The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Trump Deal Lets Iran Keep Missile Arsenal and $400 Billion & Republicans Lash Out | Johnny Knoxville

Episode Date: June 19, 2026

Jordan Klepper dives into Trump's freshly signed peace deal that makes Iran $400 billion richer, the president's sudden change of heart about letting Iran have missiles, and conservatives calling out Trump’s failure to achieve anything from the war. And while this conflict demonstrated that the U.S. can’t just force its will onto every country all the time, Josh Johnson thinks he can strongarm Iran into an even better deal. With all of New York celebrating the Knicks championship at a historic ticker-tape parade, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog showed up to chat with Knicks fans of every stripe, from NYPD cops to kilted bagpipers to babies, and he even scored a sweet celebrity interview with Jon Stewart. “'Jackass' is basically about friendship - lots of male nudity, sometimes penetration - but it’s about friendship.” Creator and star of the "Jackass" franchise and co-host of “jackass the podcast,” Johnny Knoxville, sits down with Jordan to discuss his new film, “Jackass: Best and Last.” They talk about the terrifying first scene in the film that launched Knoxville’s career 28 years ago, what happens to people who lay down prank boundaries, and how Jackass may be the answer to the male loneliness epidemic. Plus, Knoxville offers Klepper advice for his first colonoscopy. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're listening to Comedy Central. From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central is America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Jordan Klober. Talk about tonight, Trump enjoys an after-dinner peace deal. Republicans are jealous A-F, and today was the Knicks parade. We sent Triumph, the insult, comic dog there. But did he poop on it?

Stay tuned to find out. But first, let's get into the headlines. Let's start with the big news of the day. Now, not the Knicks parade. We'll get to that later. How many times do I have to tell you, kids, you can't have your Nix parade until you finish your Iran war, okay?

But, speaking to that, great news. The Iran War is finished. In the gilded halls of Versailles, President Trump marking the end of the G7 summit by signing a memorandum of Understanding with Iran. That was signing the peace treaty. It felt more like paying the bill after dinner. Did Iran get the jalapeno poppers?

Because I didn't have any of the paupers. I shouldn't have to pay for half the poppers. Although I can understand why Trump didn't want a bigger ceremony than this. If you look at the details of this deal, it's not really that great for him. The agreement's most controversial provision, a $300 billion framework for the reconstruction of Iran, and the return of over $100 billion in assets that were frozen by the U.S. In exchange, Iran must allow toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days, which existed before the war.

$300 billion? I mean, how did that happen? You know what? Wait a minute. Can we zoom in there for a second? Can we zoom in? There it is. They got him with that automatic gratuity.

You got to watch out for that. So basically, we go back to where we were before the law. except Iran gets $400 billion. And to add insult to injury, the Ayatollah is using all that cash to build himself a sweet-ass ballroom. So, you know what? Maybe it's worth giving Iran a big old bribe if it means completely eliminating their military apparatus.

He conceded yesterday that it will not completely eliminate their military apparatus. Didn't they have a whole ballistic missile arsenal that we were trying to dispantle? The president saying it would be unfair for Iran. not to have a ballistic missile arsenal while their neighbors in the Gulf do. If other countries have them, it's a little bit unfair for them not to have some. Slow down there, Miss Rachel. I don't know if sharing as caring applies to ICBMs. Okay, all right. I'm a bit confused here.

I'm trying to remember Trump's position on all of this before the treaty. We are going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground, it will be totally again obliterated. Okay, okay. That sounds bad. Maybe that was taken out of context. Can we play the rest of the sentence?

It will be totally again obliterated. Unless it's a little bit unfair. Okay, okay. Yes, thank you. See, see, see, and you people doubted his dedication to equity and inclusion. But the fact that Donald Trump started a war

that ended badly for him is not really a surprise. What's a little shocking is that conservatives are calling him out on it. The details that I've seen so far look awful. I don't want to see theocratic Islamists who want to kill us made stronger. Count me in the

skeptical column. They're going to recover everything we've taken away from them. It's much bigger than a mistake. They're better off than they were before the hostilities began. Wow. That assessment is brutal for Trump. I mean, the man who went to his barber and said,

I want my head to look like the reservoir tip of a condom, thinks you have bad judgment. I mean, Mr. President, you need to bring the skeptics onto your side, and I'm sure you'll marshal all of your rhetorical wit and persuasive techniques to do so. A furious response from the president. This is what he wrote before dawn. These fools who think I haven't been tough enough on Iran,

they're just either jealous, bad people, or stupid. Masterful, sir. Masterful. Oh, another powerful rebuttal on par with the greats. I believe it was Cicero who said, you fugly sluts wish you were thick like me. For more on the reaction to the Iran deal, let's go live to our senior foreign correspondent Josh Johnson. Josh, I gotta say, this does not sound like the deal Trump,

wanted. It sure as shit doesn't, Jordan. This deal sucks big old donkey dong, all right? This deal is the John Travolta in a beret of deals. It doesn't look good, and it's making a lot people say, what the fuck I even looking at? I can see you're mad.

We're all mad, Josh, but I think there is a good lesson here about the arrogance, thinking we can just tear up a deal and get a better deal. We really sometimes just need to live with the deal that we have. Sure. Or we could do that, or I could tear this deal up right now and go get us a better one. No, no, no, Josh, no, that's exactly what we just did.

Don't tear up the deal. I can't hear you over the... No, no, Josh, no, Josh, don't, don't... Don't... Josh, don't tear it up. Man, don't tear it up. Sorry, dude. To quote Natalie and Brulia, you're a little late.

It's already torn. I'm going over to Iran right now, and I'm going to get us a new deal. Bia! No, Josh. No, Josh. No, no. Does anybody have eyes on Josh? Josh?

Can you hear me? Okay. Josh? Are you? Are you okay? Josh? Are you okay? That sounded...

Josh, what happened? I f*** up, Jordan. I underestimate how Jack they were under those rolls. Yeah. Are you okay? Do I look okay? To quote Natalie and Bruea, I am cold and I am shame

lying naked on the floor. And this new deal is even worse. All right, now we got to give them twice as much money and I straight up had to give them Nebraska. I am so sorry, Nebraska. Y'all gonna have to move out by the end of the month. Also, I'm sorry, Jordan. As part of the deal, they get to watch you shower.

What? Why is that part of the deal? Don't worry, it's not sexual. They just never seen anyone that tall try to wash his feet before. You do wash your feet, right? Yes, I mean, sometimes. I mean, they're far away.

It doesn't... God damn it, Josh. This is exactly the cycle I was talking about avoiding. Dang. You're right. You're right. I thought I could get a better deal when I couldn't. And now they get to see you naked,

which has got to feel like a violation. And this deal is so much worse, which is why I'm going to go back over there and get us a better deal. No, no, no, Josh, no. How can you forget the lesson just this fast? No, no. Shut up, all right? Iran can suck my nuts, all right? Last thing those musly Iranians will expect is to see me again, all right?

No, Josh, Josh, Josh, can come back. You're going to make it worse. No. Is that a cat? That sounds like a kid. Josh, can you hear me? Tell them I don't love the shower thing. Josh!

Josh! Oh, boy. They got me bad, all right? They got me so bad. To quote Natalie Embruyer, they twisted my nipples my nipple, smooth off. That is not a Natalie and Brulia song. My head's spinning.

I can't remember a single Natalie Embruya lyric. Okay. Is the new deal even worse? Stop spinning, Jordan. I'm still. Josh, what's the new deal? Well, it isn't all bad. Some of it's extremely bad.

We owe them a trillion dollars a month. We give them all our bombs, ballistic, nuclear bath bombs too. Also, they get a fourth round draft pick in the NFL, and we had to legally change your name from Jordan Klepper to Captain Bitch Tits. What? What? Why would you agree to that? They wanted deputy bitch tits.

I got you a promotion. No, no, fuck that. No, go back in there and negotiate that. Go get that out of the deal. No, no, I learned my lesson. This cycle of violence has to end. I've lost a nipple every time I've gone to Iran. I'm ready to accept the deal we have.

You were right the whole time. And I thank you for your wisdom, bitch tits. That's Captain bitch tits to you, Josh Johnson. Josh Johnson, everybody. Go to the Knicks parade. Don't go away. For New Yorkers. That's right. They opened a Starbucks at 67th and 3rd. Finally, a place to enjoy Starbucks in New York City.

But now that I think about it, there was something else going on downtown. The chance echoed off lower Manhattan skyscrapers. Confetti reigned from above. New York transformed into a sea of blue and orange. For the Knicks' first ever, ticker tape parade through the can. A celebration of 53 years in the making. Woo! 53 years!

The last time New York won, the recipe for Katsas' pastrami sandwiches still included actual cocaine. And all of the weed shops that used to be vape shops were cigar shops. But it was a beautiful scene of happy fans. And of course, our champions, like Jalen Brunson, O.G. Ananobe, and Carl, Anthony Towns. Although my favorite moment was when number 13, Tyler Kolek,

Tyler Coleck went out to meet fans, and cops didn't seem to realize he was a member of the team. I will say, as a regular tall guy that's always asked if I play basketball, it's nice to finally see a basketball player get mistaken for just a regular tall guy.

Plus, it sure is a change seeing a white guy getting unjustly stopped by the cops. Happy Juneteenth, everybody. But if you ask me, the real MVP of the parade wasn't even an explanation. That's a nice effort, but there's really no chance this guy is going to make it through that crowd. He's better off just throwing the Chick-fil-A bag up and hoping OG Ananoi can tip it to the customer.

Unfortunately, because space was limited, not everyone had a chance to make it to the parade in person. So, to give everyone a fire hydrant level perspective, we sent Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to check it out. I'm here in New York City with thousands of elated New Yorkers from all walks of life all here for one reason none of them have jobs let's go Nick let's go New York go New York go I'm surrounded by B.O nice this guy gets it all right we got some real Nick fans here yes I don't know about this is this looks like a bandwagon fact only only been a fan for about 16 months I'm not so sure all right Have fun. Have a good time, fellas. I hope you're wearing underpants because there are children here.

New York Knicks, finally, right? Now that this playoffs are finally over, are you looking forward to getting back to not having anything to talk about with your dad? Listen, baby, you know what my nickname at the dog park is? Oh, what is it? It's Jalen Brunson because I'm undersized, but I know how to finish at the hole. Sorry, you didn't hear that. Oh, yay! You guys are with the K-9 unit, yes? Yes. And here he is. Oh, look at you. Good boy. Good boy. Wow, he is... You're a good boy. You would have called Wenbeniana for a flagrant, wouldn't you? Yes.

Habe Espanol? Habe Espanio. Wembeñana is that putta. No, no, no. No, no. You have to feel great today. I mean, you guys have been Nix fans since there were white guys in the starting lineup. Let me guess this much, this is the best thing to happen to you guys since rent control. Repeat after me. My mayor is a Muslim.

My mayor is a Muslim. My bagel is Jewish. My hair is white. My hair is white. I lost my sex drive. Nixon five. My bus is on fire. My bus is on fire.

My referees are liars. My leverage is a fucking life. Please don't check my hard drive. Please don't check my hard drive. Nixon fire! In the old age, there was a ticker tape parade. They would go stock market ticket tapes. Yes, sir.

And then they don't use ticker tape anymore. So this year, they just shredded the Epstein fire. Landry! This is incredible. It was great seeing you court side at the finals. It's like the NBA said, how can we make Wenbagnana look even younger and taller? Put it next to John.

next to John Stewart. Nina Servacio! I'm enjoying it, but I'm worried. I hear the NBA is still bringing ruffs out here. They're trying to get Carl Anthony Towns to foul out of the parade. Mitch! Look at this. She's wearing one of those Taylor Swift shirts.

You think she's a real fan? Absolutely. She was in Cleveland two weeks ago. A fucking celebrity, too! No, you're a dog. a disgrace. How did you feel about Taylor Swift being there? Everyone's afraid to say anything. I'm not afraid. Yes, you are. Oh, you're trium. I'm his biggest celebrity as Susie Espin, right? I can march into parade too, yes? Parade is so loud, even Donald Trump wouldn't

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Please welcome Johnny Knoxville. Feel the guttled reaction in the audience when they see, when they see just nuts smash. You can just feel it at a room. It really warms my heart. This film is great. Can I tell you, right off the bat, the first scene in this film, the first scene is a scene that didn't air. MTV wouldn't let it air.

Right. That you filmed where you shoot yourself at close range with a fucking gun. Yeah. It's quite frankly shocking and wild to watch. Like, when you watch that, do you recognize that 27-year-old Johnny Knoxville? Yeah, because I had just had a daughter and I was terrified of how I was going to support her, and that was my best guess.

Like, I was throwing everything against the wall, mostly myself. Yeah. You're like, if I take a gun to my chest, maybe I can get money off of this. It doesn't make any sense, but I was, I was, that's just, that's where my inclination sent me. Is it right?

You kind of inspired at the time, Hunter Thompson was an inspiration to you, and sort of that participatory journalism? That's how I started out, like a half-ass Hunter S. Thompson. Yeah. You know, and that, and I seen a reporter testing pepper spray on himself on the news. I'm like, well, that's funny. How about if I do the pepper spray, stun gun, taser gun,

and then I shoot myself. It's like, this guy doesn't take it nearly far enough. Yeah, that's a good start. It's remarkable watching this film and been a fan of the Jackass franchise since the beginning. And I'm curious, like, what is more anxiety-inducing? Like, the getting hit in the balls or the anxiety about somebody hitting you in the balls

while you're at work for a 24-hour period? That is there, but honestly, those are the least of my problems. Yeah. You know, because then there's, you know, the rockets or the bulls. You can handle the little nut sack taps. Never feels good, but it's better than the other. Yeah, I guess if you start with gun to the chest, at some point you're like,

you're not breaking a nut sack is not the good thing that breaks me. Which I did break, not the nuttack, but I broke the gym dog, the urethra. Yeah, yeah. But that was a long time ago. Some of my earlier work. Well, this is what you sort of grapple with. and talk about a little bit in this, is that you've been doing this for quite some time, and you're all, you're older gentlemen now.

There's even stunts that happen here. There's a colonoscopies, there's a robot prostate exam. I'm wondering if, does age make jackasses off us all? Yeah, I guess, I guess so. It sure helped our footage. How do you sort of decide who's doing what when you're planning this thing out? Well, everyone has their specialties, but also, if someone's really draws a line, like, I'm not doing that, absolutely not doing that, then Jeff makes them do it.

Yeah, you can never say I'm not doing it because then you're just hurting yourself. The tension is part of it. Yeah. It's funny, watch, you know, you go to such extremes, and there's also such beauty and creativity in a jackass movie, which I think is what is so fun and surprising. Something that I'm often amazed at with you, you put yourself in difficult situations, and sometimes you're undercover in situations.

And it's beyond the craziness of it, you're able to keep a calm, whether you're dressed up as an older grandfather stripping in the middle of a strip club, or you're getting arrested and having to stay in character. How do you keep that calm in those moments where people don't know what is happening? The first time I ever did a prank, I laughed when I was trying to do the prank, and it completely ruined the footage.

And after that, I'm like, I'm just going to play it straight and be calm because otherwise, what are we doing? Yeah. I don't want to lose footage. Yeah. So it's harder when the cops pull guns on you, but if that happens enough, you learn to deal with it. It happened like five or six times. And by the way, a cop ever pulls a gun and tells you to stay down, take the note. That's the end.

Yes. How things change? It's curious watching this now. Like, there's a throwback to when you guys kidnap Brad Pitt off the street. And I watch that now, and I just can't imagine that happening in a world where people have cell phones constantly. And yet, thinking about the jackass viewer experience, what's so fun about it is seeing it with a group of people in a movie theater. Yeah. Like, people have...

access now on their phones to people doing extreme things, more intimate portraits, perhaps like stunts on a more small-scale level. As you guys have evolved with this and seeing people copy you and trying to work off of what you guys have sort of created, what challenges do you see now that the technology has shifted? Well, you know, it did get harder for us as the years went on because you don't

get smaller, you get bigger. The sets get bigger. We started out like a punk rock show, everyone riding around in a van together, and then, and now there's just trucks everywhere, so it was tough to keep it intimate. So, and as far as what everyone else is doing, it really doesn't affect us and how, you know, it's, we're, Jackass is basically about friendship, lots of Mnudity. Sure. Sometimes penetration. But it's about friendship.

And I think that's where most people, that's what they're missing and what they're doing. Like we're, it was a special group. That does resonate. I think I know a lot of people who wouldn't expect to be jackass fans who are brought in because they're like, oh, these guys, they like each other. They're laughing at each other. Part of watching Jackass is watching something that is extreme or outlandish or also like beautifully childish, like that thing you wanted to do when you were young but didn't have the balls

to do it and to see that. And then to see a group of other people enjoy that camaraderie. And it's curious. We have a lot of people out here talk about like the male loneliness epidemic. And then you, it's refreshing to watch something like Jackass where you see dudes hanging out and enjoying each other like our... Nude dudes. Have you found the answer? Is it, is NutTaps the answer to the male loneliness There is usually nothing standing between me and my buddies, not one stitch of clothing, and we have nothing to hide from each other. And we're very inclusive of everyone.

And we're just trying to make ourselves laugh, you know? I don't know if we've hit on something, but that's what happened. I'd be remiss. I'm having my first colonoscopy in the next week. Very true. This is what happens at we age. And I can't think of a better person to ask if you have any advice

for someone staring down their first colonoscopy. Oddly enough, I do. It's called the colonoscopy Olympics. Okay. You take your colonoscopy prep, compete in a high jump, some hurdles, the long jump, And John Stewart can film it.

That's okay. I may get a second opinion. But thank you very much. Jackass, best, and last will be in theaters, two-party text. We'll launch today. Johnny Knoxville. We'll take a quick break for you right back. This morning, the unusual approach from the Japanese government

to address the string of bear attacks there. These are emergency response drills. And you can see they include a human with a bear suit crawling around. acting like he's getting shot. So I know it looks odd, but here at CNN News Central, we are pro role playing.

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