The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Ivana Trump's Golf Course Burial | Pete Buttigieg

Episode Date: August 2, 2022

President Biden plans to close border wall gaps, Roy Wood Jr. explores the Black origins of house music, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses U.S. infrastructure challenges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Coming to you from New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show. Tonight, Trump's Big Beautiful Wall is back. House Music History, and Pete Bouterjah. This is the Daily show with Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out in Congress. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you everybody. Take a seat. We have got a great show for you tonight. Joe Biden is building the wall. We learn where Beyonce got her groove

and Donald Trump has found a spooky way to avoid paying taxes. Plus, the Secretary of Transportation Pete Budajez himself is joining us on the show tonight, which means I'm getting a bunch of my parking tickets, cance! So let's do this people, let's go straight into today's headlines. All right, let's do it, let's do it, let's get into it. Oh, before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few other things that are going on. First of all, congratulations to someone out there for winning $1.3 billion in the mega-million's lotto. Did you boo-oh? I don't know what that sound was. It's the biggest lottery payout ever to a single winner. And it's wild to me that we that we that we that we that we that we just that we just that we just that we just that we just tho. tho. tho. tho. tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th is is th is th is tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, to to to to to to to to a single winner. And it's wild to me that we just gave a billion dollars to someone who has proven that they're

bad with money. Why are you playing the lottery? It's a terrible investment unless you win. Now, because Illinois has a law allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous, we might never know who won this money. But I will say this, if your next door neighbor comes to your cookout in a private jet, it's probably them. Or Kylie Jenner, you never know. Meanwhile, in some shocking entertainment news, Beyonce isn't perfect.

Yeah, this is the part where the tomatoes hit me. I know, I know. Well, because this morning, Queen B said that she would remove the word spas from one of her new songs because she didn't realize that it was ablest and if you're having a bit of deja vu it's because this comes just a few weeks later right a few weeks after Lizzo had to come out and say the same thing she had to cut the same word from a song which honestly must be so exciting for Lizzo right yeah she's probably like oh my god Beyonce sampled my scandal that's so amazing we we should do a collab on like a no-tap apology. We should do this.

Oh, and there's another pop star in trouble. This is a crazy story. Shakira could be facing eight years in prison for tax fraud. Yeah, the Spanish government says that she dodged $17 million in taxes by pretending to live in the Bahamas when her real residence was in Barcelona. Bahamas, Barcelona. So yeah, it turns out you cannot claim your residence as whenever, wherever. That doesn't work. There's a good lesson for everybody here. And in Labor News, this was one of the weirdest stories ever.

A chick-filla in North Carolina got into trouble for asking for volunteers to work the drive-through window, right? And the reason it was volunteers is because instead of paying the workers, the restaurant said that it would give them five free meals for every one hour shift. That they worked. Yeah. And I will say it really, they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll they'll that that that that that the. the. the. that's that the. A that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the the the theat. the the the the the theatea.a.a. thii.a. theatea.a. thii. thi. thi. thi. th. That they worked. Yeah. And I will say it really to show you how good chick filet is. Because all of you paused for a second when I said this,

before getting angry, you're like, wait, would I? No, no, no. Does it include the waffle fry? No, boo! Boo! So that's what's going on, a bunch of random things. But anyway, let's th let's thi let's thi let's thi let's thi let's thi let's thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. 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. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thea. thea. theaa. theaa. theaaa. theaa. thooooooooooooooooooo. a bunch of random things. But anyway, let's move on to some of the bigger news stories of the day. Starting with an update on Joe Biden. The president whose approval rating is going through its own recession.

As you all know, the president had COVID and then recovered from it last week. But then, after testing negative, the White House doctor is reporting that Biden is now testing positive again with what they call a rebound infection. That's definitely not the rebound Biden was hoping for, you know? You're like, come on, Jack, I want to position the poll number, you know what I mean? There's enough joke, man, come on. So anyway, the president is back in isolation again, but the White House says, don't worry, he's feeling fine and he will be working the entire time although many of his supporters might not love his new project. President Biden

says work can resume on former President Trump's border wall. The White House wants four gaps in the fence to be filled in near Yuma, Arizona. We're told us one of the busiest crossings for undocumented immigrants. It's another reversal of policy for the president who vowed not to add to his predecessor's efforts in any way on that project. There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration. That's right, there will be many feet of wall. Ha ha! Gotcha! 2024! But yes, it looks like Joe Biden is completing Donald Trump's unfinished business. So, if I was Mike Pence right now, I'd be nervous as hell.

I'd be watching out. You know what I also love, what I love about the story is how Fox doesn't know what to do with these kinds of stories, right? Because they want the wall, but they also hate Joe Biden. You know what to do with these kinds of stories, right? Because they want the wall, but they also hate Joe Biden. You know, like, did you see what Biden is doing? He was against the wall, but now he's building it. I guess we have to vote for him. How does this work?

But you do have to admit, it is confusing. Because Biden, he spent, what, four years railing against the wall. He was like, this wall is fascist, it is racist, and it's un-American. And now we're going to have it patched up in no time, folks. We're going to fix up this wall. We're going to fix it all up. Now, OK, the reason the Biden administration gave for building Trump's wall in these sections of Arizona And so they want to put up a wall to stop the people from crossing, which you have to admit is a little weird,

because now they're saying that walls do stop people from crossing. Yeah, but they're only doing it here because they want to make it safer, right, because the river is super dangerous. So they don't want people to try cross here, other parts I guess. Although if you really wanted to make crossing a river safer, then why wouldn't you just build a bridge instead of adding a wall? None of it makes sense. You know why? Because it's bullshit. That's why. Yeah. This doesn't make sense.

Look, I can't say it for certain. But it seems like the only reason they're building a wall in these sections is because these sections could affect Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, who's running for re-election in Arizona. And he's been pushing for these sections to be filled. When you see it through that lens, it makes a lot more sense. Migrants sneaking into Arizona, that's whatever, but Republicans sneaking into the Senate,

you gotta shut that shit down. And either way, either way, I hope this is one of those things that can bring America together. You know, this is one of those moments where people can unite, because when you think about it, Trump and Biden have more in common than we think. They both want the wall filled in. They both have shady sons, and they both have close companions

who require annual rabies shots. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing to see. Biden and Trump. Oh, speaking of Trump, the tangirine dream is back in the news with yet another scandal because this is one of the wildest things ever, because remember how his wife, Ivana, passed away, right? Really sad stories, passed away. Well, it turns out the Donald may have managed to turn even that into a scam. Ivana Trump, the first wife of President Trump,

has been laid to rest in an unusual location, near the first hole at President Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The reason is unclear, but according to Insider, operating a cemetery on the golf course will allow President Trump to avoid paying taxes on the land. Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow. Wow.

A lot of people say, I'll pay taxes over my dead body. Trump means it. Just someone else's body. And even for him, this feels like a step too far. I don't care what anyone says. Like, I wouldn't even laugh at that as a joke. If someone said to me, th, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, this feels like a step too far. I don't care what anyone says. Like, I wouldn't even laugh at that as a joke. If someone said to me, Donald Trump's ex-wife died, he's probably going to bury her on his golf course

to save on taxes, I'll be like, yo, that's not cool. But it turns out Trump was like, Counted, keep going. What this really shows you is how strange the tax system can be. Like all this tax break does is incentivize you to be a weirdo. Who came up with this? It almost feels like the law is written by a serial killer. It's just like, there should be a law that if you bury a body in your yard, you don't have to pay taxes anymore. I was like, yeah, the senator whose enters keep disappearing makes a good point.

The motion passes, good point, good point. It's ridiculous. All right, that's it for the headlines, but before we go to a break, it's time to check in on the weather forecast with our very own, Desi Lydic everybody! Desi Lydic, we'll see, so. What's happening? What's the sea so? What's happening? What's happening? What's happening? The weather has a calm down a bit. What's the weather looking like?

Oh man, it is all blue skies and sunshine for whoever won the 1.3 billion jackpot. I'll tell you that. God, I wonder who, wonder who she is. I mean, it could be any of us. Any of us in this room right now, one might even wonder why she came to work today. Wait, are you saying you won the lottery? Look, I'm saying the winner has chosen to be anonymous. You know, in many ways, they're building a wall between them and us knowing. But whoever she is, she probably has enough money to buy her boss a new car.

Wait, wait, wait, so you did win? You won the losses? That was the same. I don't know. Did I, Trevor? Who knows? Anyway, by the way, that Ivana's story is so crazy. Being laid to rest on his golf course? God, I feel for all of Trump's wives. And even in the afterlife, they still have to deal with his balls coming at them. Jesus. Love a God, let her rest. Although I will say tax moves like this are very, very common among the ultra-wealthy.

Something I've been reading up on recently for no particular reason. I bought an island, so anyway. So you're saying that you did win the lottery. What's going on here? Did you win or not? No, that that's true. That's ridiculous. Although, I will say I'm feeling very generous tonight, which is why I have a special announcement for the audience. Everyone in this audience, I am sending all of your kids to college.

Yes. Yes. All of them. All of them. Even the underachievers. All of them. All of them. All of them. Even the underachievers. All of them. I'm talking room, board, iPads, the good drugs, all of it. Because, and maybe you saw this coming,

I'm just going to go ahead and say it. I have the winning ticket. Here it is right here. Can we get a close- That is it? That is it! No, no. Boom! Don't know, don't know.

Damn! No, don't, don't cheer for that, Debbie, that's not a real ticket. That is it, that is the real ticket. Trever, it is absolutely 100% real. You can tell, I'm the winner. The winner is in, it's someone in Illinois, that's not. Look, no, someone has to come forward. No one has come forward yet so there's a window of opportunity.

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He's a dream crusher. That makes no sense. You're the one who promised the thing. Yeah, by the way, Trevor, you are not invited to my island. Desi, you didn't actually buy an island. No, I actually did. It's amazing what you can buy with a credit card. Oh my god, I'm so so so much debt. I'm going to have to see if Chick-Polet is still hiring volunteers.

All right, Desiletic, everybody. You put yourself in this mess. Don't go away, because off the break, Roywood Jr. will tell us where Drake and Bionse got all of the idea. We'll be right back. Welcome back to be for February. It can be for normal sized months too. So, let's go to Roywood Jr. for another episode of CP Time. Too much whiskey. Ha. Well, hello. Welcome to CP time. The only show is for the culture.

Today, we'll be discussing house music. When I say house music, I'm not talking about all those weird sounds that you hear in your home. The floor creaking, the radiator playing a beat at 3 in the morning, or when your washing machine beeps like crazy to let you know it's done with the load. That's right, ladies. Daddy's got clean boxes on deck. I'm talking about the genre of fast-paced beat heavy dance music that's kept the Mali industry alive for 40 years.

That's the stuff. The music's rolling because you are too. House music is all the rage these days. From Drake and Bionte to Swedish House Mafia, to Mickey Mouse's coquette cousin who lives in the bad part of Eppcott. But would you believe that this genre has its origins in the black community? Of course you should. It's CP time. You never heard me say, surprise, it's Caucasians.

So yes, these modern artists stand on the shoulders of House Music's black and gay founders. So let's talk about some of them, like Francis Nichols, aka Frankie Knuckles. Frankie started as a DJ in New York at a time of ferocious backlash against disco music. It was so bad that in 1979, a crowd gathered at Chicago's Kamisky Park to burn the records of artists and what was known as Disco Demolition Night. Even watching the footage today, it's still a shocking sight.

A full baseball stadium. By the way, here's a tip. If you ever had a mass burning, you're probably on the wrong side. No one has ever said, well, that mass burning was a success. Now all the orphans are safe. Anyway, disco was dead, but people still wanted to get down in the club. And so Frankie Knuckle started experimenting with a new style of dance music at his home club in Chicago, the Warehouse. That's where House music gets its name, not as some people think from Dr. House. House.

Although Dr. House does love popping pills. With his partner Larry LeVan, Frankie Knuckles helped launch the house music scene and the careers of many superstar DJs, like Ron Hardy, who created a technique of extending songs indefinitely, bringing the crowd to a fever pitch. It was so entrancing that one night people continued to dance at his club even after a speaker caught on fire. You know those songs good when people keep dancing during a fire. That does not happen with Cotton Eye Joe.

When I hear that song, I try to start a fire, just so I can get away. Where did you come from? Where did you go? Out this burning house. And finally, one of the most iconic voices of house music, the Queen of Clubland, Martha Wash. Martha was half of the famous duo the Weather Girls who created some of the most iconic music of the 80s, including its raining men. Unfortunately due to climate change, its raining men far harder and longer than ever

before. Hallelujah. After the weather girls broke up, Martha Wh ended up with C&C Music Factory, where she sang the unforgettable hook. Everybody danced now. Instantly recognizable. But controversy arrived with the music video when the group cast a French model to lip-sink Martha's lyrics. She didn't find out until she saw the video. Finding out bad news is even worse when it happens on television.

You never want the worst moment of your life followed by a pinesaw commercial. Not only that, C&C Music Factory didn't even credit her for the vocal, yet another employee being mistreated by a factory. But Martha Walsh pushed back and sued C&C Music Factory for proper credit. She won the case and that led to federal legislation making vocal credits mandatory in music. That's right. Even her lawsuits were hit. So whenever you see an album that says something like vocals by Little Popvert hashtag the Lean God, you can thank Martha Wash for whatever the hill that meant. That wraps up our time with house music, if you like that sort of thing,

which personally I do not. Maybe I'm old school, but that type of music is undignified. Shaking my hips like a heathen, no thank you. There's no commandment about dropping it low. That movie Dirty Dancing was about two people rubbing crotches in public places. It's a terrible film. Wouldn't it? Roy.

Is that you got? I knew you were a black woman. No, it's me, Martha, I hear about you not liking dance music. Martha, I cannot abide by dance. Not a single note. I'm a man of culture. I shimmy once a decade, and that's it. Nonsense.

Everyone can dance. Everyone must dance. Hit it studio. Hit what from the... You are God. Oh, oh, oh, come on, Roy. Wait, slow down a little bit. You look like you're boxing a kangaroo.

I can't help it, Martha. You put the devil in there and he's loving it. These hips are Satan's kingdom now. That's all the time we have for CP time. I've been Roywood Jr. and remember before the culture. Oh Lord it's raining me I mean come on Danny Glover. Thank you so much for that Roywood Junior all right stay tuned because when we come back Secretary Pete Budaz we'll be joining you right here on the show.

Don't go away. Welcome back to the day. My guest tonight serves as Transportation Secretary in the Biden administration. He's here to talk about infrastructure and so much more. Please welcome, Secretary Pete Budajajjah. My guest tonight serves as transportation secretary in the Biden administration. He's here to talk about infrastructure and so much more. Please welcome, Secretary Pete Budergege. Welcome back to the Daily Show. It's weird though because I've known you for so long as Mayor Pete. Everyone knows you as Mayor Pete.

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Great. And it seems like there's still a lot of tension around EVs, electric vehicles. I've seen some of your clips online, they get cut up, people splice it, they make it seem like you saying what you're not saying. I won't cut you up, but I would like to know, why is the electric vehicle a better option for Americans if there are people who are saying, well this is our taxes, why don't we just use the taxes for other purposes? Why force that money to to to to go th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, tho, tho, tho, tho, the the the thi, the the the the the thi, the the the the the the thi, 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 they.. I, they. I, they. I, the, the, the, tha, tha. I's, te. I'm, te.a. te.a.a. I's, I'm, te.a. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, tha. I go into the world of electric cars? Right. So, first of all, it's a very important part of how we fight climate change, because transportation is the biggest sector in our economy that's emitting these greenhouse gases. But also, it's better for drivers. You spend less money on gas. Even with normal gas prices, there would be a savings to having an electric vehicle. And there's less maintenance. So it's a win-win-win-win-win-win-win-win-plus th-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-in-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-a-s. th-s. thoer-s. thoer-s. th-s. thoeruiiole thoer. thoe thoe thiiolioliol-iol-ioliolioliolioliolioliolioliiiole their their their their their their their their their their-s. their-s. th-s. th-s. th-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-a-s-s-s-s-s-s-s. thi-s. thi-s. thia-siauuuiauiauiauiauiauiauiauia-s. thr-s. thia win, win, win plus. This is where the automotive industry is going anyway, globally. So it's really important to make sure that we're

competing, that our competitiveness is such that this is a made in America electric vehicle revolution. Now, it's more ideological than it should be on Capitol Hill. But again, you know, the same constituents who are watching this back and forth on Capitol Hill, they're also seeing the Super Bowl ads. They know what an EV actually costs, and hopefully they're seeing that we're about to bring that cost lower through the Inflation Reduction Act. So some of the same politicians who were beating us up about EVs saying they're too expensive. They have a chance coming up to vote to make them cheaper.

We'll see what they have a chance coming up to vote to make them cheaper. We'll see what they do. When you look at the improvements in American infrastructure, you look at the cars and look at the trains, I'm constantly amazed at how just in the American idea, trains seem to be a completely alien concept. When you travel to Europe, you see what they're doing with the trains. I mean, Japan was one of the most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most most amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing the most most most most most their their their to Europe, you see what they're doing with the trains. I mean, Japan was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. You just get anywhere on a train almost instantly. And in America, people almost, you know, make it seem like it's un-American to not drive

a car and prefer a train. I know when Obama came into power he said where we'll get like super-fast trains that take people across the country to rural parts of the country? Like, will it revitalize the country? Yeah, and we're taking the first steps in that direction right now. Look, I thought I was the biggest to take care of what we've got. We've got a huge backlog because there's been a lot of resistance to investing in our rail networks.

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we're in a train and I'm in the traffic like you guys are in a train they should be going faster than me right? The logic... That is how that generally should work. It should work that way way way way way way way. th wa. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi's thi's thi's thi's thi. thi. the. the. the. th. th. th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll the. I's the the the. I's thi. I's thi. I's thi. I I I I I I I's th. I I I I I I I's th. I I I I I I's th. I I I's th. I's the the the the the their their their thi. I's thi. I's the. I's the. I'll thea. I'll thea. I'll thea. I'll thea. I'll thea. I'll thea. I'll thea'a'a'a'a'a'a' the. I'll that way. Why isn't it going that way? What's what's going wrong? Because you get what you pay for. And this country for basically as long as you and I have been alive has been under investing in rail. And when you do that, there is a real cost to that. And by the way, it's a win when we do do it. Because if you do have great rail, that's even good for the people who are in the cars, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, the cars, because, the cars, the cars, the cars, th. th. Yes, th. And, th. And, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th, has th. And, has th, has th, th, th, th, th, has th, has th, has th, has th, has th, has th, has th, has th, th, th, th, th, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. And, thr. And, thr. And, thr. And, thr. And, thr-a. And, thr-a. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. congestion on the road. Same reason we're investing in transit right now. It makes all the sense in the world. It always did, but that much more now that we're facing this climate challenge. You're not just investing in transit, or you're investing in the roads themselves. I know you made headlines when, and correct me, and correct me,

and correct me, but you... No, no, no, no, so... No, but... Because I understood what you're saying, but say it. Yeah, but the point is, look, there are many places in the U.S. where a road or a railroad was used to divide or segregate or even remove a neighborhood. Typically a black neighborhood. I completely understand. I mean, the very fact that we have the phrase wrong side of the tracks in American English language tells you something about how infrastructure, which is supposed to connect, can also be used to divide off and on racial lines. And we've got to face that. And we can do something about that.

What can you do about that? What can you do about that? Are you going to rip up the roads? Are you going to be no more highways anymore. Everyone's just going to be on back roads. No more highways. What are you actually planning to do to try and write many of those realms? So what we're doing is now that we're making the biggest investment in highways and roads since the Eisenhower administration, we're going to get it right. And that includes recognizing that infrastructure've got a road that's cutting up a neighborhood. It needs to go underground and then you can put a cap over it. And then you can put a park in that cap and create value in the whole neighborhood.

Sometimes it doesn't have to be as elaborate and expensive as that. Maybe it's creating a transit link or a pedestrian bridge. It's going to look different in every community. But the point is every community is coming to us with with with with with thine,. And the thing is, everybody wins when we do this. Nobody's worse off when we reconnect areas that have been separated or segregated. And I don't know why anybody would be against us doing that when the whole point of transportation is to connect not to you

to divide. I think the reason a lot of people would be against it is almost self-explanatory, you know? People want to be here, and they want other people to be there. The airport is something I definitely want to talk to you about. This is a weird situation. I know you tweeted about it. I know Senator Elizabeth Warren came out saying, like, this is what we should do. We should find the airlines.

Anyone who's flown knows how difficult it. anything to you with impunity. They can cancel your flight, they can delay your flight 10 times and then cancel it, then they'll tell you we won't give you the money, we'll give you a credit and then your credit may be used, maybe not be used. Yeah, so this is important. A little bit of news you can use. Okay. If they cancel your flight, you are entitled to a cash refund, and we're today the airline, they're like, well, we'll give you 2,000 miles, how's that sound? And that might sound good. That's worth about 20 bucks. And you are entitled to potentially hundreds of dollars in refunds. But I'm entitled, but how do I actually get that?

Like do I send you? Do you like, do something? How do we make the enforcement? Yes, so first of all when you ask them to give you a refund, they have to do it. But if they don't, come to us. We have an entire office of aviation consumer protection. We enforce this. As a matter of fact, and we're doing it, it wasn't just this summer thing. Last year, we actually issued the biggest fine in the history of the program because an air up more about your rights as an air consumer. Okay, but know your rights because we have your back. I like that. Okay, send Pete.

That's what the people should say. Send Pete. Last but not least, you know, midterms are coming up. People are, you know, America, people are looking at 2024 already. It was interesting because a new New Hampshire poll came out recently which had you slightly edging President Biden in the race for 2024. Now I know you are secretary so you can't say anything about that it's political and you're not obviously your boss you're not going to say anything bad and you won't but but but and if I say to you are you gonna run you you wouldn't say you're gonna run or what it but I just want to know when you see a poll like that does give you a little the the the the the the the the the the the the to the the the the the to the the the the the the the the the the the the to the the to the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to th. to to to to to to 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 the. the the the the. the. the. the. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the, are you going to run? No, and if I say are you going to run, you wouldn't say you're going to run or whatever. But I just want to know, when you see a poll like that,

does give you a little more swag and meetings with the president? Does it give you like a little, like if he says something to him, are you ever like, Joe? Is that's my job. So slick! So good to what to do. Thank you so much to join me on the show.

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