in the game.
804
00:31:50,376 --> 00:31:52,111
-Mm-hmm. -And I just want
to be part of that legacy.
805
00:31:52,144 --> 00:31:54,713
To say that Leonard Fournette,
my last name,
806
00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:57,449
helped change the world
become better.
807
00:31:57,483 --> 00:31:59,285
Well, I'll tell you this, man,
with a Super Bowl ring,
808
00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:01,186
you're on the path
to greatness already.
809
00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:03,255
Super Bowl Lenny, thank you
so much for joining me
810
00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:04,857
on the show, man.
I appreciate you.
811
00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,892
Thanks for having me, my guy.
Appreciate it.
812
00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,594
All right, we're gonna take
a quick break.
813
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:08,694
But we'll be right back
after this.
814
00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:14,198
Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go.
815
00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:16,868
This month, as you know,
is Black History Month.
816
00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:20,471
So please consider supporting
Barbershop Books.
817
00:32:20,505 --> 00:32:23,541
They create child-friendly
reading spaces in barber shops
818
00:32:23,575 --> 00:32:26,878
and provide early
literacy training to barbers.
819
00:32:26,911 --> 00:32:29,013
All to inspire Black boys
and other vulnerable children
820
00:32:29,047 --> 00:32:31,316
to read for fun.
821
00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:33,217
If you're able to,
go to the link below
822
00:32:33,251 --> 00:32:35,486
and donate whatever you can
to help create a future
823
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:39,223
where all children identify
as readers and enjoy learning.
824
00:32:39,257 --> 00:32:41,559
Until tomorrow,
stay safe out there,
825
00:32:41,593 --> 00:32:43,962
wear a mask and remember,
826
00:32:43,995 --> 00:32:46,831
if you want to opt
out of Black History Month,
827
00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:50,068
you have to say it
to a Black person's face.
828
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:51,569
Good luck.
829
00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:54,138
Now here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
830
00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:55,840
Come here.
831
00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:57,642
She wants to talk to you
just a second, too.
832
00:32:57,675 --> 00:32:59,177
Come on up here, girl.
Whoa, babe.
833
00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:01,746
I know you're a big rascal.
834
00:33:01,779 --> 00:33:05,250
But, uh, she-she wanted
to tell you this.
835
00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,552
Thanks for mentioning
everything, you know,
836
00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:09,320
how she did on her predictions.
837
00:33:09,354 --> 00:33:11,556
She told people that,
uh, how to bet.
838
00:33:11,589 --> 00:33:14,425
You know, Nathan in our office
decided he would bet
839
00:33:14,459 --> 00:33:16,261
with Kansas City--
he was a dumb bunny.
840
00:33:16,294 --> 00:33:18,930
Baby Dog can only do
841
00:33:18,963 --> 00:33:21,199
what-what she's said
in the past.
842
00:33:21,232 --> 00:33:23,935
And she whispers to me
all the time and she says,
843
00:33:23,968 --> 00:33:24,035
Listen to the Baby Dog.