Sen. Lindsey Graham - On Trump, the War in Ukraine & Immigration Reform | The Daily Show

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Al Franken discuss how they are aligned politically when it comes to the war in Ukraine, the need for immigration reform, the possible Trump indictment, and what Sen. Graham calls a "never-ending effort to take a wrecking ball" to the former president. #DailyShow #Comedy
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[@JohnDoe-jh5yr]

Graham was making phone calls on behalf of Trump trying to get the Georgia election overturned.

[@abelsholiday]

Exactly!!! Now they have him on like he's been a friend of the show for years.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

He should go to prison for that. He's a seditious traitor who tried to nullify the will of the American people. Him and all of the conspirators should have been swinging on the end of a rope on January 7th.

[@ItsGamingFancy]

​@@abelsholiday if this looks like he's friends of the show then I don't want to meet your friends. This was one of the most awkward interviews I've seen on here and Franken kept taking jabs at everyone Graham has supported

[@stanbyme7874]

@@abelsholiday nah. Franken was being "polite", as you should be, to his guest. He got his jabs & allowed Graham to sound delusional.

[@silverforest4682]

Yes, he was.

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

If we nominate Trump we'll be destroyed and we will have deserved it' - Lindsey Graham 2016

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Chief hypocrite and US senator.

[@christownsend7552]

And we did.

[@bartstarr100]

That guy was blackmailed.

[@Ab-Ass-Loss-Eeel]

I want you to use my words against me - Lindsey Graham 2016

[@zengara11]

Interesting part is, it almost would have destroyed him

[@Robert_Blair]

I learned about Invertebrates in 3rd grade, Lindsay Graham's existence challenges everything I thought was fact.

[@radoraf]

😂 Ted Cruz is another specimen. An inverted invertebrate. Talks out of his @$$.

[@JennyInTheHighCountry]

😂😂

[@billsmith1361]

Okay this is one of the best burns I've seen lol

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

The Amoeba of South Carolina

[@rickwalters5066]

Lindsey flips more than a dolphin in the ocean anywhere the money trail is he's right there

[@quackman]

He outright ignored Franken's point about Trump being prepared to put crooks in his next cabinet

[@MartinReiter143]

Sorry Lindsey, but Trump did not secure any borders or make us energy independent.

[@smackattack4284]

Whether it's the perceived unjust death of George Floyd or the perceived death of fair elections in this country, from time to time political parties will have an unresolved beef with our government. Whether you support a party that reacts by marching into the seat of authority and confronting that power directly where it lives or whether your party reacts by indiscriminate burning vulnerable, innocent, local communities is up to the individual. But one of them is inherently evil and one is inherently noble. IMHO.

[@farokudahitam]

Energy independence is a mith.

[@spirit1600]

actually, AFTER Covid we became "energy independent". We ended up with a surplus, which is why gas prices fell so much. No one was driving, going on vacation. No cruising. Flying. etc. etc. Once Biden came in and everyone felt safe again, guess what happened? People started driving again, flying, taking cruises and vacationing. Gas prices go up and no more surplus.

[@pl1532]

Exactly! Just like the booming economy Trump inherited from Obama, Trump tried to take credit for the alternative energy initiatives and largest producer of oil in the world during the Obama administration, which led us to become more energy independent. Instead, Trump increased oil imports from Russia at Putin’s reques

[@Sumtimreh]

Weird how Obama canceled the keystone xl pipeline, one of the supposed major keys to energy independence and Trump didn't bring it back. Surely he could have made a deal or something

[@Ama-vh1iu]

Sen. Graham says that the people decide who we want the president to be...WE DID, and it wasn't Trump!!

[@bromleysimon7414]

After four years of Biden just pray we aren't going back to give Trump another try.

[@marysherman9839]

Sen Graham is crackers, like what does someone who shall not be named have on Graham , when Trumpty is completely done by this next election again , when Trumpty is completely done , bring , goll I can’t believe I’m writing this, but bring this T loving guy back again and see what he says then. And only then, these people are destroying America by helping T , they are allowing T to make more money off those poor delusional followers of his, is the money helping T with his lawyers fees? You betcha it is .

[@michaelhall7546]

He's talking about 2024 genius

[@KPNKommando]

Yeah , how's that working out?

[@hiltonowens4114]

@@michaelhall7546 What do you think is going to happen in 2024 that’s different from 2020 - he lost by over how many votes - both Poplar and Electoral! As Trump would say he lost by a landslide and more over look at how many Republicans lost their seats because of their crazy candidates who love one man - Trump! Our country has never ever been about one man!!! Ignorance is surely bliss and the same thing is going to happen if Trump is the candidate again. He needs to focus on all his legal issues.

[@slideglide7309]

For someone without a spine, Graham is sitting up pretty straight.

[@speed0383]

Zinga

[@keiththompson5193]

He was strapped into the chair. They were prepared.

[@maggiemcgrath8093]

Ohhhhhhhhh that's great. He truly is spineless.

[@WonLotto100M]

Cartilage has an expiration date!

[@djmcnerney]

It’s almost as if he has something up his as*#

[@susandunaway8290]

I really miss you in Congress, Al. But it’s great to see you on The Daily Show!

[@pamquinlan8912]

Why? Franken has a real problem. That problem was being grossly unprofessional as a performer and forcing kisses on female performers and production. He has fallen short of what we expect and he cannot out-compete funnier comics with a history of professionalism.

[@KAMMD]

Al shines !!

[@filmgirlLisa]

Not me. I want him back as a senator.

[@pamquinlan8912]

@@filmgirlLisa Is that the best you can do? Someone who has a history of unwanted contact. Plenty of greeat folks out there who have not done something icky. Leave that gross behavior to the republicans.

[@filmgirlLisa]

@@pamquinlan8912 So let me understand what you're saying. You're saying that an accusation against him for which he lost his career and which wasn't substantiated by anyone other than the accuser should hold enough weight that he could never either pay for it or be redeemed in any way ever again?

[@joann33483]

I can't shake the feeling Trump has dirt on Lindsay the way he did a 180 on his opinion of the ex-president.

[@andrewjenkins9965]

I can't imagine it's the thing we all already know about.

[@jalabi99]

What dirt on Lindsay could make most sane individuals dislike him more than we do already? 😅

[@TRINI333]

That's kinda an interesting possibility....

[@andrewjenkins9965]

@@jalabi99 well, that's just it, it's not the sane people he has to worry about disliking him.

[@poopsonastick13]

@@andrewjenkins9965 it’s got to at least be related though. It hasn’t been “officially” stated so maybe it is and he’s just been hiding behind “plausible deniability”?

[@elyssay3157]

I'm always amazed when Lindsey Graham seems human.

[@dan_hitchman007]

He pretends well.

[@lostpony4885]

Human, yes. I dont think that means what people seem to think it means

[@chrism70kc]

Don't be fooled - he's not. He's a spineless worm, and it's kind of disgusting that they would even invite this liar on the show and treat him with respect.

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

He’s a weird combination of deeply twisted and torn and very slick.

[@oldtimer7635]

He's prepared to do ANYTHING to keep his mask on!

[@gelosaurus]

As painful as this was to watch, we need more moments like this to merge the bubble echo chambers together. Yeah, it’s not pretty but creates perspective.

[@littleone0120]

I am both intrigued and scared to actually play this video but this comment helps.

[@Chuck0424]

Al tried his best to be so kind and fair to Lindsey but at the end of the day there is only so much you can do or say before reality kicks in.

[@kellywilloughby4374]

Lindsey Graham and Al Franken literally were just two politicians bullshitting with one another!😊

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

They're friends so he probably didn't want to embarrass the ladyboy, but I hope that behind the scene they have more serious conversations, because holding each other accountable is what fuels progress, not superficial niceties.

[@neillogan8540]

Everyone on the right or in the senate says the same stuff about trump and maga. The issue the republicans have is Trump’s vote is 30% of the base and it’s trump or no one for them, they don’t have enough base to take over the maga part, and we they don’t have to votes to win senate or maga backed candidates

[@K__a__M__I]

@@ChrisAlbertH47 _not_ holding each other accountable and superficial niceties is what fuels America though.

[@IAmJustR]

Nope. Dunkin. America runs on Dunkin.

[@lumu76]

Lindsay Graham can pretend he's a human being with some basic decency and integrity, but we'll all remember what he is.

[@davebarton6824]

The thing about being close to Trump is no matter how many times you shower, you can't get the Trump STINK off of you.

[@zizinnnn]

toxic slime

[@nilesbutler8638]

@@davebarton6824 Graham was a stinky slimeball long before Trump.

[@LXSeaV]

Yeah. I know "finding common ground" is supposed to be a respectable endeavor, but with PoS like Lindsay Graham, there is no integrity to be had. People like him will just way whatever they have to in different rooms to be liked. He wants to be like in this room so he acts like a reasonable person. Tomorrow he's in another room completely f'ing us all over.

[@vmacart]

he's the slime oozing out of your tv set .... he is vile and pernicious ....

[@cleanslate2004]

It's too hard to take anything Graham says seriously even when he's acting as if he's not serious.

[@Noreenlee1]

"That's the way it's supposed to work." Yes, thank you, Al!

[@rachelgates509]

I wish he’d called him out on the national debt and just how dramatically it went up under HIS REPUBLICAN MAJORITY because of his tax cuts for the rich!!!

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

This interview was never about holding anyone accountable. It's just here to fill up a time slot.

[@Arewelearning1]

only by 12 trillion...

[@shivam_k09]

You need Hasan for that

[@Virjunior01]

Stop wishing. It's time for us to start running.

[@Virjunior01]

​@@ChrisAlbertH47 Jesus, someone else sees it.

[@drflats0]

This was rough to sit through. One of the slimiest politicians I've ever seen just got humanized. He knows what he's saying betrays the country but just doesn't care. It's a disservice to just let him repeat these lies on air without challenging each one. Platforming people who put their bottom line (e.g. political career) before the American people is dangerous.

[@matthewklahn3204]

You can't "humanize" a human, you dolt. What lies? It was a cordial conversation.

[@mickiemallorie]

@@matthewklahn3204 well I think the above commenter is just recogning Graham as a demon.

[@claiminglight]

I think you've got to have a little recognition for where Franken is coming from. He's not acting like an interviewer. He's acting like a senator that's trying to convince a colleague.

[@RobinHerzig]

Couldn't agree more 🎯 Don't platform 2-faced thugs. Graham will say + do anything to hold on to power. Allowing him to do that unchallenged is wrong. Bipartisanship is just a facade + we shouldn't play into it.

[@22221mm]

Agreed.

[@db5823]

Even if they have it on tape, and you play it right back to his face, Lindsey has a solid record of lying and ignoring facts and things he's said.

[@sowersass2]

Imagine being so afraid of losing trumps base that you deny things that most know to be true. I always heard my generation (im 31) will ruin the country but it seems we will be handed one.

[@teresaamanfu7408]

“You can boo me if you want, it will actually help me at home.” Lindsey will say and do anything for power and relevancy. Trumps base is his base.

[@traceykoontz2868]

Making up his own narrative.

[@AM-lz6bk]

Ms Lindsay is a traitor, very simple.

[@quackman]

​@@teresaamanfu7408 And he outright ignored Franken's point about Trump being prepared to put crooks in his next cabinet

[@sailordaigurren8225]

I'm disappointed that Frankin didn't call him out for his lying

[@quackman]

Or when Graham outright ignored Franken's point about Trump being prepared to put crooks in his next cabinet

[@SN-sz7kw]

That wasn’t the point.

[@WonLotto100M]

It’s a comedy show…. Time to lighten up some and talk about what you agree on!

[@quackman]

@@WonLotto100M I hope Lindsey Graham's silence implies consent regarding appointing crooks to help commit crimes.

[@fredr8159]

Does it ever happen in US politics? Hardly ever

[@ricogutz104]

I love to see two people disagreeing without shouting invectives at each other.

[@myrafinch5769]

Yes!! I thought AL was getting some great points in. I can't stand Graham now. I used to respect him and even agreed with him at times( many years ago). We need more bipartisanship in Washington!

[@denrico777]

Lol. The last president tried to steal the previous election and has a halfway decent chance of being elected again. But what's really important is that we are polite to his supporters.

[@Multiversetraveler93]

And Lindsay has everyone fooled once again.

[@andrewallston3139]

This is gold, an Ex-Sane-Senator interviewing an insane-sitting Senator... respect.

[@onamattapeeya]

Two disgraced senators one current and one former, absolutely nothing there to respect but then again I don't go googly-eyed like a fangirl just cuz somebody's on TV😂

[@r.s.richey9956]

No, not insane, just corrupt, spineless, and desperately trying to keep the monster he helped create from destroying him.

[@MrYouknowimrite]

I'd rather get a root canal than watch that again 😒

[@onamattapeeya]

@@MrYouknowimrite regardless of which of these two we agree with politically most of us can agree that this interview was completely useless and nothing was accomplished, not because they said they were trying to find a middle ground, because we should all be trying to do that, but they were not trying to find a middle ground they were trying to entertain

[@DippyHippie]

@@onamattapeeya don’t watch!

[@levelsandgear5644]

How exactly did he "secure the border" and "make us energy independent". If he actually did those things, why are those things not the case today?

[@NeoDragonFlame]

Still waiting on that wall, it’s a fence and it’s always been there for at least 30+ years

[@farokudahitam]

Energy independence is a mith.

[@jeremies7489]

@@NeoDragonFlame But trump said Biden stole the wall and hid it...

[@landonfolken03]

Yeah if he secured the border shouldn't it be a non-issue at this point? Why is the right still yelling about it? Even Graham said again, Can he secure the border? You just said he did!

[@viv8504]

I don't usually comment, but this isn't only disrespectful to American voter's. It's s disgusting to anyone who fighting for the truth,, the rule of law & honoring the a oath taken. It's disgusting, Graham was photographed with terrorists at Trump's hotel in DC & insurrection trials on going. Hope Al is pleased with his attention it gets him in FOX hole media

[@sirtainlee8725]

Initially I thought Al spoke too slowly. But I know he has a lot more than one-liners on his mind. And speaking slowly gave both him and his guest time to think, making their discourse more interesting. When you underestimate him, it's just that he was setting up a joke, either physical or verbal. I'm very impressed.

[@AJCsr]

Part of AL speaking slowly is a direct result of having been a Senator in Minnesota . . . !

[@sirtainlee8725]

@@AJCsr Yes, now that you mention it, I spent a summer working in Wyoming. I came home speaking very slowly, and didn't realize it. I guess I pick up foreign languages rather quickly.

[@davidariamirroarkyoung]

I like the fact that outside politics they are friends. Brings back the days of my youth when you could be friends with a person who has different political views then you yet still remain friends. That is a rare thing when families disowned thier children kicked them out for having different opinions on politics.

[@michele1023]

I do, too. Before Trump. Yes, I said it.

[@davidariamirroarkyoung]

@@michele1023 Michele I'm with you it is as if we are in a time machine to where racism isn't hidden or something to be ashamed of and talking or having different political views is not acceptable amongst friends or even families what's next we bring back India's class system with untouchables.

[@cs5384]

Pathological liars support pathological liars. Sure he's a 'funny guy' but he's also more than willing to support a man who is already trying to get his base to revolt an arrest that hasn't been discussed by anyone but him.

[@oldrrocr]

so lindsay, if we let trump's "mob rule" succeed, what do we need YOU for?

[@richardsimon4135]

Lindsey Graham: "I'm fine with overthrowing democracy as long as I agree with his policies"

[@crystalmendoza1450]

Exactly that's what I wanted Al to hone in on. Is there no one else who can enact these policies WITHOUT threatening our democracy

[@CT-um7zq]

"Don't you like him, don't you like him" 👏👏👏👏 6:10

[@lisamalwitz8517]

Yeah, it doesn't really work that way does it?! NO ONE is safe around DJT, no one; including Senator Graham. His loyalty is for nothing.

[@mowas8620]

As long as it feeds my pockets - translated

[@Julian-tf8nj]

that's exactly the kind of thinking in the rising fascist movements before WW II !

[@akeames]

I’m still proud of you, Al. Proud of how you represented our state, and was ready to vote for you again. If you DO run again, you got my vote already. ✔️👍👍

[@pamquinlan8912]

His gross unprofessionalism on the USO Tour suggests that we can do better. He is not a monster. But that does not mean he is the one to choose before others.

[@akeames]

@@pamquinlan8912 her behavior towards Robin Williams ensured I lost all sympathy for her.

[@FLthenKYnow]

Senator, you are a wonderful host to The Daily Show, and YOU should run for President!❤

[@nefarious67]

Trump’s blackmail on Lindsay is strong here. I can almost see the strings.

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

Or Lindsay was paid a ton to reverse his support.

[@dominickjvlogs]

Yeah - he admits trump tried to overthrow the core of our democracy then says he liked his policies … which is kind of evil. They’re addicted to Trump.

[@kindtimetraveler]

@@lucasinthehouse007 Ok, that wasn’t necessary.

[@micheleguerrrierre]

I was in the audience last night for this. It’s was a very tense atmosphere- we were instructed not to throw things to knock him out or shout at him. So we the audience expressed our distaste in passive aggressive moans and boos. We need to see more interviews like this, or we will be forever divided. Al did a great job.

[@davidcohen9016]

The problem is Al refused to chip away more. They’re friends. But Lindsey got away with a lot of lies or dancing around things

[@JoshuaEssary]

I was thinking the same thing. We need interviews on late night talk shows from all parties. The refusal to either appear or schedule, is one glaringly obvious tool that is dividing our country. We can't keep everyone in their own silos, and hope for them to see and hear what's going on in the other silo.

[@Chris-kx5lp]

I would have loved to see him knocked out.

[@oldrrocr]

glad you mentioned it Michele. Could tell something was up. Imagine bootlick lindsay gets the cushion treatment wherever he goes - reinforcing the impression that he can get away with anything - even if he contradicts himself.

[@jeremywarren7424]

I don't know how you suffered through the taping, I would have had a difficult time wasting my time like that. There's no rule saying you can't just get up and walk out, right? I mean, if I'm going to spend a day at a studio I would be disappointed to have wasted it putting up with Lindsey. What is it with Republicans and their persecution fetish?

[@Osku1231]

Crazy that they sat there with their disagreements and spoke to each other with respect and humor, in an attempt to make points that the other couldn't refute. Al Franken did a great job on this talk because he knows what Washington is actually like, and spoke to Graham with respect.

[@ecamp6360]

Graham is actually a suspect in the Georgia case.

[@mototaco2132]

Al should have grilled him on..... 1) Linsey supporting Trump after railing on him during 2016 election 2) after Jan 6, not voting to convict trump 3) voting for a justice on election year. Al Frankin let him off easy.

[@poopsonastick13]

Or the “rumors” that he hires male prostitutes

[@OneAdam12Adam]

That's an understatement. Franken lost points with this one.

[@Jesayou]

They need to push them until they break on climate change too they need to disavow the propaganda theyve allowed big oil for the past 50 years.

[@abel2356]

in contrast hasan grilled mr.chef merciless

[@casebarreoltt5990]

Don't you understand what the Uniparty is?

[@carolineurban4920]

....after emerging from the considerable shadow of his late friend John McCain, everyone can now see what a truly small man Lindsey Graham is.....

[@mikeanderson7549]

Yeah!

[@mikeanderson7549]

You British?

[@maxperkins6589]

This is one of the best videos to show the left and right each others opinion. Neither party happy but they both talked and the other listened and heard.

[@ZacharyJames]

How ever you feel about either of these two people, our country (and to a greater extent the free world) needs to see more conversations like this.

[@kayladawn]

As if anything that comes out of Lindsey Graham's mouth isn't BS. "Just tell them what they want to hear" - Lindsey Graham

[@jonathanlombard8897]

Al is a REAL patriot. Lindsey puts party over country time and time again.

[@1223steffen]

Al our party over country by resigning

[@leobramel5345]

Democrats are not Patriotic at all .Democrats hate the United states and the constitution .

[@AndreaSimone57]

In speech only & Except When it really matters

[@radoraf]

@@1223steffen He was canceled by his own party.

[@anthonystewart3185]

Party over country.

[@carlosfer2201]

"That's the way it's supposed to work" is a fantastic finisher.

[@JoanGreen]

Great to see AL work in a public space! 😊

[@Dkvizu]

Only reason he came on the show was cause Al Franken was gonna throw him A bunch of softball questions. No way Lindsey “Jellyfish” Graham would have came in when Hasan was hosting. That interview would have been brutal

[@ravennc5964]

Bring back Hasan!

[@NoBotOW]

TRUE

[@luminousbanjo]

Ngl, Franken is the only guest host I've not been looking forward to and that's part of why.

[@sativaburns6705]

I wish Lindsay a papercut for each time he flipped, flopped, or said something he doesn't believe.

[@ItsGamingFancy]

Hasan would have kept making references to immigrant parents the whole time

[@cargobikedavid594]

Ms. Lindsey walked a fine line. I even enjoyed his rebuttals. I think that's the best light I've ever seen him in. It's sad he couldn't 'shake Mr. Red' at all!

[@drenerj.1230]

I enjoyed that. Civility. Camaraderie. Even jokes.

[@stanbyme7874]

Sad. Just sad. He has no idea who the American people are. I’m a female. You took my rights & many others away. We ARE Americans.

[@thomp9054]

Funny how Lindsey's pretending to have a backbone He's playing that sassy card 😂

[@christianwagschal7969]

Didn’t expect him to mention his own confirmed bachelorhood… like girl 💅 we see u 👀

[@Jay-cp9kd]

He’s such a phony uniparty pos… And yeah, he sounds even more like a southern fruit when he “gets angry” lol

[@nickpaz9113]

@@christianwagschal7969 🤣

[@katierennie]

He LOVES being sassy. Talks big and then stabs you in the back if he decides you're not the most powerful one to align with. Really he's a rat.

[@mamapeats7953]

VERY MUCH SASSY SOUTHERN QUEEN

[@jonasaur6462]

This is one of the better interviews I've seen in a while.

[@onelonelyplanet]

“That’s the way it’s supposed to work” nuf said Al. Respect. And you got the last word in. Awesome!

[@MartinReiter143]

Graham comes on the Daily Show and sounds like a reasonable person, and then he goes back to DC and reverts to being a putz.

[@ilikeycoloralot]

Just goes to show how much of a scumbag these guys are

[@kellywilloughby4374]

Lindsey Graham is just being a skilled and accomplished bullshitting politician!

[@mojoman2001]

Craven and play to their audience. They stand for nothing.

[@Yourmomazz]

They go with the wind. Spineless people. They have no principles. I think they all suffer from Giovannini mirror syndrome....

[@EvilJawa]

Graham pretended that Franken was "speechless" after his answers. Franken was just dumbfounded by how an elected senator could act so asinine and childish when asked to acknowledge the fact Trump lies at any moment if it benefits himself.

[@bluu781]

All I could think was he's a weasel who can't answer a question straight. Dances around then says something that just isn't answering the question.

[@martincarey577]

Trump is a TRAITOR how can americans even dream of trump as PRESiDENT

[@ruilopes00]

​@bluu781 aka the republican way

[@amyneyer1232]

Yes there is always so much "what aboutisms"

[@Karrikua]

I am pretty sure that was just an attempt at a joke. A poor one at that, but hey, he is an idiot after all.

[@coreycole3316]

The daily show has blessed us and may definitely be on to something

[@johnwilkinson4399]

Lady G never disappoints.

[@AustinSportsGuy]

Graham suddenly being against separating children from their families is certainly a new development…

[@bigbenth182]

He's a big phoney.

[@moniqueengleman873]

Franken is trying to be honest and kind. Sometimes kindness is too easy. Let's talk about truth

[@adrianrussell7769]

Hasan would have eaten him alive... One second thought, maybe LG wouldn't have shown up in the first place if that was the case.

[@tomsenft7434]

@@adrianrussell7769 and who wants him to show up anywhere?

[@leanns5440]

🎯🎯🎯

[@BillyBagOdonuts]

Multiple media outlets have reported that when Lindsay Graham testified in front of the Ga grand jury, he said “If someone would’ve told trump that aliens stole votes from him, he would’ve believed it” 😂

[@eldergeektromeo9868]

And Graham would have stuck up for Trump!

[@mpup54]

he was buying every conspiracy theory he could, including listening to Powell and Witch Doctor's

[@jenniferjones1987]

He is personable. And funny! And then I remember how duplicitous he is.

[@preasail]

Franken was far too easy on this guy.

[@pamquinlan8912]

Franken is easy on himself.

[@HaydenStewart12]

As someone who lives 7 miles from the TJ boarder... At no point in my life have I ever felt threatened by the "security" of our boarders. I see many people around the US, thousands of miles away from any Mexicans, with no clear understanding or point of reference, willing to throw tax dollars at a very small problem. A problem that has less of an impact on national security, or anything associated with the truly disturbing socio-economic position we're in. Do we have crime along the boarder? Yes, but no more than any metropolitan area in the US. So to bring this back to the conservative agenda regarding the border wall; this will do nothing other than displace families, threaten international trade with US businesses and our largest trade ally, but guess what's not gonna change? The drug trade. You know why? Because American citizens are the number one consumer of these drugs. And it's Americans doing most of the distribution. The most impactful way to mitigate crime associated with drug smuggling is to de-criminalize the drug. Not make it legal. But take it to a level in which this "war on drugs" is no longer a war on our citizens. As a product of my environment, I can't speak for everyone on the border, but consider my 32 years of perspective a bit more valid than some Governor in Florida who can't even pronounce guacamole.

[@mpup54]

I think Trump had no problem letting illegals in from Melania's family during his term. Hypocrisy at its highest. I guess its just the brown illlegals that bother Trump.

[@michaellockhart6632]

It's very sad that the former governor of Arizona trashed the desert with that abomination of a sight of box cars stacked up and lined down the landscape destroying the desert for no reason at all except for one man's political ambition. Such destruction stopping only small animals from roaming freely. How many terrorists had their plans ruined by that dump site of box cars? I'm not near it but I believe that it's zero. No real need for this and wasted tax money for nothing.

[@francesrice3317]

I didn’t know there had been weekly guest hosts on the Daily Show recently. Al Franken is a brilliant choice! Great to see Senator Franken as the host! ❤

[@veronicaravello-arceo]

It’s beautiful how civil and friendly they are even though they disagree on things.

[@Hadenufyet]

“Beautiful”? They can be civil & friendly at lunch. Franken hosting him was despicable.

[@momania1979]

Franken's old school decorum mentality is honorable. I respect that. But look at how Jon Stewart talks to the opposite side and tell me that isn't better in every possible way.

[@calebrea2017]

You'd think with him being in the Senate and in multiple contentious writers' rooms for years; that he didn't try and poke any holes in anything or pull the rug on him at all.

[@VickyG212]

Absolutely! Late night show hosts should be taking notes from Jon, and journalists asnwell

[@RandomFandomDragon]

Agreed.

[@CT-um7zq]

I'm with John

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Jon Stewart should throw his hat in.

[@artildawn]

Graham talking about people how should be in jail is rich.

[@vt3039]

“We were friends” “Were?” I mean, given the way Lindsey treats Al in this interview, did Lindsey really think it would remain present tense?

[@JoyJonas]

Thank you Al Franken! Talking with each other despite our differences is what we need.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Actually no. What you are describing is enabling. No different than enabling an addict. If everyone merely stopped enabling the Republican minority in this country, they would cease to have any significant power. If you are an enabler you are actually part of the problem.

[@skylerjohnson1827]

Shouldn't Lindsey still be worried about an indictment for him also in the Georgia case?

[@AJCsr]

YES !

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

I'm pretty sure he knows he'll skate. It's pretty amazing what you can get away with if you get government power. And we just keep giving it to someone like this.

[@josemorrasge8100]

There's no indictments coming.

[@kristinvogel2896]

Lindsey continues to perform for an audience one one.

[@timothywright778]

I completely disagree. Its during these Daily Show visits that Graham allows himself to almost admit what a terrible person Trump is. You will notice how he goes right up to the line of calling Trump a pathological liar and otherwise horrible person. You don't do that when you trying to impress Trump. I also like how he mocks himself for his lack of success running against Trump.

[@lisarodriguez6966]

​@@timothywright778 tRump can't read a room or person very well, I think he knows how close he can get and I wish I could see it more your way but that's too much credit you're giving him

[@BuddhatheBlackDog]

But here’s the thing--THIS is how the real conversation starts. “Friendship.” Laying a foundation.

[@user-ld6ep9yr9s]

Kudos to two politicians finding any, any conversation. Important,rare.

[@moniquemurphy4851]

“He can survive your criticism” - cockroaches can survive anything. Let’s go Jack Smith!

[@Jen_Wick]

"Al is my friend, Meemaw!"

[@humblebeat]

😕Seth’s off this week

[@pwrhr]

Exactly

[@dalebailey754]

It’s difficult to say, but we all need to be trying to find whatever common ground we can.

[@bordy217]

Can somebody please explain why Franken had to leave office?

[@janinegordley1133]

Does anyone think for a minute that Lindsey Graham wants to “help the administration if I can.”? Bad move having him on, Al. He should not have a platform. He’s even defending #45. Who has outrun the law for decades, no one is taking a wrecking ball to him except himself. He is overdue for criminal charges. It’s no witch hunt. Watching Lindsey try to be funny is so cringe.

[@smackattack4284]

Whether it's the perceived unjust death of George Floyd or the perceived death of fair elections in this country, from time to time political parties will have an unresolved beef with our government. Whether you support a party that reacts by marching into the seat of authority and confronting that power directly where it lives or whether your party reacts by indiscriminate burning vulnerable, innocent, local communities is up to the individual. But one of them is inherently evil and one is inherently noble. IMHO.

[@OtayBuckwheat]

Covid-19 Shut Down The Border Not Trump, Miss Lindsey

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

I don't know if I'd say specifically that he's "defending" Trump. It's pretty clear he doesn't like him at all, but I think the point he was trying to make was that the red voters, who are also Graham's voters, think he was a decent president, regardless of what he thinks, and that that is the reality. Now I don't agree with that but almost from a lawyerly perspective it makes sense, that slightly less than half of this country is filled with deluded wackos. And the way the US works is that these m0rons get a vote, so regardless of what he says as one politician, they will vote whomever they "think" is "best". It almost sounded to me like Graham wants democrats to do better so that less crazy red voters elect less crazy people like Trump. Kinda passing the buck to democrats, but I could see how he might think that.

[@kellywilloughby4374]

I totally agree that it was a bad decision to give Lindsey Graham A different audience than the Fox News audience to con!

[@greeneyedlady8426]

@Janine Gordley so true, Lindsay lies all the time. Never trust him.

[@riecejohnson2320]

Al should have challenged him more. He pretty much just gave him a platform to humanize himself.

[@lindamazur4208]

well that didn't work , Lindsey is a slime Ball !!!!

[@onamattapeeya]

Are you just now figuring out that they care more about each other than they do the rest of us, how many fancy dinners do you think Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi have had together that we paid for? Just political theater for most politicians...

[@mandeanraje2300]

I always keep in mind that these people have been working with together for multiple decades. So at least a third of their lives for 35+ years has been spent with these other people. Do you really think they’re not all just friends or have a lot more thoughts in common? Ion trust em 😂

[@onamattapeeya]

@@mandeanraje2300 how many fancy expensive dinners have Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi had, that we pay for, because they were business meetings LOL

[@TheOG-GG]

And I will never forgive him for that! Republicans are nothing but terrorists, yes the WHOLE "party." After Jan 6th why are republicans even allowed to be elected much less allowed to be citizens. Republicans should be banned from the USA and never heard from ever again. No forgiveness. No unity with these anti-American terrorists! Never forget Jan 6th!!!

[@shemingway1]

Excellent interview, Al.

[@steveocal1]

It would have been nice if Graham had let Franken have an occasional uninterrupted sentence.

[@nokomarie1963]

Lindsey speaks with a forked tongue.

[@muddgrub4402]

Thank you guys for being civilized and... REAL!

[@susanc257]

Hey Lindsey! Georgia’s coming for ya!

[@sergiopena4103]

Franken dropped the ball. He didn't attack any of Graham's arguments. This should have been a heated debate debunking Graham's stances

[@brianshaker1885]

Nah, I think if a Ted Cruz was on there, or a Ron DeSantis, he would... but again, he knows him personally, and you don't want to attack k your guests.

[@scotthurley5168]

he said he completely agrees on his war-mongering on china?!

[@christianwagschal7969]

that’s what graham wanted

[@mattm8932]

It’s a comedy show fyi

[@lamorenalindacopswife]

That's one way to see it, I think another way is that there is a large percentage of people that just stay in their bubble and never try to listen to "other side" without rolling their eyes, etc. Sometimes you need to hear the other side, and the interview forced people to hear it. I think what Graham said was a way to bring you the reality of what is going through the heads of half of the country even if you don't agree with it.

[@laalaa99stl]

I regret watching this. But I had to find out why Al thought to bestow the honor of being his first guest to... Huckleberry Hound. After watching, I confess to not being any closer to understanding.

[@derlich09]

Odd. Lindsey isn't begging for campaign contributions on behalf of a man with severe brain damage who wants to be Senator for reasons he can't explain because he has severe brain damage. Wait, why is he here and not in a landfill where he belongs?😡

[@alyoisis]

Agreed

[@foodmuppet4533]

I didn't watch this. However I did want to read comments of how awful this show segment probably was. You called him Huckleberry Hound, which is funny and accurate. Thanks for the chuckle, thanks for watching this and reporting back to us.

[@Sumtimreh]

Because it's a huge win for the daily show to get such a big name Republican

[@tonybaloney8987]

You should listen. Burying your head in the sand and not understanding what you're up against will result in another Trump win. The smart thing to do in 2016 was to vote for Hillary. Look what happened.

[@ryanl6316]

Franken needed to press him harder. Come on Al.

[@markmac2206]

he pressed that chick on the plane harder.

[@JP-lu9ed]

Peppering with confrontational questions often gets you a standoff and nothing of value when people stop talking. Al baits the hook and takes his time. Lindsey steps out and reveals more but also has some skills. It’s a instructive interesting conversation.

[@ZafrasF]

@@JP-lu9ed Yeah, I think so too. Nothing is really gained when you press them too hard, he's gonna have his opinion you gonna have yours. Al did a great job trying to look for common ground.

[@stephengiunta1564]

“That’s what they told Nixon.” Says it all!

[@laurencrouse2418]

I commend Mr. Graham on this interview and of course Al Franken.

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Lindsay, if this was a free country you would have embraced your homosexuality by now. I really feel for your generation but don't take it out on us.

[@bigthunderbird]

🐞🐞🐞🐞😂😂🤮

[@diversityproductionz]

Why are you trying to put a orientation on someone?

[@steakknives]

He may just be effeminate, despite what else I might think about him, I'm not going to assume facts not in evidence about someone. His sexuality and privacy are his own business, and don't affect my opinion of him. His policies and political view, do.

[@andrewjenkins9965]

@@steakknives even if they're hypocritical policies?

[@OtayBuckwheat]

Covid-19 Shut Down The Border Not Trump, Miss Lindsey

[@henrycruz5919]

Lindsey would be great as a tired queen villain on any sitcom

[@davidmolina7543]

😂😂😂

[@VTerrillHill]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@wisecat11]

Great last word, Al! You summoned it up perfectly.

[@sulaimankhuja8073]

Thank you. Very respectful meeting. I know it was extremely hard, but we need more meetings like this.

[@DarklyYours]

Lindsey was joking about the fact that getting along with Al would hurt him with his base and could hurt his career. I respect the attempts on both parts to reach across the aisle. The fact of the matter is that his base has no desire to coexist and he plays to that on a professional level. They think that LGBTQ+ rights and women's rights are persecution against them. It's hard to be civil and peaceful with someone who would throw you to rabid dogs without a moment's hesitation.

[@claiminglight]

Claiming that conservatives believe that equal rights are seen as a form of conservative persecution is a mischaracterization of their concerns. Do you really believe that conservatives stand against equal rights themselves? You're making them into an evil caricature-- which is one of the primary things conservatives point out when describing their view of liberal extremism.

[@kelgreen99]

I didn't recognize Lindsay without his pearls. 😂

[@toddklein77]

more of THIS please! a two-sided American dialogue, bringing American’s together.

[@kylejohnson6867]

“That’s the way it’s supposed to work.” Best last line ever! Senator Graham knew he couldn’t respond to that in any way.

[@JesseValentine]

Lord help us all.

[@missylks1239]

“There’s a chance he’ll win the primary and over a 50%chance he’ll win the election. So, ask yourself, how does this happen?” I don’t know. DON’T MAKE HIM THE PARTY NOMINEE YOU NUMNUTS!

[@matthewklahn3204]

It happens from hate of the lefts policies that are failing and everyone is pretending it's ok.

[@karabowman811]

Guarantee a reelection for Biden.

[@musicsansnotes]

​@karabowman811 oh man. I can't. We need new blood.

[@musicsansnotes]

​@karabowman811 oh man. I can't. We need new blood.

[@musicsansnotes]

​@karabowman811 oh man. I can't. We need new blood.

[@ThePlaySpace-CurtainCall]

That went surprisingly well...all things considered.

[@jarretheller2244]

""If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it" - Lindsey Graham 5/03/2016

[@AsafMerschon]

This is just bonkers! This was too forgiving for Lindsey, what the duck did Al think he would accomplish? Al just gave him a platform for more lies & mostly didn't call him out on them.

[@annagampert8298]

This was one of the weirdest interviews I’ve seen. They were both very cordial and you can see they were friends. They each let each other Talk which was nice. Definitely not was I was expecting.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

It was repulsive. I didn't expect Al Franken to be complicit in this mess.

[@whoaman8616]

Being polite isn't the same as complicit.

[@billbush1270]

@@OneAdam12Adam The elephant in the room was stomping all over the interview. Franken, IMO, showed Graham as a competent yet evil, self-serving politician. Graham has shown considerable humorousness over the years, but everybody looks at him and knows it is surface, not depth.

[@leslieakst637]

Why did you give that bottom feeder a platform?

[@rike94]

The host was terrible, he was speechless most of the time, did not confront him, and couldn't even make jokes.

[@hrantash]

You are the COMPANY that you keep!!

[@donnaperry9086]

Great job Senator!! Always a fun time!

[@johnchessant3012]

Interesting conversation, though I gotta say, Graham is adept at steering the conversation to his preferred topics and Franken should've been more prepared to handle that. It also would've been nice to ask him why he consistently votes against pro-worker policies such as raising wages and protecting union rights.

[@EmmaEffa]

I like Al…a lot…and it hurts me to be critical of him and the Daily Show but Lindsey Graham should have never been brought on if Al wasn’t prepared to take him to task. It was gross pandering to an old buddy.

[@davidmolina7543]

Absolutely