THIS GOT UGLY!! | Rapper Reacts to Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris. Epic Rap Battles Of History

[@KnoxHill]

What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the hat or hoodie I’m wearing support the channel & grab yours now 🤟www.knoxhillmusic.com/shop/chaos-kh-flex-fit-hat

[@deviouskris3012]

Tim Minchin. Australian comedian, singer songwriter. One of Bo Burnhams 2 influence. Which is a bar you missed of his, when he referenced Atticus Fitch. It was a double to Tim’s role in Californication.

[@loppi122]

In that dog bar i think he called her the B word.

[@Exophoenix4Bangtan]

Pls react to “Ill be there” by Jin of BTS! It’s been stuck in my head all week!

[@StoryMing]

Interesting that you find Kamala’s voice hard to listen to; I have the same difficulty listening to Trump’s voice.

[@musicversuseverything2161]

Hey Knox, we miss you on Ez Mil reaction my G.. please react to ALL HALLOWS EVE as your Halloween special.. pls pls pls 🙏

[@jacobwalters]

Oh lord, the political comments are coming.

[@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide]

trying very hard not too...lol as someone who follows american politics daily for over 20 years (and american economics for over 25 years) i can break own every bar and the actual history for it, especially the trump specific ones. i'm surprised ERB didn't used the biggest bombshells in trump life against him, like the one from the mid-90s, the closest they ever got to that one talking about epstein and trumps relationship, but that just the tip of the iceburg. they also didn't mention (specificially) that to this day trump is still in possession of classified documents including something related to nuclear secrets, or trump embezzling the US treasury into his own pockets (even to this day as a former president). the problem with kamala in a rap battle is she's basically the same as any other democrat or classical conservative ergo whether in the rap battle or in real life it typically devolves into race or projection. as for her political career she spent most of the last 4 years in hiding as VP have significantly less chance for accomplishment than almost any other political position, so she (as i've told people since before she was selected; both parties spat on the democratic process of picking a candidate) would be carrying all, or at least most biden's baggage.

[@mr_boo.]

@@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide yeah - seen your profile picture and username i do believe it must be very hard not to make political comments

[@alananimus9145]

@@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide it would be dumb not to expect them considering the song is literally the definition of political.

[@alananimus9145]

@@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide honestly she should have spent 90% of the song calling him an insurrectionist

[@pavelow9876]

@@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide Following politics for 20 years is sad honestly

[@Well_Read_Lady_Knight]

That woman actually sounds like Kamala holy shit

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

this girl is cuter than Kamala to be fair

[@ChaoticKey]

@@thanksmr.obvious6427 Pffffffffffffffffffffffft.

[@Berto2K]

@@thanksmr.obvious6427 well Kamala did just turn 60 haha.

[@InfinityKrompt]

@@Berto2K Which is wild because that makes her still 18-19 years younger than Trump, and 21 years younger than Biden.

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

@@Berto2K really ?doesnt look like seriously

[@virus640]

From an outsider's (Canadian) perspective, TR's line of "whichever one of you sucks least" is the best summation of the last 3 elections in the US.

[@yankee__tango]

Canada’s run by a commie, can’t get worse than that.

[@AstroVanilla]

As an insider (American), I completely agree.

[@BGNewsReporter]

Couldn't agree more!

[@coltenparks9642]

3? It's been longer than that

[@samuelericci3959]

As ERB Lincoln said in Obama vs Romney, it’s shouldn’t be a race between the shiniest of two turds.

[@streetfighterjoseph]

If Knox was in an ERB, he should play Tom Brady

[@tenthant]

I hope they do ask him on one day, no matter who it is he'd play.

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah exactly

[@TyTheNerfGuy]

If they gave a role to scru Crypt and knox are more than deserving

[@GhostKnight2021]

Tom Brady(Knox) vs Noah Lyles

[@streetfighterjoseph]

Tom Brady vs Diego Maradona would be the best Brady matchup ("football" athletes)

[@redsr9990]

I agree, Knox. People should be able to laugh at both sides. Thinking of politics through a team mentality is so dangerous.

[@Daytruin]

Easier to laugh at things in the rear view mirror or ahead of you, we been living in this circus for too long for it to be funny anymore.

[@frq3155]

it's actually sad how people are reverting to these primal strategies of behavior, abandoning civility...

[@pontiusthepilot]

the "i know you're not all ears" making fun of the assassination attempt was a great opening ngl

[@dimaj1]

don't mean to sound like a broken record... Politicians, just like diapers, need to be changed regularly... and for the same reason...

[@LeoS.B.Rosevillte]

FACTS

[@amandapanda5087]

TRUTH

[@elisa_lily]

Beautiful! 😂😂😂

[@rebeldarlin7]

Sad 😢😢😢😢

[@gerzmtovsstupidchannel977]

because they get crappy?

[@PiliciousTV]

Something that I think is a bit underappreciated is that, we know usually Lincoln does nhe presidential run in for raps, and Teddie does the ad reads. However, because Teddie ran in on this one, its Lincoln doing the ad read. I just found that little detail quite neat.

[@KnoxHill]

Nice pick up 🤟

[@ShøøtingBL4NK]

Knox gotta catch ‘em all!!!

[@SamariJD]

"HIV AND SCARLET FEVER" - Ash Ketchum

[@ShøøtingBL4NK]

@@SamariJD I can’t find it!

[@flamma1114]

@@ShøøtingBL4NK ash ketchum vs Charles Darwin

[@ShøøtingBL4NK]

@@flamma1114 thank you!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

This is factual.. lots of receipts 🧾

[@funnyname7773]

First off, i really appreciate the fantastic breakfown! Secondly, all of you down here in the comments who are American, please go out and vote come November 5th. This is one of the most important elections in all of American history, so please make sure your voice is heard. No matter who you are voting for, it is incredibly important that our citizens participate in our democracy

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

Oh lord, as soon as I saw the new ERB I was so hyped for the new Knox Hill upload. We need Knox in an ERB.

[@KnoxHill]

I doubt that happens. Lloyd and Scru are friends and well…let’s just say one of those people is definitely not a fan of me 😉

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

@@KnoxHill True. Still love your reactions. Definately more interesting than Scru's!

[@Exophoenix4Bangtan]

If y’all are raging on the internet about a fictional rap between presidential candidates, you need to go touch grass. Please have respectful conversations with each other and not just insult each other.

[@Anuta6675]

Having grown up in a socialist country, I can only laugh about anyone in the US being classified "left". They all seem right of the middle compared to Europe. The closest Americans ever came to communism, were the Hippie communes.

[@linkplays2952]

what country are you from?

[@dfunkmale]

Truth. There is no organized left-wing in the US. The Democratic Party is center-right.

[@Kneekco]

The left wing in America is probably somewhere in the middle compared to most European countries, and our current leader of the right wing party is somewhere by Mussolini

[@A_reasonable_individual42]

Well, that's cause of the red scare even if people were right to be afraid, people got paranoid

[@Just-some-bird07]

​@@A_reasonable_individual42 and now workers can't ask for a raise and children can't ask for free school meals without some assholes going: 'Commies?! Stalin?!'

[@Emilie-one]

I love how you are being honest with your breakdown. Not one sided , spitting truth. Love your breakdowns ❤❤❤❤

[@jayplayz355]

Nice reaction

[@AJ........]

He tried, but regurgitated misinformation

[@BladeNgames]

@@AJ........what was misinformation?

[@dead_shot_slayer]

​@@AJ........ Where's the proof?

[@atsukosuperiority7947]

@@BladeNgamesThe eating cats and dogs for one. The lady who ate a cat was black but was American and mentally ill had nothing to do with Haitians.

[@MrDioUltimate]

Theodore Roosevelt coming in was the CRAZIEST plot twist of ERB history!

[@celestialcynic3102]

Just an addition cause I think you might have missed one. "You are JD Vance's beard level weird you are gross" 1. A beard is a term used for a person a gay man uses to seem straight, whether a wife or a homophobic friend 2. Weird is a word used that seems to really trigger certain demographics of Trump supporters, especially younger Vance fans. Love your work, keep it up!

[@Ace22]

The beard bit is reaching ngl. Sounds entirely made up and not at all what they were doing. There was clearly a lack of double entendres in the battle here to back me up with evidence.

[@celestialcynic3102]

​@@Ace22I'm glad you resonated with ERB to the point you have such a specific interpretation, but the fun part is we get to reach! There have been times Knox has made some leaps I'd have called reaches. We're reading art at the end of the day

[@celestialcynic3102]

​@Ace22 are you under the impression she was calling him JD Vance's actual beard? Perhaps a joke about face sitting? I'm curious as to how you took it

[@celestialcynic3102]

​@@Ace22as to "sounds entirely made up" Most phrases and euphemisms are... are you implying I made this term up? Because I'm fairly certain it's older than I am by a fair few decades.

[@joanm2232]

@@celestialcynic3102 I looked at it as the strings being pulled by Vances backers Thiel and silicon valley tech bros. And them influencing behind the scenes Trumps actions if he wins.

[@dumpsterfire5886]

“Get your mugshot, then your mug shot” is such a flip

[@ThumblessJew]

Who won? The supporters of ranked choice voting. I have decided on who I'm voting for, but at the end of the day, ranked choice voting would be such a big benefit to this country. Give independents and third-party candidates an actual chance.

[@tjnguyen8546]

Bingo. I would LOVE to support an independent candidate because I'm not a fan of either of the "main" parties, but there's just no path forward for third parties without ranked choice or the removal of the electoral college.

[@jda79]

Nope,.we don't vote for parties, parties aren't part of the government, they are private entities, we vote for people to fill seats, ranked choice doesn't really work like that

[@linkplays2952]

@@tjnguyen8546 even if the electoral college is removed a third party has no chance at out performing either of the 2 big parties.

[@dfunkmale]

I would love to see ranked choice voting. The problem is that the people who could enact it are the ones who stand to lose the most from it being enacted. Same with campaign finance reform, a scotus code of ethics, and abolishing the electoral college.

[@linkplays2952]

@@dfunkmale why would we need to abolish the electoral college if we have ranked choice voting?

[@Ya_Boy_Jwolf]

I was honestly surprised that Kamala Harris didn't start with bringing up she was from a middle class family.

[@mcr-1266]

Could have talked about how she worked at McDonald's.

[@dsmianblanchard3422]

😂

[@nateperkins9860]

I must be in the minority because I love the Kamala performance and delivery

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

You are not alone.

[@majikthise7063]

There's a concept that's been coined in the UK "footballification" The idea that you have your "teams" scarf tied so tightly round your neck to cut of the flow of blood to your brain you can only see the enemy and your teams colours. This is the biggest problem with FPTP as a concept, it forced conflict through defacto enforced two party systems. There is no representation of peoples views only the one who wins the most seats in the best places, it also forces a complete lack of consensus politics since the one with all the power has all the power even if the least support it.

[@crispyrolls93]

You listen to James O'Brien?

[@majikthise7063]

@@crispyrolls93 Maybe a little

[@majikthise7063]

@@elisa_lily Around the time of Brexit, when the idiots wouldn't listen to facts because "they won so we should get over it." They spent so much time calling the rational thinking people "enemies of the people" they couldn't see that they were stood with liars and thieves. Since then it ballooned in to all of our politics, and everything became your with us or your with them. Unfortunately like everything in life, very little black and white lots of gray though.

[@Berto2K]

You're off on some of your political facts, but like you said thats for another day.

[@mnkybl8]

I’d like to know which fact you think? usually Knox does his research so going up to debate with him I’d love to see

[@datadivanet]

@@mnkybl8 There isn't any truth to the rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets.

[@darkshaman98]

I've been waiting for this ever since the ERB video dropped always really enjoy your reactions and breakdowns

[@fedoratheexplorar2143]

Really havent talked enough about how insane the "living rent free in your head" bar is, like 3 seperate layers there and hits super hard. Also, would really like for you to check out other Rap Battle creators on KZbin rn cause I really do think they are putting aa lot more emphasiss on the music and rapping than ERB and lyrical density and that's a part of them you enjoy.

[@JMC0991]

Knox, Good luck with all the political comments bro cause they are comin in HOT!

[@KnoxHill]

Love em. Not like it’s gonna change my life or outlook. I’ve always thought for myself and done my own research. I was a poli sci major after all so happy to take it all on board 🤟

[@SamTheMarioMan]

While this battle is certainly less epic than the previous 2 presidential rap battles, I think it works! It feels more like a standard, classic rap battle, bringing to mind Obama vs Romney. Teddy Roosevelt interrupting them instead of Lincoln was a fun subversion of expectations too!

[@dfunkmale]

Also that little pause before he said "moose" just put me on the edge of my seat. Such a silly little touch, but it subverted the rhythmic expectation as well as the lyrical.

[@FacePlant1324]

I would only vote third party if we had rank choice voting

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

This reaction was pretty good but the political both sides-ing grated on me a little bit. Like presenting the documents thing like "well you guys kinda did that too" is absurd because no they did not do the same thing. Trump maliciously started taking classified documents home with him with no intention of returning them, which is otherwise known as stealing, after losing an election because he's a spiteful baby. And then spent months evading the government's request to have those documents returned and then started trying to get away with doing partial returns, claiming that was everything to try and get away retaining at least a part of his horde. Until eventually the government had to raid his house to get them back due to his unrelenting obstructionism. Whereas Biden, as far as anyone can tell, forgot he had some shit and immediately gave it back once someone realized it was missing and asked for it. To present these things as if they're anywhere near the same level indicates you didn't really know anything about one or both of these situations or deliberate obtuseness. And look, you can dislike Kamala all you want, I'm not exactly on the same page as her either. But ya know what's she's never done? Say we should use the military against the "enemies within" and and then go on to immediately clarify she means the American people who disagree with her politically. Because Trump did do that. Like two weeks ago he said "I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people, we have some sick people. Radical left lunatics and I think they're the b, and it should be very easily handled by, if necessary by national guard or if really necessary by the military" If we are to insist they are "both bad" it should be with the stipulation that one is like stubbing your toe while the other is like getting shot in the stomach.

[@Darshyboy]

Spoken like someone who has watched CNN. Nothing you have said is factual champ.

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

@@Darshyboy I don't. Actually the quote I took is from an interview he did for Fox News and you can find it on the fox Business KZbin channel on a video titled "Trump - the enemy from within more dangerous than any foreign entity" starting at 9 minutes in. And his legal defense for the documents had basically been "it's not illegal when the president does it" which is an admission of guilt as far as I'm concerned. Does it ever wear on you? to be so wrong all the time with nothing but your faith that such an obviously crooked man could do no wrong to buoy you?

[@elisa_lily]

@@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet Hi ,l’m European and what you said in the second part is completely correct and l also saw the video on multiple international sources and papers (online papers,from different countries,not social media). In politics it’s rare that you have the luxury to choose between or among good candidates,the norm is usually the one who sucks the least,but in some cases,see Italy with Berlusconi there’s a candidate that is backed up by groups and corporations who want to have no limits,so the checks and balances system has to go,and with it comes persecution for freedom of speech or anything,of not only politicians,but journalists,entertainers,citizens. In ltaly happened in 2001/6 in a really fascist way,then again Berlusconi taking advantage of the global recession in 2008 took back the power targeting the poor,the workers (that’s what Hitler and Mussolini did too). His incompetence and caring only about cutting taxes for millionaires,staying out of jail and trying to increase his personal financial empire brought ltaly on the brink of default and he was forced to step down basically by the whole world,because of the ripple effect on international markets. That’s exactly what is happening in the US,read Project 2025 (preface by Vance,mentions Trump more than 300 times) and Agenda 47, read both parties policies It’s not an election like the others,don’t take it as a challenge or a game,

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

@@technotrouble3386 oh yeah it's totally cool to order the military to attack your own populace as long as it's the "radical left". Which according to him at least is anyone to the right of freaking Joe Biden. Do you even hear yourselves? This is what I'm talking about, you're monsters.

[@AeroFlambe1]

I think the weird beard line might be referring to all the things that have come out about Vance’s past like with the drag. So beard as in straight partner for a gay guy. But that also could refer the fact that Vance used to hate Trump hence being a “beard.” And then also Trump using Vance as a “beard” as Vance is more well spoken and articulate than Trump and eventually taking over him as well

[@CoolToTheInfinthPower]

This is my favorite reaction to this ERB! Someone get this to 7 billion views!!! I don't care HOW, just fuking DO IT!!!!

[@trollofduty007]

I don't know if I'm impressed with the ERB writers that they keep finding ammunition to use against Trump 3 BATTLES IN Or if Trump just does THAT MUCH shit lmao

[@collincombs6798]

Gotcha Knox :) been waiting for this one lol

[@gordian2939]

Knox, as someone from a country with a multi party system (Poland) I can say that it isn't any better. Sure, in theory we have more options to choose, but at the end of the day it's all the same shit and it always consists in choosing whoever "sucks less". The only difference is that in the US you have to choose between two parties and here between plenty of them. All these smaller parties get like 10% of the parliament and they only pretend to do something, while in reality only making laws harder to pass, because whoever wants to create a stable government needs their support. So they enter coalitions and destroy them, because they don't care about the country, just about being the next party in charge, replacing the bigger ones. So... there is no difference. And in terms of a rap battle, I didn't really enjoy this one :/ still the best one for me is Trump vs Hillary, it was so well done, just technically. This one brings back memories of old ERBs, not so technologically advanced. The last couple of them just looked so good, it didn't even feel like I watched something made with CGI, whereas this one just looks like some B-class cinema crap :/ And the lyrics were less meaningful, I think. In Trump vs Biden battle I kinda forgave them, because it was made during pandemic, they weren't in conditions to do something better, I understand, but now... I'm disappointed.

[@e.y.d.6079]

Might have something to do with the entire election process being a damn rollercoaster. God knows how many times ERB had to change the content of the video to keep up with the new things happening.

[@gordian2939]

@@e.y.d.6079 maybe... at first we were all waiting for Trump vs Biden round 2 xd

[@elisa_lily]

@@gordian2939 Good God you’re so right about the too many political parties, l’m Italian,here it’s always been too many well ,aside from when Mussolini solved the problem and put only one party for everyone,the fascist regime… oh, what a lovely man… l’m kidding of course,not that it needs to be said but I’m still traumatized by the stuff l read the past few days. Your country is beautiful by the way

[@AbDarkwall]

Holy shit this is actually pretty good LMAO; I was so worried this'd be one sided in one direction or the other. Good to see some objective conversations. Comments aren't even bad; I love it!

[@iRoboticGaming]

I think it was one of the tamest they ever made and the actual rapping was not as good as it could have been

[@acyh4097]

Agreed, doesn't hit as hard as it used to but I am confident they can bounce back with later ERBs :)

[@PyroofMisterE]

That and almost half the video was a ad

[@curtisholman5365]

I honestly think they’re tired of doing the political presidential battles.

[@bigfoothunter8080]

It was rushed because they didn't have very much time to produce it

[@DeadPOOLParty]

You didn’t get the beard bar because being someone’s beard mean you are a cover up for being gay that bar is tough bro 😂😂😂

[@Combat0198]

lmao glad i wasnt the only one who got it

[@Hablonoenlgles]

He called the same line out in Kendrick’s diss so he knows what it means but I guess didn’t catch it haha

[@Mattriarc]

I was gonna say that's definitely a double right there lol

[@Italianchef26]

Could the "bending American decency over a barrel" bar also be a reference oil? Like an oil barrell right? Because of the stuff about fracking etc...

[@yekim008]

The economy's performance is way more tied to the fed, not the president.

[@linkplays2952]

its tied to both. The president can really do a lot with executive orders

[@A_reasonable_individual42]

It's both my guy, the president, who can do executive orders with feds

[@dripp_dropp]

our president sent billions of dollars to help Ukraine while his own country was in shambles. It was absolutely the entire Biden administration's fault.

[@GeneticReconstruction]

Bro thinks the fed can make major decisions without the president being involved

[@yekim008]

@GeneticReconstruction bro is a product of media brainwashing. I hope you wake up one day. Lol. You must also think kamala is a legit, presidential candidate not controlled by the cia.

[@kevinchapman2794]

There is way more to this ERB video than I thought.

[@mehrider7041]

Hey there Knox. Didn't know where else I could reach you, but I thought you should know Lin Manuel Miranda has recently released another hip-hop musical that I thought you'd REALLY like. It's filled to the brim with hip-hop greatness, and guest appearances such as Nas, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron, RZA, Ghostface Killah, and frickin MS. LAURYN HILL. It's called "The Warriors"; I'd describe it as an action movie set in New York that was turned into music.

[@elisa_lily]

Hi,l also tried to write it in the request section a few videos ago😂,just suggestion to listen and maybe react to something! Glad someone else knows it too! Have you listened to it?

[@mehrider7041]

​@@elisa_lily Yes, I absolutely love it. I may have even enjoyed it more than Hamilton, even though it's not as flawless. The mood, pacing, & the variety of it just worked a lot for me.

[@elisa_lily]

@@mehrider7041 Well Hamilton was initially thought as a mixtape, not for theatre. I loved it a lot too,it’s eclectic, but I always need to listen multiple times,let the art really sink in before expressing a ‘complete’opinion….😂 Glad you enjoyed it too, I love Lin’s work and him in general. I would have loved to have Jonathan Groff to sing something on it too

[@jdjamiso1]

As much as I love ERB, this battle was meh. It definitely felt like they had a Biden vs Trump part II and scrapped it for this last minute.

[@douglasrau5094]

Abraham Lincoln: "I can't take this shit any more" Teddy Roosevelt: "I got this, Abe"

[@Tupacem]

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that ground news ad. 😂

[@alananimus9145]

Trump "you're ugly" talking about her looks. Kamala "you're ugly" talking about who he is as a person.

[@dripp_dropp]

other way around lil bro

[@Just-some-bird07]

Pretty sure they were both going about looks. It's supposed to be a reference to 'Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney' where the candidates dissolve to childish insults.

[@alananimus9145]

@@Just-some-bird07 That interpretation literally makes no sense. Trump is known for making comments about women's appearance, Kamala is not known for making personal attacks about appearances. One thing ERB is very good at is making the things that come out of their mouths something you could believe the candidate would say if allowed to just go off. Are you actually trying to tell me that you could imagine Kamala insulting Trumps physical appearance? Straight up no. But she very much has all but said Trump is ugly as a person. That is what makes that line so good. She takes his insult and flips it back on him after sharpening the knife. There is actually a couple of places where the cut is way deeper than people are seeing but because they either lack a piece of information or memory hole it they don't see it. For example the Cali line was straight up a reference to him being an adjudicated rapist. The best line though goes to FDR and his reference to Trump being an insurrectionist who attempted a coup. "Don't send democracy to chapter 11"

[@absbica31]

Knox I don't know your political views, but kind of refreshing to see a reactor pointing out some important facts (i.e; border protection bill) that seem to fly completely over other people's heads. Others just go "har har, I hate her voice, Trump 2024".

[@MandyB677]

To be fair, look what ALL was in the bill there was no way Republicans would have ever voted for some of that.

[@redsr9990]

He did get that border protection bill wrong though. Unfortunately, it did not really address the issues and also had war funds tied to it. It was also a bipartisan shutdown of the bill, by the definition they use to call it a bipartisan proposed bill. But, I do agree, I appreciate the effort to be neutral.

[@HeelHook96]

A "border protection bill" that had more aid for Israel in it than it did funding for the the southern border. Whose border was that bill to protect?

[@JadusMoltriel]

The entire reason the bill was created was BECAUSE the Congressional Republicans refused to provide aid to Ukraine, as well as Israel, unless a Border Bill was made. So there was a Bi-Partisan compromise, in which the Democratic led Senate agreed with the Republican House, to grant the Republican border policies, in exchange for the support for our foreign affairs. That was literally the point. The Bill contained an enormous amount of Conservative border policies that Democrats were against, but they felt it was more important to provide aid to Ukraine to reduce casualties than to refuse the Border policies. It was a compromise. So referencing the foreign aid included as if that's some kind of "gatcha" that proves the bill wasn't good, is enormously dishonest and deceptive. What happened was that much of the Republican Party didn't expect the Democrats to actually agree to the compromise. They were just trying to use the issue of the border as leverage to withhold foreign funds. But the compromise DID happen, and the Bill was written primarily by one of the most conservative Senators in the country, from Oklahoma. When Trump found out it was about to actually happen, he publically ordered Congressional House members to k1ll it immediately, without even holding a vote. It passed the Senate with bi-partisan support, but the House obeyed Trump and prevented it from happening. He didn't want the Border to appear to be fixed, or working towards a fix, before the election, because he wants to run on the issue. This is all public knowledge. He wasn't secretive about it or his reasons. He also didn't expect Democrats to be willing to compromise, so all along Conservatives were just using the Border as a means to avoid providing support to Ukraine, with no sincerity to actually follow through if the compromise was agreed upon. It was so dishonest, and it's why several prominent Senate Republicans feel betrayed. The bill had SO many of their long held priorities, yet it was shot down for political reasons. At least two Republican House members RESIGNED over the toxic politics of it.

[@ThePontiffofPonWolf]

It also would have granted blanket amnesty for way too many illegals

[@pasttense69]

I will lightly touch on the political aspect of your comments in the beginning of the video. I’m sure you touch on it when Teddy comes in, but I’m not at that part yet. This is really an election on who sucks the least, and I’m personally voting for the person who’s far more likely to sit down, listen to what I have to say, and take it into consideration when making changes. All of that aside though this ERB was hilarious to watch regardless of what party you support. It’s nice to be able to put politics aside and just laugh about the candidates

[@Zinetha]

Just for comparison: Finland is a democratic nation. We currently have 17 registered political parties across the political field. In last election, just like in every election before since I was 18, I voted for a more left and liberal leaning candidate out of the bunch, because that's what aligns more with my personal views. A moderate right-wing politician won and I still think he was a good choice. That's what the majority of Finland wanted and also, I think he'll do good as the highest commander of the army if a day comes when we REALLY need one (if you catch my drift), which was my biggest concern on this particular election. Anything but the furthest right-wing party we have, I am fine with. Also, on that note: My best friend understands politics a lot better than I do (he studied political history at university) and he said that our far right is America's moderate right and our far left is America's moderate left. We don't have either of the extremes. One big reason why this is is because we're so much smaller as a nation, there's only ~5,5 million people in the entire country. He listed other reasons as well, but I don't remember them anymore, we had this conversation ~5 years ago.

[@TyroRNG]

The biggest upsides I see in a multiparty system - The need for coalitions prevents or at least softens extremism - Little to no party affiliation, I just vote for whatever I agree with most regardless which party, compared to the strong division of the population caused by a two party system Ofcourse there are downsides - Coalitions make change hard and slow, extremism might be slowed but so is most of everything else - Hard to keep track of what exactly every party stands for with so many parties (ofcourse there are tools that help, though they might be biased) Still would take it over a two party systen every time, too much power to one political view and reversing each others policies after getting a flip

[@Zinetha]

@@TyroRNG Good points. I don't mind change being slow, when it still represents what the nation as a whole wants. And personally, I feel like that also softens extremism, because an individual still feels like they have a chance to flip things back around if they feel like things are moving in a direction they don't want them to move to. Sudden changes would create more backlash, people would have no time to object nor adapt. It IS hard to keep track of what they stand for. There are couple parties I tend to vote depending on the candidates on that particular election and I somewhat know what those parties are about, but especially the ones closer to the middle, I have no idea why are there so many and what their differences are. There's this online thing called Vaalikone (loosely translates to "Election Machine") where candidates can put in their answers and then you put in yours and it compares those and finds your candidate for you. I usually do that and then scroll the results until I find a person I like. Especially in elections with more candidates than the presidential one, like voting for the parliament for the country and voting for the city council. Not all candidates put in their answers in the first place but to them I say hey 🤷‍♀️ Get with the times, not everyone knows everyone and everything, and not everyone has the time or the interest to get that deep into every single nyance of someone's politics. This way I easily find their answers to the questions I want to know the most, like their immigration policy and stances on queer rights and mandatory Swedish studies in schools, possible other burning subjects of the moment. Ones that don't push veganism (too hard) or any radical environmental changes I don't agree with (because you can imagine those being things the left pushes for). Then, like I said, I weed through those, and find a party I'm familiar with (because sometimes there are small, short lived political parties that pop up and a few years later, they're gone AND the number of votes a party gets dictates how many seats they get in the 200 member parliament, so the party does matter as well, can't be out there voting small parties no one else votes for, that's just a quarantee they won't get in at all). I was a little surprised we got another right-wing president right after the previous one who was also right-wing, we tend to go back and forth. But knowing the history of the country, I'm not surprised. Finland was founded as the result of a civil war. The right-wing wanted us to be independent, where the left-wing wanted us to stay under Russian rule, learn their Communist ways and then become independent. The right-wing won, they're now the Finnish army, basically (we're a conscription country, it's politically charged anymore) and we gained our independence, in 1917, so not that long ago. And now with Russia being open about the fact that they do in fact want to take over Finland, I get why people want a more right-wing leader at times like these. We're not perfect, though. The far-right party I don't agree with apparently had a very "down with the kids" social media campaign and all the 18 to 20-somethings voted for them because they found them funny and now we have them in the parliament, cutting student social benefits... I wish there was someone I could tell "I told you so".

[@mariaeagle73]

I'm glad someone feels the way I do about this election. I feel like no one can have a civilized conversation anymore. The U.S. has become, "Land of free. Home of the brave. But only if you believe what I believe. If not, then get out!"

[@josephk.8728]

I also took the "ketchup smelling edgelord" bar to mean that he wasn't actually shot, but that he had ketchup in place to make it look as if there was an assassination attempt on his life. Talk about aluminum foil hats.

[@caltheinquisitor5646]

Crazy that there's not a huge Scar with the caliber of the gun that was used

[@5r32c]

Nah it's probably a reference to the fact that Trump likes his stake with ketchup or maybe his love for McDonalds

[@matthewbartos2971]

@@caltheinquisitor5646 5.56 mm is a tiny low power round. It was barely different than going to the mall to get your ears gauged.

[@chelseapaine6290]

Holy shit, dude. Your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I started watching your reactions to Taylor Swift, then moved into your breakdowns of Eminem, which to be a hundred percent honest genuinely awakened in me a new respect and appreciation for rap in general, because you’re so patient and thorough in your thinking and response, and then I saw a couple of your videos about your actual life, and gained some insight into why you think the way you do, and relate, and today I saw this. Teddy won hands down. And you are so much fun to watch. I love your jokes, your brain, and your entire appreciation for music and life in its entirety. I am babbling like this because there is nothing on this earth that will make me pay $40 for a hat, and I want you to know I very much enjoy your work. Keep it up and give my absolute best to your family. ❤

[@paulmiller9568]

Aborted a states right to vote is referring to trumps stance on abortion that it should be a states right to vote on how they wish to handle abortion not the federal government making a law saying everyone can or everyone can't universally

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

So you are okay with a person's access to live-saving healthcare be contingent upon where the person lives? Some people don't have a choice of where they live.

[@deviouskris3012]

@@JeshuaSquirrellet’s try keep politics out of it. OP is referencing his interpretation of the bars. It wasn’t a political stance.

[@AstronomerKepler]

@@JeshuaSquirrel Well, we are the united STATES of america, and individual states can set rules that their people vote for. If you don't like it, move to another state

[@Contra.Mundum.]

​@@JeshuaSquirrel"life saving healthcare" 😂😂😂

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

@@Contra.Mundum. yes. There are many pregnancy complications for which the only treatment for the host patient is abortion. And the so-called exceptions in the laws are so vaguely worded that hospitals won't let doctors perform the procedure until the patient is in critical condition and on death's door. Better to perform when the patient is stable and it is healthier all around.

[@emminet]

I always love to hear your reactions cause you've just got so much background knowledge and really understand and break down the bars!

[@mythikry]

"They're both bad." One is a convicted felon. Come on man.

[@AJ........]

One is the victim of political persecution and the other tries to imprison their political opponents

[@LD_92]

And what are those convictions exactly? That’s right, nobody knows or cares. They wouldn’t have even tried if he wasn’t running for President.

[@LD_92]

Like Knox said, he’s a gangsta. That’s why he’s got the support. In other words, nobody cares bro

[@P0sitive_vibes_0nly]

​@AJ........ The claim that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris tried to imprison Donald Trump lacks evidence. Legal actions against Trump, including the investigations into classified documents, were initiated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and conducted independently, without direct interference from the White House. The Biden administration has largely avoided involvement in ongoing cases, emphasizing that the DOJ operates autonomously. Assertions of political motivation appear to be part of Trump’s rhetoric, but there is no concrete proof that Biden or Harris were involved in any effort to imprison him

[@T1NC4T]

"OnE iS a CoNvIcTeD fElOn" except judges are ALREADY turning over those convictions, keep coping.

[@RLocke142]

Thank you! Your views on both parties sucking is how I feel about politicians in general. Like with a vast majority of elections, it's a question of which candidate is the lesser of two evils.

[@hmealy8444]

There are third party options too! Voting with your conscience is better than choosing between evils. The duopoly wants to make us think we have only two choices, but that’s not the case. No one owns your vote but you.

[@RLocke142]

@@hmealy8444 Do correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't choosing the third party a waste of a vote?

[@thegoldenfreak7253]

did bro just fr tell us to go watch a trump rally? wtf

[@chrisblake1169]

Have you seen the MSG rally? Oh god it was terrib

[@thegoldenfreak7253]

@@chrisblake1169 i have, it really was terrible

[@chrisblake1169]

@@thegoldenfreak7253 I mean I try to find the good in Trump but dear god it was so bad… especially with the “comedian”

[@KnoxHill]

I think sarcasm is lost on you

[@brankin421]

​@@KnoxHillI was listening to that bit and waiting for the metaphorical "wink"... I never saw one. You might want to be more obvious when you're being sarcastic, it was not clear.

[@wisdomsoptional]

Knox, I respect you a lot. We don't agree on everything, but you still seem like a man of integrity. I'm not gonna start a fight in your comments, so I'll say I think you drop dope music and have fire analysis videos. This comment is for the youtube algorithm! Yay engagement.

[@Snomrade]

15:42 there have also been a few people who have said they saw trump at diddy parties so if those claims are true then that’s another layer

[@jenjensage7242]

Been looking for your reaction to this. Gotta love ERB; and Knox 😁. ✌🏻🙏🏻❤️ P.S. Love Chaos Throry II. Some of your best work yet; imo.

[@KnoxHill]

That’s some serious love right there. Thank you!!

[@jenjensage7242]

@@KnoxHill I’m feeling in a very loving mood today. You’re welcome 😉✌🏻

[@Techlexicon]

man you got a beard looking good

[@MKDumas1981]

4:31 - And _that_ is on-brand for Kamala Harris.

[@thetruefirelord2248]

They are both bad... but one wants to be a dictator so...

[@theavengers.]

Finally after waiting for years knew this masterpiece coming soon

[@Zinetha]

There's this teenage girl on Tiktok who lipsyncs Trump's speeches as if she's the one saying them. "And then Kim was like 'no way!' and I was like 'way!'" 🤣 She's the only Trump I need! 💖💅

[@Zinetha]

My bad, he was talking about Vladimir on that quote, not Kim.

[@bretthollingsworth9866]

Best Knox vid yet, & I've seen a lot.... KUDOS, brutha, thx for this (esp. you closing commentary)!

[@KnoxHill]

Doing what I can, and now enjoying all the political bots in the comment section 🤣

[@Destinedhellfire]

Normally I would agree when it comes to being neutral and trying to be well informed on the situation at hand, but I simply cannot and do not understand how anyone can hear the repeated rhetoric of Trump (or his buddies) and either vote for him or be okay with him in office. We are being warned by people who worked with him closely that he is dangerous, and his rally last night in New York was borderline dystopian and full on White Nationalist; yes both candidates suck... but the difference is Trump is irredeemable levels of suck, Kamala is legitimately redeemable if she gets into office. I fear things are going to get uglier as long as Trump has a platform, and it'll make J6 seem like child's play. Stay safe. Stay informed. Go vote everyone.

[@tjnguyen8546]

👏👏

[@Ace22]

So about the Fent crisis Kamala is causing? Are you sure everything is under control? Wasting tons of money on Ukraine when in America the highest self delete rates are there? This is coming from a centrist you on the left lie just as much.

[@linkplays2952]

We already had a trump administration and most people liked their life then more so they'll vote for him.

[@markwilson4546]

Turn off msnbc moron

[@Smiley82816]

Lol. Brainwashed commie.

[@awannabe-_-nerd]

Knox for president

[@cg123ize]

Alot of triggered snowflakes complaining about Knox views. Knox just wanna say we love you and appreciate you don't ever give up

[@JNB0723]

As a leftist, I will say Trump got better bars (even if the meaning is stupid).

[@coltydoodledoof8237]

As a leftist who's voting for Trump (I'm a leftist economically, not socially) I agree.

[@JNB0723]

@@coltydoodledoof8237 I doubt you're a leftist... maybe a Democrat (formerly at least), but I'd be shocked if politically u are.

[@P0sitive_vibes_0nly]

​​@@coltydoodledoof8237 Dawg, you're not a leftist 😂

[@JadusMoltriel]

A leftist economically, not socially...? Do you have any idea how ridiculous that sounds? You're conservative, but don't want to admit it. Economically, neither political party in America is even remotely left. Both parties are quite right wing economically; the Republican party is just much more to the Right economically. Literally the only thing that separates Democrats and Republicans in terms of left vs right, is social issues. So claiming to be economically left, but not socially, while voting for Trump, is one of the biggest contradictions I've seen in awhile. Do you even KNOW what leftist economic politics ARE? I doubt it, because if you actually were economically left, Trump would be so polar opposite of what you believe in you'd never support him. Also, it's VERY hard to be socially right wing but economically left wing. In fact, the way this country is currently designed, such a political frame would be impossible. A leftist economic policy, for example, is free health care for all citizens, paid for via taxes (like Canada or some Scandanavian nations). Another example would be significantly higher tax rates for wealthier citizens and corporations, something that is THE complete opposite of Trump's plans. So please do explain how an economic leftist could support Trump? I think you don't have a clue what poltical terms mean, and just say things to avoid sounding one-sided or to avoid being sincere in your political views.

[@ThumblessJew]

@@coltydoodledoof8237 If you're voting for one of the most far right candidates in recent history, I have news for you... you're not a Leftist. Maybe you were, but apparently you changed somewhere down the line. I'm an actual Leftist, and I don't want Trump to win the election, but he did win this battle. He had funnier bars. The delivery of "Weekend at Biden's" makes me laugh every time. Sounds just like Trump's cadence.

[@jimmyhooker760]

If you want to react to another erb I think you should do Harry Houdini vs David copper field. 😁

[@Benobot99]

They did a Kamala one? Lol this'll be funny.

[@CloverPandaQ]

As a queer trans person this election scares me a little. But it shouldnt. Thats the most terrifying thing. We need to get along and we cant. Were fucked. That aside... Teddy wins

[@jacofallcraftz]

Well said, Knox. You summed up how I think many Americans feel. Both candidates suck. The two party system sucks. And no matter who wins, it's the same anyway, two sides of the same corrupt coin. If only all the people who really didn't want either candidate were brave enough to vote for a third party we could break the current duopoly and start to fix this mess.

[@danielguerrero5692]

I was waiting for this!!

[@McSloppers]

This is the deciding factor all the undecided voters have been waiting for

[@monkrylordenzo7013]

You caught so many bars that went over my head and I thought I caught them all. I'd like you to react to Chromokopia, I'm personally liking it a lot.

[@Idk71568]

Knox pin a comment to make sure this doesn’t get political down here.

[@KnoxHill]

Too late lol. Oh well

[@markwilson4546]

Bro stop talking about politics. You have no clue what that bill included and it shows.

[@caetdu]

"the creepy uncle in your ear" LMAO

[@Jack-yy6kx]

The Kamala impression is actually pretty good I wish they could’ve got Shane Gillis to do trump it would have made it 100 times better

[@KONTAGION705]

But can Shane rap? He may not have any rhythm lol

[@YohaNico]

Why would they get someone else when lloyd is the erb's donald trump guy lol. Would it even feel like an erb without lloyd here.

[@TsarMaxi]

I was waiting for you to make this video lol

[@AnubisRLDD]

the camel toe line had me rolling as I seen a window decal today that called her KamalaToe LOL.

[@mayatorres1234]

Day 2 of asking you to watch Epic the musical! You gotta start with Gigi's two in one animatic of the horse and the infant + just a man! You'll be blown away!

[@Justin4u4me]

Bro if you're still undecided then you either don't know how much Trump's policies screwed America or don't care

[@Nipps66]

You been under a rock for 4 years?

[@croczOTK]

Biden’s policies screwed America way worse and even Kamala knows it which is why she’s trying to avoid taking any credit for anything they did

[@euivets2892]

Dude chill

[@MrChair1969]

Who's been in office the past 4 years?

[@Justin4u4me]

@@MrChair1969 the person who kept inflation one of the lowest in the modern world and got it back to a healthy level, who brought unemployment back down to historic lows, and got us out of a pandemic. In short, a guy who fixed a bunch of stuff Trump broke. Oh also, not a 34 time convicted felon with likely more convictions pending

[@thesaltydude6848]

just finished the video great job I love your reactions keep it up! love the content! I miss the ghost.

[@thedragonauthority]

Trump is no gangster. He got grazed in the ear and ran away. Theodore Roosevelt got shot in the chest, laughed at the shooter for being a crap shot, completed his speech, then proceded to get medical attention. Theodore Roosevelt was a gangster and a badass man who was one of the best presidents America has ever had. Trump, not so much.

[@mcr-1266]

I mean, Trump did try to stay but you have to be stupid to do that now. The secret service was never going to let him go back in that moment. He "ran away" because yeah, the dude was an inch away from death. Acting like you wouldn't do the same thing if you got shot. Trump even went back to Butler later and redid the rally. You are trying to cope so hard.

[@A_reasonable_individual42]

You do know those were very different situations with different firearms, right?

[@JMC0991]

@@A_reasonable_individual42 no they dont i guess lol.

[@sethwagner5099]

Hey knox just wanted to let you know that KZbin loaded your video with ads i got more than ten of them while watching.

[@ema_4991]

Love his reactions 😂 they make my day ahahaha plus he's fiiine as HeLL 🫠🥵😏

[@Juttyet]

What you’re talking about at 9:30 that border bill would’ve been more money to other countries then our own border

[@KnoxHill]

Yes, and the reason for that is because it was a compromise as often happens with bipartisan bills. Republicans got their immigration policy they wanted (hell they were the ones who drew it up) and Democrats got the funding for Ukraine that was getting blocked. Thats how our government works lol. Republicans were well aware of this in the creation of the bill, they actually never thought the Dems would accept because of the border policy but the Dems prioritized the war in Ukraine. But Trump axed all that so there we go. This is easily researchable public information by the way

[@mcr-1266]

Maybe the solution to these problems are not to just throw billions of dollars at everything and hope it works out. It's a border bill and thus, should in a perfect world, be about only the border. I'm not in congress obviously but I would have voted no as well.

[@Juttyet]

@@mcr-1266 yep I agree with that if they call it a border bill it in fact should be a border bill and only that

[@deviouskris3012]

The bill was rereleased without the additional funds to Ukraine and Taiwan. As Mike Johnson gave Dems those funds in exchange for them voting with him during the ‘notice to vacate’ motion that MTG tabled. So a clean bill existed.

[@KalleHallden-r2m]

u can tell very easily from this video that knox is super liberal and is voting for kamala

[@KnoxHill]

Funny cuz there’s people in this very comment section saying it’s obvious I’m voting for Trump. I guess people only see what they want to see and either align it with their bias or call it bias themselves if it doesn’t. Welcome to social media 2024 ✌️

[@Polar_Ice889]

⁠@@KnoxHilltbh, I thought you supported trump at first with your reactions to Tom Macdonald… but now I’m not so sure. But either way, it doesn’t matter, I can usually separate the political views from the person. If I have a content creator that I enjoy watching and they support Kamala, it usually doesn’t bother me unless they full on trash talk trump every video. You keep it neutral so I enjoy that. I have a friend that absolutely despises trump. We have been friends for 11 years. (Since age 14) we just don’t talk about politics.

[@paulofaquin]

Isn't unbelievable that there's so many people who gets mad at jokes made about their "favorite politician"? from all the possible dystopia's, we ended up in the crappiest one...

[@TheDonIvey]

Tame af. So much against Kamala he could’ve said

[@tonyfowles3851]

Took a 5 min and turned it into a 40 min video 😂

[@kellypitts8481]

lol. “She backdoored her way in”. Ain’t that the truth

[@chrisblake1169]

Isn’t that like a very wild conspiracy with no truth. It’s kinda gross to suggest she fucked her way to the top..

[@bloodshot_ii]

​@@chrisblake1169ask Willie Brown

[@chrisblake1169]

@@bloodshot_ii no no sweetheart you find me proof

[@bloodshot_ii]

@@chrisblake1169 well documented in old L.A. Times articles. They gave her the nickname "headboard Harris" "Heels up Harris"

[@majinsole8554]

Gotta love the in-depth breakdowns baby 😤 ~_~

[@williamrhoadesjr]

You’re not in politics leave the politics out of your shit

[@AstronomerKepler]

He seemed pretty neutral, calm the f*ck down

[@KnoxHill]

lol, “you’re not in politics” so don’t speak on politics when breaking down a rap battle about politics. Sure, makes total sense

[@klausing8]

“You’re beards weird, why you yellin’ at the mic?” Edited: Commented to early haha I hope you would see the similarity

[@joshfeliciano3940]

Oooo Knox, huge fan bud but the disability thing was a hoax by the media. You’re a genius when it comes to hip hop, but that comment shows you are lacking when it comes to the arena of politics. Keep up the great work in hip hop though!

[@KnoxHill]

Hard to say it's a hoax when there is literal video documentation on it lol. I was a poli sci major. I'll keep doing what I do thanks 🤟

[@joshfeliciano3940]

@@KnoxHill might want to go back and actually see what happened though bud. He wasn’t making fun of his disability. Trump did that same gesture when talking about others who weren’t disabled. Once it got twisted by the media he then stopped doing it all together

[@KnoxHill]

@@joshfeliciano3940He still made gestures about a disabled person with his hands and arms who has a disability that involves his hands. Dress it up however you want and misdirect but the video footage is there my guy. Have a good one ✌️

[@joshfeliciano3940]

@@KnoxHill he also did the same gesture well before the reporter about Ted Cruz, about a medical doctor, and about Hillary Clinton. The only ones dressing it up are those too lazy to search for the truth. Just like how I posted the truth for you to watch and somehow it keeps getting removed 🤔

[@LiteraryStoner]

I love what you said at the end there! I completely agree. I voted by mail for the one I think sucks the least and I encourage everyone to do the same - no matter which one you vote for.

[@Drtouchwell]

That’s not why the bill was killed. Look into the other crap they were throwing in that bill

[@KnoxHill]

Think you need to understand why that other crap was in there. Democrats couldn't secure funding for Ukraine any other way. Republicans gave them a compromise they thought they would never take. One of the most conservative republicans from Oklahoma helped write the immigration stances on the bill - it was a right winged bill. Many in the GOP were surprised the Dems accepted it, but once Trump got wind of it he publicly rebuked it and wanted it killed because he thought it would affect his campaign stance and he didn't want Biden to have a win. This is all accessible information

[@vickyterry3150]

​@@KnoxHillwell said

[@MrChair1969]

​@KnoxHill it's laughable you think the democrats care about making a bill that benefit the American people, also the bill allowed for 5,000 entries illegally thru the border per day before border patrol agents have the authority to detain people, which in a year adds up to about 1.5 million entries annually, thats not exactly a solution that benefits anyone but the democrats, that's why it's not surprising at all that they accepted it

[@vickyterry3150]

@@MrChair1969 I suggest you read the bipartisan bill. It did not allow 5000 illegal entries per day. That's a myth.

[@KnoxHill]

@@MrChair1969Even the Republican drafters came out and said that number was completely misconstrued and taken out of context. That’s not how the bill works. Period. That is classic misinformation