Elon Musk Purges Gov’t Budget With Federal Aid Cuts & Trump Continues Jan 6 Revenge | The Daily Show

[@2332Stephen]

" it doesn't sound legal but nothing does anymore" 😅 nailed it

[@Seriouslydave]

He's doing a Nixon with the fbi. But throwing it in everyone's faces.

[@smartman-kensington]

it is legal, elon got the read only access to payment system to audit, fully authorized by president himself, and lo and behold, tons of irrational "aid"...US$50M to send condoms to gaza...

[@TheChurchOfEl]

The funny thing is nobody on the news is telling anybody how they can bring legal charges against musk and your government for violating these laws. Nobody wants to teach people how to fix things or get free money. It's almost as if they wanted things to break.

[@jimmyjohns7866]

I don't understand how people are surprised tbh. He said it fifty times in his presidential speeches running into the election about using elon to look at every penny of American spending. Anyone who follows politics now knows there's billions spent on nonsense and millions of people who relatively do nothing. He said he was going to do this and now he's doing this lol people literally voted for this

[@fuzzyschwartz]

spending the money on some of the things they are spending it on seems illegal.

[@Tsuioku_Dark]

I really enjoy the rotation of hosts. Having to see the diverse perspectives of how to write and approach a comedy segment is great.

[@Afrochilla]

"Diverse", are you referring to... DEI?!?!?! Shhhh don't say it too loud before he hears...

[@alphadog9211]

I like it too

[@buttscarlton1490]

I agree. They have a whole team of writers for every episode that includes the correspondents, it's always a group effort

[@Flo-qw4jr]

Yeah I’ve really come to enjoy it as well. It took some time to adjust to it but it’s just great now.

[@Unapologetically786]

I wonder if the guy at the end is the new addition to the team?

[@thienthetyga3462]

I liked when there was a difference between a president and a king

[@1craley878]

I remember those times, I was proud of my country and could sleep at night.

[@jeffsteyn7174]

Remember kings don't leave

[@Whitney-e8w]

@@thienthetyga3462 king’s today are Constitutional only ~ unlike your self proclaimed autocratic king Trump 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

[@comment.highlighted]

REALLY, Drama Queen 😭 Oh such a Difference, huh? King Trump 😆 Stop living in your made up world 🤷‍♂️

[@silverXnoise]

How about between a president and a floppy taint?

[@Eramaeis]

"Is that legal?" is a fantastic new segment lol. We'll definitely need it

[@WastedPo]

I think maybe Jon Stewart needs to watch it as well.

[@ovo_faygss1440]

@@WastedPoI think you both need an iq and an actual education 💀 no way you believe any of this 😂 all of this can easily be proven wrong and is propaganda for the left 😂 so sad you can’t see this

[@armie4172]

To be frank, I thought it would be much shorter- Desi asks the guy if it’s legal and he just says “no”.

[@professorswaggamuffin7572]

I knew it'd get bad but didn't think it'd get this bad this fast. Stay strong everyone! Do whatever you need to take care of yourselves & each other.

[@LateNightwithStudBuyers]

I know it'll get worse, but I agree that I didn't think it would be so quickly. thought we wouldn't start having to do mass protests before March, but look where we are in just two weeks... get ready, y'all

[@johnalden5821]

That might soon include every single asset I own just to survive. Apparently, it is now risky to your future to have served your country loyally for a quarter of a century.

[@LateNightwithStudBuyers]

and yeah we gotta take care of ourselves, but what will become even more important will be taking care of each other - community, mutual aid.... baby, we bringing back USAID at the local level! 💯 can't wait for yt to immediately delete this comment.

[@Skygrey2943]

I didn't think it would happen so fast. They are bypassing all checks and balances.

[@marycook-metzen7972]

Just saying…major protests in Washington. I will sleep in my car and stay forever! THEY WORK FOR US!!! We need to show up!

[@karld884]

Senator Kennedy's gag inducing analogy alone should help drive down the price of eggs.

[@ClaudiusCaelum]

Or the appetite required to eat them...

[@Ford_prefect_42]

You win the internet today

[@markharvey1410]

your ignorance is astounding. Do you even know why eggs have increased in price? It is called the avian flu. AKA bird flue. Stop watching Fox BS. educate yourself

[@raptor-vq9je]

That analogy right there is enough to make a person not eat eggs for a month unfortunately there used in substantial amounts of foods and goods so can't boycott eggs

[@gregbors8364]

“I say, I say, boy….” 🐓

[@this_bly]

The season finale of America is wild!

[@Lowthar1425]

If this keeps up, it will be the series finale.

[@DreadDeimos]

Yeah, it feels like season 8 of GoT.

[@MidnightMaraudersPoetryCorner]

@@DreadDeimos Accept most of us KNEW this would be bad

[@CorvanEssen]

I think the writing is pretty unrealistic.

[@franksiegeswille8896]

Dramaturgically speaking, this twist development has blown me away. First, the writers built up this huge plotline that made it seem as if climate catastrophe would lead to a Mad Max-inspired future for the US, and now this. For those binge-watching, this will be a short final season, though.

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

Desi Lydic is keeping me sane during these insane times we're living in (and I'm not even American! I'm Welsh). I really feel for what you're going through at the moment, just know that your friends in the U.K. are thinking about you and sending you love. I hope you can organise and resist the fascists that are trying everything they can to enact a coup. Fight back!

[@LoLo-ue5xe]

I am in love with her. So beautiful! ❤

[@feliciaunicorn6250]

Same, I'm in Australia, but I'm self soothing with The Daily Show

[@seakelp3508]

As far as your "Is That Legal?" segment, I will quote the late Emporer Palpatine, "I will make it legal!!".

[@triplettobi4424]

Not to dissappoint you, but somehow the emperor returned

[@smuller8988]

Underestimated comment. What many people don't realise is that rule of law is only valid until someone in power decides otherwise. Many dictators were democratically elected initially and then legality went out the window. Turns out checks and balances only exist in theory.

[@liamcullen3035]

Yeah, I immediately thought of Palpatine too. Very soon, I’m sure Trump will say “I *AM* the senate!”, and I’m not even joking

[@jaclynperez2172]

Are we seriously watching arguably the 2 biggest most delsusional egos in modern history literally tear apart ever detail of our country and no one can or will STOP THIS?! 🤯

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

worse, their combined fanbases are slapping each other in the liquor stores where they get their breakfast.

[@ellegee-esse2797]

Yes. This is exactly what is happening.

[@sup3rpotato333]

It’s okay fam just exist in the real world don’t buy into the propaganda that everything is ruined

[@SlickSimulacrum]

MARIO BRO'S. Make em go away.

[@abl85542]

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 The Great Falling Away from Truth and Mark for the Lawless One Son of Destruction

[@fwdbias9099]

I know a number of people who have worked at USAID at almost all levels and calling that place a bowl of worms is such a horrible insult to the hard work these people do (did?) to help people all over the world. These are some of the most honest and caring people you'll meet anywhere.

[@jeannetteroldan5119]

I'm all for anti-corruption but that metaphor is nonsense. I know people who are beneficiaries of USAID programs that are super legit - training Jordanians on data analysis to meet global demands - well thought out, sustainable programs. The State Department which is supposed to take the place of USAID has it's own corruption. I don't want USAID to be absorbed by the State Department. Centralization will lead to more corruption, not less.

[@IainAWard]

Musk, went after USAID as an act of petty revenge over USAIDs involvement in the ending of Apartheid in South Africa.

[@paulthomas963]

It's an insult to worms which are necessary for agriculture.

[@KR-ki9hw]

I hope they showed up for work.

[@ariesvixen853]

So you are supporting the funding of coups in other countries? That's pretty horrible. A lot of other countries are happy to hear the end of USA ID.

[@katconro]

I love Desi! Keep telling it like it is. And pls help us keep laughing once in awhile.

[@Whitney-e8w]

I’m so sorry you’re all going through this. Looking from the outside in, unfortunately, I can’t help but think that the US will implode and move towards civil war … what’s happening is truly unbelievable. 🇨🇦is here with you all - we love you guys!

[@saraha6895]

Yeah a civil war is for sure going to happen. Trump and Elon are literally destroying America.

[@sr0917]

I cannot believe we're here. I wish I had a skill Canada really needed. But I'm sitting tight - mid-term elections give me hope.

[@Whitney-e8w]

@ I honestly wish I could open the doors to Canada and welcome you all a safe harbour to retreat to … keep your eyes peeled though, the government is strategizing for possible US ‘refugees’ if it comes to that.

[@rachaelbean1439]

​@@sr0917 check if you have a skill New Zealand or Australia needs. We elect mentally normal leaders too like the Canadians

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Pretty sure some of your Canadian compatriots hate us Americans now, and I don’t blame them. Thanks for recognizing that many of us are as appalled and disgusted as we can be! Um…sorry about who now represents us!

[@AllysonGrant-pc7ji]

Desi Lydic is my favorite Daily Show host!! She always nails it!! However, as a law student, Troy Iwata's bit was hilarious; it feels too relatable to my daily research struggle

[@danieljob3184]

Cannot wait for Legal Eagle to cover it on KZbin! 😄

[@cannot-handle-handles]

You mean Jordan. Jordan Klepper. K-L-E-P-P-E-R. 10:03

[@mileswatkinson8135]

Absolutely love Desi. She's brilliant and funny.

[@Boss_Tanaka]

They all are brilliant. My favorite is Ronny Chieng. They re all brilliant

[@mileswatkinson8135]

@Boss_Tanaka I agree. I discovered this show late, because I'm a big John Oliver fan and I decided to check some past seasons. Now I watch as much as I can get. The whole cast, past and present, are great.

[@debbielawson4198]

Anyone else finding themselves bursting into tears, thinking of how much our country is being diminished by these people? The starving kids we WERE helping? The medical aid we WERE giving and now NOT? How vulnerable will we be with so many agents gone? What is going to happen to our economy? I'm a disabled veteran with PTSD.

[@lisawhitehall1870]

Thank you, sending love.

[@ingridgilbert4917]

You are not alone in feeling that.

[@hazardhorizons6836]

there are reports from the white house that some countries did not receive full funding, like ukr@ine aid and money went to other things like LGBT shows, comic books, events in different countries, so they are cleaning up the cashflow, there was also tons of money going to G@zaa for health aid like contraceptives, have no idea why they are giving out that stuff when that country needs food and shelter more than anything.... soo please avoid the late night talk show hosts and use sources like steven crowder or nick shirly for on ground infomation

[@hazardhorizons6836]

all these things are a distraction from the border war with mexican cartel, they are not reporting that but the national guards are being sent there for battle.

[@melodygarrison7531]

Thank you for your service.❤

[@charlynegezze8536]

Hats off to you all at Comedy Central for working so hard to wrest humor out of this Orwellian nightmare. Every day gets more surreal.

[@vickisawyer7405]

Yup, 1984. Getting right along now...

[@ShadowMoses900]

So much hyperbole...

[@deepblue812]

not access to your Social Security number, he has access to your *Social Security*

[@donniekraus1273]

Cleaver play on words my American brother ✊🏻🇺🇸

[@bigdreams5554]

​@@donniekraus1273he literally has access to your social security checks. He is drooling over the possibility of hitting "delete" on all those payments

[@kingjamos2422]

@@donniekraus1273 I'm going pretend that your typo is also clever wordplay, with as much cleaving is being done to government agencies!

[@redsaints]

@@kingjamos2422I’m going to pretend it is still the 90’s.

[@Gillsing]

Let's spend all that retirement money on rockets to Mars?

[@JonathanSewell-n3d]

HOW COME MUSK WALKS INTO A LEADING GOVERNMENT POSITION WITH NO HEARING AND UNELECTED?

[@catherynechen4280]

No clearance either. Why is his department sovereign over others?

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Wait, he’s deaf, too?!

[@bwilly4503]

Because Trump is your king! (You do what he says!) Remember your country voted in a dictator!

[@ingridgilbert4917]

Well it's not an ACTUAL government position which is part of what makes it so scary. Once again Trump can make up any kind of $#!+ and everybody pretends it's true. According to the constitution Congress has the purse strings, not the President and not the fictional DOGE dept.

[@schultr]

Who is funding the "Department of Government Efficiency" and how? To create or disband a federal department requires an Act of Congress.

[@XDSDDLord]

You're asking the wrong question; of course, this isn't legal; it's not even in a legal gray zone; it is flat-out illegal. The question is how much damage will be caused while the system works to stop the illegality.

[@MommaBear-q1q]

😢

[@KingAdrock420]

That's the thing: most of this stuff is NOT outright illegal. It may be things no one has ever done before; but Congress had spent decades shoving more and more and more power into the executive branch. Now… Trump is USING that power.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

Exactly. That's why the federal workers unions were urging their members to grab as much paperwork as they could and take it home with them. Preserve those documents! Unfortunately, that advice may have come too late. Edit: I was incorrect. The unions advised them to grab/copy any and all records about themselves - that which they have legal right to and all that.

[@RotToFThEgOdS]

How do you know that it isn't?

[@Dogearedmastodon]

@@RotToFThEgOdSoof gotem here’s 36 dogecoins

[@nancychandler367]

Yay, Desi the voice of reason for all sane people regardless of Political Party. Well done 👏 👍

[@edbenti5007]

While I wish I could, as a retiree on Social Security and Medicaid I find none of this laughable. The republic has officially ended.

[@morecowbell20]

Well it will be official when Trump declares it the first galactic empire.

[@dorothynesbit8864]

Agreed. It is horrifying not funny.

[@joycej9415]

Also retired and also very scared of the sad direction things are going.

[@gregterpenning3411]

I agree. America has chosen fascism, same as Germany did back in 1933. It wasn't funny then. It still isn't.

[@00SmileTime00]

"I understand the whole point of comedy is tragedy plus timing, but I don't like it when the tragedy happens to me!"

[@chelseyw.6013]

What the actual F is going on in this country!!!

[@michaelnally2841]

Madness, absolute madness

[@classical7]

Seriously

[@stephenschroeder6567]

Someone voted for it? Though, by the end of the year, you will be hard-pressed to get many to admit to that. ;-)

[@myguy796]

@@chelseyw.6013 The world is healing, that's what's happening

[@nomis2496]

its what your country voted for, have fun

[@skyeblu1722]

Go Dezi!!! Don’t ever back down!

[@FugazStar]

You meant Jordan Keppler?

[@Roman-wx7ur]

@@skyeblu1722 Simp

[@annestewart5741]

​@@FugazStar ☺️

[@jamierichardson7683]

​@@Roman-wx7urdouche

[@skyeblu1722]

@ what??!!! 🤷‍♀️

[@cannibalbananas]

It doesn't matter if illegal or not if no one does anything to stop it. We have all of these lawyers, judges, and Senators, and hardly anyone offering anything more than sound bites.

[@agusbrz78]

Check in whose pocket is now Superior Court.

[@writerpenn2012]

I will never forgive those who could have put trump away when they had the chance

[@IbriyGad]

Dems should have put up a better candidate. Blame the dems

[@Bionicbuddha_X]

Blame wokeism.. everyone is sick and tired of it..

[@HighMaintenanceMinimalist]

@@IbriyGad Or, for once, we can try holding republicans accountable. Why do they get a pass for being evil?

[@Sane1015]

@@IbriyGad Trump should have been down the road to jail immediately after J6. Also, Republican's should have had some morals and shut down Trump. Kamala was fine, not perfect, but there is no such thing as perfect. Choosing Trump over anything is madness.

[@user-yl9ms2tx5t]

​@@IbriyGadPathetic, what's worse is you actually may believe what you said.

[@kellyh1510]

Who would expect criminal behavior from an actual criminal??? I for one am shook to my core!

[@Kennoisewater123]

Right like the Biden‘s were actually clean L O L. Sorry, please look at the election maps once again. Nobody cares that your feelings are hurt.

[@theorenhobart]

shocked i tell you, shocked

[@topherdean1024]

When you get convicted of 34 felonies and you don't pay a penny in fines or go to jail, you kinda get the idea that you're above the law.

[@antoniojay7491]

Exactly.. smdh who would of thunk it

[@ovo_faygss1440]

@@topherdean1024agahahahah no way you still saying this bro 😂 it literally was a single misdemeanor charge that was well over statue of limitations so instead they turned it into a felony and added 33 of thr exact same charge 💀 all 34 counts are the expect same charge 💀 you need a brain bud…. Keep crying knowing your gonna be safe from WW3 and can actually afford to live 😂

[@KLondike5]

She jokes but it's only probably a week or two away from Trump going after broadcast licenses and figuring out how he can go after even private cable networks. The amount of lawyering that's going to be done in the next 4 years is incalculable.

[@Blackshadow164]

CBS is being sued by Trump for 10 billion. Must release Kamala s full interview.😂

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

you are living in Bellarus, get used to it and thank your trumper neighbours..

[@Blackshadow164]

@ and it is glorious!

[@MineDraped]

Too late. Trump already sued ABC and they settled for $15 million. Not because they'd done anything wrong, but simply to avoid a costly and protracted legal battle with the president of the United states. He's now suing Paramount, owners of comedy Central, and word is that they are considering settling as well for the same reasons.

[@artlesscalamity]

@@Blackshadow164 tyranny is “glorious”? If that’s how you feel you should have left the US - not dragged us all down with you.

[@bobbye4369]

I'm so thankful for this show to provide some levity of the absurd events going on in this darkest of times.

[@knowglobemore]

best show to watch

[@joerogers4860]

I feel like this should turn into the largest class action lawsuit in history. The People v. Musk.

[@Buckboy2024]

Not kidding.

[@MrJorgito89]

We can share his billions, all of US

[@daskrogmeister]

Qui tam actions too!

[@bobhookstratten9567]

I wish. The Republicans on the Supreme Court would somehow find that the Constitution does indeed allow an unelected foreigner to do as he pleases with the government and all of our personal information. Isn't originalism great?

[@KenLord]

lawsuits have already been filed.

[@PrincessTS01]

citizens united was the worst decision scotus ever made

[@otowngrl77]

Giving POTUS carte blanche to do whatever he wants as long as it's considered an "official act" was also atrocious... a close second to Citizens United, IMHO.

[@dreamlinervirus]

Dred Scott?

[@adriancollette7010]

Not really. It allowed for the peaceful transfer of our government to Facists. No one got hurt.

[@robi6317]

SO TRUE - wont be overturned if and when dems take full control

[@asheburypress882]

@@robi6317 They are too dumb to even recognize their own faults, and I’m not conservative.

[@bernardwylie9760]

“It doesn’t sound legal, but nothing does anymore”….thank you Troy. That’s where we are. 🤷‍♂️

[@frederikstautz5774]

We have a "beautiful" term in german, namely Gleichschaltung describing Trump replacing bureaucrats all over the board, and guess from which playbook it originates..

[@NinaKatharinaWeber]

Not sure I'd call that term "beautiful" 🥴 but it comes to mind when looking at the US right now

[@frederikstautz5774]

@@NinaKatharinaWeber no you are right, meant to describe the fact that there actually is a word for such process in my mother tongue

[@izthewiz8175]

31. März 1933,Gleichschaltungsgesetz der NSDAP.

[@dominik8197]

@izthewiz8175 they needed 53 days to turn the republic into a dictatorship

[@Peachy-KeenJewelsOptional]

Yup - you're spot on. That's exactly what Project 2025 was about and based on.

[@routeddown66]

Yup cant tell satire from fact anymore. This is like a bad mushroom trip that wont end

[@Doanaboar]

It's just like after 9/11 in that regards...

[@routeddown66]

@Doanaboar at least traffic was a little better slower and kinder when that happened

[@jsexton54]

Got to ride it out like a bad acid trip

[@WillPower.74]

We shall overcome

[@SodalisUK]

Well Jon, Desi and crew can do manage to create satire because it is still just about possible to exaggerate. But soon there won't be any headroom to exaggerate and then satire won't be possible.

[@bravoeventproductions7773]

It really isn’t funny that an un-American, unelected billionaire, without security clearance, is given access to affect so many tens of millions of the masses. We need to take this much more seriously, and DO SOMETHING!

[@bobcharlie2337]

Nahhh nahhhh....let's just pick our battles.

[@jupiterjazz9421]

Like what. Contact representatives? What

[@Sirena860]

@@jupiterjazz9421A general boycott of nearly everything?

[@odar9729]

One programing glitch is totally control of your elderly future

[@jojodancer1743]

Yeah it's called voting. Dems blew it. Now this.

[@CanadianSmoke]

A government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires will pilfer the wealth of the land.

[@chriscrawl3732]

You don't think the government should be held accountable for where they spend our money?

[@mpup54]

substitute WILL for HAS

[@gilberthamilton9312]

@@chriscrawl3732 That is not what is happening.

[@chriscrawl3732]

@gilberthamilton9312 That us literally whats happening. Do you want your tax money going to foreign countries, or should it be used to help Americans?

[@ninab1659]

the crazy thing here is you and many thinking these billionaires are for the people...wild

[@ViewpointCollaborativePh-ff8ud]

GOLD. AND, super informative. Thank you for making this so long and so detailed and so frickin' funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@muhammadazneel]

That "I'm gonna come" at the beginning of the segment never gets old😂😂😂😂

[@phelan_pt]

Oh I hate it I hate it I hate it. I really hope they stop it soon.

[@mcsquarish]

He's coming. And we're all covered in it.

[@alekiny]

and never will

[@user-ns5mt4oo1i]

Canada here, we are standing united against your angry orange 🇨🇦

[@jpablo700]

Thanks! When are you inviting the left coast to join you up there?

[@ZoomZoomMX3]

We're not going to Gaza with you

[@LusheRenRen]

Correction: Dumb Old Drumpf is only leader for the MAGATs. The rest of us also denounce his chaotic incompetence. 😒

[@jeandonovan8640]

Can the east coast join Canada

[@tonyhsloanejr]

I did not vote for Trump

[@desertrose0027]

"Bigballs has my social security number" is not a phrase I ever thought I'd hear, but ok. 🤣

[@Mondfischli]

...given the price of eggs there seems to be some logic behind it 🤣

[@hopeinsite261]

Love how you shook yourself in disgust Desi! You're the best!

[@MaxWeb2599]

Reminds me of something Richard Nixon said "if the president does it it's not illegal". Which is absolutely not how a government should work

[@triarb5790]

Meanwhile SCOTUS has allowed EXACTLY that

[@vesuvius1318]

At the same time, the president's oath of office is 'upholding the cinstitutions and the law'. What a joke XD

[@saiyamoru]

"See, uh, when you do it, it's illegal, but when I do it, it's fine. Noo haha that's not hypocrisy that's just the way it is!" If someone expects me to follow the rules of a contract between government and governed that they themselves clearly do not respect - uprisings have occurred for less.

[@Afrochilla]

The "I'm gonna come" bit never gets old. Thanks for putting a smile on my face Daily Show

[@Battlebloodlust]

😂😂😂 dude I was just saying this to myself

[@Droggo972]

Everytime i chuckle 😂😂😂

[@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066]

It always makes me throw up in my mouth a little 🤢

[@futuramanut]

yes, keep playing it

[@Thesolarmisfit]

I'm gonna come....it's the best

[@lisacalistro4357]

Everything that is happening is really the unthinkable.

[@myguy796]

@@lisacalistro4357 Fixing the government for the better is unthinkable, you're right

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

@@myguy796 how is this better? You are human garbage!

[@shaniatreyu9303]

@@myguy796 If you wanna hand over your SS to Musk be my guest but I didn't consent to that.

[@anguscampbell3020]

@@myguy796 Like giving Elon musk 140 billion dollars for no reason at all? You're witnessing the rich pilfering the treasury and then cheering it. You will have lead in your water, poison in your food all the government services that are meant to prevent that will be gone so that the billionaire class don't have to pay taxes.

[@gottagotag6980]

@@myguy796how is destroying its capacity to function fixing it? Why are you okay with an unelected foreign billionaire who wants to chip people’s brains having access to the entire treasury fund?

[@mistymorrill6709]

Thanks for making us laugh during these frightening times! U guys are the best!!❤

[@gustavobarretoprudente9869]

So scary! And I am not even an American citizen or resident. Really praying for you and the whole world and taking the little action I can...

[@mdalion]

You don't have to be. This clearly impacts everyone on the planet.

[@landsgevaer]

Prayers never worked. That's is just a distraction.

[@dianelengyel568]

​@@mdalion what are you talking about? Of course it impacts everyone,but we desperately need prayers and help from the entire world.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Can you help editing Wikipedia? Get references from reliable sources (not posts on social media or tabloids) and simply register the decisions made and events that happened. Thanks.

[@Shura3]

I laughed the whole 12 minutes… then I poured myself a drink and cried for 2 hours. And I’m not even American! 😭

[@gmalovescailyn]

Same here, but I am an American 😢😭

[@viktorvarga5867]

don't worry. peace times are coming or us outside USA

[@miguelluedekezelenka6496]

Making foreigners and libtards cry is part of the reason why I voted for Donald Trump in the last three elections. I'm glad to hear that my votes were not wasted.

[@stephanie19246]

I booked my appointment to get my Mexican passport and looked at unis in Mexico and Canada 😭 I also am nervous because I’m flying to Alaska and flying rn has some safety concerns

[@Mondfischli]

...to that 🍺 Greetings from Germany 😅

[@zwaantje78666]

The only source of real news from across the great pond . As an european i am really baffled you choose this man .

[@derian1245]

So are half of us

[@Uruz2012]

Boris Johnson was basically the same guy but British, lol

[@richarddooley5314]

Yeah, me too

[@derian1245]

@@Uruz2012 Boris Johnson was more incompetent than Trump, Trump’s coming back hitting the ground running backed by project 2025. He’s basically installed Elon to lead a coup to gut our federal government and replace it with loyalists. Arguably Farage is closer to Trump, but with less massive support and planning than Trump has currently

[@mickeyB6453]

I certainly didn't, and I am violently angry at everyone who did or allowed it to happen.

[@BradleyNOliver]

Thank you guys for keeping the lightheartedness in the face of this disaster. We all need you.

[@wyomingsioux]

I think you mean “a lighthearted tone”. “Lightheadedness” is when we feel dazed, confused, and discombobulated, like someone who’s inhaled carbon monoxide. And in the face of current events, we might as well have.

[@BradleyNOliver]

@wyomingsioux probably autocorrected, will fix

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

I don't think these people realize the political point of foreign aid. When you help people, it improves your image. When people like you, they are less likely to go against you and will support your country whether it is avoiding war, going to war with you, providing support in times of need, buying your countrys products, more favorably trade conditions, and making it safer for Americans to go abroad and not be targeted, etc.

[@ThisDique]

It was a general slush fund for clandestine illegal operations. If you care for the expansive list of war crimes USAID financed lmk.

[@AlainPilon]

this is the point a lot of supporters of the tarifs dont get. Yes, Canada is a small country and the tarif would hurt us more than we could hurt the US. By acting as bullies, they are showing all other trade partners what they do to their best and longest friend. Do you really think many people are interested in trading with the US after seeing this? US will be more isolated from the rest of the world than ever.

[@nadominhoca]

@@AlainPilon "Do you really think many people are interested in trading with the US after seeing this?"... short answer, Yes.

[@dianevanweelie5233]

It's called soft power. President JFK, Eisenhower and others understood. More importantly, right now, President Xi understands. FelonDJT is helping Xi expand his silk roads initiative. It's incredibly dangerous.

[@thedolhaze]

Also… when other places thrive, there’s less people who need to migrate in order to survive.

[@CortneyIves]

Troy, giving his all with the physical comedy and that enormous book, we see you.

[@ooscardls]

So basically he's doing Project 2025 but he to quote him didn't have anything to do with it? Got it ....

[@Saliferous]

But everyone I talked to told me I was lying about that being trumps plan.

[@nicoledion7132]

I simply adore your show! On top of making sense you bring laughter!

[@telavivjake]

He was so proud of himself for making the ball of worms analogy. Laughing repeatedly at his own jokes. He he he.

[@FrankBoimusic]

Can you imagine being that wealthy but needing so much validation. I don’t get it!

[@Doanaboar]

Troy's character keeps getting better and better. Spot on performance tonight.

[@quesadilla79]

This Dictatorship is not funny anymore

[@myguy796]

@@quesadilla79 That's why we voted for Donald

[@JohnDoe-jh5yr]

​@@myguy796Obvious troll is obvious.

[@Siobhan_OLaoghaire]

When was it ever funny?

[@stargatecommand714]

​@@myguy796 Don gon get Caesar'd lol

[@antieatingactivist]

@@stargatecommand714 Once Musk gets bored, he's liable to take on the role of Brutus

[@kdavidsmith1]

The question isn't "is it legal" the question is who's going to enforce the law.

[@elizabethmerriam1955]

I want to hear from Desi Lydic every day for the next four years. More Desi Lydic!!!!! Female rage!!!

[@zainjal26]

No thanks she’s the worst out of the hosts.

[@andrewstevenson118]

Yeah, she's decent.

[@Kitt_the_Katt]

I'm with you obviously the men don't know how to run this country right

[@robertmendez2293]

I like to see her overreacted and cry a bit

[@ieatgremlins]

@@zainjal26nah, she is amazing and you’re just a bitter sexist who most certainly hasn’t accomplished anything in life.

[@jr9232k]

This is embarrassing. No president, democratic or republican, should have this much power.

[@xhanathos]

He meant dictator since day one, not just for 1 day.

[@thierryfaquet7405]

He told us what would happen. Idiots still elected him. Deal with it.

[@edwardrichardson7076]

Also embarrassment: Sen. Kennedy

[@YouTubeDave-tp7ij]

My dad worked for USAID. It is a great organization. Period.

[@theshadowman1398]

No it isn’t

[@Bobboberson1234]

Your dad needs to find a job…

[@tinaperez7393]

​@@theshadowman1398you must be a bot or troll. You certainly don't know anything about it. USAID does amazing things to help people around the globe. It saves so many lives - of everyone especially children. From disease, hunger, starvation, malnutrition, the list goes on and on. But it's not just a humanitarian aid organization The political and civilian stability it contributes to and creates on the front end is a huge investment that prevents American military forces and resources and aid (and huge migrant emergencies burdening our allies and other countries) from having to go in after the fact in reactionary measures to problems THAT USAID HELPS PREVENT.

[@valentinesgiftshop799]

Usaid is an evil empire.. Its used to distabilize developing countries while giving corrupt leaders money and power.. As a kenyan am happy and I hope it gets reviewed

[@guitarcomet5]

USAID is great for a few things. About 80% of it is wasteful. Somewhat like missionary work but without religion.

[@Timlagor]

Most of it is just plain illegal. The only legal question is whether the absurdly biased SCOTUS will uphold it anyway

[@mcsquarish]

Don't expect much from SCrOTUS. We Musk resist!

[@lovemoviesful2]

SCOTUS already rules Trump (or specific the president) above the laws. He's immune to anything and everything. That is why he's taking advantage of it. Democrats are always the weak side, and never take advantage of any tools given to them.

[@Timlagor]

@mcsquarish It's so flagrantly illegal that even this lot might not sustain it. They are so blatantly corrupt that it's actually a question

[@citizendisposable7427]

Who could've ever predicted that a guy who bankrupted a casino could do so much damage.

[@hirozhen7475]

3 casinos. Six bankruptcies total across his businesses.

[@kennygates]

This is the power the Supreme Court bestowed upon him....Who knew it would go to his head.🤔

[@glendalab7567]

They didn't say that presidents are immune from any acts, only those acts which are "core powers". However, SCOTUS has yet to define what those core powers are but I'm thinking that if it's a power of Congress, then it's not a presidential core power.

[@robe2504]

Everybody that graduated high school

[@milmex317th]

✋️ I did.

[@andtrrrot]

Everybody who didn't vote for him.

[@nightmarilyn]

Desi and Troy are an incredible duo. I’m screaming all day but this made me smile :)

[@ernestchamblee]

Great video Klepper. Lol. Desi rocks!

[@1craley878]

Hey careful, don’t get desi fired….. I mean Jordan

[@uday143kiran]

How is the richest person gaining access to all sensitive information without any security clearance?? What the F is going on?

[@georgehugh3455]

Well, if they hadn't taken up the Trump Immunity case, we wouldn't be where we are today....

[@britneybailey6359]

The man has 30 plus felonies I don’t think he cares what is legal or not

[@ThisDique]

Charges and Convictions are not to be conflated. There's a common saying in law school "you can convict a sandwich."

[@Klovaneer]

@@ThisDique or a billionaire

[@mrwindblade5741]

​​@@ThisDiqueThat sounds backwards. Conviction means you went through the whole trial and were found guilty. I always heard the phrase "You could indict a sandwich" which means you can charge someone with anything and secure a court date. It makes more sense because it would be very hard to successfully convict someone of nonsense, but very easy to get your nonsense in front of a judge.

[@jossland1628]

Only dems care about the felonies, everyone with a working brain know it was just political persecution.

[@MartinPoulter]

@@ThisDique What you said makes no sense. Trump was convicted of 34 felonies and faced 52 more felony charges that didn't come to trial. Nobody's conflating charges and convictions and that saying is not a thing.

[@Young-Picasso]

Great reporting as always. Even if nothing can be changed, it's important that we learn the harsh history of our country and communities so we can further form a more perfect union. Having the hindsight of history is what pushes us forward to be better Americans

[@ewdenver1]

Desi is great and has perfect delivery. I enjoy her perspective / writers. Thank you

[@BonaKim-hd8ec]

We’re living in a James Bond multi-villain universe. 😬

[@andrimufid2195]

😂

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

and his rise encouraged ALL abusers everywhere..

[@alphashadow8243]

I’ve stopped enjoying the news from these videos but being able to laugh about it makes how awful everything is a bit better.

[@LusheRenRen]

Coz you realize we barely survived Season 1 w/ guardrails. And nothing is safe in Season 2, esp. given the broligarchs' direct influence. 😩

[@Li-Fu7]

Elon has literally has all your personal information now.

[@TomLee-e5r]

It's not. But the show is awful because it makes you believe the world is awful.

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

Jesus South Koreans are better than you at fighting for democracy.

[@ss3974]

I'm still asking myself this question, how it's possible that American citizens voted for these guys? What happened to them? Did they had a momentarily amnesia or their brains were washed? Voting is always a great responsibility. Now, everybody should grip hardly, because what is coming with this administration will be very, but very harsh.

[@MrFraynejames]

Elon couldn't even play path of exile competently.

[@D2Mephisto]

Elon's Maps 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Saige-pj2wn]

really threw me off with that, thats when i knew for CERTAIN he was a sociopath/compulsive

[@avro-day]

I don't even play the game, and watching him play was painfully obvious he didn't either. It's so shallow and small.

[@DH-xm3hc]

Elonina needs to go back to South Africa immediately and all government contracts should be pulled immediately from all his companies. I don't remember his name on any ballot anywhere. I really don't see how anything Elonina is doing is legal.

[@LINLYN81]

He has no citizenship in South Africa, he can go back to Canada though. You guys were all we in love Elon for years, South Africans tried to tell you that he is Broederbond, the worst of the worst of the previous government. You got what you paid for.

[@michaelbayer5094]

re: name on a ballot You'd think seeing Trump and JD's names would be enough to lose an election. But no. I don't believe that if trump told voters he'd appoint Gabbard or Hegseth or RFK Jr or Patel, or give Elon all this power, it would have made a difference.

[@jameschapman6559]

​​@@LINLYN81no "we" weren't. Elon was always a freak

[@SageWon-1aussie]

​@@michaelbayer5094No, because Tantrump buys fake votes. 200 million of them. 100 million had to be thrown out because they had Biden's name on them, and they only used enough of the fake votes with Harris's name on them to avoid a recount. They didn't tell Tantrump though, which is why he thinks there was a landslide.

[@andrimufid2195]

Remember Rasputin?

[@Bethgael]

You know what would be nice? Stop aggrandising the narcissist, even in jest. He thrives on that nonsense. 47 doesn't even need to be named.

[@ariamason9324]

Exactly

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

not naming a monster gives it power too.. laughing about it, takes power away. But the laughter makes it angry, too.. be ware of his next jump.

[@etherealradar]

45 & 47, he is 9 11, 20 & 2 he is the twins, gemini man.

[@TheLastBastion9]

It's so refreshing to see someone step in and call out the greedy pigs who waste our tax dollars. #independent

[@winterstormwatch1980]

We’re watching the end of our once great nation.

[@jlllx]

bot

[@jaredwood3586]

@@jlllx Must be looking in the mirror

[@Roman-wx7ur]

@@winterstormwatch1980 simp

[@ariamason9324]

Babylon must fall, and then the end will come.

[@dreamlinervirus]

When was this nation every great?

[@sueb5312]

Go Desi Go! Here for it. ❤❤❤❤

[@braroydav1990]

I'm literally in love with Desi

[@andrewstevenson118]

She ain't shabby.

[@Roman-wx7ur]

Simp

[@Triple_J.1]

Brains, success, and looks too. Cant blame ya. I don't align close enough on personal philosophy to have feelings haha. But watching her go from a sideshow into this has been entertaining for sure!

[@Niveaufriedhofchef]

The only way to legally not blow my brains out while watching the news is this show

[@Cannon4545]

Pretty sure Elon Musk is the guy who cheers at the wrong parts of Schindler's List...

[@maireboy]

Weird, he like very pro-Israel.

[@AnitaClue]

@@maireboy and yet very much for anti-semitic hate speech shared on that website he owns.

[@chadnasir6387]

"Did some say worm 🐛 " - RFK Jr 👱‍♂️

[@bernardwylie9760]

Troy taking forever to provide the legal answers… Again spot on about our actual legal system. It’s been too slow and incapable of reacting to Trump.

[@elfsong713]

Yep. By the time they figure out whether it's legal, he will have done 85,000 more illegal things. But the supreme Court will say he can do whatever he wants so it doesn't matter whether it's legal.

[@darkriku12]

Trump will definitely spawn the best use ever of machine learning AI lawyers. They can do it quickly and the laws aren't that complex to compute.

[@eddieblann859]

Let's get them to be accountable

[@Izzy-x8p4p]

Deny Defund Deport Elon Musk

[@sammycrysis521]

Hahahaha

[@zainjal26]

You liberals coping is hysterical

[@myguy796]

Why, for cutting $500k for Nepal learning atheism? Or $20k for drag shows in Ecuador?

[@torixc8035]

You support USAID misappropriation tax money, $38000, to a trans comic book in Peru? Elon Musk just found literally billions in unapproved and illegal projects USAID was funding. It's a slush fund.

[@Li-Fu7]

20k spent on drag shows in Ecuador is too little, I say.

[@CLNSL8]

This is so embarrassing for our country

[@Jmhgddsert54377]

You must be Canadian...

[@superprecise]

It went from embarrassing to shameful a while back

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

embarassed? that stage was passed 10 years ago.. time to step up. Abusers need to be stopped. Be they rich or poor.

[@rozminhall]

Mass protests! It has escalated so much since this episode is recorded. It’s not even funny

[@safekicker]

Warnings are out to be careful, some people speculate it may be some kind of entrapment, to enable Martial Law to be utilized. That could be just a threat, but worth mentioning I feel. I hope everyone stays safe.

[@Lee-jh6cr]

Trump/musk military state. Full on dictatorship.

[@marmantole]

@@safekickerlet’s hope the police, National Guard, and military members are real patriots

[@safekicker]

@marmantole I hope they are, and that they will help us preserve our rights and avoid a fascist takeover by Musk and his paid-off henchmen - be they officially in the government, or unofficially.

[@josephdooley981]

​@@marmantole they aren't, they overwhelmingly voted for this

[@carlosnascimento9269]

Desi started the week on fire 🔥 Hilarious episode.

[@squishyshelli]

That was the best Troy Iwata segment ever 😂

[@hazmat1978]

DOGE = Dept Of Greedy Elites

[@myguy796]

According to records on USAID, $45 million for "diversity scholarships" in Burma, $500k for atheism in Nepal, $2 million for tran surgeries in Guatemala, $1.5 million for DEI in Serbia, need I go on?

[@hugoo1549]

Elon Musk, needs to be arrested.

[@hugoo1549]

I VOTE To Deport Musk & impeach rtump.

[@CrusaderAed]

You spelled "Garbage" wrong :p

[@CatgirlExplise6039]

@@myguy796 You röpe my people because they are tran. You ruin country I grew up in. I wish you peace and love you beatiful human

[@kathybond62]

🇨🇦Proud Canadian here. We love our fellow neighbours…but you guys got to stand up & fight. Make your voices heard. He can’t stand not being loved. He will back down. Get out there & demands that this stops.

[@Empress_Yaffa]

They fought to get trump in. This is what they get ❤

[@SophisticatedBob]

You are delusional. He's not backing down and, furthermore, he's not leaving in 4 years. He already tried a violent coup, and he got away with it. Cases all thrown out. You think he won't try again? LOL. Just wait. America finally has the dictator the Republicans wanted. Congrats Dems, you played yourself by running a black woman.

[@SamanthaHAgastin]

Sadly most people don't know what Usaid entails nor what is mission is about, how the government works, what is a watchdog, the constitution, nothing... appalling. And they do comment about it instead of educating themselves.

[@maryrogers1021]

Before Trump was sworn in again, I kept telling myself that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, Musk was supposed to just be an advisor with no actual power to do anything. Or at least that is what the experts told us. Meanwhile, I just shake my head at my naïveté and wonder how I am going to possibly prepare myself for FOUR years of bleeping insanity on a scale we have never seen before. I am already shell shocked and it’s only been two weeks!

[@dm04224]

They want us to be stunned into inaction - do whatever you can to connect with your community and organize to resist authoritarianism. You are not alone, we are in this together and democracy will prevail.

[@kimstoddard483]

@@maryrogers1021 protest at all 50 state Capitols. Starts tomorrow at noon in your time zone. It’s the Impeachment rally. Show up in numbers like the Europeans do. Numbers count and we don’t need legacy media coverage….we can thrive on internet coverage.

[@ingridgilbert4917]

In two years we will get a chance at Congress and others. I may literally not be alive for that but if so I will be like Yoda's spirit watching the fall of the dark Empire and the ewok party after.

[@otowngrl77]

@@dm04224 I don't know about you, but I'm not stunned or scared... I'm furious!

[@markmac2206]

@@ingridgilbert4917 you assume we will still have elections then. look at the first 2 weeks, then imagine 2 years now.

[@commanderbristle]

Senators do something!!!

[@LollipopRush-n3x]

Or Iraq

[@michaelrocks123100]

Sorry man, they're too busy talking about planning for a meeting to determine whether or not they should announce that they're beginning the process to figure out if they should or should not do anything (within the confines of being completely bought by the oligarchy and big business)

[@shinku3]

24 senators and a large crowd protested at the treasury today demanding entrance.

[@rayprice2015]

they can't their all owned by muckrat!

[@HeatherGordon-g5n]

Remember the Republicans outnumber the Democrats

[@digitallds717]

It's only illegal if someone actually faces punishment, but considering how scared the justice system is of billionaires, it's completely legal.

[@windyshores]

No one gets by with anything .

[@AilynMatson]

If a homeless guy did 0.000000000000000000000001% of anything our "leaders" do, he'd be in prison for about 90 life sentences.... cool, right? Bad time to be poor.

[@tjCAUk]

all the words and you still sound ignorant

[@digitallds717]

@ Going to just sit there like you're still in elementary school and do petty playground insults or are you going to use your words and are going to say why I "sound ignorant"?

[@valbuchanan5335]

“I’m gonna come” NEVER GETS OLD 😂

[@Cannon4545]

I have to admit... hearing "I'm gonna come" over and over from Donald Trump is starting to wear on my soul.

[@KathyMaland-u5k]

🤢🤢🤢

[@davidbeaver21]

He never gets to say it to his wife so it's nice he can somewhere 😂

[@StealthyShot]

@@davidbeaver21very true 😂

[@KathyMaland-u5k]

@davidbeaver21 🤢🤢!!

[@OmANnIe]

​@@davidbeaver21😂😂😂

[@tt-ki2dw]

U cant make an omelette without downing a bottle of whiskey

[@marushkoelliotrriot9179]

This Show, Staff and writing Team needs to be protected at all costs. American late nite in general. These people are keeping us sane.

[@Blackshadow164]

Nah, CBS is being sued for 10 billion dollars. So it’s a matter of time……😅

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

it's why he will attack them, look at Egypt, Bellarus, Russia itself.. he learns from his comrades

[@reeves5000]

I hate to find levity where so many are in deep despair, but Kennedy needing to be stepped on in order to...eggs.....thank you Desi, I needed that belly laugh.

[@RealityPixel]

Just watching the last season of USA. I'm sorry because some of you guys are awesome. The govt is not so awesome though

[@dreambird17]

They cheated and lied .They are awesome liars and cheaters

[@safekicker]

Thank you for your compassion. We aren't all bad.

[@tweex1]

Yeah, we deserve to get canceled. Maybe we can have a halfway decent reboot, but Idk, too much needs to change and I don't see it coming.

[@IronCurtaiNYC]

\*astronaut holding a gun to the back of the head of another astronaut\* Never has been.

[@jlllx]

i swear y'all are bots. comments like this are bots.