The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Republicans Push Unemployment Benefit Cuts | Tina Knowles-Lawson and Leigh Chapman

Episode Date: July 29, 2020

GOP senators propose huge cuts to unemployment benefits, Lewis Black would rather die than try outdoor dining, and Tina Knowles-Lawson and Leigh Chapman discuss voting rights. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today is Tuesday, July the 28th. And here's a tip for all of you who are trying to eat out. If you want to go to a restaurant, but you're worried about removing your mask, just order soup. It'll seep right through. Anyway, on tonight's episode, Senate Republicans are helping fighter jets get back to work. Lewis Black would rather die than try outdoor dining. And President Trump finally found someone to replace Dr. Fauci. So let's do this, people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. From Trevor's couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world.

This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. The big news today is about helping people to survive the coronavirus shutdowns that have now forced them out of work. Because remember, Corona isn't just stopping you from going to the gym to take mirror selfies, it's also decimated the world economy. Now, countries have been taking different approaches to help workers during this pandemic. You know, many countries in Europe are paying businesses to keep their employees on the payroll

even during shutdowns. Japan has suspended most tax collection for a year, and Russia is even allowing all of their election bots to meddle from home. Very sweet. And here in the US, Congress passed a big $3 trillion relief package back in March. But with the benefits of a package about to run out, Congress has been struggling to put together something new. Now, Democrats Democrats the Democrats the Democrats the Democrats the Democrats the Democrats the Democrats th Democrats th Democrats th Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats Democrats the Democrats Democrats th Democrats th Democrats th Democrats th Democrats th Democrats th Democrats thiocrocriocri-a-a-a-in thi-in to thi-in 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 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 to to to to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi-up. thi-up. Wea-up. Wea-n. the. Wea-e, the. Wea-e, the. the. the.e. theanananananananananan, Congress has been struggling to put together something new. Now, Democrats have been asking for another $3 trillion to extend and expand the benefits that have been helping people.

And now, Republicans have finally responded with something a little less generous. This morning with tens of millions of Americans out of work, Senate Republicans are proposing to slash emergency unemployment benefits by $400, a plan that would cut that extra federal payment from $600 to $200 a week. With Republicans arguing, additional payouts would discourage jobless Americans from returning to work. In certain cases, people were paid more to stay home than they were to work. And I think that's something that the American public understands. We're not going to use taxpayer money to pay people more to stay home. Man, I know Steve Manuchin speaks like a ventriloquist dummy,

but sometimes I wish someone would shove their hand up his ass and make him say the right things. Because look, it is true that some people have been earning more from these extra benefits than they were making at their jobs, but that's only because a lot of people in America don't make a living wage at their jobs. Like I'm honestly surprised this White House is so against paying people not to work. I mean, they've been fine doing it for the past four years. Guys, if anything, going back to work, thrown, throwne to the thrown. thrown. to to to to to to to be to be thrown... thrown. thrown. thrown. 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 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. their, their, their, their, their, their, their. their, their. their their their their their their their their their ofe. theirr. theirn. theire. theire. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. to work too soon is what spreads coronavirus, which then makes it harder for everyone to go back to work. So the best way to go back to work is to not go back to work.

If anything, the government should be sending everyone an HBO Max password in a giant bag of weed. It's the responsible thing to do. And here's the thing. You can always argue about whether it's good policy or bad policy to just give to the to to to to to the to to to the to to to the to to their, their, to to to their, to their, to their, to their, to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, 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 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their.... And, their. And, their their th thooooooooooooooo.e.e.e. Ande. Ande. And, the th the th thii. Soe. Soe. Soe. I mean, it's good policy, but you can argue about it if you feel like it. But one thing that's raising eyebrows is that while the Republicans are saying they can't afford to give more money to laid off workers, they are managing to open up their wallets for some way more questionable expenses. The bill is also coming under intense criticism for $1.75 billion allocated for a new FBI building, something McConnell

said was included at the request of the White House. The president has called for the rebuilding of the FBI building in downtown D.C. to occur on the same plot of land in which it currently exists. And why that's significant is because the Trump Hotel is right across the street from the FBI building. So the concerns are the president is t across the street from the FBI building. So the concerns are the president is trying to keep that property controlled by the federal government to prevent another hotel from coming in there potentially and taking away business from the Trump hotel.

Yes, while unemployment benefits are being cut, Republicans have managed to find $1.75 billion to rebuild the FBI headquarters in its current location instead of allowing it to move. And all of this was a direct request from Donald Trump, because Trump knows that as long as the FBI stays across the street from his hotel in D.C., nobody can build a competing hotel next to his. And you know, this is what's so frustrating about Trump. When you tell him you can stop Corona by putting on a mask, he can't th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tho tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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 the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. the thean. thean. thean thean thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. thi. thi. thi. And you know, this is what's so frustrating about Trump. When you tell him you can stop Corona by putting on a mask, he can't follow the logic. Oh, it's too complicated. I can't

be, I don't even know. But then when he's working on a grift that'll make himself money, suddenly he can see the matrix. You put that one there, the hotel get it so bizarre that Trump is president, but he's still constantly pulling all of these scams. Like, what does he need the money for? The man lives rent-free. He only eats stuff off the dollar menu and his favorite hobby is staying inside watching TV. Trump could finance his whole lifestyle with lemonade stand money. Either way. At this point, Trump has done so many corrupt schemes, eventually he's going to run out of lines to cross. Yeah, he's going to need to seduce Mike Pence just to keep things interesting.

Come on, Mike, I don't even want it. I just want them to talk about something else. We need to take a quick break, but when we come back, we'll introduce you to the revolutionary doctor that Trump trusts more than Dr. Fouchi. get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates for you fast. And right now you can try it for free, Zip Recruiters' powerful matching technology starts showing you qualified people for it, and you can use Zip Recruiter's pre-written invite to apply message to personally reach out

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Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Despite efforts to defeat it, coronavirus continues to be the biggest viral sensation that isn't on Tick Tock. So let's catch up on all the latest in our ongoing segment, keeping up with Corona. For months now, the world has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. And the good news is that many places are doing much better now than they were in March and April. The bad news is they're also doing worse than they were last week. Two European countries who thought they had the virus under control and now seeing cases rise. In France, cases were up by a daily average of 850 over the last three days. A higher

number than when the country eased its lockdown. Today's numbers do show COVID cases going up. Spain's infection rate remains high, with 47 cases in every 100,000. Italy and Germany's numbers remain lower, but also on the rise. Australia has reported its highest ever single-day rise in cases. Hong Kong has reported another record daily spike of 145 new coronavirus cases. Yes, people. After largely defeating the virus, many countries around the world are now facing the possibility of a second wave. It just goes to show you that coronavirus does not want to go away, sort of like that weird party guest who won't take your hints. Man it's so late.

Yeah and I got to get up real early tomorrow so... I'll give you a hundred dollars to get the fuck out of my house. Also, it's pretty wild how places like Hong Kong have so few cases and they call it a second wave because you could fit all their corona cases on a school bus in America, which by the way is Betsy DeVos is back to school plan. But I don't know what's more depressing. The idea of a second wave? Well, the fact that America has handled the first wave so badly that it's going to have to deal with the second wave at the same time.

You know, sort of like when you didn't finish your vegetables as a kid, so then your parents saved those vegetables for the next meal and forced you to eat both? I told you, mom, I'm not coming home if you to force tho to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to force to to to to to to to th. worth of vegetables. It's not humanly possible. In fact, as much as every country has struggled with COVID-19, America is one of the only developed nations that never got the virus under control to begin with. Over the past week, the US has had 15 times as many new cases per capita as Canada and 12 times as many as Europe. And one reason why it's still out of control here is because of stuff like this. New this morning Governor Cuomo is blasting a chain

smokers concert that happened in the Hamptons because there was no social distancing. Video posted on social media shows massive crowds gathered shoulder to shoulder in front of the stage and no space between people. A church in Huntington Beach defies officials and holds a service on the beach. Hundreds of people gathered for the meeting last night. The group's website encouraged people to wear a mask and social distance, but as you can see this video, people were not wearing masks and they were definitely not able to social distance.

Police in New Jersey busted a massive house party with 700 people. It took officers five hours to disperse hundreds of people from the packed Airbnb. It was advertised on Instagram as a mansion party with free booze, food, and a cash prize for a twarking contest. Guys, I can understand getting Corona because you wanted to see your grandmother or something, but getting Corona because you wanted to watch a twirking contest? There is no reason to risk your health for that. Unless your grandmother was in the twirking contest.

I mean, then I can understand. You've got to support your Nana's dreams. You know what I mean? Nana? You do you, girl? Also, I understand that people need to go to church. But please, people, don't hold church in a tight, massive crowd. Jesus is supposed to die for you, not the other way around. So obviously ordinary Americans should be taking this pandemic more seriously. And they could be.

But in their defense, it's hard to do that when this is the guy who's setting the tone from the top. O'nigh the president went on a Twitter spree. Among the things that he shared with his more than 84 million Twitter followers, a doctor saying you don't need to wear masks. She touted hydroxy chloroquin. Instead, that video has since been removed and flagged by Twitter as a violation. Dr. Emmanuel here has a large number of baseless claims she has hailed hydrox chloroquin as the so-called cure for the coronavirus. The Daily Beast has also identified her as a prediatrician with

the history of making, quote, bizarre claims about medical topics and other issues, often claiming very questionable things. Sex is a spiritual transaction. So when you're doing it by yourself, demons come and join you. When you're doing it in the right way in marriage, God watches over it. Okay, both of those situations are not ideal. I mean obviously I don't want demons joining me in sex but I also don't want God watching me have sex. Like what if he's judging me? Come on Trevor. I know I didn't give you much but you can work harder than that. But yes, despite having the world's top doctors at his disposal, Trump has decided instead to trust a doctor who believes that people get sick because they masturbate and that vaccines

are made from alien DNA. And by the way, whatever you do, please don't start running around saying that African doctors are crazy. This doctor, who's from Africa, happens to be crazy. You can't use her to judge all African doctors, the same way you wouldn't want the world to judge America's presidents based on one guy, would you? So look, America has two choices right now. Limit the spread of Corona by following the science, or listen to the advice of Internet Randos like Dr. Demon Spurm. Coming up after the break, I'll try to to th. th. th. th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. tho, tho, tho, tho, tho. tho. thr. thr. thr. thr. throooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. And, thr. And, thr. up after the break, I'll try to take Lewis Black out for dinner.

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In New York City and around the country, restaurants are opening back up for outdoor dining. So I checked in with my good friend Louis Black to see what 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, the, tho, tho, the, th. I'm th, th, th, th, th, I's, I's, I's, th, I's, I's, th, th, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th.. I's, th. I's, th. I's, the. I's, the, the, the. I'm the. the. thean. thean. thea. thea. thea''ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'ea'n. the. the. the. Restaurants are opening back up for outdoor dining. So I checked in with my good friend Louis Black to see what he thinks about all of it. Check it out. Yo, Lewis, I've missed you, man. What have you been up to? Have you picked up any cool quarantine hobbies? You know, sure if you count lying on the floor, moaning a hobby. And I've been knitting. Lewis, it sounds like you just need to get out of the house the the the the house, the house, the house, the house, the house, the house, the house, the house, the house, the the the the the the the to, the to, the to, to, the to, to, the 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, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th....... the the th. the th. the the the, the the, the, the the, the thr. the. the the th thrown, the, thrown, th thr. thrown, thi. thi. thi. thi, the, you just need to get out of the house, man. You know that New York restaurants actually have outdoor dining now. Like maybe we should meet up for lunch this week. Sure, ever. I'm touched on of all the people you're willing to risk your health for, you thought

of me. Your one friend most likely to spray spit when he talks. Great, so you're in. Of course I'm not in. That's the dumbest idea you've ever had. Wait, I don't understand. First off, I'd have to put my pants on, and that's become exhausting. And if you're looking for another reason, I don't want to eat outside. Even before the pandemic, outstorough dining suck.

And now it's worse than ever. As part of New York City's phase 2 reopening, restaurants have gotten the green light to welcome customers to dine outside. However, some business owners have complained that it's drawing rodents. Now owners are asking city officials to step up sanitation efforts during the busy summer season. We're told massive size rats have invaded Father Fagan Park. Nearby restaurants offering outdoor dining are concerned.

They're trying to keep their dining area clean. That includes trying to get rid of these rats. We have like this big limitation of like just only outdoor seating. They need the discrimination, do it. Can you believe that? I don't want to eat at a restaurant next to rats. They're filthy. They carry disease. And you know they talk too loud about their the. Wait, did you just have that video clip ready to go?

Don't change the subject, Trevor. I'm trying to warn you that your next meal out will be Thetacini-al-Plague. Louis, come on, man. There have always been rats in New York. We can still enjoy a nice meal together. Wow, someone's watched that rat tattooing tatatatatatat-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-a-o-o-o-o-o-o-o'-o'-a-o'-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s. tta-s'-s'-s'-s'-s'-s'-s. toda-s. toda-s. toda-s. toda-s. together. Wow, someone's watched that rat tattooing movie one too many times. I've had it up to here with Pixar's pro-verman propaganda. But okay, fine, Trevor. If rats don't deter you, how about the rest of Mother Nature? But the biggest challenge outdoor venues may face is the weather.

Either it's an overcast day and nobody dares to go out, or it rains while they're out and when it rains while they're out we can't let them inside. You hear that? There's no where to go if it rains during your meal so I'm supposed to eat a burger with one hand while holding an umbrella in the other hand that's not lunch that's an Olympic event what if you're on a date you'll have to decide between covering your fries to cover your girlfriend. She's not to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thine thi thi's thi's thi's thi's thi. thi. thiole. 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 is is. the is. Iea. tea'a'a'ean.ean.ean.ean.ean.ea'ean.ea'ea'e.e.eananananeateatea'e. the not gonna like the answer to that because in a pandemic, fries win every time. Well, actually, fries win every time. No, thanks. The only time I want to get wet while I'm eating is when I'm having my usual

shower bacon. I'm assuming that's when you eat bacon in the shower. Don't act like you haven't done it, Trevor. Okay, but Lewis, come on man, who cares about a little rain? It's fresh air. We're stuck inside. We get to go out. Honestly, I think it's worth the risk. Look, this virus isn't the only reason that eating outside is dangerous. It also comes with your more traditional hazards. With indoor dining, postponed in the city, outdoor seating is one of the few options for restaurants to stay in business. But some places are serving customers in the street without any protection from traffic.

Sipping cocktails in the street. This is curbside dining on 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. Ninth Avenue is no Paris. Some restaurants have wooden barricades around their tables, but others have less stable barriers, and then there are other restaurants without anything separating their chairs from traffic. Typically drivers are pretty good about, you know, being cognizant of pedestrians. You hear that? Typically, typically? T-pically? Cars are good at avoiding pedestrians. I'm reassuring to know I can have brunch with just a 40% chance of getting teeboned by a Honda Civic. I like those odds. Make Sunday morning more special.

Okay, look, I hear what you're saying. But I think a lot of restaurants are putting up barriers to street traffic. No way, I mean, look at these barriers. What a matchup? A road potted plant versus an 18-wheeler? I wonder who will win. All right, Lewis, you know what? Forget dinner. thrown thr-up. toe-o-foolif-Se. forget dinner. How about we just grab a drink? Oh great idea, Trevor, that sounds fun and apparently illegal. Governor Cuomo announcing stepped up social distancing enforcement. That includes making it illegal for bars or restaurants to serve people alcohol

unless they are also ordering a meal. If you're not eating a meal and you're just drinking, then it's just an outdoor bar and people are mingling and they're not isolated in individual tables and that's what we're seeing. You can't have alcohol without a meal. Alcohol is a meal. Yeah but Lewis I understand that. I mean if you're just drinking then you can be wandering around, talking to people, spreading germs. Look, it's this simple. We could reopen the bars if everyone drank the way I do. Steling a bottle and then, th th th th th th th th th 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 thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi 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 thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thin thin thin, thin, thin, thin thin, thin thiiiiiiiiiii's thiii's thi's thi. could reopen the bars of everyone drank the way I do. Stealing a bottle and locking myself in the bathroom.

Okay, well then how about this? Forget drinks and forget dinner. How about this? You and me will just get on a Zoom meeting and play some fun games. How about that, huh? We can play apples to apples. Oh, I'd love to Trevor, Trevor, to, to, to to to to to to to to to too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, to too, too, too, 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 tho, tho, the., thean, thean, thean., tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo., the, the, the. Oh, I'd love to, Trevor, but I'm busy that day. I didn't tell you the day, Lewis. Even better. Bye.

Wait, Lewis? Thanks anyway for that, Lewis. When we come back, I'll be talking to Beyonce's mom about voting rights. I did not misspeak. Stay tuned. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television.

Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with Tina Knowles Lawson and Lee Chapman from the Leadership Conference

on Civil and Human Rights. They wrote an open letter urging Congress to ensure safe and accessible elections in November for all Americans. We spoke about that letter, their hope for voting rights and more, so check it out. Mrs. Tina, Lee Chapman, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you. Thank you. Mrs. Tina, I'm going to start with you. Thank you for having us. Thank you. Mrs. Tina, I'm going to start with you. You penned an open letter to some of the most powerful people

in this country. And in it, you shared so many emotions that many Americans share, many mothers share, and many black mothers share specifically. It was emotional, it was powerful. And the gist of it was, the government needs to dedicate money to making sure that everybody has access to voting in the November general election.

That was a big step for you to take. What did you hope to achieve from an open letter? Well, I was hoping with the help of the mothers of the movement and the leadership conference and some of my friends who signed on to the letter to just make some noise about it and bring attention and awareness to it because quite honestly until I started working with the leadership conference and I still vote, I didn't even realize that there was a bill on the table and that it had been approved way back in May by the House of Representatives, but that it was sitting on Mitch McConnell's

desk and I just feel like it's our right to that money to create a safe environment for people to go out and do their civic duty. You shouldn't have to choose between the two. So it's really important and hopefully, you know it brought it shined a light on that for for people and connected. and con the the the the the that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that. that that that that the that the the that the that the that the the that the the that that the that that that the the the th. the the thoes thout thout, thoes. thoes. thoes. that that the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the that it was that it was that it was that that that that the the that the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thus. thus. thus. thus. thus. thus. that. that. that.ooooooooooooooooooooooooooes. that was that was that was that brought it shined a light on that for people and connected the dots. Yeah that was one of the lines from your letter that really struck a chord with so many people and that was we should not have to choose between public health and a functioning democracy. Many people do feel like that is going to be the choice that people need to make. It feels like that struck a chord with you on a very personal level. Tell me why.

Absolutely, because of all the voter suppression, the recent elections that they held, and people were waiting for five hours. You know, 650,000 people were registered to vote and they have one voting location. I mean, it's just ridiculous. We're in America. And a lot of people contracted COVID from being out, why do you have to decide between the two when, you know, the government is giving funds to companies, to big business, to help them out and then you don't want to spend the money to help create a safe environment for us to vote.

It's just like a no-brainer. I don't understand it. Lee, you've been instrumental in pushing this cause forward. You know, yourself and Mrs. Tina have become a power duo in moving this idea through the halls of Congress and hopefully through the Senate as well. What do you think people miss about this conversation? You know, there's a lot of people who say like, oh, I don't think there's an issue. If you want to vote, you'll wait to vote.

You know, I don't know why people are complaining. What do you think they're missing in the conversation? Sure. Voting really needs to have a democracy where everyone can participate. And that's why we're calling on Congress to pass the Heroes Act, because it would provide an essential $3.6 billion in funding during this pandemic so states can mail absentee ballots to voters. So voters can have at least two weeks of early voting where they can safely social distance and cast their ballot. You know, it's so critical that voters have all options to cast their ballot. You know, it's so critical that voters have all options

to cast their ballot this November. And it's really a travesty because yesterday, the Senate introduced the Heals Act, which actually allocated zero funding for elections. And the next two weeks are going to be critical when it comes to making sure that this election funding is in the final stimulus package that actually passes Congress. So that's why Ms. Tena, the leadership conference and our Instalai Vote campaign is doing everything we can to you know drive

calls to the Senate, texts and tweets to make sure that voters don't have to choose between their health and their vote this year. There are a lot of people in America who are really concerned about the idea of mailing the voting the the the thi the the the thi the thi thi the thi thi their vote this year. There are a lot of people in America who are really concerned about the idea of mail-in voting. Obviously the president doesn't help with his tweets and his messages, but there are many Americans on the ground who say, I just don't feel safe with this idea. Surely we should go there to deliver our ballots in person? Aren't we setting ourselves up for some disaster?

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ballot drop boxes all across Washington, California has it. So we really need all options for voters to cast their ballot this year. As you said, so many states have done, well, I guess it's a small amount relative to the larger number, but are you worried at all that these states will be able to implement it properly? I mean, we've seen how, how, you know, how their a a a a their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, their, their, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, is, and, and, is, and, and, is, is, and, is, and, is, is, and, and, is, is, is, and, is, i..... the, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, i...a.a. the, you, you, you, you, uh, i.a. the, uh, you, i. the. the.a. the. the. the. their, the. the. states will be able to implement it properly? I mean, we've seen how, you know, how American states can botch a new election or a new idea, whether it be for the primaries or anything else. Are you worried that trying to do something new may lead to a disaster that then adds, you know, just even more sparks to the flame that's already burning in this country? You know, we're a hundred days, fewer than a hundred days th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th day th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thatea. 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. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. to. to. to, to, to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the. the. the. the. than a hundred days out from the election. And so it's essential that states receive this funding now because time is running out. So that's why we've been pushing on Congress because states need to be able to hire more poll workers. You know, states need to be actually able to purchase more machines, more absentee ballot scanners.

So all this takes time and money. And so that's why time time the the the the the the thiiiiiiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi 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 the the the the the ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. thea. thea. that's thea. that's that's that's scanners. So all this takes time and money and so that's why time is of the essence when it comes to making sure that states are ramping up vote by mail so voters can cast their ballot this year. It is going to be a contentious year. It is going to be a year where everyone is watching the polls even closer than ever before and it it feels like people are going to be in a place where when the election comes around, we may not know the result for a day, two days, maybe three days, maybe even longer. Are you worried at all about what that might do to the country when you have a president

who has already started planting the seeds for the idea that Malin voting is fraud? Well, you know, what the president is saying through his tweets and through Facebook, it's really a scare tactic, plain and simple. You know, turnout's going to be very large this year, and so it is going to take time for local election officials to process those ballots. So it's, we all need to get comfortable with the fact that we may not know the election results for at least a week after election day. You know, I think Americans are used to watching the news on election night and getting those instant results. But we need to let the process play out, let a local election officials do their job and count those ballots.

I have to ask you a question about what happened in Louisville. That became a very strange point of contention for people in talking around about elections. Everyone saw the lines. Everyone saw people stuck outside. They saw how they had to extend voting hours. But at the same time, officials in Louisville said, hey, we had one of the largest turnouts and our mail-in voting worked, and really we had to compromise between mail-in voting voting and having polling stations open. Do you think that it has to be a choice? Does America have to choose between mail-in voting and having enough polling stations? Not if it's funded, which is exactly

what we're talking about. If there is funding available, then there's, we just don't want to give them any excuses, but I don't think that you should have to, that one should affect the other. They should both be available because it's our right as Americans to have that choice. Yeah, and in Louisville, Kentucky, you know, there was one polling place for over 600,000 voters, as Ms. Tina mentioned earlier. And when those polls closed, we saw images of voters banging on the doors to get in. You know, when you're in line, when the polls close, you're entitled to vote. So, you know, they eventually did get in, but, you know, we shouldn't have long lines.

We shouldn't have voters having to bang down the doors in order to cast their constitutional and fundamental right to vote. You're both on the front lines pushing this message in Congress throughout the halls. Is there something that people at home can do if they want to help out? Yes, if you go to and still I vote, it will just put you through the process to call the senators and we need to bombard them with phone calls. And don't give up, just keep going because, you know, this is just so important and it's important to all people, but especially black and brown people.

There has to be a change, guys. And I would just add, you know, registered a vote, check to make sure that you're registered, you know, over 17 million voters were purged from the rolls between 2016 and 2018 alone. So double check to make sure you're still on the voter rolls. You know, make a plan to vote, whether that's requesting an absentee ballot, whether it's voting early in person or on election day. Know how you're going to get there, know where your polling place is, because it's critically important that we all participate this year.

And have your ID, the proper ID. Make sure that you have your ID with you. Give them no excuses. Thank you so much for joining me today. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Thank you so much, Mrs. Tina and Lee. Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, I just wanted to remind you

that America is facing a nationwide poll worker shortage. And because most poll workers are over 60, and with COVID still in the air, they are understandably not showing up. But fewer poll workers means fewer polling stations are open. And that means there's going to be longer lines that not everybody can afford to stay and wait in, especially in communities of color. The good news is though, most poll working is paid, and in some states, you can be as

young as 16 to do the job. So if you're interested and you have the time, this is your chance to save your granny, protect democracy, and make some paper at the same time. Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, wash your hands, and if you are able to, please twiork from home. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and the comedy central app. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube

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