The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Gaffe, JD Vance’s Likability Coach, and The Linda Lindas

Episode Date: October 31, 2024

Ronny Chieng dives into Biden’s “garbage” comment and Trump’s surprising plan to let RFK Jr. handle public health. Jordan Klepper stops by to give Ronny a crash course in how the news really works. JD Vance’s likability coach, Nathaniel Gordon (Michael Kosta), who’s worked with everyone from RFK Jr. to Vivek Ramaswamy. Young rockers The Linda Lindas chat about their new album, No Obligation, and their journey as young rockers pushing for change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is The Daily Show with your host Ronnie Hicks. Welcome to the Daily Show. Good morning, Shane. We got so much to talk about tonight. Trump and Kamala are having a garbage fight. RFK Jr. is your new primary care doctor. And we find out why JD Vance is the most charismatic man alive. So let's get into the last week of indecision 2024. Yeah! election day is less than a week away so it's time for the candidates to offer their closing

arguments. Donald Trump held a rally at Manson Square Garden that attacked Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Jews, women, Asian Samoans, immigrants. And last night, Kamala Harris went in a different direction. With the White House illuminated behind her and in front of 75,000 supporters, Vice President Harris delivered her closing message. America, for too long, we have been consumed

with too much division, chaos, and mutual distrust. And it can be easy, then, to forget a simple truth. It doesn't have to be this way. It doesn't have to be this way. It is time to stop pointing fingers. We have to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. Yeah, f*** you, fingers, it's arm time. That was Kamala's closing argument.

Stop all the finger pointing, you babies, and heal the divisions like empathetic adults. Now, time for her to sit back and let the positive vibes emanate across the nation. President Biden makes comments about Trump supporters calling them, quote, garbage. Joe Biden's garbage gaffe. A political headache for Vice President Kamala Harris.

It has completely changed the narrative from where it was 24 hours ago. He was clearly disparaging a whole group of people, more than half of this nation. I do not even think during the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln called the people people the Confederacy garbage. Wait, hang on. Joe Biden is still the president?

Wait, and what, he's worse than a civil war? What the hell is going on? I mean, calling Trump supporters garbage right before the election feels like a crazy thing to say, even if you believe that. I mean, just wait six more days, man. I want to know, what did he actually say? Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage.

The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization is seen as unconscionable, and it's un-American. Okay, I guess it's unclear if he's calling Trump supporters garbage or just the guy who called Puerto Rico garbage garbage. I don't know, maybe more context will give us some more clarity. What did he say just before this? Well, let me tell you something. I don't know the Puerto Rican that I know,

or Puerto Rico where I'm in my home state of Delaware. Oh. I see. This guy is too old and his brain is a floating pile of garbage, of course. Now the Dems don't want to admit that the president of the United States should not be using a computer unsupervised. So they went with this explanation.

The White House very quickly tried to argue that when he used the word supporters, he wasn't talking about Trump supporters writ large, but that there was an apostrophe in there. That is what is included in the official transcript. They tried to argue that he was specifically referencing the comments from that comedian at the Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

That's right, in the last week of the campaign, Republicans are calling for a roundup of immigrants and Democrats are like, you have to put the apostrophe in the right place. This election is really coming down to Nazis versus grammar Nazis. And if Democrats are relying on Americans to understand how apostrophes work,

then this election is f*****g. Because have you ever seen a sign outside a bar? I mean, they basically use apostrophe to mean here comes an ass. And look, the Republicans, Republicans aren't accepting any of these excuses And, look, the Republicans,

Republicans aren't accepting any of these excuses because they don't know what an apostrophe is. And they think it's intentional that Biden called them garbage. And they could not be more excited because Republicans have been under fire for their garbage thing. And now they're like, yes, Biden's garbage thing cancels out our garbage thing.

So now we're back to neutral. I mean, just look how excited Marco Rubio was when he got to interrupt a Trump rally to tell Trump the news. All right, well, I wasn't gonna say anything, but I have breaking news for you, Mr. President. You may not have heard this. Just moments ago, Joe Biden stated

that our supporters are garbage. Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Look how excited Rubio is. Everybody, everybody, everybody! I have great news! We are garbage!

Celebrate good times, come on! I mean, Rubio delivered that news like he was announcing Celebrate good times, come on! I mean, Rubio delivered that news like he was announcing the war is over. And you can tell how excited Trump is because his face is that full orange alert. This puts Trump in such a good mood that he briefly found religion.

That's what it says. That's what it says. That's what it says. But he doesn't know, you have to please forgive him. Please forgive him. For he not knoweth what he said. Oh! He not knoweth what he said. Someone's been reading an Instagram quote about the Bible.

I mean, Trump should speak like this more. It makes him sound kind of wise. Like, thou art eating thy cats and thou art eating thy dog, doggers. Now, obviously, Republicans are happy to hit Democrats with this Biden gaffe, and obviously, the media is excited to cover a garbage fight. And I guess that's what we're going to talk about

for the last week of the election. And that's fine, because it's not like anyone said anything that might have a bigger impact on our lives. The key that I think that President Trump has promised me is control of the public health agencies, which are HHS and its sub-agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH, and a few others, and then also the USDA,

which is key to making America healthy. Oh! Great, that sounds like the healthiest man in America, everybody. You too could sound like this when I'm in charge of everything. To be fair, RFK Jr. is actually pretty healthy. I mean, he's 70 years old,

and that's like 850 in Kennedy years. But still, how is this guy gonna be in charge of food quality? I mean, they found a dead worm in his brain. So even his skull can't get a higher rating than a C. Of all the characters in this election, this guy is the scariest because he doesn't believe in vaccines

or pasteurizing milk. He thinks antidepressants cause school shootings and that COVID was engineered to not affect Jews and he thinks chemicals in the water make kids trans. And Trump is going to put him in charge of all the health and food and medicine. I mean, surely Trump will at least put some limits on what he can do, right? Like Donald, you're not not gonna just let this guy go wild, are you? I'm gonna let him go wild on health.

I'm gonna let him go wild on the food. I'm gonna let him go wild on medicines. Wait, how are you gonna let him go wild on medicine? Like, what, you're gonna let him dip his balls in the cough syrup? Like, for God's sake. For more on what RFK could do in a Trump presidency, let's go live to CDC headquarters with Jordan Klepper.

Jordan. Jordan. Jordan. Why is the media paying attention to Joe Biden's gaffes when RFK running the CDC sounds like a much bigger deal? Good question, Ronnie. It's because focusing on institutions like the CDC is what we in the media call boring. No one wants to hear the overly complex details

about how RFK is going to unvaccinate people by clamping down on their arms and sucking out their injections like it's a snake bite. Wait, wait, would that even work? Look, you're getting lost in the weeds, Ronnie. The real scoop is that this morning, Joe Biden said he hopes Kamala becomes President of the United States.

President? Are you f***ing kidding me? What is going on here? Well, I promise to get to the bottom of it in my new primetime special, All the President's Men. Wait, wait, wait, Jordan, sorry, sorry, could we go back to what was that thing you said about RFK undoing my vaccinations? I don't know, I zoned out.

It was something about summoning the power of the US military to go door to door and yada, yada, yada, yada, I don't know! Wait, military? Military, you mean RFK will have access to like tanks and shit? I don't know. I didn't ask too many follow-ups

because there's so much Joe Biden news coming out. Like, this afternoon, Biden said, we need to respect the will of the voters. The voters? What? This guy is all in for the 1%. Okay, Jordan, I mean, it's obvious that he meant the voters. Ooh, controversy. Now we're really getting into it.

We'll find out more in my two-part special, Boater Die! Will Democracy Sink or Swim? Okay, okay. Jordan, Jordan, no one cares about these gaffs or your dumb specials, okay? How about the issues that are gonna affect day-to-day life? RFK Jr. could be in charge of like school lunches. True, true, although I wouldn't worry too much about that. RFK told me that instead of school lunch,

kids will forage for bear meat in Central Park. Okay, that sounds incredibly unhealthy. Yeah, if you find a bad bear, sure. Okay, wait, did he talk about how he was gonna implement this? I don't know, it's not my job to ask. It is. You're the media is literally the one thing

you're supposed to do, okay? Stop getting distracted by all this meaningless Biden shit and focus on informing the people on the issues that matter. Wow. Hard truths, Roddy. Hard truths. You know, you're right. I need to focus more on truly informing the public, and I'll do so in my new three-part miniseries, a complex look at RFK's history of intervention within the medical system,

undermining public trust in our institutions while paving the way for the current national anti-science movement. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's that. That sounds a little boring. Yeah, it does, doesn't it? Forget it. Check out my 12-part retrospective on that one-time Biden mispronounced

SCOTUS as scrotum. Balls in your court, an American story. All right. God bless the media. Jordan Klepper, everybody. When we come back, we'll find out how JD Vance got so charming. So don't go away. All right, God bless the media. Jordan Klepper, everybody. When we come back, we'll find out how JD Vance got so charming, so don't go away. tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday.

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["The Daily Show Theme"] -♪ -♪ Hey! Welcome back to The Daily Show. If there's one thing we've learned from this campaign is that JD Vance is the most charismatic man alive. But how did he get that way? Well, good news. we found the man responsible.

Look, what I was basically saying is that we're effectively run in this country via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies. If there's one skill every politician needs, it's being likable. How long have you worked here? I've been here since the beginning of July. Okay. But is she?

Okay, good. How long have you served? Almost two years. Okay, good. And the truth is, most politicians aren't born with that level of charisma. They learn it from me. From me to learn it. My name is Nathaniel Gordon and I teach JD Vance how to be likable and not off-putting.

Did you say something? No? Okay, good. All of America's most beloved politicians learned how to be charming from me. Of course, my star pupil is JD, seen here wearing a t-shirt in a pool. That was my idea. It's like I always say, if you're going in the pool, shirt on, ya fool. If you're going to the movies, shirt off, it's groovy.

It's not illegal. GD and I have worked on many likability techniques, for example, using humor. Democrats say that it is racist to believe. Well, they say it's racist to do anything. I had a dive out in Dune yesterday, and once today, I'm sure they're going to call that racist. But it's good. I love you guys.

Hello, Lorne Michaels. I'm just kidding. See, it's another joke. Sometimes the media will lob you a softball question, and that's when you charm the pants off them by insinuating that you have a dark side. Why would people in Wisconsin want to have a beer with you? Well I guess I guess they'd like they'd want to have a beer with me because I actually do like to drink beer and I probably like to drink beer a little bit

too much but that's okay I'm sure the media will. Boom! He could have just said I'm a regular guy. Boring. Instead, he left you wondering, is this guy a high-functioning alcoholic robot? That's interesting. Check plus mate equals check, please. The thing about being likable is it's always a work in progress. Even I, a master, need to practice to stay sharp. Hey, benches, huh?

What? No, just... So... Is your hair real? Wow. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH That wasn't too bad. We'll try that one out next week in Wisconsin. You know, it's really so rewarding seeing one of my pupils out in the world using the lessons I taught them and watching the world fall in love with them. What makes you smile? What makes you happy?

Well, I smile at a lot of things, including bogus questions from the media, man. I love this guy. from the media, man. Ha ha ha! I love this guy. Ha ha ha! Oh, you guys want to go have a beer after this? I like drinking beer.

It's probably why I murdered my wife. Ha ha ha! I love you guys. When we come back, the Linda Lindas will be joining me on the show, so don't go away! Yeah! Join me on the show, so don't go away. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

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My guests tonight are a critically acclaimed band whose new album is called No Obligation. Please welcome the amazing Linda Lindas! Thanks for coming to the show. I've been watching you guys since the pandemic. And you guys are musical prodigies. You guys had to take leave from school to come and do this gig today. You guys are literally too cool for school. Like what did you what what subjects did you have to skip?

Um, I had to miss English and math. Right. She had to miss math and French. Okay. So, really... So, none of those, let me tell you, as an adult, none of those matter. So, don't worry about it. We'll be fine.

Yeah, I was fine without any of that. You don't do math on your hands. I don't even do English, to be honest, right? And, you guys are already like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, none of those matter, so don't worry about it. You'll be fine. Yeah, I was fine without anything. You don't do nothing here. I don't even do English, to be honest, right? And you guys are already industry veterans. You guys have been playing together for how long now? Six years. Six years, and I think one of you started when you were eight.

That was me. That was me, yeah. Yeah, that was me. Yeah, she's amazing. I can't believe I'm 28. Yeah, we were really bad, though. Yeah. Like, yeah, she's amazing. I can't believe she was. We were really bad, though. Well, I mean, I don't know if you guys were bad.

You guys seem to be out there gate storming, right? Like, six years in, and you're very open for the Rolling Stones, you're open for Green Day, right? Yeah, everybody. Yeah, yeah. It's like a DC attention. I mean, I don't want to ask a very generic question, but how did this all start? We started out playing benefit shows, just like small punk shows in LA.

Yeah, it was with bands like The Dills and Alice Alice Bag and Frank were at our first shows So like we've I don't know punk culture is just like super like special to us and that DIY spirit is super contagious Right like so you guys are like the hipster dad dream kids We like the real punk rock bands Yeah, we did not think that we would be here, like, six years ago. That's weird for us. Right, but how did you guys get started? Like, what was the genesis of the band? Well, okay, Mila and I are sisters,

and then Ellie's our cousin. We've known Bella since we were, like, Mila was born, basically. And we... Which was two years ago. Yeah. Yeah. And...

You would think. Um... No, we started out playing covers, like, uh, and, uh, this girl called Kristin Control, who's in a band called the Dumb Dumb Girls, she wanted a bunch of kids to back her up for this, like, show that she was doing. And so we were, like, happened to be, like,

four of those kids. And then we were, like, what if we just kept going? And then one thing led to another, and then... Right, and next thing you know, you're opening for a Rolling Stones. We're opening for the Rolling Stones. We already did that. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. So... And, again, not to be, you know, not to be too generic with the questions, but like, what was it like opening for those bands, like backstage, you know? It was really, really cool. The Green Day tour was so long, but it was really worth it because the bands and the crew, they were just really kind to us. And even the fans were really respectful and supportive

of us. We put a bunch of fake cockroaches on their stage as well. Or they have this big blimp that goes by the audience. And we taped a big banner that said the Linda Lindas rule on it. You know, just stuff like that. No, but one of the best parts of being on this tour,

other than seeing the bands play and being in the the crowd for that is that we had catering and so we would go and we would we would play 20 minutes we'd watch ranted play and then I'd rush to catering and pile my plate as high as I could go. It was great. I ate so much on that. Was the Rolling Stones catering better? Was the Rolling Stones catering better? Was the Green Day catering better? I honestly don't remember. I feel like I just ate all of it. Yeah.

Yeah, I think Rolling Stones catering was better. Really? I don't know. I think it was all good. No, you can tell them that the catering sucks. Like, who's catering? That's actually the, when I first started doing show business as well,

I was surprised by the catering. Even here, I was like, man, it's food, it's just free food. So I know, and you can just eat as much as you want, no one's gonna judge you. And I just ate all the food at the Daily Show all the time. Like, I still eat all the food. And so, I mean, all this success,

I just get into your heads yet. Have you guys smashed hotel rooms? What's going on? I mean, they leave them a mess. We leave them a mess. So yes, you do destroy hotel But they're not messy when we leave Hotel trash cans, they're so tiny

How are you supposed to fit all your trash? They are tiny and there's no plastic lining like minimal trash Okay, honestly, it's just like a consequence of like how unenvironmentally conscious people are with like their trash. Really? Okay. This sounds like a bunch of excuses for being... We have less packaging.

Yeah. Open for rolling stones, but I guess your parents still like clean your room, right? Like which? Yeah, so you just recently released your new album, No Obligation. Yay. Yeah, this you just recently released your new album, No Obligation. Yay! Yeah, this, oh, well. Number two. Number two.

So can you, this is number two, album number two. Album number two. Can you, you mind just, what was the creative process like, creating this? It took a long time. It was like over breaks from school. Over like on spring break or long weekends and stuff like that, we would do a little bit at a time.

Kind of throughout almost a year and a half, I want to say. And we really liked it because it was our second time. So it was like the first time we were scared. We were like, oh my god, what if we break something in the studio? And the second time we were like, what? We're going to break everything in the studio. This is all studio now.

Yeah. I think what was different about recording this one versus the last one was we really wanted to do a lot more collaborative writing, and we made sure to do more duets. Because we were all involved. We kind of split it up evenly so that we all sing about the same amount for each set or each whatever. Do you find this, did this come easier than the first one in terms of the creativity flow?

I think we had more options because we felt more comfortable playing our instruments and we could make more informed decisions I guess. We also had Weird Al guest on one of our songs. He played accordion. I know, that's crazy. So like the first album, we probably would have asked him to be like, no. The second album, he was like, sure, why not? Yeah, you got the cool features now.

You got Weird Al coming in, you know. If you want, I'll lend my voice to it. I can do the intro. I'll just be like, everybody welcome. What do you play? I play like, barely play the whistle, but I mean, I can give you the intro if you want something really. Oh, something like, welcome.

Welcome to the Linda Lindas or whatever. I give you a very sarcastic opening if that's up your alley. And you guys like are very politically active as well. I mean, can you give us a little bit, can you give us old timers here, some insight into like, what are kids concerned about right now? I mean, despite what you may think, we are not... Asians.

Oh! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! No, I was asking the question. Asians. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Ha. Ha. Okay.

Ha. No, I was asking the question. I wasn't. Asians? Oh, you are? Okay, good. That's right. Okay, okay.

Just confirming. Yeah, no, we're, as a band, we're like half Asian and half Latina. Right, yeah. And so. That's the best combination. It's like so much good food. Yeah. So much good food

So much good food honestly all the other rice eating rice eaters unite We're not I feel like we're not like representation of like kids as a whole, you know, so yeah, you guys are You know, we don't get you guys are ultra-cool kids. Yeah. Well, like, our opinions are just like, it's like, you know, we don't get to vote. And so we are genuinely concerned for what is to come in the future. And it's really... Yeah. It's difficult seeing people in power that don't care about what people care about, like, protecting our rights and protecting the kids and our future. Like, what would be your...

What would be the issues that you guys care about? What will kids worry about right now? Because I'm so out of touch. I used to be young. And then one day I woke up, and suddenly TikTok became... Snapchat was like... And then we turned to... That's something that we're worried about.

Like, having... Even just, like, generations from, like, us to, like, what kindergartners are doing right now. Like having, like even just like generations from like us to like what kindergartners are doing right now. It's like the amount of screen time. And it's just like really scary to see like how... Wait, hang on. Are you telling me that you guys are worried

about the amount of screen time? I mean like we're worried about like... That's good. I'm so glad to hear that. I think it's never too early to like start caring about issues that are happening in the world. Yeah, like even though we're not old enough to vote, we are old enough to care. We are old enough to think about the world around us, we are old enough to think about what the companies that we put our money into fund and a lot of the times it feels like issues are so far away, or so big, but really everything is connected, like how the US funds a war in the Middle East, and that causes so much violence and destruction there. But that also, you know, contributes to climate change,

which affects you wherever you live. And so you just got to do what you can, you know? Organize in your local communities, you know, talk to your friends. And, you know, even if the things that you're doing feel small or feel like they won't do anything, they are valuable, and they do matter. All right.

Thank you. Oh. Thank you. Thank you so much for saying that. Thank Buddha. The kids are gonna be okay. I'm so glad you guys exist. I'm so glad you guys make music. I'm so glad you guys exist.

I'm so glad you guys make music. I'm so glad you guys care about your world. I'm so glad you kids are you. And a new obligation is available now. Now. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

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