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Episode Date: August 13, 2019

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August 12, 2019. From Comedy Central's World News Headquarters in New York, this is the Danish show, everybody. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out. Thank you so much for coming out on Tritonora. Our guest tonight is a Congresswoman from Massachusetts, and she's one of the four women who make up the squad. Iana Presley is here, everybody. Also on tonight's show, Democrats have an eating contest.

Hong Kong protesters are now affecting the skies, and I reveal which billionaire pedophile killed himself in prison this weekend, it might surprise you. So let's catch up on today's headlines. Let's begin in the world of sports and superhero-ness. This past weekend was the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, where top athletes competed in a range of events, including high bars, the pommel horse and the ring thingies. And while all of these athletes are pretty amazing, there is one in particular who is simply in a league of her own. Simone Viles finished off a milestone for field weekend with another U.S. gymnastics

national championship. A final night included the Olympic champ becoming the first woman to perform a gravity-defined triple double during the floor exercise. That followed another history making move Friday on the balance beam. Two flips, twists, never been done in competition. Oh, oh, ho! Can you see that smile? Wow, that was amazing. The only time I've seen someone do two flips and three twists was when my uncle was drunk

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who was standstill this morning, outbound flights, canceled for the rest of the day after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators right there, swarming the main terminal. This comes after a violent clashes. T. this th. th. their their their their their. theirp. theirp. theirp-in, theirp-in, th. th. th. th. th. thiiu. th. th. th. th. the. th. th. th. the, the. thus. thoome, th. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. This is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is. N. And, th. And, th. th. And, th. th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, the the th. the t. t. t. t. toge. t. t. toge. the t. t. the the the the the t. the the their. force, including using tear gas inside a train station. Damn, that airport looks crazy, yet somehow still better than LaGuardia. And really, after seeing this, there is no way you can doubt the dedication of these protesters in Hong Kong, because they went to the airport, not toto fly but to protest. Do you know how committed you have to be? Even when I am flying I don't want to go to an airport. I hate the airport. Last week my mom asked me to pick her up from JFK so she lives there now. I told you mom don't test me. And can you imagine like getting off the now. I told you, Mom, don't test me. You don't test me! And can you imagine like getting off the flight and seeing this?

Because you forget, people were landing as well. You'd probably want to get right back on your plane, because this is chaos. Yeah, unless you flew on Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines, it's like a violent Chinese protest in the sky. And finally, while many in the U.S. are still dealing with last weekend's mass shootings, some jackass in Missouri thought it was a good idea to do this. Tonight, Dmitri Andrechenko is in jail on charges of making a terrorist threat after setting off fears of a mass shooting.

The 20-year-old walked into this Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, dressed in body armor, carrying an assault rifle. He had a hundred rounds of ammunition, a store manager pulling the fire alarm, sending customers fleeing outside. Police saying Andrchenko told them he, quote, wanted to know if that Walmart honored honored the Second Amendment and that due to three recent shootings and a stabbing he wanted to protect. the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their to protect their to protect himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself himself. their their their their to to to to their their their tooom. tooom. too. too. too. toe. toe. 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. the. the. thea. thea. theauuuiia. theauiauia. thea. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr honored the Second Amendment and that due to three recent shootings and a stabbing he wanted to protect himself. His intent was not to cause peace or comfort to anybody that was in the business here. In fact, he's lucky he's alive still to be honest.

Yeah, this kid walked into a Walmart wearing wearing full body armor and carrying a giant ass gun. And he says it was all like a prank or an experiment. And I'll be honest, I don't know how much he demonstrated the power of the Second Amendment, but that was a very effective demonstration of white privilege. That's what that was. Because I'm going to warn you now. I will warn you now. Do not try this shit if you are black.

Or Muslim. Or one of those Greek people who are super tanded. I will say this though, like the kid has exposed how crazy open carry laws are. In many states, you can just walk around with an assault rifle and it's completely legal until the moment you threaten someone, which is terrifying. In a country where there's this many shootings, open carry is like having a law where you're allowed to dress up like a clown and sneak into someone's bedroom with a knife. Yeah, and then the person's just like, are you here to stab me? It's like, no, no, I'm just testing the law, man. Shh, go back to sleep. All right, that's it for to our main story.

Jeffrey Epstein. Since his arrest last month for running an underage sex trafficking ring, there were hopes that his upcoming trial would finally expose the full extent of his crimes and who else was involved. But over the weekend, that all became a lot less likely. Welcome back. We continue to follow this breaking news. Accused sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, is dead. Sources say the multi-millionaire financier was found unresponsive in his Manhattan jail cell early this morning. Officials believe he hanged himself.

That's right. Pedophile and fake billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell after he apparently committed suicide on Saturday morning, which if you ask me, is some bullshit. Right? No, because I wanted Jeffrey Epstein to stay alive for two reasons. One, so that his victims could get their day in court. And two, I want him to snitch on all his high-profile friends. Now he's dead. This is gone. You know who we need? We need that red lady from Game of Thrones to wake his ass up.

That's what we need. Come on, Jeffrey. And what makes this whole Epstein thing even worse is that we already had questions about his whole pedophile operation. Now we have additional questions about how he died. This morning, the question on many minds. How did Jeffrey Epstein die. Now, we have additional questions about how he died. This morning, the question on many minds. How did Jeffrey Epstein die while in federal custody? Epstein had been taken off suicide watch and was supposed to have been checked by guards every 30 minutes,

but that procedure was not being followed the night before he was found. Sources close to the investigation say Epstein underwent a psychiatric evaluation and they cleared him from Suicide Watch on or about July 29th, allowing him to return to his cell. Yeah, they weren't checking in on Epstein and they took him off Suicide. Why? Like I'm not an expert on psychology, but if someone tries to commit suicide, I don't think two more weeks of jail would suddenly improve their outlook on life. Now you may remember, the reason this Jeffrey Epstein case blew up wasn't just because

of the magnitude of his crimes, but also because his circle included some high-profile individuals. Everyone from Bill Clinton and Donald Trump all the way to famous scientists and even royalty. And because the story involves so many people who are so powerful, many out there wondering if Epstein really suicided himself. This is a suspected suicide and it just smells fishy to so many people. The timing is so suspicious. This comes just one day after those documents were unsealed. I'm not a believer in a conspiracy theory, but I do believe there's lots of suspicious activity

to investigate here. Twitter erupted with a number of other conspiracy theories following the news, the shocking news of Epstein's apparent suicide, hastags like Trump body count and Clistein murder were among the top US trends. Trump retweeted a baseless conspiracy theory tying the Clintons to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. That's right. I mean, I get everyone else on Twitter, but the President

of the United States is also retweeting conspiracy theories that Jeffrey Epstein was murdered by the Clintons. Yeah, the President did this, which is pretty wild. I mean, because this is the type of moment where you would think the president would be the voice of reason. Instead, Trump is jumping into the free. Yeah, you know what he's like? He's basically that dad, that when a fight breaks out in the little league game, he runs into the field, but instead of breaking it up, starts body slamming the third graders. Yeah, take tak, tak, tak, tak, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thr-i. thr-i. thr-in. thr-in, thr-in' is thr-in' is thr-i. thr-i. thr-i. thr-is. thr-is. th. th. th. th. th. Instead, th. Instead, th. Instead, th. Instead, th. Instead, th, th. Instead, th, th, th. Instead, th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thr-is. thr-is. thr-is. thr-is. tra's is tra's truuuuu. truuu. tru. truu. truu. truu's is tru. truu. tru. tru. take dad. Because he's doing this in public. You know what Trump needs? Trump needs a finster. That's what he needs. Yeah, one of those secret Instagram accounts

that only your close friends can see. That's what he needs. Then he can use that to just go crazy with these racist stuff, conspiracy theories, butt picks. He can just let it all out. And America th th thoge just thoge just tho tho tho th th th th th th th th th th th tho tho tho tho tho tho thus tho thus thus, tho tho tho tho thoom, tho-o the, theateate, tho-a-a' tho-a, th-a, th-a th-a the. the. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. the. thi. thi. tttha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. too. too. toooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. thae. t't have to stress. But this time though, this time, it's not just Trump. It seems like everybody thinks that something shady happened here. People on the right are saying it was the Clintons who killed Jeffrey.

People on the left are saying Trump killed him. Jassy Smollett says it was two white Nigerian guys. And I don't know, guys. I don't know. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but something weird happened here. Like, I was thinking, maybe it wasn't Trump or the Clintons. Maybe it was America. This incident should make us all troubled about the jail system. We know that there are many deaths by suicide in jails throughout the country.

The Metropolitan Correctional Center has been understaffed, leading to low morale among guards. And the two guards in the special housing unit where Epstein was kept were both on overtime, one of the guards on his fifth overtime shift of the week. Sources at the jail tell CBS News, they often rely on certain inmates to assist guards in monitoring other inmates due to a lack of manpower. Yeah, you heard that right. Thanks to overworked staff and underfunded prisons, suicide among inmates is all too common in the United States.

With some prisons so understaffed that gods ask other inmates to be on suicide watch for them, which is not ideal. I mean, what if the person they put on suicide watch is a murderer? Huh? What happens then? He's just like, so the good news is he didn't kill himself? So look man, I'll be honest. I get why everybody's suspicious of how this all went down, because you would think a high-profile person like Jeffrey Epstein would have eyes on him all the time. But to be honest, I'm also not sure that there's a conspiracy here. Like, if anything, for me, the conspiracy has been taking place over the last 10 years. First of all, Epstein magically only served 13 months for his crimes.

And in that 13 months, he got to leave prison and go to the office six days a week. And the prosecutor sealed the case which protected Epstein and his co-conspirators and robbed his victims of due process. That for me was the conspiracy. How did that happen? What was going on there? That's the conspiracy. And maybe, maybe, just maybe what happened here is the result of their not being a conspiracy anymore. And Epstein being treated for the first time, just like everyone else.

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My guest tonight represents Massachusetts 7th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. Please welcome Democratic Congresswoman Ayana Presley. Welcome to the Daily Show. Thank you for having. Such an exciting time to have you here. I'm surprised that you made it. I thought you would have gone back to the country that you came from. Have you figured out where that is yet? Is it Wakanda? Is it like, where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Where is this world? Where would you that that you that? Where is th?? you you you you that you th? th? th? th? th? th? th? th? the th? the the th? the th? the the th? th? th? th? the th? th? th? th? th? th? th? that? the the to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th? the th? W? th? that? W. thi? W. thi? W. thi? thi? W. thi? W. thi? W. thea? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? Wa? thia? W. thi? W. thi? W that is yet? Is it Wakanda? Is it like, where, where

is it? Where is it? Where is it? Like, do you ever think about that tweet from the president and go like, where, where is it? You know what, in all seriousness, I wish that I could, you know, feign surprise or some inflated outrage. It's a very predictable prompt from someone who has a long history of not only racist rhetoric but racist actions and every day is rolling out racist xenophobic policies. And this goes way back from leading the birther movement to not renting to African-Americans, to leading the charge for capital punishment and the death penalty for what we know now today is the exonerated five.

And so this is really just par for the course. But I took his advice. I went home home home home home home home tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th. I went home th. I went th. I went th. I went th. th. th. th. th. I went th. I went th. I went toe. I went th. I went th. I went tho. the tho th. I went th. I'm, the the the the the the the the the th. the. the. I. I is, the th. I. th. I. I. th. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. th. I. I. I. I. I. th. I. I. to. to. to. to. to. to. toed. toed. toed. toed. toed. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. the thetoday is the exonerated five. And so this is really just part for the course, but I took his advice, I went home, went back to the Massachusetts 7th, which delivered me. Yeah? And what I learned there is that they see right through Donald Trump the occupant, the occupant, not because I dishonor the office, but because he does. We went from, you know, I mean, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, went, I went, went, went from, went from, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, went, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the him the occupant not because I dishonor the office but because he does. We went from, you know, I mean we went from a president who sang Amazing Grace to one who displays zero of it. And he does not embody the responsibility, the integrity, the empathy, the

compassion of a president, and so I will not call him that. But, you know, we find ourselves, and truly unprecedented times, and the residents of the residents., the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, the residents, their, their, their, their, their, to be, to be, to be, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, to be, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, to, to, to, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the compassion of a president, and so I will not call him that. But we find ourselves in truly unprecedented times, and the residents of the Massachusetts Seventh said to me they see right through him. And you know, this is really a distraction. These are things that he does to distract us from the corruptists, the chaos and the callous and the callousness of this administration. But I can't pretend that then then then then then then then then then then then then then then thin thin thin thin thi thi thu thu thu thu thu thu thu the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thusususususananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananan. I can't pretend that this rhetoric is not dangerous. It is exactly why El Paso happened. Let's talk a little bit about the country as it stands. You know, as a lawmaker, you are in a unique position where you can do more than most people to try and change America in a way that, you know, polls have shown even that people wanted

to change. Let's talk about the shootings. On the one hand you have, you know, the white supremacy and, you know, we've heard you speak about that, but, you know, everyone has agreed on one commonality and that is guns. Whether the person's a white supremacist, whether the person is mentally ill, whether the person is inspired by somebody or just lashing out, the gun is the common factor. What do you think America can do about people's? thia thia thia thia thia thia thia thia thia thin thin, thi, thin, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to to to to to to to to to to to be, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, 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 the the the the the the, the, the. the. the. the. toooooooo. too, too, too, too, too, to to to do about people's easy access to guns? Okay, well first I want to say that yes, guns are the common factor and the common enemy in all of this is Mitch McConnell. And so I just want to ask all of you. So please give him a call and say, I sent you. I'm not sure he'll answer, he's probably in Russia. But on the off chance that he is actually doing his job,

lobby him at 202-242541. Why haven't we acted? Why haven't we acted? Why haven't we acted? This gun violence is a public health crisis and epidemic. This is an urban issue. It is a rural issue. It is the suburban issue.

It is transcendent. It is a public health crisis and epidemic. It is pervasive and it is growing. New Zealand had a mass shooting. And shortly thereafter they banned assault weapons. So why haven't we acted because of a deficit of political courage and leadership despite a mandate, despite a mandate from this from American citizens from every walk of life. Now here's the other thing that I want to say is important. So tomorrow we could save millions

of lives by passing the assault weapons ban. I mean again New Zealand acted in a matter of days and banned assault weapons right. We could pass an assault weapons ban, we could pass universal background checks. I also want to give a shout out to my sister and service Robin Kelly out of Illinois because we also have to address straw purchasing and gun trafficking. We need to hold two narratives. There are mass shootings, and there's community-based violence. And we also know that there are more guns than people.

And for as long as that is the case, you are going to see an intersectionality of violence. Violence begets violence. thoe mass shooters and perpetrators of violence were also abusers of women. You know, these things are all interconnected. And so we need to hold space for both community-based violence, for mass shootings. We need to prioritize whether we are robbed of a life. They're not lost.

They're stolen. On a city block, gang affiliated or not, or due to domestic terrorism at a mosque, a synagogue, a synagogue, every life matters. We've got to hold a narrative, the narrative, their their, their, to to to to to their, to their, their, tooe, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, and their, and thoomorrow, and tho, and their, and their, and their, and their, and the tho, and thoomom. the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. tooom. tooome, tooome, thi. thi. th th th th th t t t ta. tauu. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. thea. ta. t hold narrative for both. And then finally, an issue that I led on in my eight-year tenure on the Boston City Council, and I'm so proud in my six-month tenure as a Congresswoman, to have convened the first hearing in the history of Congress in the Oversight and Reform Committee on Childhood Trauma. We have got to address the residual trauma that gun violence is leaving in its wake that is choking at the promise of our communities. Wow.

You know, it's just like, honestly, you know, Trevor, honestly, it's really just about equitable outrage, equitable justice, and equitable healing. And that's the work that I'm doing every day. It's interesting that you say that because you have been really focused on looking at some of the byproducts and the causes of additional violence in America. You know, as a victim of trauma yourself, you have always said that you have to work on it. You know, I know what that's like. Many of us unfortunately know what that is like.

How do you think America goes about that? America can't even get to a place where you design, to to design, to design, to design, to design, to design, to design, to design, to, to, to be, to, to, to, to, their, their, to, their, their, their, to, their, to, to, their, their, their, their, to, to, to, to, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, their, their, their, their, their, their,'t even get to a place where, you know, the country pays its teachers enough. How do you get to a place where you design a system that helps people who have mental scars from gun violence? Yeah, well, you know, one of the issues that I've championed and was successful in this appropriation cycle and getting an additional $5 million allocated towards school-based health centers. We need social-emotional wellness supports. You know, within our schools, trauma is a barrier to learning, and much of that trauma is due to domestic violence or gun violence, some exposure to violence, but also trauma is trauma is taking on many manifestations in this day and age.

Trauma is displacement, trauma is experiencing homelessness, trauma is poverty, trauma is experiencing homelessness. Trauma is poverty. Trauma is food insecurity. Trauma is the fear of deportation. And so these are all barriers to learning, but forget the fact that they impact the child's ability to learn. This is just about people, our children, growing up to be whole, well-functioning people that can bring to bear their full contribution. Now for adults, what I'm working on is a survivor's bill of rights. For those who have been robbed of loved ones, it's so important that in this work, that we are doing it from a lens that is survivor-led and victim-centered.

And so that's what I'm doing every day. Let's talk about the deportations. You know, one of the stories that really, really broke people's hearts recently was that of the raids in Mississippi, where where, where, th and people, thape, th and people, th and people, th and th and th and thua, thua, th and tho, thii and 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, th, th, th, th, th.......... And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thri. And, thriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. And, thiii. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, the raids in Mississippi, where, you know, people were rounded up and they were working and they were taken away and then you saw their kids crying and many people said, how are we doing this? These people are working, you know, in American plants, making American food and all of a sudden they just kicked out of the country. There is a constant battle in America between what some people would, you know, term secure borders and

also the reality of immigrants who have come into the United States and are undocumented and have lived here and contribute and pay taxes, etc. Firstly, do you think people who hire these immigrants should also face some sort of ramification? You know, the corporations just get to do it again and it doesn't seem to affect them? And secondly, what can America do to find an immigration system that actually works? Yeah, well, so let me just say this. I went to the border, all right? Now, I don't represent a border community, but I represent the Massachusetts 7th is

40% immigrant. And so due to the xenophobic rhetoric and policies, I mean, th, thia, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, thi, thi, they, they, they, they, they, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the immigration, the, the, the immigration, the immigration, the immigration, the immigration, they, they, thi, thi, thi, they, thi, thi, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, they, theymea, they, theymea, tho, they, they, they, theymea, they, they, is they, rhetoric and policies, I mean, this has been a strategic and coordinated attack against immigrants, from the immigration status question to HUD's policy, to ban mixed immigration status households, to the announcement today of public charge, which would deny those that are in a pathway to green cards and visas. It would deny them if they have ever applied for Medicaid or for food stamps. I mean this is unconscionable. You know your book is so aptly titled Born a Crime. Here we have an administration that is criminalizing and vilifying people simply for how they show up in the world.

We have no say and where we are born and we are criminalizing and vilifying people simply for how they show up in the world and for seeking asylum, which is a legal, human right. And you're right, we need to not only address asylum seekers, but we have to address TPS holders. I mean, what's temporary about people who have been contributing to our culture to civic life and to our economy for 10, 15, 20 years. So, you know, we to develop a path to citizenship for TPS holders, for DACA recipients, and we have to not criminalize asylum seekers now. What you were talking about that happened in Mississippi, and what I saw at the border

has haunted me, and it has left me uncomfortable, but I'm okay with that because when we stay uncomfortable, we don't allow ourselves to grow complacent. You know, I urge every member of Congress to go to this board, to go to any border community and to bear witness to the trauma that I saw there. It is dehumanizing, it is demoralizing, women who only spoke Spanish, and I don't, but I didn't need to speak Spanish to understand suffering as they wailed for their children. And the worst part of this, if it could get any worse, is that we've been here before as a nation with slaves at auction blocks on reservations with indigenous people, you know, the most effective tool to oppress a people is to separate families and to take children specifically away from their mothers. And here we find ourselves again. And the fact that this is happening on American soil

because of the occupant of this White House is unconscionable. And so what we need is policy that allows families to settle in community. I mean, 80% of the family, the asylum seekers here have family members here. They can have sponsors right away. So they should be allowed to stay. We should prioritize family preservation. People settling in community, waiting review of their case. And then we need a system that works.

Because right now, the current system, it is doing what it was designed to do. And that is what is most sobering and upsetting about all of this. Wow. Powerful plans. Powerful plans. Thank you so much to be on the show. Wonderful having you here. I'm excited to see what else you get up to. Congresswoman Diana Presley, everybody. The Daily Show with Cover Noa, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central app.

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