The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Former ISIS Brides Make Their Case to Return Home | John Legend

Episode Date: February 27, 2019

President Trump meets with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, two women who fled their countries to join ISIS fight to return, and EGOT winner John Legend stops by.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, the weekly show coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient-to-bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go,

but how many of them come out on Thursday. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. February 26, 2019. From Comedy Central's World News headquarters in New York. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition. Welcome to the Daily Show, everybody. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out. I'm Trevor Noah. Our guest tonight, our guest tonight is a musical legend.

A musical legend, and that is literally impossible to deny. Ladies and gentlemen, John Legend is joining us tonight. Oh yeah. We're going to be chatting with him, and then he's got a new song to play for us, so stick around, take a seat, everybody. Let's get into it, also on the show. President Bonespurs finally goes to Vietnam. People are coming back from the dead and why ISIS members are saying, my bad.

But first, let's catch where earlier today, President Trump landed for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Of course, Vietnam is kind of a touchy subject for President Trump. I mean, the first time he was supposed to go there, he dodged the draft. So yeah, Trump really wanted to make up for that today. So when he got off the plane, he immediately just threw a grenade at some Vietnamese people. He was like, now I'm a war hero, so brave, so brave. So that part was awkward, but at least Kim Jong-un's arrival went more smoothly. The North Korean dictator arriving overnight on his secure train after a two-day journey

through China, greeted with great fanfare and a red carpet. Kim arrived early today and spent the day traveling around the Capitol and in an arm in limousine with his bodyguards at his side. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, no matter how many times I see this, I can't get over the fact that Kim Jungun's bodyguards have to run next to his... Like, I know it looks cool, but if you're trying to to to to to to to to to to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to to to to to to to rying to get away from a shooter, you realize you can only escape as fast as your guys can run, right? It'd be like, step on it, but keep up with Steve.

Keep up with Steve. It's also crazy that Kim took a two-day train ride to go meet with Trump. Yeah. Two days. That was the time he spent on his train. The dude has spent so much time on a the the the the the reason Kim Jiang-Union takes a train instead of an airplane is partly security and partly because his country is so poor that even the dictator doesn't have a plane capable of flying long distances. Yeah, and also he hasn't figured out a way

to make his bodyguards fly alongside it the whole time. That's what he really wants. In other news, while Trump is tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr tr- tr- tr- tr- tr- tr- tr- tr- tr- tru, tru, tru, tru, tru, tru, tru, true, true, true, true, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the thi, the the their, their, their, their, their, their, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, their, their, their, their, their their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tttha-i, tha-i, tha, tha-i, tha, tha, tha-i, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, partly, thi, new friends overseas, one of his old friends is making trouble for him back home. Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer and clinically depressed Goodfeller, is on his way to prison for lying to Congress. But first, he's going back to Congress to make up for it. This morning, President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen begins a three-day marathon of testimony on Capitol Hill. Nothing will be off limits in the two closed-door session slated for today and Thursday. Michael Cohen is about to pull back the curtain on President Trump detailing what he says are these personal anecdotes. His first-hand accounts of how the president he says lied and cheated throughout his career.

Cohen plans to accuse the president of criminal conduct in connection with hush money paid to women who claimed they had sex with Mr. Trump. Cohen reportedly will also accuse him of making racist comments. Good Lord, this is huge. Michael Cohen is going to testify under oath that President Trump is a liar, a cheater, a womanizer, and a racist. What other bombshell is he going to drop? Is he also going to tell us that Abraham Lincoln didn't die of natural causes? That double-stuff Oreos are just regular Oreos with more stuff? Yeah, it's on the package.

We know. Now, look, it is also possible that Cohen can actually prove that Trump was involved in specific criminal acts, including when he was president. And honestly, it would be big news if it turned out that Trump stopped playing golf and watching TV long enough to commit crimes. That would be a pretty big deal. So we'll definitely be watching to see what comes out of that.

But first, let's move on from a disloyal Trump, to one of the few who hasn't turned on him yet, Ivanka Trump. Last night, the president's daughter took a break from her extremely important job at the White House to teach Democrats a little lesson about ordinary Americans. You've got people who will see that offer from the Democrats, from the Progressive Democrats. Here's the Green New Deal. Here's a guarantee of a job. And think, yeah, that's what I want. that's simple that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's. that's. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the t. the the te. the the the the the te. the the te. the the te. the te. the te. te. the that simple. What do you say to those people? I don't think most Americans in their heart want to be given something.

I've spent a lot of time traveling around this country over the last four years. People want to work for what they get. So I think this idea of a guaranteed minimum is not something most people want. Are you shitting me right now? Ivanka Trump says the thing she's learned in life is that people want to work for what they get, really? The woman whose resume just says, Daddy, I need job now, that people want to work for what they get. Really? The woman whose resume just says, Daddy, I need job now, that woman, really? And for the record, I'm going to call BS on this.

People love getting free shit, okay? Have you ever been to a basketball game when they bring out the t-shirt cannon? Parents will trample their own kids for a free shirt that they will never wear. All right? I've been to Costco's. I've seen people put on disguises to get a second free sample of bagel bites. People love free shit and everyone, everyone, even rich people, all right. I love rich people always try and be like, oh, everyone doesn't want handouts.

Let me say something. Rich people love handouts more than anyone. All right, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, tho, tho, the, thi, the, the, tho, tho, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I, th. I, th. I, th, I I, I, I, I I I, I I I I, th, I I, th, I I I I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I's, thi. I'm the, the, thr. I'm thr. And, togean, togean, togean, toge. And, toge. And, toge. And, toge. And, toge. I've toge. I'm th. I'm all right? This is totally true. I was at the Oscars last weekend, right? And they have goody bags for the guests, right? These are like fancy cool things that they give out. The richest, fanciest people are in the room and they're rushing to the table like manors. I'm like, that's what? And you're like, what are you doing? You're a millionaire? You have everything. You have everything. You have everything. You have everything. You have everything. You have everything. You have everything. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like. They're like, the, they. They're like, you. They're like, they. They're like, they. They're like, you. They're like, you. They're like, you. They're like, you. They're like, you. They're like, they. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They. They're like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, the, the, the, the, the, the yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Guys, Lady Gaga kicked my ass because I grabbed something before she could get her hands on it. And okay, it was her Oscar, but that's not the point. That's not the point. Everyone loves free shit.

Finally, let's move on to some news coming out of my home country, South Africa. Like much of the developing world my country has been targeted by con men who are out to make a quick buck and one of these big scams is traveling preachers who try to get donations by performing fake miracles. Yeah and now you might be like Trevor how do you know that the miracles are fake? Well watch this clip and you tell me. In this viral video a man dressed white, is seen lying in a coffin. Pastor Alf Lekau prays for him. Eliot!

Lachau lays his hands on the man. Then, the alleged deceased, sits up and looks around, seemingly surprised at what's happened with those around him celebrating. Hello. Okay, everybody, we need to go back to LA, we need to redo the Oscars. Because I know Rami Mala killed it, but that guy, that was a better performance than Bohemian Rapsody. Do you see him?

I'm alive. Ah! By the way, it's not just the pasta, man. Everyone in that video is in on the scam. You know how I know that? Because if black people really think that you've brought someone back to life, they're not gonna stand around when that shit happens. Let me tell you something,

when black people see anything that is unbelievable, we run away so fast. Like, forget dead people. Like, forget dead people. This is what happens when David Blaine makes a card disappear. Open, open it. Ah! That's the shit I'm talking about. All right, let's move on to today are about things that are going to happen tomorrow. It's a very strange day. Like Michael Cohen is going to testify in front of Congress. President Trump is going to meet with Kim Jong-un.

And I am going to kick my neighbor's ass if he doesn't stop stomping around upstairs at 2 AM! Seriously, what the hell are you doing? I don't even know like how this person walks. It's like he only has heels. It's like boom, boom, boom. It's like I live below one of those half-horse-half-men things, and then every morning he leaves the forest to go get water from his fridge. Anyway, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I. I. I. I. I, I th. I th. I th. I tha. I tho. I thoom. I don't thoom. I don't thoom. I don't even tho. I don't even thoes. I don't even thoes. I don't even thoes. I don't even thoes. I don't even thoom. I don't thoom. I don't thoom. I don't thoom. I don't thoom. I don't thoom. I don't tho. I don't tho. I tho. I don't tho. I don't tho. I don't thi. I don't thi. I don't thi. I don't thi. I don't tho. thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pattern, right? Like, nothing's actually happening. I could lie to you and say it is, but there's no breaking.

There's no breaking nothing. So, I don't know, what do you guys want to talk about? Nothing, okay. You know, I'll tell you which story randomly caught my attention, ISIS. You guys remember them, right? Well, a few years ago, they were the hot new craze. It was like Pokemon go. Thousands of people are signing up, running around, capturing infidels. And if you played well enough, you won Virgins instead of just being one.

Yeah, it was really cool. But now, after years of war, ISIS finally seems to be on its last legs. In Syria, U.S.-backed forces are getting ready for a final surge into the last town held by ISIS. In 2014, this is the height of ISIS, 30,000 square miles they controlled across Syria and Iraq. Today, the self-declared caliphate is down to a few miles just in Baguus. It's ISIS's last stand. It's only a matter of time before the U. won, and the Caliphate will have been defeated physically.

Wow. ISIS has gone from controlling half of the Middle East to only occupying two square miles. Yeah, the terrorists just keep shrinking and shrinking. A month from now, they'll just be squeezed into a New York city-sized apartment. Yeah. One guy will be like, oh my God, this is the real terrorism. I can't believe we're paying $3,000 for a month for this? For this? This is terrorism.

What are we doing here? And who is this person stomping around upstairs? It sounds like half-horse, half-man learning ballet. I think the word is centaur. Now is not the time, Farook. So remember, remember, right? There are thousands of people who left Western countries. This is something a lot of people don't remember about ISIS. A lot of people left Western countries to go and join ISIS.

And now that ISIS has basically been defeated, the question facing most governments is, what do they do with all the captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured captured fighters. My personal pitch, you modify their suicide vests, and then you hire them out for gender reveal parties, you know? Just be like, death to America, it's a boy. So ISIS fighters from countries around the world are now waiting to learn their fate.

And the part of the story that I found particularly interesting is that many of the women who left their countries to join ISIS are now asking society to let them back in. As ISIS makes its last stand in Syria, two women, one American, one a Brit, who fled their countries to become ISIS brides now say they're desperate to come home. I think a lot of people should have like sympathy towards me for everything I've been through. Do you think you deserve a punishment for what you did? Maybe therapy lessons. People watching will say to themselves, well, therapy isn't enough.

I know that maybe speaking against them, which I'm definitely planning to do. Wait, so let me get this straight. As punishment for joining ISIS, you want to go around giving speeches to people, like TED Talks? In other words, you want us to put you in a room full of people with a little clicker, and then just trust that it's going to go to the next slide. That's what you want us to do? Really? Get the fuck out of here, man! Maybe we should get you therapy because that idea is bad shit crazy. I'm sorry, I people, I people, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you th, you th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi, you can't thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, tooooi, tapy because that idea is bad shit crazy.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry people. You can't just join ISIS and come back like nothing happened, okay? Yeah, it would be like leaving your wife for another woman and then two years later you just show up like, hey honey, my side chick got ugly so I'm back. Anyway, what's for dinner? No. And I'll be honest, I'll be honest. The case these women are women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women these women. The case these women are making for forgiveness isn't exactly tugging at my heartstrings.

Those women thought they were going to be front-line fighters. Once they got to Syria or Iraq, they found out they were basically there for one purpose, and that was to procreate and get married off and have many babies as possible. You were given a list of men and you could choose a man from a list. Does that sound crazy to you now? Sounds very crazy. Yeah, it all sounds crazy. You went to join ISIS. Like, I'm sorry, they're like, oh, they thought that they were going to fight and then

they were, no, I'm sorry, you want me to feel bad? She wanted to join ISIS so that she'd get a a chance to get a chance their to get a chance to get a chance their they wouldn't let her fight. So the patriarchy oppressed, get the fuck out of here, man. First of all, I don't feel sorry for you that ISIS turned out to be a sexist organization. And second of all, how did you not know that? Did you not read the brochures? They're a fundamentalist terrorist group. What do you think you You thought the guys would be like, we're going to destroy the West, and we're going to destroy infidels,

and most importantly, we're going to destroy the glass sea leg! Who run the world? Girls, who run this mother? Girls, who run the world? What are you talking about? And now, there are some people, there are some people, deserves sympathy because they were recruited into ISIS at an impressionable age as teenagers, you know, who didn't understand what they were getting into. And look, I mean, we all went through phases as teenagers.

Okay, like for a while, I had bangs. And yeah? I looked really sexy. I know. But joining ISIS is next level teenage rebellion, okay? Which is maybe why the US and Britain are giving these women a next level response. President Trump tweeted yesterday, I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the country.

British teenager Shemima Begum, who left the UK to join ISIS in 2015 will be stripped of her British citizenship. It's kind of being unjust, and I don't think they're actually allowed to do that. I don't think they're actually allowed to do that. It's funny how bad guys are the first ones to bring up the law when it suits them. Yeah, because you know what else you're not allowed to do? Chop off my head. You see my neck? Think of it as a law that says my head must remain attached to my body, okay? That's what that is. That's a law.

This thing here is a law. But, and this is a big butt, and I cannot lie. The terrorists might have a point. There is a criminal justice system for a reason, right? A president or a prime minister shouldn't just get to decide what these women deserve. That's what courts are for. And this process is honestly what separates bad guys from the good guys. It's the reason that the Batman has to send the joker to Ackham every time he catches him.

Because you know deep down inside, Batman wishes he could just end it once and for all. thrown to be like, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tho Batman, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and tho, and thoo, and thoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, and? Could just want to be like, just let him go, just get rid of him. People be like, Batman, what happened to the Joker? And he'd be like, uh, his ejector seat, accidentally went off in a tunnel. Total accident. So what's for dinner? So as unpopular as it may sound, countries like the US on trial, and give them a punishment that fits what they've done.

Maybe it's life in prison, maybe it's a long sentence with parole, or if we really want to punish them, we could make them go work in North Korea as Kim Jong-un's bodyguards. Yeah, we'll be right back. We'll be right back. John Stewart here, unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show, we're going to 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. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is an artist who's won 10 Grammys, an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award. He is the newest coach on NBC's The Voice and his latest single is called Preach. Please welcome, John Legend. Hello. Hi everybody. Hello. I regret to tell you that we do not have time for the interview because I had to read out your list of achievements.

Oh. That is like just such a long list of everythingness. Aren't you tired? Do you have space for the awards? Where do you put the awards, John? I am not tired. I am feeling good. I'm excited to be here. And I do have space for the awards, right?

Right, next to my piano. But congratulations. You have so many awards. more importantly, but one of the most prestigious things is you have the EGOTs. Yeah, that's the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar and a Tony. Yeah, that's pretty cool. Yeah. Is that like a secret club? Are you guys in like a text chain with each other? There are only 15 of us.

Right. Um, um. Um, I only have the email of like two of them. I feel like I feel like you should start a club as Egood winners and then you have like a dinner even if it's once a year and then at the dinner you just like patch yourselves just be like could you pass the salt because we're the best we're the greatest we are we are the greatest. We are the greatest. This they've all the rumors about the Illuminati we could be all 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 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 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 the the the Illuminati. It could be the Illuminati. Yes, that's a great idea. You could sing the theme song for the Illuminati. Yeah. That would be doing Illuminati. The thing is... If we were real Illuminati, we couldn't talk about it, then.

Right. No songs. No secret songs, maybe. We'll cut this part of the interview out. Or will we? Let's talk about the music, John Legend. You have a new song. Yes, it's called Preach. It's called Preach. And you know what I, what I've really loved about you is, you're an activist not just in words, but in action as well. You put your money where your mouth is. You are somebody who has been an advocate for criminal justice reform. What is preach about? Preach isn't about any particular cause. It's about saying we can't just be

about words and thoughts and prayers. We have to be about action. Right. And so whatever that means to you, I think everybody should take it personally and say, you know, what in my life do I want to see change in, and I should be a part of that change instead of just talking about it. Right. And you also have a part of the campaign that goes with this really called Free America. Yeah.

Well, my Free America campaign has been going for years now, and one of the things we talk about is criminal justice reform, how we're the most incarcerated country in the world and we should do something about it. And so I've been trying to change laws. We were part of the team that fought for the amendment that got voting rights restored in Florida. And we've been involved in propositions in California that reduced penalties for certain crimes. And we've been part of district attorney election campaigns,

as well, trying to get people in office that are going to do the right thing for the community. So we've been getting really involved all around the country trying to make the change that we really want to see. The music video for Preach is really powerful. I mean, it tells a few stories of different people. It tells a story of, you know, a young black couple pulled over by the police and how their lives can change overnight. It tells a story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story the story their their their their their their their their their their their lives their lives their lives their lives their lives, their lives, their lives, their lives, thi, their lives, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their music, their music, their music, their music, their music, their music, their music, their music, their music, is is is is is is is is, is, is, is, is, is their lives, is their lives, is their lives, is thiiiii. thi. thi. thii. teiii. And, is, teats, te. And, te. And, te. And, their music, is, is, their music, is their music, their immigrants who are trying to come into the U.S. and what happens to them. Do you feel that music and art has an obligation to speak about what we're experiencing

in society? Well, I think artists just have to be truth-tellers and we have to, if we see something going on in society and it inspires us to create art, it inspires us to create art, music, video, whatever it is, then we should listen to our inspiration and go out there and make art that reflects what we're thinking about and what's happening in the world. And I think that's what an honest, authentic artist would do.

And a lot of the artists that I've looked up to in my life and in my career, like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gay, Bob Dylan, so many artists have used to tho, have used their voice to do that. Right. And so to me, that's part of what the definition of an artist is. You, you, um, yeah. You have many views on what an artist should be, and I think that's probably one of the reasons combined with your talent, that you have now become a judge on the voice.

Sure. That's really exciting. Yes. But it feels like a lot of your co-judges are a little threatened by you and your voice. Yeah, they've been trying to shut me down. They blocked me, all of them blocked me. Right. They only get one block each and they could use it on any coach that they want to use it on. And they've blocked you. And they all they all they all chose they all chose they all chose they all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all they all they all all they all they all they all they all they all they all chose. And they all chose. And they all chose. And they all chose though to you? Supposedly, they all say it's because they're threatened by me, they're afraid of me. You think it's sabotaged.

And I'm like, well, that's no consolation to me. You're trying to ruin my chances of winning. But it's okay, I'm learning. What are you most excited about when you work with a new artist? And how do you coach them? thage? thage? th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And, th. And, th. th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, I, th. And, th. And, th. And, I, I, I, I, I, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th th thi. And, th thi. And, th thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, I'm thi. And, I thi. And, I th. And Legend that I mean you may or may not know this. Everyone knows that your voice is amazing, but a lot of people don't realize that your voice is almost perfect. When this guy sings live, as you'll hear later on in the show, it's no, it's ridiculous. I've heard you live and it's like, you know what happens? Sometimes you go to a concert and then the artist is singing and then you're like, what album is this from? How come does it sound like this? When you sing, I go like, yeah, I have this song,

I listen to this at home. This is the same song. So what do you look for in an artist when you're trying to coach them? Well, part of what the whole conceit watch television, we see videos and we're looking at the whole package, but at the beginning, it's really just about does this voice move me. And so that's what makes you turn around. But obviously there's more that goes into an artist than just having a great voice. You have to be a good performer. You have to connect with people.

There's so many other to show up and perform. And so when we coach them, we're just try to help them be the best one they can be. That means picking the right songs, not getting too nervous, making the right choices, and hopefully they go out there and deliver. Let me ask you about your president's day, John Legend. Yes, president. It was says that? Because he was having dinner with a president by the name of Barack Obama. Yes. That's a... That was pretty cool. I can imagine it was pretty cool. I was with him and Steph Curry, who was like the greatest shooter of all time. So it's like, you know, it was good times. We, we, uh, Step's wife is part of a restaurant. They're called International Smoke in San Francisco.

And they were hosting us because the president was doing his, my brother's keeper alliance gathering there in Oakland. And so the night before the gathering where we were going to be on a panel together and talked to the young people, he hosted us for dinner. And it was pretty cool. Is. Is. Is. Is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is a, is a the the the the th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi, thi, the the the thi, the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. thi. the. the. thi. the, thi. thi. a panel together and talk to the young people. He hosted us for dinner and it was pretty cool. Is it a little weird sitting with Barack Obama and then like hearing Trump give a speech the next day? Honestly, it is really jarring the juxtaposition. Not making a joke, honestly, just listening to Obama talk and then listening to Trump talk and just the level of nuance that Obama is capable of and and just his worldliness and intelligence about life and his good character.

It's just it's actually really jarring and I'm not I'm not trying to be funny it's like it's like we have a complete moron and asshole in the White House right now and and you've been talking to Michael Cohen. And, and he's like, he's not a good human being. And so when you're with someone who actually is a really good human being, it's a very drawing juxtaposition. Well, you know what? I'm excited to have you as an amazing human being on the show.

You're going to be performing the song Preach. Yes. Right the voice th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And, tooom. And, to bea. And, 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. And, to be to be. And, to be to be to be to be. And, to be to be to be. And, to be to be. And, to be. And, to be. And, to bea. And, the thi. And, the the the the the thi. And, the the thoome. And, thooooooooooooome. And. And. And, th. And, toooo. And, too. And, toe. And, toe. And, toe. to be performing the song Preach. Of course, right here in the studio. The Voice As Mondays and Choos is at 8 p.m. on NBC and Preach is available now. Be sure to stay tuned for a special performance Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and the Comedy Central Act. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show for exclusive content and more. John Stewart here. Unbelievably.

My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to 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. This has been a Comedy Central podcast. John Stewart here, unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to 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.