The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Trump’s Puerto Rico Backlash, MSG Rally Roast, and the Power of the Latino Vote

Episode Date: October 30, 2024

Ronny Chieng unpacks the fallout from Tony Hinchcliffe's racist joke about Puerto Rico. Grace Kuhlenschmidt adds a surreal twist, following RFK Jr.’s advice to travel back in time to “save” Baby Trump. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog heads to Trump’s MSG rally to mock supporters, launch a merch line, and debut his song, “Liberal Tears.” María Teresa Kumar, President of Voto Latino, joins Ronny on National Vote Early Day to discuss the Latino voting bloc's power and her efforts to close the voter registration gap among eligible Latino voters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with I'm Ronny Chieng. We got so much to talk about tonight. Everyone's voted but you. Puerto Rico might decide the election and Trump doesn't know why you people keep calling him the N-word. Plus, we sent Triumph the insult comedy dog to Maga Square Garden.

So let's get right into the final week of indecision 2024. We are now just one week from election day, but the election is actually well underway. Over 50 million people have already voted early. These days, election day is like a white woman's birthday. You got to celebrate it for a whole f***ing month. But there's still a ton of people who haven't voted yet. And for those people, one late breaking controversy could actually end up making a difference.

Days of backlash after a comedian's racist joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally. They are seeing this backlash breakthrough in a way that they have not seen yet this cycle. Puerto Rico fallout spreading like wildfire in Pennsylvania. Superstars like Bad Bunny, JLo, and Ricky Martin took to social media and their hundreds of millions of followers, blasting out support for Vice President Harris. Jean Marie Lugo says the joke sealed her vote for Harris. I finally said no, I have to be in the right side of the history.

She's lived in Philadelphia for 20 years and was leaning towards Trump until the comments. Wow, this woman was leaning towards Trump and now she's voting Kamala because of that one joke. I mean, she was like, I don't mind racism, but I draw the line at racism. This one offensive joke about Puerto Rico being a garbage island seems to have really broken through in a way that almost nothing else has.

I mean, after all the speeches and the interviews and the press and the energy spent and ads and billions and billions of dollars being thrown around, people just ignored almost everything. But this joke somehow broke through the noise. And as a master political satirist myself, I'm extremely jealous because all we do here is jokes all the time

and it changes nothing. What was the difference maker here? What, the target? Okay, well tell me which country's a shit on, I'll do it. All right, hey Australia, you're the garbage island. Anything? Anyone? Did I move the needle?

How is our engagements? This joke looks like it could have a lasting effect on the race and I I get why Puerto Ricans are upset, but it's still crazy to me that a joke from Trump's warm-up guy seems to be having more of an impact than Trump's actual terrible record on Puerto Rico. I mean, his administration blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane relief. Then Trump went down there and tossed paper towels into the crowd, I guess to help them soak up the hurricane. And to top it all off, Trump tried to trade Puerto Rico

for Greenland. I mean, he would rather... That's not a good thing, don't applaud that. He would rather have a frozen wasteland than a tropical paradise full of brown people with good music. I mean, what a stupid idea. No one in Greenland can play shortstop, okay?

So, will this affect the race? We'll see what happens. But in the meantime, the joke from that MSG rally that really got my attention was actually this one. You know what? Kamala Harris, she's just, she got 85 million votes because she's just so impressive. As the first Samoan Malaysian,

low IQ, former California prosecutor ever to be elected president. Ooh. Big mistake, buddy, all right? I'm Malaysian and the rock is Samoan. Big mistake, buddy. I'm Malaysian and the rock is Samoan. So now, that's right. Now, you're insulting two of the biggest movie stars on the planet.

Get ready for the backlash, baby. But the MSG rally came at a bad time for Trump, because last week his former chief of staff, John Kelly, said that Trump praised Hitler's generals. Yeah, cool. Thanks for finally going on the record five years later, General John Kelly. Anything else you want to warn us about? Like maybe a suspicious bag on the subway in 2004? But now people are comparing the rhetoric at the MSG rally to another MSG rally in 1939

that involved, you guessed it, Nazis, which is the worst thing to happen at the garden other than 20 years of the Knicks. This all has placed Trump on the defensive. The newest line from Kamala and her campaign is that everyone who isn't voting for her is a Nazi. We're Nazis. He's Hitler. And then they say he's a Nazi.

I'm not a Nazi. I'm the opposite of a Nazi. I don't know. I mean, yeah, of course Trump is not a Nazi. I don't know. I mean, yeah, of course Trump is not a Nazi, okay? They all famously served in the military. But what exactly, but what, like, what exactly is the opposite of a Nazi? I mean, is it the guy who started J-Date because you're trying to make more Jews?

Or is it like a guy who has like the reverse mustache, like that everything else but not that hot? But still, I mean, the question remains, is Donald Trump a Nazi? Well, according to JD Vance, the only way to settle this debate is to talk to the people who actually fought the Nazis while they were in the middle

of fighting the Nazis. Now when these guys were fighting the actual Nazis back in 1944, I wonder what they would think about the Kamala Harris campaign. I'd like Kamala Harris to go back in time and hop on that boat and say that she wants taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgeries for illegal aliens. And I'd like to hear the response of those brave men. Yeah, I feel like they might have other things they wanna talk about first.

Like, I don't know, what, you're from the future? Hey, can you tell me the enemy's exact position and if any of these bullets are gonna hit me right now? I don't know, you're from the future? Hey, can you tell me the enemy's exact position and if any of these bullets are gonna hit me right now? Also, Bitcoin, is that a thing or not? And by the way, this is an interesting debate because Kamala has actually never called Trump Hitler. JD Vance did though, and if he's...

And I mean, if J.D. Vance has got a time machine, maybe he should go back in time and tell himself to shut the f*** up. Uh, oh, who knows? I mean, maybe he got it right the first time. But J.D. Vance wasn't the only one talking about time travel. RFK Jr., the legend, also chimed in with the weirdest reason for not comparing Trump to Hitler.

So, what's the legend, also chimed in with the weirdest reason for not comparing Trump to Hitler. So many of us, when we were kids in this country, were asked to consider the moral quandary. Would you, if you could go back in time, would you kill baby Hitler before he could do all the damage? And most of us answer, yeah, we would do that. So when you compare an American political figure to Hitler

who was about to become president, you know, the kind of people who are, you know, who are already a little unstable, you're really suggesting to them that this man should be killed before he gets into office. Man, you thought my accent was bad. But wait. And what are you, what you say? You shouldn't call Trump Hitler because someone will go back in time and kill baby Trump? I don't know.

Even by RFK Junior standards, that makes no sense. I mean, it sounds like his brain worm got a brain worm. And most people would kill baby Hitler, but only RFK Junior would then drop the baby Hitler in Central Park and make it look like a bike accident. So for more on RFK's comments about why we can't call Trump a Nazi, let's go live to Grace Kuhlensmit.

Grace. Grace. Grace, Grace, wait, wait, wait, wait, where are you right now? Not where am I, Ronnie, but when am I? The answer, 1946 in baby Donald Trump's nursery. Shh. It's okay, little itty bitty boobah, mama's here. Gracehhhhh. It's okay little itty bitty boo-bah mama's here. Grace, what the f***?

How did you go back in time? I know right? Okay well what are you doing with baby Trump? Well I heard what RFK said and it gave me a great idea. Not the first time RFK has done that. Oh my god Grace you're not going to do what I think you're going to do are you? What? and it gave me a great idea. Not the first time RFK has done that. Oh. Oh my God, Grace, you're not gonna do what I think you're gonna do, are you?

What? Oh, no, no, no, no. Oh my God, I would never hurt a baby. I have dropped him several times by accident. But no, I'm here to kidnap baby Trump and protect him from all the unstable people who might come back in time to hurt him. Baby Hungie, wanna sucky suck? Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I don't think you can just spontaneously breastfeed a baby. That's not yours, Grace. It's my body, Ronnie. It's my choice. Okay, well. Okay, well, look, now that you've saved baby Trump, what now? What's your plan?

Yeah, so I've decided I'm going to raise him on my own. I'll teach him right from wrong, show him how to respect women, and find a non-violent hobby like baby modeling. If I can do all this, maybe he'll become the leader our country deserves. And lead he shall, Grace, and lead he shall. Wait, wait, who's that?

Oh, Troy Iwata, everybody. Yeah. Hey, Troy. Hey, how are you? Troy. Troy. Troy, nice. Nice. All right. All right. Troy, where are you reporting from? Not where am I, Ronnie, but when am I?

All right, just shut the f*** up and tell me where you are. Okay. I'm from the alternate timeline where Grace successfully raises baby Trump. Oh God, another multiverse? F***ing Marvel. Thank you for everything you do.

Yes, and thank you, Grace, for changing the world. You're a hero here. Everyone here knows your name. Grace Kuhlentrushman. Okay, wow, that's great. So, Troy, is the timeline good? It's great. Everyone is so kind. There's no global warming.

We all have flying cars. That you can have sex with. And last night, Good Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden and his opening joke was, you know what the worst thing about Puerto Rico is? I don't get to spend enough time there. Oh, wow. Grace, I guess you did it.

I mean, you must be so proud. We are forever in your debt, Grace. You saved the world. Thank you, Troy. Quick question, though. What is happening with your hair? Oh, I know. Hot, right?

So all is right in the world. President Trump is sweet as pie, and we all have this really chic haircut. Everyone has that haircut? Literally everyone. It's the only haircut in this timeline. It looks dumb as shit. I'm sorry. I can't do this. If my actions are what caused that haircut, then I'm out. Grace! No! Wait, Grace. Grace, why did you do that? That was our last

chance to save the world. Not worth the haircut, Ronnie. I'm coming back to the future. Oh, that's why it's called that. All right. Grace Cullen-Smith and Troy Wada, everybody. Hey, when we come back, Try On Goes to Manchester Square Garden. You don't want to miss it.

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What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're gonna be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. And I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance, it's probably second. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative.

Listen to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart wherever you get your podcasts. MUSIC CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hey, welcome back to The Jerry Show. Everyone's talking about Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, but what did the people who actually went there think? To find out, we sent over our special correspondent, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

We are here outside Madison Square Garden, witnessing a caravan of migrants invading Manhattan. I didn't think it was possible to have more white people here than a Rangers game. The last time Donald Trump had this many New Yorkers in the palm of his hand, he was doing it to impress Jeffrey Epstein. Trump rally to the right! To the right, folks! Come on! Okay, whoops, sorry.

Wait, wait, wait! Let me just stand right here. Okay, you're good, you're good. Okay. USA! USA! Look at you, my good. Look at this getup. Holy crap. I almost wore that, you know. But thankfully my meds kicked in. You see? Because it's absurd.

Where are you two from? Annapolis, Maryland. Oh, out of towners. So tell me, since you arrived in New York City, how many times have you been murdered? So you're a big Trump fan. I tell you what, at least Trump's the legitimate nominee. Kamala, you know, it was like a coup, right?

They handed her the nomination. Right. But she still has to get past Trump, which for a woman is very hard to do without pepper spray. Everyone outside is like, oh, it's a Nazi rally, right? That is true. No, this is nothing like a Nazi rally. The Nazis were in shape, first of all. They took care of themselves unlike these guy over here.

Seriously, when I look at you, makes me think that groceries aren't expensive enough. Hi, kids. Hi, kids. It's not a Nazi rally. I hate when people use that term. When they call Trump a Nazi. He's the candidate preferred by Nazis. Here's another issue that drives me crazy. Inflation, am I right? It's crazy right now. Can you believe it's costing Elon Musk one million dollars per voter to steal the election?

It's a disgrace. The Democrats are running on abortion a lot, right? That's a big issue in this election. What would you say to people worried about losing that right, aside from what is it like to have sex? I do not believe that they should be pulling across our borders. Foreigners are destroying American jobs.

That is true. Did you know that just one illegal immigrant caused 6,000 people to lose their jobs at Twitter? This guy, Elon something. Well, that's a good point. What's the biggest seller today? Right here. This one, this one, and all the hats.

You know what though? I got some merch. What you got? If he loses, the election was stolen. What if he wins, you say? Look, the election was not stolen. Okay, how about this one? To commemorate the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, I'm with 20,000 stupids.

Arrows all around. Wow. I think it's gonna be a big seller. This is a human dog collar. A lot of Trump fans can wear this. If found, return to Staten Island. Guys, we gotta fix you up with some merch. I'm selling merch, you know. Yeah, especially you.

Here, here's what I got for you. I appreciate that. Trump condoms. There you go. Here, here's what they look like. You know, they have more value if you keep them in the wrapper. Which I'm sure you won't have any problem doing. And then here, you can also have these.

These are the Arnold Palmer size. I'm sorry, I'm not... I think you actually want... I got a question for you. Are you going in? No, I'm not going in. I wanted to speak. But they said, we don't need dogs

and we have way too many puppets already. Do you love RFK Jr.? Yeah, RFK. Okay, if you like RFK Jr., raise your hand as far as the polio will allow. RFK is a real hero, isn't he? He is a good hero. I mean, because being a hero is all about sacrifice,

and that man has sacrificed every principle he ever had to endorse Donald Trump. Between him and me, that's two of us who've had their balls cut off. How much better is Kamala? Donald Trump doesn't need notes. Donald Trump does not need notes to stand and wander around the stage

while Ave Maria plays six times. You're absolutely right. You can't put a soundtrack and laughter on these. Oh, I don't need one. Listen to those people. Let me hear it, Daily Show! I can laugh around here. Oh, I don't need one. Listen to those people Trust me the liberals are going nuts. Yes. I'm sorry. I don't mean to insinuate that Trump is out of his mind I'm stating it bluntly Trump is out of his mind I gotta say it's a nice crowd, but a lot of angry white guys here.

I gotta admit, what do you think is less likely? That Haitians are eating cats, or that any of the guys here have ever eaten ****? Fuck! Eat the cat! Eat the cat! Eat the cat! I don't think that's a protection. Why do you think Trump had to-

Put this guy in the bathroom! Let me get the punchline, then shit on me. Is this like a full ****? Eat the cat, eat the cat, I don't need your attention. Why do you think Trump can't... Put this guy in the bathroom. Let me get the punch line then shit on me. Is this like a full... ... with a call of fame New Yorker? Alright, these people are out of their minds.

I'm gonna have to change into something that will command more respect around here. Okay, let's do this! How's everyone doing, huh? Trump, Trump, Trump, here we go. Look at my old friend. We both took a poop on Nancy Pelosi's desk, right? I don't know about that. I don't remember.

Come on. What a dump, what a dump we took in there. Oh, here we go, here we go. We're storming the Capitol. I wanna storm a schnauzer's vagina. Who's with me? Folks, we're on the verge of something very special. Can you feel it?

You know, the other side, they'll talk about record low unemployment, record high stock market infrastructure, blah, blah, blah. But this election is more than about issues that quote-unquote affect us. This election is personal. Am I right?

Yeah! It's about sticking it to those elitist liberals. Yeah! Those elitists who hate billionaires. Yeah! But you know what? On November 5th, those elitists, they're going to be the ones crying, and we're going to be the ones drinking.

Liberal tears, liberal tears, liberal tears, everybody liberal tears. I love them salty liberal tears. I won't have Medicare in two years! But at least I'll know that there's liberal tears Liberal tears, liberal tears L-I-B-R-U-L, liberal tears The world's in the shitter, but I'm spiteful and pitter We're all throwing mud in the oceans are flooding and Just as a bonus by billionaire zonas my candidates lying the planet is dying But liberals are crying so I say three cheers

Cuz my dream is to drown in them liberal kids. Oh yes, liberal kids! Thank you Triumph. When we come back, Maria Theresa Kuma will be joining me on the show, so don't go away. Hey, everybody. Jon Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday. We're gonna be talking about the election earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls?

We're gonna be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? Listen to The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, wherever you get your podcasts. My guest tonight is the co founder and president of Voto Latino. Please welcome Maria Teresa Kumar. Thanks for being on the show. You're Latino, your last name is Kumar. I guess it makes you the ultimate brown person.

Actually, my children. Because they are half brown. They're half brown. They're half brown. They're half brown. They're half brown. They're half brown. They're half brown. They're half brownuma. I guess. It's everybody's mind. Yeah, well, I guess it makes you the ultimate brown person.

Actually, my children. Because they are half Jewish, they are quarter South Asian, actually quarter South Asian, quarter Jewish, and then all Latino. So there you go, brown is brown. American, right? American. Right?

Asians and Latinos, you gotta do that, like the meme. Like there's the- Be very afraid. So I mean, you know, similarities of Asians. I mean, you know, whenever people talk about the Asian voting block, I always kind of tell them like, oh, we're not really a monolith. They say a lot of different types of Asians. And I assume the same is with Latinos.

100%. Latinos, like if the Colombian soccer team is playing, that's who I cheer for. Don't tell me that Sancocho is better for the Puerto Ricans or the Dominicans because Colombian Sancocho is better. But you know what we're not a monolith, or we are a monolith? Yeah.

When it comes to Latino rights. Okay. All Latinos come together. Okay. Yeah, the rights are on the line. Okay, I mean, now, I gotta take a word for that. I mean, is it like,

in what ways does the Latino voting bloc differ from, let's say, the average American voter in their concerns and? Yeah, well, I mean, look, when you talk, when you put abortion on the ballot, Latinos really care. Because what folks don't realize is that the average American voter, white voter, is 48 years old. The average Latino voter is 31. Okay, when you say that they care, which way do they care?

They care to have agency and access over their bodies. They want to make sure that they can not only have access to abortion, but they also want to make sure that they have access to healthcare. And it's something that's super important to them. And one of the things that I think the right has gotten wrong is this idea. I'll give you an example.

When Mitt Romney was running for president, my grandmother called me. My grandmother got married when she was 13 years old. She had eight children. She gets up every single morning at four o'clock in the morning and does the rosary. And she called me and said, Maria Teresa, I hear Romney wants to take away abortion.

And I said, oh no, grandma, I'm gonna have to tell you that I'm on the board of Planned Parenthood. Talk about an awkward conversation with your 89-year-old grandmother, right? And then she said... Catholic, Latino, grandmother. Catholic, Latino. And then she said, she said,

I love all my children equally, but had I had choices, I would have made different ones. And so I want to make sure that other women have different choices. And so to break... Right? Right? But to break, I have to break... Right? But to break...

I have to tell you, Ronnie, to break that awkwardness, I said, okay, Grandma, so you're telling me that you love them all equally. Which uncle would you not have had? Wow. Okay. What did she say? She hung up really quick. Wait, so, okay, so, I mean, back to the idea.

I mean, there's this, I guess, from my perspective, I always hear about how the Latino vote is much more conservative than people would assume because of, you know, we associate minorities kind of with left-wing politics. But in the case of Latinos, they seem to be, you know, there's characteristics in the conservative side that really appeal to them. So, again, this is where it gets really awkward. Like, literally, close to 60% of Latino voters are under the age of 40.

And so when you talk to a lot of Latino voters, they're disproportionately young people. And what do I have to do for a young person? I don't have to convince them that climate change is real. I need to convince them that they have to vote. And if they vote for the right people that believe in climate change, then they can change policy. And so when people say, again, that Latinos are not

a monolith, it's really around generational stuff. And so again, it's a matter of how do you mobilize them. And one of the reasons that we're here today is because we're celebrating National Early Vote Day. And the way you get young people to participate is you talk to them about the issues they care about. celebrating National Early Vote Day. Sure. And the way you get young people to participate is you talk to them about the issues they care about. In this case, they care about housing is too damn high,

they care about abortion, and you know what they don't like? They don't like racists. Oh yeah? Good. I really got it. So are you sure they don't like racists? Cause maybe- Absolutely.

Doesn't sit well. I mean, so you're saying that the Latino voting block in your opinion is more divided according to generation than ethnicity of Latinos. Okay. So to give you an idea, so if you look at Arizona, Arizona was able to flip for the Democrats in 2020 was because you have a massive group of young Latinos coming of age.

To give you an example, Biden won Arizona by 10,400 votes. Since then, over 160,000 Latinos have turned 18 just in Arizona. And you know what politicized them? Racism. Sheriff Arpaio, show me your paperwork. So, no, this is, this is, this all sounds great. So, but then, so what is the issue? Why is it even then?

It's, I mean, it's, that's the right question. It's even because the massive amount of Latino voters that have come of age have not been fully registered. My life's work is trying to register voters as soon as they turn 18. A Latino voter turns 18 every 30 seconds in this country. Right. So you're hanging around high schools with like, hey, can you? That's such a good look.

Now I'm at a little awkward. Yeah, yeah. I'll give you democracy and freedom if you vote for me. No, but that's the biggest gap, right? So when people say Latinos don't care, when voter Latino, when we register... Nobody said that. I didn't say that. No. No, you didn't. No, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth.

No, but oftentimes people will... There will be headlines that are like, Latinos, the sleeping giant, right? And those are serious questions, because the biggest challenge for the Latino community is to close the voter registration gap. There's roughly 10 million Latinos that are not registered and the majority of them are literally under the age of 29. If you ask yourself why do they have all these

laws trying to prevent the vote? It's because we live in a multicultural America that's disproportionately young, that has a very different worldview than the people controlling most branches of government. And so our job is to say, look, we need you not only to register, but vote early and make sure that you're doing it in droves. Because oftentimes people wait until the last minute, then all of a sudden, if you're working an hourly job,

you don't have time. You can't afford to stand in line for hours. But you can if you start voting right now. And I mean, that deserves applause. Yeah, you should vote right now if you start voting right now. Sure. And I mean, I, yeah, that deserves applause. Yeah, you should vote right now. You should vote right now. I mean, you've got a right to vote. You're amazing.

Yeah. I mean, I agree that we seem to be in a moment in time when it seems to be a generational battle between old people and old people and then like younger people. I do feel that, but I guess I'm asking you and it seems to, you seem to be telling me that even, I don't think for granted that just because you're young,

you're not conservative. So I'm asking you if you young Latino people, I mean, are you that confident that they don't skew 50-50 conservative? They're absolutely not 50-50. I can tell you like even, so we do tons of focus groups all the time. Like you're gonna have to come over Ronnie

and I'll just bury you into data and you're gonna love it, it's super sexy. I'm okay, I think I'm okay. I'm like, I'm okay. But we actually, our job is to actually better understand, right, and so I will tell you, like the last poll we took, when you look at Latino young voters, 70% of them were for Kamala Harris.

Oh, okay. Seven out of 10. Okay. That's good. So our job, so our job is to get them out. Okay, so how do we, yeah, okay. Well, that sounds good, but again, I'm just like, this is, oh, then-

It's not easy. No, no, no, it's not easy. Why is it still even then? Who the fuck is not, what's missing here? They're not, no, no, well, that is why it was so important when Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez came out for Kamala Harris because we are constantly in these balkanized media environments.

Young people get their information from TikTok. Bad Bunny talking to low information voters, saying, hey, look over here, this guy's a racist, he believes that Puerto Ricans are garbage, but here, come and vote for Kamala Harris because she actually has a plan. That's why he was so important. It's not just like his leadership,

it's more of like, he gets to talk to audiences that don't consume information in traditional ways. Sure, and on that point, like, so you think this, this MSG rally stuff about Puerto Ricans, is this gonna move the needle or not? I can tell you that at both of those, you know, the amount of celebrities that have come out

through the woodwork have been phenomenal, but also business leaders. And this is the thing, when he went after Puerto Ricans, that comedian, he went after all of us. Because in the Latino community, we recognize code, we recognize dog whistles. When Donald Trump decided that he was going to run for office because he was calling Mexicans rapists and criminals, we all in the Latino community heard that dog whistle. And we organized starting in 2018 and 2020 and 2022. And our job now is basically to stand firm and make sure that we're participating.

And that is learning about how to vote. Go to votolatino.org and votolatino.org is for everybody, not just Latinos, but our allies and our friends because we want everybody voting and you too. Well, not you. Not me, that's a federal offense. So, yeah, today is National Vote Early Day, and you're with the organization Voto Latino, and you want to tell us a bit about what you guys do?

We basically, in 2010, the census said that Latinos were the second largest demographic of Americans. But we didn't come of age as the second largest demographic of voters until 2018. So we got to work. We said, where are the possibilities of moving elections? And we register voters all the time, and we mobilize them and we inform them. And for us, it's like, how do you nurture a relationship? You give it love.

Our democracy is a relationship. And how we nurture it is with our vote. It's a bit of an abusive relationship at this point, but did you? Well, no, because you know what? We voted in record number in 2018 and 2020, and then all of a sudden we got insulin costs came down to $35. We actually got loan forgiveness for billions of dollars. Like, we finally started showing up and we have the best climate change policy.

But no one cares about your facts. I feel sad. I feel sad. We do. The person who does care is the person that doesn't have to pay $2,000 for insulin. No, I agree. I think that people don't pay attention to facts, which brings you to the other thing you guys do, which is you battle off misinformation. All the time. All the time. And so one of the things that we've learned is that the... And when you say, why aren't young people paying attention, oftentimes the massive amount of disinformation that they're getting online, on TikTok in particular, is very real. So our job is to say, what are you listening to and how do we combat it? The other thing we know, and this is I think where we have a lot of commonality with the Asian American community, is that oftentimes our elders are getting bad information and

it's that young person that basically breaks the fever, says, no, that's not exactly what happened. Breaks the fever or just an unending fight. But they eventually listen. Yeah. I mean, on that note, I mean, see, we all, you know, while here, we're kind of like preaching to our choir a little bit.

Yeah. But we do. I'd just like to ask you, like, what would you say to conservative Latino voters right now who might be on the fence? Or what would you tell them to? Yeah. So my grandmother always says, you are who your friends are.

Wait, look in the camera. Look in the camera. You are who your friends are. Sorry. Mi abuelita dice. My grandmother says, you are who your friends are. And so if Donald Trump's friends are calling our community garbage, if they're talking about mass deportation,

if they are talking about this idea of separating families or deporting whole families, they're talking about you. Because the moment you step out that door, you present as Brown. And our job right now is to safeguard our democracy. And if Kamala Harris can bring Dick Cheney and AOC under one tent, that's a call for our democracy right now. I cry for it better.

For our Latino president, Mariaa Puma, everybody. We're going to take a quick break. We'll be right back after this. Thank you. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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