The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Charlamagne Tha God On Dean Phillips Challenging Biden | Rep. Nancy Mace

Episode Date: October 31, 2023

Charlamagne Tha God discusses the biggest stories of the day, including Mike Pence ending his presidential campaign, Dean Phillips challenging Biden's campaign, California Governor Gavin Newsom bodychecking a child while playing basketball, and Michael Kosta chimes in on Mike Johnson's Biblical roots. Charlamagne Tha God then asks New Yorkers about political stereotypes, their most unexpected views, and how they would describe his political leaning. And Representative for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Nancy Mace chats with Charlamagne Tha God about dropping out of the same high school, why she trusts the new House Speaker, Mike Johnson, despite not sharing the same views, and what she finds intriguing about Trump VP speculation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Stewart here, unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show, we're gonna be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. You're listening to Comedy Central. From New York City, the only city in America. It's the show that invented news. This is the Daily Show with your host, Charlemagne the Daily Show. I'm your host, Charlotte in the God.

Hello, I'm your host, Charlotte in the God. Hello. Now, you probably remember me as the host of the other Comedy Central show, God's Honest Truth, and if you don't remember, oh that's probably why I got canceled. Yeah, you should have watched. But I'm super excited to be here, okay? That's right. We've got a great show for you tonight, so let's get into some headlines. Let's begin with some major updates from the 2024 election. In the Republican race, former vice president Mike Pence announced that he is ending his campaign.

That's right. Mike Pinch dropped out to spend more time in a separate bedroom from his wife. I won't say though, is it really ending your campaign when your campaign never got off the ground to begin with? It's like turning down sex when you have a rectal dysfunction, like the choice was made for you already, my guy. All right? I'll be honest, though, I feel bad for Mike Pence. His shot at the White House was over the moment. He decided to do the right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right.. to to to to the right.. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to he decided to do the right thing and not overturn the election. He had to get the same people, that's right,

give him some round of applause for that, yeah. He had to get the same people who wanted to hang them to hire him. I mean, for a God's old Christian, Mike Pence gets fucked a lot. But Republicans deciding they don't want to run against Donald Trump after all is not a surprise. What is a surprise is that there's finally a Democrat running against Joe Biden. President Joe Biden is facing a challenge from a member of his own party. Democratic congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota has entered the 2024. I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country, but it's not about the past. This is an election about the future.

Phillips, a 54-year-old former business executive, believes President Biden is on pace to lose to former President Donald Trump and needs to be challenged for the Democratic nomination. I, in the Democratic candidate, who can win the 2024 election. So I say our time is now and I say and let's say it all together. What's my slogan? One, two, three. Everyone's invited. Listen, you can't do a call and response on day one of your campaign. No one knows what your slogan is. Because what do I always say? On the count of three, say it with me. One, two, three, and I say. a call and response on day one of your campaign. No one knows what your slogan is.

Because what do I always say? On the count of three, say it with me. One, two, three, that's right. You don't know what I always say because it's my first fucking day. Now, a lot of Democrats are upset that someone is challenging Joe Biden, which is weird because they're always talking about how democracy is in peril. Now this guy's like, well I'll run to and they're like, no we don't mean democracy in the Democratic Party. So I think it's good that

they've got someone running against Biden. Even if you support Biden, you should want them to get some practice in the ring because so far outside of Trump Biden's toughest opponent has been gravity. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We should be glad Biden is getting challenged, okay? I don't know if this is the guy though. The first time I hear about you shouldn't be when you're running for the highest office in the land. Sure, Trump didn't have political experience, but at least I saw him on TV. And I don't need Dean Phillips to be a celebrity, but he should at least go on one episode of naked and afraid.

Just one. Okay. Now, the reason, theis is the only serious Democrat running against Joe Biden is that the bigger names are staying out. Like, Gavin Newsom, Governor of California and Dollar Store American Psycho. A lot of people think he would be a good candidate and after what happened with him on a trip to China over the weekend, I would definitely want to see him right. The Los Angeles Times says California Governor Gavin Newsom visited China where he fouled out during a photo op with some kids. Newsom stopped by a school basketball court in Beijing Friday while demonstrating his skills. He stumbled and then he knocked down a student.

Newsom and the boy ended up on the ground, though neither appeared to be hurt. That's right. That's right. That's right. Finally, a Democrat is getting tough on China. Okay? Newsom took that kid down like, oh, that's for COVID, bitch. All right? And it's bad enough Newsom ran through that kid's chest, but did they have to make that the new cover of NBA 2K? You know what I'm really thinking? How was this guy worse at basketball than Chinese people? I mean, oh I'm sorry, who are your three favorite

Chinese basketball players? Let's move on to Congress. Because the Democrats aren't the only party not giving the people what they want? Last week, Republicans decided that the new the new the new the new the new the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, to, the new, to, the new, the new, the new, the new, the new, th. th. We's, th. th. Did, thi, thi, th. Did, th. Did, th. Did, th. Did, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, the, the, the. theeeu. theu. theuuu. theu. theu. theu. thooooooooooooooooooo, the, to Congress. Because the Democrats aren't the only party not giving the people what they want. Last week, Republicans decided that the new speaker at a house would be Mike Johnson. Louisiana congressman. I don't know who the f-fix he is either. No one had ever heard of the guy before he became speaker, but since then we've been learning a lot about him, especially what his favorite book is. Johnson's religion is the cornerstonestonestonestone. Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it. That's that's my worldview. In a Facebook post just last year Johnson argued biblical beliefs couldn't

be separated from public affairs. A sentiment he's long championed. Before entering Congress, Johnson did legal work for a creationist museum and has said the Bible depicts actual historical events. You once worked for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian advocacy group, and comments you had made both in writing and advocacy for this group about homosexuality, calling it sinful, destructive, and not supporting gay marriage, quote, no clear right to sodomy in the Constitution. I mean, yeah, it would have been weird if they'd put sodomy in the Constitution, right?

So we're all agreed. There's gonna be no king, there will be three branches of government, and we're all cool with butt stuff. The Constitution never would have been finished if they spent all that time specifying what was and wasn't allowed, okay? section section section section section section section section section section section section section section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, section, to section, to to to to to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, I, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I, I'm, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I. I. I, to, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm t th. I'm t toda, t th.ea, th. I'm thoomorrow, toe. I'm tho, tho, the. I if they spent all that time specifying what was and wasn't allowed, okay? Section 17. Where do we stand on rim jobs?

It's like, eh. And just to be clear, there's no right to sodomy in the Constitution, but there is a clause. You can get it on your birthday. The point is the new speaker of the house is a hardcore Christian whose worldview is just the Bible. And it's funny to me how only Christian politicians are allowed to do that. Imagine if Elon Omar was like, yeah, my views are basically everything in the Quran. Even Muslims would be like, Asalamah, hell no. Okay?

For more on Speaker Mike Johnson, let's go live to the U.S. Capitol with Michael Costa. That's right. Now, Michael, what do you think of the new speaker being such a Bible believer? Oh, it's great news, Charlemagne. Until now, the House has been a dysfunctional mess of gridlock and infighting, but when you introduce religion into a conflict, it gets fixed right away. But what if Mike Johnson tried to force his religious beliefs and the law? Well, would that be so bad? The Bible's rules are timeless and always relevant. Like, uh, right here. Shellfish must be banned as a detestable abomination.

Great idea. The only good part of lobster anyways was the butter, right? We should just be drinking the hot butter. Or, what about this? God tells Ezekiel to bake bread over a fire made of dry human dung. Yeah, poop. Okay, that could be our clean energy that American needs. Well, it's not that clean, but it's renewable. And, you know, after a tummy full of hot butter, I'm basically a power plant.

Well, how about this? A menstruating woman is unclean and the righteous man shall not approach her. Let's try it, America. Michael, come on, seriously. Shunning women from society during their minstrel cycle sounds backwards as hell. Calm down, calm down, okay? It's just during their period. That's like, what, 20, 30 minutes? You know, it'll be done with respect, and I'm sure Mike Johnson has talked all about these Bible-based policies already. Actually, no.

I don't think he's ever talked about any of these weird laws you're talking about. Come on, man. Mike Johnson? You're telling me, he wouldn't just pick and choose the parts of the Bible he liked best. That would be hypocritical. Gosh, Charlemaine, for a guy named the God, you don't know a lot about Christianity. We can expect Mike Johnson to push for all these laws, and I can't wait for him to implement First Samuel Chapter 18, where David has to bring 2004 skins to King Saul as a dowry to marry the princess. Why are you looking forward to that?

Well, because I've been collecting four skins, okay? And just in case American law returns to its biblical roots and allows me to trade them for a wife. Where does one collect four skins? Where does one collect four skins? Matter of I don't even want to know. How many four skins are in that bag? Well, let's just say, if 200 four skins gets you a princess, I'm going to be Mr. Taylor Swift. Oh, ho!

Disgusting, man. Michael Kasser, everybody. That's right. Michael Kasser, everybody. Let's try it. When we come back, I found out what your most unexpected political opinion is, so don't go anywhere. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, it's going to be coming out every Thursday. So exciting, you'll be saying to yourself, TGID, thank God it's Thursday we're going to be talking about.

All the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsessed me. The election. Economics. Earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. And I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance, it's probably second. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the daily show. Now people say I'm a contrarian but I disagree.

Also I bet a lot of people say I'm a contrarian but I disagree. Also I bet a lot of people have opinions you wouldn't expect so I went out on the streets and asked them. People say I'm a contrarian, but I disagree. Also, I bet a lot of people have opinions you wouldn't expect, so I went out on the streets and asked them. That's right, I'm outside hitting the streets of New York to see if people's political curtains match their political traips. Let's see if New York surprises me. How would you describe yourself politically? Liberal.

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So, I think they do have a stir type, but then I went to actually historical African American College, so, like, in Jersey, so like, I don't think they're in HBCU. No, but I just, a lot of black people that don't make it a HBCU. Yeah, that's not HBCU, but like like I have more relationship with African-American buddies so... Gotcha. Some of your best friends are black. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We did find some books that matched their cover. I am a registered Republican. Okay. And some that even LeVal Burton couldn't get a read on. I was originally like a support of a Ted Cruz and... Damn you a Ted Cruz guy. I don't think th's any Ted Cruz guys. Politically, I would describe myself as conservative. When people see you, what do you think they see politically?

I think they see liberal. I live in New York, I'm a construction worker. Construction worker, the classic progressive job. When people see you, what do they think you are politically? Democrat, liberal. Someone who's just down with the agenda. You know, big city, you know, liberal agenda. What is the big city liberal agenda? You know, abortion on demand? You know, I think that, you know, we should promote policies that support life, you know, not necessarily. You've never had the wrong person pregnant? Damn, these people must have some shit in common. Now there's got to be at least one Republican talking point that you agree with. I mean, you. I, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you know, you know, you know, you know, you, you, you know, you know, you know, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, pregnant. Damn, these people must have some shit in common. Now there's got to be at least one Republican talking point that you agree with.

I mean, at least conspiracy theories. I mean, I can't think of any specific, none that I've heard I remember. I can't think of any specific. What if it's a pizza gate? What if it's this book what if this book come on Caroline oh god yeah see you agree with book banning maybe they couldn't get turned on to the opposition's politics but they could get turned on by the politician what Democrat are y'all

unexpectedly attracted to Barack Obama that's true. I kind of agree with that answer. I think VEVAC? Yeah, he's pretty good looking. Ooh. What Republican are you unexpectedly attracted to? Um, what's his Cawthorn in the wheelchair?

Possibly? Oh. He's unfortunately a good-looking man. What Democrat are you unexpectedly attracted to? Attracted to? I'm not saying AOC. If you want me to say AOC, I'm not saying AOC. It must be A.C. Because I don't even say anything about it. Anna, Cass- I think you want to say Alexandria?

No, no. Yeah. What Republican are you unexpectedly attracted to? Whoa. Marjorie Green? Whoa. I was not expecting that one. Me either. So you're like a buff babe, huh? I'm not afraid of, you know, women's bodies.

But what did people see when they looked at a handsome, successful, intellectual black man? What do you think my political views are? I think you're conservative. Really? I do. I know you are, you know, a little bit of conservative. Wow. I'm learning some things about myself.

I would say more of a conservative. Jesus Christ! What the hell is going on to do? What do you think my political views are? Well, I mean, it's not like I don't know you so I know kind of what your political views are. Are you a fan? I'm not a fan. I'm not a fan. I'm not a fan. What do you think my views are politically? I would have no idea. That's what I like. I've seen you. No, I have we have no idea because looks of this evening. You just look like a respectful man That's taken care of himself. It's about his business. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. th. th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th. the th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thi. the. the. the. th. th. th. What. Thank you, sir. When we come back, Representative Nathan Mace will be joining me on the show, so don't you go anywhere. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, it's going to be coming

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Your first night, debut hosting the Daily Show, it's awesome. Absolutely. Fun fact, me and Nancy went to the same high school, Scrafford High School, and our mothers taught at Scrafford High School at the same time. The same time, and we both... Nancy dropped out. I dropped out before you. I got kicked out. I got kicked out. I got kicked out. That was the trail blazer. I did th. I did th. I did th. I did th. I did th. I did it before. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tho. tho. th. the the. tho. tho. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the same. the same. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. togea. togea. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. tha. was the second high school I got kicked out of in South Carolina. I was a trailblazer. I did it before you. That's right.

That's right. So are we like to post the children for how much high school sucks and you don't really need it? Yeah, and how we shouldn't have been successful. Like you and I to be on the stage to be on the day age, and we both dropped out of high school. To be here tonight together is a huge testament to hard work and to values. It's amazing. We should not be where we are today.

Should we say something? Yeah. That's true. That is true. But should we say something about pro high school? I don't want kids dropping out of high school. I don't want kids to just drop out. No, I don't want my kids dropping out of high school. I don't want your kids dropping out of high school. You got to get your high school diploma and if you get your high school diploma and your high school diploma your kids are more likely to get theirs too. But it's a testament to, whether it's divine intervention, a divine attraction. It's a testament to hard work a little bit of good luck. But it's. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a huge. It's a h. It's a h. It's a huge. It's a h. It's a h. It's a ha. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a h. It's a hu. It's a hu. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. their. their. their. It's a h. It's a h. the. Happy to have you. Awesome. Yeah. And you know, love this guy. I love them. The first time we met was backstage at a Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock comedy show in North Charleston, South Carolina. Yeah, somebody snapped this

picture. And when I walked back there, y'all was in like a heated debate, kind of. Yeah, we were drinking tequila. There was tequila. Okay. I did after tequila. We were doing shots of tea thea thea thea thea thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. tha. tha. th. th. thea. tha. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. t you partake in the tacula? We were doing shots of tequila for better or worse and we had a political debate. And basically from my recollection is that Dave Chappell's message was that Republicans need to read the room. And my message is every politician, Democrat or Republican, need to read the room because they aren't paying attention to the people. And the people are the ones that elected elected to the people and the people are the ones that elected them to office and that's what we have to be doing today. Did you feel like prejudged in a way just because you were introduced as a conservative so

he just automatically assumed you know what you were about? A little bit and I'm not your typical Republican. I would say not typical conservative because when I agree with my party I support them when I disagree I call my party out and I do it the th.. I do the th. I do the the th. I do th. I do the th. I do th. I do the th. I do the th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just th. I'm th. I'm the. I'm just just just just just just the. I'm the. I'm th. I'm just th. I'm just the. I'm just the. I'm just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just. I'm the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I'm th. I'm the. I'm just just just. I'm just theeeeeeeeeeeeateateeateeate. I'm not. I'm not theeee. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not. I'm just. I'm just. I'm just over and over again. I would say I have a different flavor of Republicanism. Yeah, you've been described as someone who swings repeatedly between a Trump-centric conservative and an establishment bucking centrist. Like you said, you speak out against GOP leadership, but you do vote with the GOP on a majority of issues. So people do want to know who are you? Who is Nancy? I would like to think of myself more of a maverick, right? So when I'm with my party I support them, I'll vote with them, and then I called them out when I when I

disagree and sometimes it's when I vehemently disagree. I mean I just booted out the old speaker and got a new speaker in because I felt the former speaker wasn't the right leader for our the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th... toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toeconomic. toeconomic. toeconomic. toeanor. toeanor. toeanor. toeconomic. toeanor. I. I'm, I'm toeanor. toeanor. toe. toe. toe. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I., I., I., I., I., I., I., I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, t. I'm t. t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t toe.e. toe. toe. I'ma. I'm, t t t t a difference in the lives of everybody that we represent. And I bucked the party line a lot when it's the right thing to do. And I come from a very independent-leaning district. It's not the same low country that you and I grew up in. It's very purple. It's very, I would almost say small L. libertarian. There are Democrats, Republicans, and a lot more independence than anybody else. People that are disaffected the dis affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected affected their else. People that are disaffected by the Republican Party and Democrat Party, they are, they created the majority of the

district, very independent-minded. I saw, you know, I saw you did vote against, you voted to get Kevin McCarthy out, but the GOP said that they got it out for you now. I think I'm going to. Oh, I bet they do and folks and go to Nancy Mace. O.R.G. and support me because they are coming after me. I got one of the insiders, one of the establishment insiders, booted out of the Speaker's Office and got someone who's not bought and paid for by Washington. I voted with the people on that. Thank you. Thank you.

How do you feel about that vote now that the one piece of government Republicans' control is in disarray? Well, I would say we're in disarray because Republicans and Democrats alike put us in disarray. I mean, look, our nation has $33 trillion in debt. And it's not just Democrats or Republicans, it's both parties. We're in this mess today and you're looking at our military. We're spread thin throughout the world and Israel has all these issues. We've got Ukraine, all these things, and our allies are counting on us and we can't because of our economic and financial situation what I was created by both parties. So my anger, my frustrations like a lot of people is that it's the fault of both sides today, not one or the other.

Both sides are at fault and they need to take responsibility for it. Well, Mike Johnson have any real power because Kevin McCarthy had none. Well, I would say that Kevin McCarthy, well, we've got a guy today who is going to be honest, he's going to be trustworthy and he's going to tell the truth. And I would much rather have a guy that I might trust. I'd rather have a guy that I might sometimes vehemently disagree with, but is going to be trustworthy with me. And I'll tell you one thing that I will share with the other guy, the former speaker, yes was maybe and maybe was no.

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on what we do as a house because we voted on these things and voted to codify gay marriage. Okay. People are saying you're on the short list to be Trump's VP. After seeing what happened to Mike Pence, someone who, you know, was once claimed the future of the GOP by SE Cup, is being Trump's running mate really worth it? Well, I haven't been asked yet, and my focus is now on South Carolina, as it always will be. And I understand why people might be talking about it. I do a lot from women's issues and Republicans lost women last year, but my focus today is it always will be.

I love the low country where you and I grew up and that's where my focus is. Period. Is it intriguing, no? I think it's intriguing. It's interesting. And I think it's a conversation we need to have because I want my little girl to know that she can be president one day. And I want to see Republicans put women on the ticket, vice president, presidential. I mean, I want to see that happen because I want little girls everywhere to know they too can be president one day. So I think it's an important conversation to have, but so are two a lot of other conversations.

And you're like one heart attack away? I'm just saying, I'm just saying. Yeah. Why are Republicans still holding primaries? When we know it's going to be Trump? Well, I mean, Democrats now have a primary with Dean Phillips entering into the presidential nomination process. But I do think it's going to be Trump. But we'll see, it's part of the Democratic process to have primaries and have general elections. And just like the Speaker's fight fight that's part of democracy. That's how we nominate people and and those are fights and elections that we have to have.

Now that the chaos is over you've got some probable votes coming up so I'm gonna ask you a couple will you vote to expel Santos even though it might cost the GOPSE I have not read the resolution to expel Santos I have demanded his his resignation from day one when I found out he lied to get into office. The right and honorable thing would be to resign. He hasn't done that yet. I'd want to read it and see what the process is if it goes through. I'm a civil rights person. I do a lot of civil rights work, but there has to be due process. So does it go through the ethics ethics thics thics thics thics thics thics thics thics thics thics tho ethics tho ethics tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho thi, tho tho to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be. to be. to be. to, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thean. the. thean. thean. the. the. the. the. the. the. to, there has to be due process. So does it go through the ethics committee? That would be my first question before I make a decision on that.

We may actually be voting on that this week. Mm. Vote is since the representative to Lab, I know I'm pronouncing her name wrong, for her Israel Gaza statements. The first amendment is something I want to make sure. I want to make, there's gonna be a tit for tat. I think Democrats want to censure Marjorie, Taylor Green. Like we just got a new speaker, Israel's under attack,

our economy is crumbling, we have millions of people coming across the border, and this is what we're doing this week. I mean, I just, to me, it just, we have much bigger problems to figure out. and Israel aid together? Or would you prefer separate votes? And why? I want separate votes. Why? Because when we're doing these spending packages, they should be separate individual spending bills. Like there's a law of the 1974 budget and control act, which says the government, the Congress is supposed to have a budget and 12 different spending bills. But what they're going to do is they're going to try to combine it together together try try try to combine to combine to combine try to combine to combine to in spending, it would be better if they were separate

so people can have an up or down vote. Do we support this or not? Because the two wars are completely separate and different and their needs are different. And it would be better for the American people. But what also would be better, whether they are combined into one vote or they are separate votes, we have to have this conversation about the southern border. And what are we going to do to protect our border, protect our national security?

Because there are individuals that are on the terrorism watch list. They're coming across our southern border. It'll be over 130, 150 this year. And so to have this conversation, we want to make sure we're not spending more money overseas for other people's borders and our own. These are all worthy conversations that we've got to have while we're discussing supplemental aid packages. I was going to ask you, you know, how do you talk to a poor and disenfranchised person in South Carolina who can barely, you know, put food on their table and have a roof over the head? How do you explain them why all this money is going overseas? I explain that it's the fault of both parties. We are 33 trillion dollars in debt. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. the thi. the thi. thi. thi. the their their their th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I. I's. I's th. I's th. I's the. I'm thea. I'm the thea. I'm toea. I'm the toea. I'm the the thea. I'm thea, no matter who's in the majority or who's Speaker of the House, they have added this debt.

And that debt-sealing deal that Republicans just did back in the spring will make our debt over $50 trillion over the next 10 years. And that is why eggs cost $6 for a dozen, while a gallon of gas. People cannot afford what they're doing. And we had August recess and I was back home for a couple weeks and working, but I took my kids to the grocery store. I had, we have seven days on, seven days off, you know, when you're a two parent house, separate households. And I took my kids to the grocery store, and it was almost $500 for a family, a four for a week. And I just, that is not affordable. And that was just meat, fruit, and vegetables,

and no junk food. And I couldn't. Yeah, I couldn't. Yeah, I couldn't. But you know, the average American family can't. Tho-thousand dollars of groceries or $1,800 a month in groceries. Who can afford that? Nobody can. But that is the fault of Republicans and Democrats

that have spent us into oblivion, who refused to balance the budget. The former speaker promised to have a plan to balance a budget. He buried it in a drawer. It exists. But we need to have a plan, whether it's 10, 12, 15, 16, 20 years. That gets spending in order. And the last time we balanced the budget, for example, was in 1998 under Bill Clinton. And before that, it was in the 70s under Nixon. It is ridiculous that both parties can't set their differences aside and do what's right.

For America, everybody, no matter their political affiliation. Damn. Damn. Republicans want to impeach Biden for corruption and bribery. Do you thi that's valid, or is it just like a tipipipipipipipip, tip, tip, tip, tip, tip, tip, tip, tha, tha, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tid for tat because of the two times Trump has been impeached? Well I can tell you, the former speaker went to conservatives a few months ago and said, hey, we are definitely impeaching Joe Biden. And then he went to House moderates the same day, two hours later and said, we're never going to impeach Joe Biden.

That should not be the truth, and then come into a decision at the right time once we've had due process, once we've shown evidence whether or not an impeachment is warranted. That's what the American people want. That's what they deserve, and that's what we should do. And I do believe the new speaker will follow due process. He's a constitutional attorney, but won't make that decision in haste. It should be made when it's warranted. You don't think that's a waste of time with everything else that's going on? Well, corruption is a real problem in this country. And I have seen bank accounts, it is, it is. But I have seen bank accounts of the president's

grandchildren with money directly from communist China. That should not be happening in our country, and it should be exposed for every American to see and then decide whether that's the thi thuuuuuuuuuu thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thu thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus tho the thu thu the the the tho- and tho- and corruption, thu. Well. Well. Well, thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu thu. Well. Core. Core. Core. Coru. Coru. corruption. corruption. corruption. corruption. corruption. corruption thu c. corruption thu c. corruption their their their their their their their their their their to to be to to to to to the. Corruption toe. Corruption toeu. Corruption in toeu. Corruption toeu. Corruption in toe. Corruption in toe. Corruption in the. Corruption country and it should be exposed for every for every American to see and then decide whether or not that's okay. Whether there's an impeachment or not I want people to see the evidence that I've seen and make a decision for themselves. Do you believe the evidence against Donald Trump? Which which which which evidence? All I mean which which evidence? What are you talking about? Pick one in the 91 charges? Which I? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? Which? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? the? the? the? the? the? the? the? to? to? to? th? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? to? the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the too? to? to? to? totalking about? Pick one. Pick one in the 91 charges. I mean, which, which indictment? I mean, which one? It's a lot of, let's just say Georgia.

Georgia, that would be over the election fraud. I haven't seen the evidence yet. I haven't seen it. There will be a trial. Again, I do a lot of civil rights work and everyone is allowed due process under the law and if they're found guilty, they take responsibility for that. But I haven't seen evidence to show these guilty of that.

Now there are a lot of people around him that did a lot of things. There's that Sidney Powell that took like a database, like a voter database maybe, and I don't know. So it's... He said, Hey, the name, Grandma. No. Congresswoman Nancy Mace, ladies, gentlemen. Thank you. We're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. That's good. Hey everybody, John Stewart here.

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