Trump Humiliated in Court by Stormy Testimony; Kristi Noem’s Disastrous Book Tour: A Closer Look

[@tonybaloney8455]

14:18 Noem also wrote that she refused an invitation with Macron, the French President. Because of his stance on Israel and Hamas. I loved that the office of Macron on hearing this refuted that any invitation was ever offered to her. Trump has normalized lying so much that it has sunk to infantile levels. I mean this is really grade school " my daddy's batman" kind of stuff here.

[@sherinameless1618]

Sure, she never met with Kim Jung-Un, or had a meeting scheduled with Macron, but she did kill their dogs.

[@aandreiws2]

MY dad is Batman,

[@ShmeeSLG]

​@@aandreiws2 but.. MY dad told me HE was Batman?

[@sherinameless1618]

But she did take out Macron and Kim's dogs, and was hoping to get Commander before she's taken away.

[@charruz]

I'm here to tell ya. This kind of infantilism runs rampant in this society. It's so fkn scary

[@janfitzgerald3615]

You know it’s bad when NewsMax and Fox turn on you. Let’s do some math here. Kristi is 52, she claims she’s been involved in “policy” for almost thirty years. So that would mean she started her political career at age 22…but here’s the thing, she was 22 in 1993, at that age she was in college and the following year dropped out when she gave birth to her daughter and also to run the family farm after her dad passed away the same year. She eventually finished her degree by attending mostly online courses. She didn’t begin her political career until 2007 when she was elected to South Dakota’s House of Representatives. So she was 36 at that point, so Kristi once again you aren’t being honest.

[@kooale]

nice Jan!

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

To be fair (and balanced), this might not be her being a liar. It might just be her being bad at math.

[@ColorMeConfused29]

@@WhatKindOfNameNow She figures no one will do the math.

[@jaimejr.collado804]

@@WhatKindOfNameNowYou may be right. But on the other hand, pathological liars don’t usually care about math, they just spew their made-up stories like they’re just talking about the weather above their heads.

[@sherinameless1618]

She meant that she has been involved with polices in general, like honesty being the best policy. Yeah. That's the ticket!

[@winesap2]

So Kristi Noem was a children's pastor and gloats about how she knew how to stare down little tyrants. Given what she did to her dog, I wouldn't want my kid getting anywhere near her.

[@karendeitrick2655]

I wouldn't let that farm animal near my dog.

[@pango-y8j]

She's a Horror 😢

[@lenkacfk7155]

The kids are probably still traumatized by "the gospel according to auntie Kristie"...

[@Brandon-ml2zw]

Let’s start a catalogue of her dumbass statements: There’s no option besides death for a puppy when it doesn’t perform like an apex hunter. Kids are little tyrants. Real Americans live on farms and ranches. KJU is a “world leader.” It’s not necessary to answer a question with an answer to the question.

[@larrymosher5045]

Dr.Seuss Noem.She likes to gloat,she kills her goat.She likes frogs,she kills her dog.She has no remorse,she kills her horse.

[@DR-420-69]

“I don’t discuss such things.” YOU WROTE IT IN A BOOK

[@tommyt1971]

And RECORDED IT FOR THE AUDIO EDITION.

[@shannonlawhorn1674]

Thank you!

[@davidcarson4421]

The ghost writer did it.

[@shinacfe1596]

Putting it in a book and reading the book aloud is considered "disclosing" information, not discussing it.

[@DR-420-69]

@@shinacfe1596 tomato tomato

[@tylerkochman1007]

I hear Kim Jung Un came to Kristi Noem (rocket man, little rocket man) with tears in his eyes and pouring down his face and said, “ma’m, nobody stares down tyrants like you”.

[@tubruton]

It's true! George Santos told the same story.

[@tylerkochman1007]

@@tubruton Whose that? I only know her as Kitara Ravanche

[@SuzanneG1961]

😂

[@denisemerat548]

lmao

[@tylerkochman1007]

@thePronto beautiful letters. And they fell in love

[@OliveDasi]

As a South Dakotan the only thing shocking to me about the Kristi Noem debacle is that it took so long for her to be in the news over her idiocy. She's currently banned in over 17% of South Dakota because of how she treats our Tribes ffs.

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

So why haven't you guys voted her out?

[@kristenwolfe2100]

Wow. I wish that was reported on more. I’d like to learn more about that.

[@catherinepraus8635]

Wow she can add that to her résumé

[@lenkacfk7155]

I hope none of them go near any gravel pits when she's around...

[@OliveDasi]

@@catherinepraus8635 Here is an abridged version. Since her mistreatment of the Tribes go back way before this. And it includes why we can't just "Vote her out." So like I said, this is a pattern of her behavior - not a highlight of it. She's been historically awful and currently is banned from over 17% of South Dakota because it is Tribal Lands. This happened a few weeks ago when she stated, "We’ve got some tribal leaders that I believe are personally benefiting from cartels being there and that’s why they attack me every day" she went on to imply that the Tribes were keeping the Cartels safe. For the record, Tribal lands, especially the Pine Ridge Reservation in Oglala Lakota county, are some of the poorest areas in the country. They have had suicide warnings and rampant crime - including MMIW/C. They asked for assistance in this, but Noem requested an audit of their funding before helping. This being after years of requests. As a result every Tribe has banned her from their lands -over 17% of South Dakota. In December of 2022 we were struck with a terrible blizzard which had feet of snow and -50/60 degree wind chills. This persisted for two weeks. The Pine Ridge Reservation ran out of kerosine for heat and food. Some burned furniture. Six people died including a 12 year old with asthma. She waited days to call up the National Guard to help them. Days. Previously she "sold them out" by taking a $1 million private donation to deploy them to the southern border. In 2020 she had an amazing year during the pandemic, as she sued the Tribes to keep their land open with a federal lawsuit as some were over 3 hours from and ICU. She also sued the voters of South Dakota after recreational marijuana passed by 54.1% - after we won to overturn the election. It was successfully overturned in November of 2021. Or how she has taken millions and millions to advertise that "South Dakota is hiring" and then shut down every Job Service except one (or two) in the state - the locations which help people - especially those from the military and disabled - find jobs. I literally could go on and on and on all day. But here is a fun fact. She barely won in 2018 - her first term against a Democrat in a heavily red state. She won by a larger margin in 2022 because many people moved out of South Dakota after her 4 years of BS and pandemic "handling." Many others moved in because they liked it. However, the only thing keeping her afloat in this state is the R by her name. She is deeply unpopular (polls are BS in South Dakota) by many - including our state legislators. They are fiscal conservatives and she spends money on every extravagant thing like you would not imagine. There have been investigations, by the state, into her use of the private state plane (which she had to buy a brand new one), her use of highway patrol as she needs two around her as she travels like she's the president, and other uses. Recently a good article came out in the local paper, the Argus Leader (through our independent journalist group "The South Dakota Searchlight") titled "Can South Dakota afford to keep Kristi Noem on its payroll?". It highlights many things that she has wasted money on. This is already extremely long, but I will say that more people need to pay attention to small states and governors in general. Just think how many absolutely minor Trump stories you hear a day that do not matter in the slightest and this has been a systemic issue. It's an absolute infuriating joke. Many laws or ideas that people find horrific start here. On the same side of the coin, people have to start investing resources to stop this horrific cycle. The reason that Kristi Noem has been so successful - besides the R - is that the SDDEMS are so inept. (FFS they didn't promote themselves at the state fair two years ago, but Biden?!). But also they get zero funding. If we continue to ignore people out here, the isolation will continue. People who are in bubbles will only believe what they hear in them - causing a once-flimsy bubble to be made of steel. Writing this area off as a lost cause is the worst thing that one could do - especially for our Tribes.

[@seffishestopal5950]

Kristi Noem is another reminder that nobody in the GOP has any shame whatsoever. I miss those days when they were capable of such emotions.

[@jackl4laughs]

I mean she bragged she gave her 2 year old granddaughter a shotgun, we should be happy the 2 year old didn't put Cricket down.

[@notme2day]

I miss the days when the elected gop members were scholars and lawyers... today's they have people like MGT and Boobert etc... NO education, credentials, thoughts, ideas, policy or shame. SMFH at how far they've truly fallen!

[@franken-pattern]

I miss the days where a whisper of a scandal or the inability to spell potato was a deal breaker.

[@cat0058]

20 years ago Howard Dean screamed yeehaw at an event, that was the end of his Presidential campaign.

[@Maphisto86]

@@cat0058Oh, America was so innocent back then. /s 😂

[@6736ganderjlo]

I haven't heard my mother laugh so hard in a long time as at the typewriter gag. Thank you for that. 😊😊

[@MelodyMaly]

My Mom 89 yr's old, had Dimensia and said if Trump got in her bed, she would roll off the other side. 🤣

[@izilladkilla]

I'm not surprised that someone who murders a puppy is also incapable of feeling shame for blatantly lying.

[@thebritons]

Yeah I dont know we need like a big list of red flags when they are that big...

[@joachimschoder]

@@thebritons The problem is that the MAGA crowd is so trained to love the color red that red flags are a positive. After all Trump is a red flag warehouse all by himself.

[@havcola6983]

@@joachimschoder It's in-group bias (which, yes, everyone does to some extent), taken to a truly bonkers extreme. "When our guy does it it's just small things blown out of proportion, or even justifiable actually. When THEIR guy does it it's their true character shining through"

[@chenzen1578]

All true but you've missed the part where she thought killing puppies makes her look strong somehow and it is a good idea to put in her book (against her advisors). Are these people a$$holes or just mentally ill?

[@jacevicki]

She has also threatened to shoot Joe Biden's dog. Then walked back to being vague without confirming or denying and pretending that is an answer.

[@charlesflohr1815]

I don’t talk about personal meetings with world leaders. Just publish them in books.

[@susanfanning9480]

Right? She's a public servant. She works for the people and it's her actually her job to report back to the people.

[@user-md4di6yg2p]

So, Ms. Noem, could you share a name or two of some of the world leaders you've met with?...no??... I didn't think so...

[@willbeez60]

I don't talk about personal meetings with world leaders... that I didn't actually meet.

[@florete2310]

"She didn't wear headphones, so she couldn't hear a single word that came out of her mouth" - killer line, LMAO😂

[@HusamSimaan]

The only way this psycho met world leaders is if hid in Hilary's purse when SHE travels to over a 100 countries.

[@Coffeecup.0110]

I’ve grown up in the country and in a small town nearby. We don’t shoot puppies because we’re not psychopaths. We have vets, dog trainers, and we even have the internet. I hate when Noem lumps us in with her in an attempt to normalize her behavior. Disgusting. 🤮

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

Yes, as someone who grew up on a farm, every time she says "That's the kind of hard decisions you have to make on the farm" I think "no you ****ing don't, you psychopath, stop dragging us into your madness".

[@MothGirl007]

Don't worry - we KNOW that the vast majority of people who live in the country are good people and would never do anything like she did. No sane person would.

[@Coffeecup.0110]

@@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj Thank you! I’m so glad you said that. Right now, I have a puppy who chases and bites everything. It’s perfectly normal and the thought of anyone hurting him makes me sick. We go to puppy school, watch videos for tips on training, and we get help from the vet. We don’t murder animals out of hate. It’s just terrible. Again, thanks for validating my feelings. Have a great night. ☮️❤️🌎

[@RustyAShackleford]

​@Coffeecup.0110 Stay blessed my friend!

[@annavizard970]

Thank you, I reckon she is trying to hide behind farmer's and country folk. Why we love our dogs, and and never kill things because we find them annoying.

[@bazileba]

South Dakota should recall their appalling, lying and unethical Governor.

[@notmuchfortalk]

You think she's bad you should have seen Janklow. This state is working with the sharpest crayons, they would hurt themselves.

[@pipster1891]

Recall her? South Dakota will probably re-elect her.

[@bravado7]

You might not know this but Kristi Noem is banned from more than 16% of the land in her state. She has been banned from over 90% of her state's tribal lands

[@kennyjones559]

Sadly, South Dakota (Republicans) won't do that.

[@kennyjones559]

​@@pipster1891she is already in her 2nd term, and w/o looking, I'm going to guess SD has term limits for its elected officials.

[@yourbigheadcousin5434]

Whyyyy is the governor of South Dakota meeting world leaders anyway? I wouldve bet the governor of SD would have trouble getting an audience with the local Starbucks manager

[@jeank5410]

She was in Congress before she was elected governor.

[@1foxyone]

Oh, I am sure she lying about all of those meets as well. This woman is disturbed

[@civlyzed]

It was an honest mistake, she got him mixed up with a guy she met at a laundromat in Sturgis.

[@DonFahquidmi]

​@marko5937She said Whirled Leaders 😂.

[@allisonjames2923]

Exactly. Especially when she was someone nobody ever heard of 🤷‍♀️

[@TheStineharts]

I’m so old I remember when Bill Clinton’s scandal was completely outrageous and we naively thought the Presidency could never get more salacious! Such simple times the 90s were.

[@vargasfamily282]

Exactly

[@seffishestopal5950]

Bill Clinton deserves an apology right now!

[@pietrojenkins6901]

But Bill never slept with another woman, let alone sleeping with a pornstar.

[@tubruton]

Yeah, Clinton was a draft dodger because he got student deferments while Trump's daddy paid a doctor for a fake excuse, but he's a patriot?

[@jackl4laughs]

Bill got impeached for lying about a BJ, Donald is now claiming 2 minutes of terrible sex is less than giving head to Bill for those same 2 minutes? I call a foul on that.

[@lornarettig3215]

Why should ‘all Americans’ be worried about Donald Trump being humiliated?! He’s there as a consequence of his own life choices. If that’s humiliating he can blame himself.

[@keltonscott734]

BINGO 🎯‼️💯

[@sherinameless1618]

I think what Sean meant was, "All Sean Hannitys should be really worried about what comes out in court, because our one shred of credibility with our viewers is being shaken by each new salacious detail."

[@keithpanton]

Especially when Trump and his supporters absolutely revel in any bad stuff that happens to anyone not on their side. Even when it's just completely made up

[@canny7x]

Absolutely!

[@lexslate2476]

@thePronto He's the person who best reflects who they are as a party. Who better than to lead a cult of greed, hatred, and wilful ignorance than a man who lives by those values?

[@AnnaAnna428]

Seth is freaking HILARIOUS! The best part are him improving, breaking character, naturally reacting, or responding to what’s happening. He’s MADE for this. Just cracks me up. I think that’s why Corrections is so beloved.

[@jgestiot]

When Kristi Noem stated during multiple interviews "I do not talk about my meetings with world leaders" Not a single "journalist" asked her "if you do not talk about your meetings with world leaders, why was it in your book?"

[@cocofluff]

I think Newsnation asked her. Why if she doesn't speak about them why they were in her book even after she had recorded the audio book .

[@michaelmccoy1794]

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I KEEP SCREAMING AT MY SCREEN! please make it make sense!? 😂

[@lovinlife9648]

Because American journalists don't have the spine that other countries journalists have, which is why you will never see American Politicians setting down for an interview with another country journalist.

[@Kristin-eb9zy]

I've asked myself this so many times.

[@Lokipc]

She needs to disappear after a trip to the gravel pit. I’ll drive.

[@kayladawn]

So according to Kristy anyone who isn't on a farm or a ranch isn't a real American? That's an awful lot of us sister🤬✌🏽

[@peterbathum2775]

And the farmers are calling her out for her cruelty; they resent her pretense that she’s somehow a farmer and so validated in shooting a puppy.

[@ajkandy]

Fake America can stop sending its tax dollars to Real America at any time 💵

[@Sarcasticron]

She's just cosplaying as a farmer. Real farmers think she's disgusting and stupid, and should not be allowed to have authority over animals or people.

[@PaulaMion]

@thePronto I would need to calculate just how many MAGATS are living on farms or ranches first..lol

[@heinleinreader]

Makes me wonder if spending time in the summer on my uncle's ranch in Arizona or my aunt's farm in Missouri would qualify.

[@virginiamiller4890]

What about referring to children as tyrants????

[@elee9056]

so they are pro-tyrants?

[@mark-xx1lt]

I've been wondering the same since it was read aloud on several podcasts??

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

My question is: how many kids went missing when she was teaching them? Children are notoriously unruly and smelly after all. The cops better go check what's in that gravel pit, that's all I'm saying.🤔

[@tubruton]

@@Itcouldbebunnies I'm sure most of those kids were trainable.

[@MeloniousThunk]

Does anyone else get distinct “FU, MAGA” vibes from this ghostwriter? I’m lmao… whoever this person is, they knew she wasn’t going to read the book and make herself look very silly

[@villanessa]

Im not gonna talk about my conversation that i talk about in my book about my conversations 😂

[@lizdavies6796]

Brilliant! You made me laugh.. even though she is definitely a horror; the most unbelievable liar.. Liz from Aus

[@MelodyMaly]

If I got answers from my kid like that, she would be grounded. Till she answered like an adult. The buck stops nowhere, we keep pushing on others.

[@number1fool]

I wish it was humiliating, but they have no shame. It’s not possible

[@milesaway3422]

Her answer and Tim Scott’s answer to accepting election results needs to be on a loop

[@Eileen.Nunya.Bizz1]

It is a loop 😂!

[@TracyAdams-ry2fc]

Lincoln project here’s a good one for you!

[@The_Real_Mier]

Sadly, it won’t matter to the MAGAts… They will simply deny everything, WHILE watching/listening to the actual evidence of the things they’re denying !

[@longlivedemocracy756]

Seth (and team) thank you for all the laughs! You are all sorely needed in these dark times.

[@georgelabottum7448]

Love Hannity’s logic. Why would the prosecution ever consider bringing a witness into a courtroom situation to provide important corroborating evidence in a criminal trail? I mean, has that ever been attempted before in a court of law?

[@sherinameless1618]

Tonight on "Law & Mental Disorder," the prosecution declines to call any of the 58 eyewitness to the murder to the stand, because it would make the defendant feel bad.

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

Imagine what Hannity would say if Stormy Daniels *wasn't* called in to testify...He'd complain endlessly about how ridiculous it is, how it proves they know her testimony would prove Trump's innocence, how they're trying to avoid humiliating *her,* and on and on. 🙄

[@hitchmille]

🤔🤣

[@maryjacobsen6539]

Thanks for the laugh! I was a Legal Secretary for 33 years for a criminal defense attorney. Listening to that kind of logic boggles my mind. Don’t Trump supporters get it? Apparently not.

[@MelodyMaly]

Trump had no defense witnesses. And he couldn't get on the stand, because like all Americans. When your on the stand. Yes they can bring up things that might be illegal. And you can be charged if proven guilty. And that's his excuse for not testifying?? They might find out some of his other crimes????

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

And Marjorie Taylor Green's attempt to oust Speaker Johnson blew up in her face, LOL.

[@tubruton]

That was entertaining bipartisanship.

[@sherinameless1618]

Another one of Marjorie's wacky and idiotic adventures! Oh, Marjorie, will you never learn?

[@SugarandSarcasm]

Blew up in her face more than Boebert's at a Betelgeuse concert

[@kingace6186]

Thus, the cycle of infighting and humiliation.

[@Wagonman5900]

That was funny.

[@jobe457]

Seth and his crew are a national treasure. We must protect him.

[@MSBLS721]

She keeps saying "I've been involved in policy for 30 years." Which would mean she began when she was 22...is THAT even true?!? No.

[@guildedtalleywacker4627]

This was one of the very best Closer Look segments ever!!!!! 🤣😂😅 Hilarious!

[@olorin4317]

Any prior hush agreements and NDAs should be null and void for all candidates running for public office. It should be illegal for any candidate for public office and for sitting elected officials to hide personal misdeeds from the public they serve. We deserve better America.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Unfortunately, that would include people who committed misdemeanors as juveniles and had their record sealed. Or people who were involved in prosecutions as victims of abuse, or people who were prosecuted and found not guilty. Decades after, having changed their lives, maybe having a better view of human miseries and needs due to their experiences, should they be exposed against their will? Knowing that there are people who believe that one arrest for weed at 17 means you are a drug-dealer/junkie for life? That if you were abused you provoked it? That prosecution equals culpability?

[@olorin4317]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher All fair points. The type I imagined would be the ‘elective’ kinds that bypassed the legal system. Maybe some time limit like twenty years prior to running for office. I’m certainly no lawyer. Just someone who thinks we desperately need to figure out ways to attract the best people to public service.

[@ExestentialCrisis]

In addition to the previous reasons, many wealthy people have NDAs with nannies, housekeepers, etc. Requiring all those to be null is opening another can of worms that could put those people in serious jeopardy, i.e., nannies giving private information about the minor children.

[@ExestentialCrisis]

@bensmith3890 LOL. C'mon man. You aren't that naive are you? Nannies see *everything* that goes on in a household, not just the kids. They travel with the family, know who comes and goes and at what hours of the night, etc. If you wanted to either physically harm someone or dig up dirt, you get info from "the help". A nanny for a famous/wealthy family could make a fortune selling the family secrets. (a nanny for queen Elizabeth did so many years ago)

[@olorin4317]

@@ExestentialCrisis Maybe we shouldn’t allow the rich to routinely gag the help in a democracy, just in general. (Sure, for general safety of the child and family, but not to hide personal misdeeds of an adult who chooses to run for office) Am I proposing something here that would be easy? Absolutely not. But a better democracy is worth the struggle.

[@ChazzyPhizzle1]

“I don’t talk about my meetings with world leaders” after she wrote a descriptive entry about it in her mf memoir 🤦🏽‍♂️💀

[@mohar1513]

Exactly! Thank you!

[@Julieglam3]

I guess that was her pitiful attempt at deflection. She is an absolute insult and embarrassment to every intelligent woman walking the earth...

[@mikec811]

And then taped it for her audio-book.

[@timothyburnett2770]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

and trump's 1st amendment rights have been taken (he declares while exercising his 1st amendment right to free speech)

[@TheRiveners]

If the typewriter is haunted, you don’t call a typewriter repair shop, you call the Ghostbusters.

[@sherinameless1618]

It's all there in the song!

[@fexcab]

💯

[@AC3handle]

It's all fun and games until Abernathy shuts off the containment grid.

[@Typhis19]

I just love how much fun he had with that flub. But I'm glad you mentioned the right people to call! XD

[@jackl4laughs]

I actually did think that's what a ghostwriter was till I was 12, a haunted typewriter...😅

[@markmywordsreviewchannel3860]

Even funnier than usual! So witty. Thanks for the giggles.

[@seven.s_stars]

you gotta feel sorry for the poor jurors who had to think of trump in missionary while he was in the room. or just. in general 😭😭

[@ayungclas]

😂😂😂

[@Tonyhouse1168]

🤮🤮🤮

[@jessicatymczak5852]

🤢🤮

[@mudcatz3564]

Agreed. But think of those same poor jurors having to think about him getting spanked with a magazine with his face on the cover. There's just some mental images that bourbon won't kill...

[@seffishestopal5950]

Just picturing Trump having sex in general makes me nauseous.

[@Sarcasticron]

Sociopaths can sometimes have a hard time guessing what a normal person will find repulsive.

[@joshuawrubel9758]

This is the most unhinged and hilarious Closer Look I’ve seen in a while, and I’m here for it.

[@ElisaW914]

And I'm here for this comment. I loved this episode too. It made brushing my teeth while watching it a whole lot harder though. On a side note: I need to clean my bathroom mirror. 😅

[@idlesurfer214]

*TOTALLY AGREE!* I literally cried laughing!

[@nattie_ceee5989]

One of the best for sure.

[@jaywordsman2442]

this one and Pillow guy featuring "Johnny Bananas"

[@ericgonzalez-tablada2147]

You and the 3,000 people who tune In lol. I bet you think the economy is doing well

[@John_Demarco]

"I don't talk about my meetings with world leaders." IT WAS IN THE BOOK! YOU READ IT OUT LOUD!

[@lizdavies6796]

She’s insane. And blatantly, horrifyingly.. unaware? I’m an old woman, seen some pretty weird stuff in my life, none of it.. none.. comes even close to this insane person. Shouldn’t she be .. I don’t know.. watched over somewhere? A cage maybe? With a lion in it? Liz Davies from Aus

[@benzaiten933]

you shouldn't vote for anyone who can't answer a simple question by 'yes' or 'no'.

[@Pinkielover]

Then you'll never vote because they all do the same thing

[@ZiemsRyan]

I'm not sure but I believe that's the first thing they teach you in political science; there is no such thing as a yes or no question. The simple question; Is the sky blue ... requires a 10 minute dissertation on the sky likely being blue ... as well as the colors the sky could possibly be. (Largely it depends on who's bought & paid for you that particular day)

[@バーンズエリック]

Hey, that's not fair. There's the classic 'Have you stopped beating your wife?' or in her case 'Have you stopped killing puppies?' uh, wait a second...

[@bobcatmoran1118]

Re: how are they gonna teach this era in high school - I was taking "Government" class during the Clinton impeachment and the tap dancing the teacher did around the exact cause of Our President being impeached was on Riverdance levels

[@paulgibbon5991]

"Let's all just pretend this never happened."

[@mlpfanboy1701]

@@paulgibbon5991most of America wants to agree to that.

[@PeanutsMommy]

I love it when people REFUSE to admit to any wrongdoing, dig in their heels, and accuse everyone else of being wrong because it ensures that everyone is going to keep holding it against them and making fun of them. Kristi Noem has canceled the rest of her book tour instead of just admitting SHE'S A LIAR. I truly hope her book TANKS as hard as MTG'S book did.

[@davidcarson4421]

Just when you thought the GOP had reached the bottom of the barrel of candidates, they seem to have found one lower. What has happened to that party?

[@goodtroublemaker143]

Marge wrote a book?

[@JP-vs1ys]

how could it not tank? who would have read it, even if she wasn't a puppy killer and a dumb as a rock liar? she seems like a super boring person in a state with about 10 people in it.

[@copycat21c]

That’s got to be the best update I’ve seen so far. And the ghost writer setup was *chef’s kiss*.

[@domb8448]

You deserve an Emmy for these glorious 14 minutes..

[@THE-X-Force]

"Humiliation" implies a capability to feel human emotions like _shame_ .. and he doesn't have it.

[@ZakTheRipper18]

No. Trump has an ego. That can be bruised--and easily. That means he can experience humiliation. But he has no morals, so he is incapable of guilt and shame.

[@secheclare]

And apparently, neither does Noem.

[@dolores2716]

He may not feel shame, but it eats him alive to have to sit there and not be able to control things. That's just as good.

[@ZakTheRipper18]

No. Trump has an ego, and this ego can be bruised. Therefore, he can experience humiliation. What he can't experience is guilt and shame, because he has no morals or conscience.

[@marvinmartin4692]

Sociopaths cannot be humiliated!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

But they can fake having emotions. In fact there are group therapy classes in many prisons that teach sociopaths how to fake being normal so they can keep a job.As I once knew a woman who worked for Washington State who ran said group therapy... Trump learned who to fake being normal at Military School, which was the option given to wealthy families like his so they could protect the family name after he raped a teenager a few blocks from the family home...

[@Nutty_commenter]

Reptile-brained.💙

[@Noragrimm1]

He's more animated! Feels like he upped his game, and I enjoyed this episode more than any he's made in the last few years. Keep it up

[@craftycreek]

And she called little kids tyrants…by comparing them to a dictator. lol

[@davidgoosen1633]

She's a Christian LOL she's a Christian LOL😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@havcola6983]

Mind you, that's probably a term of endearment for her. She IS gunning to be trumps VP, after all. She's _clearly_ pro-dictator.

[@NoGoingBack2024]

I am not sure about this because I would NEVER support her by buying that book, but I read that she said in the book that the puppy was acting like a tyrant too. That shines a whole new light on her capabilities, so I agree with you. Keep your kids far away from that nutjob.

[@fanatamon]

what a moron kids are mostly ok.

[@dielaughing73]

Also that

[@kimiyounasarukun]

"A bang bang here, and a bang bang there" is an all timer of a line, somebody high five that writer.

[@alyciajones5809]

I hate when people refuse to answer a question.

[@GizmoBeach]

Instead of answering a question, these repulsive people give an insane one in response, raising more questions for their base to salivate over. Rep. Perry claimed the KKK is the “militant arm of the Democrats” then claimed his words were twisted by the Liberal media, which they always do. There is not one shred of sanity in his statement, but his followers will swallow such crap willingly.

[@guyvizard549]

@jasonrichards5854 "Well, Jason, that depends if one is staying or going, and I shouldn't have to imply either."

[@plaidpanda]

​@@guyvizard549"Whether or not I'm staying will be adjusted, and it is not something that will be discussed."

[@mikekolokowsky]

“I’m not going to discuss my meetings with world leaders...” YOU PUT IT IN YOUR BOOK.

[@scottstover482]

She should have plead the "trump" card, or aka the fifth.

[@Meatsweats_o_O]

Noem's responses couldn't be any worse. JFC and she kept going on shows. LMFAO

[@dceplay]

You can’t spell “No empathy” without Noem....

[@scratchersandslots2094]

i love schadenfraud

[@edwinwise6751]

I never realized how central South Dakota was to our foreign policy

[@guardrailbiter]

Kristi Noem studied the Sarah Palin playbook on how to _seem_ like a governor who is knowledgeable about foreign affairs.

[@bmcgcreative]

Exactly. I’ve been saying this from the start. How can this be taught in schools?

[@paulopheim4224]

Maybe with a European sensibility? Murder and gore by guns and war for me is infinitely more obscene.

[@Annie_Annie__]

I wonder that about Clinton’s scandal, tbh. I was in 6th grade when that happened and I remember my dad carefully asking me how much I knew about it and what my friends and I were saying about it at school. Now I’m asking my kid similar questions (though less carefully because he’s in 9th grade and is very well aware of the situation, lol). I imagine it’ll just be mentioned as a “scandal”. Possibly that he paid money to silence a “scandal” without ever naming what the scandal is.

[@peace4myheart]

Use a banana to demonstrate like in health class. JAJAJA

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

Oh, they'll just ban the history books. Oh, wait, didn't they already?

[@paulopheim4224]

@@peace4myheart Zucchinis are going to feel left out.

[@andrewviljoen2567]

😂😂 best jokes so far… “digging a hole deep enough to put a dog in it”… “old McDonald…with a bang bang here and a bang bang there” 😂🤣😂🤣

[@rb_4SecuredWorld]

Yes, the second "bang, bang" was the poor 🐐 goat.

[@corinnemiles2129]

Or a horse or goat.....

[@tach5884]

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer

[@JamesThompson-zk1ht]

I came here for the express purpose of repeating those two lines if I didn't see them somewhere near the top of the list, which is now some 4k comments long. What's it been, about a week now since the first Cricket story broke, and a handful of comedy hosts have had this material to work with every day? Classic. And there actually has been new detail every couple of days. The footage of her humiliating herself on all these talk shows over lying about meeting with Kim is priceless. And the last lines of the Cricket story, which I've only seen in one or two places so far: Apparently she had just finished off the goat when she noticed that there was a roadwork crew standing nearby watching this whole thing. And then the school bus drive up. And stopped. And disgorged the Noem daughters. One of whom greeted her mother with "Hey, Mom, where's Cricket?" I just lost it at that point. I can't stop laughing out loud about this. Out of the blue, apropos of nothing at all, I'll just hear "Mom, where's Cricket?" and I'm losing it again. ... Maybe that new ending came out too late in the day to make it into most of these monologues - ?

[@lesliebrogers]

My fav: "he dresses like Darth Vader if the Death Star had a softball team." 😂😂😂

[@senseisnotcommon9711]

"He could be heard saying 'UGGHHH!!'" Too funny. 😂😂❤❤😂😂😂

[@immillenaround]

The entire typewriter gag had me in tears. LITERAL TEARS! When Seth breaks, I break. This show has become one of my absolute favorite to watch. Thank you Seth, staff and crew. Pure, delightful entertainment. But John Oliver STILL has my heart.

[@InformationLiesAtTheEdges]

Seth's recent interview with John was pure gold. Their joint stand-up show must be great.

[@justsayin5609]

Would've agreed with you until the very last line.Can't stand JO anymore!

[@immillenaround]

@@justsayin5609 Shame on you.

[@melissylum4106]

When the typewriter kept going, the FIRST thing I thought of was "ghost writer!" I love that he circled back to it. 😂😂😂

[@watchyourtimeco1]

It truly is absurd where we are as a country today

[@frogdogink4415]

Yeah, and not in a good way! 😕

[@sea_triscuit7980]

I blame social media honestly haha

[@antrimlariot2386]

The whole world is already so sick of this ridiculous soap-opera going on in America.

[@zoeydeu2261]

Watching from Australia with popcorn. Never thought politics could be so disturbing and entertaining. That said, Trump is awful, hope he loses in Nov 2024! *VOTE **#BLUE*

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

How do you humiliate a person that refuses to acknowledge any truth.

[@MelodyMaly]

Yeah ya can't or Trump would have been humiliated years ago. What's his platform for President? He's gonna wine (again) and get nothing done. Can Bannon be pardoned twice. How can a President pardon his co-conspiriters? Just asking?

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

@@MelodyMaly Honestly , has he put forward a single idea besides jailing people he feels wronged him? I simply can’t fathom a person trusting such an immature person with national security and the nuclear codes.

[@Chainsaw-ASMR]

Who wrote that “hole big enough to bury a dog” joke 😂 Give that person a raise

[@brendanmethotthejampresent1042]

It has Scollins' name all over it. 😂

[@Thurston86]

@@brendanmethotthejampresent1042 You beat me to it! 😂 It’s definitely Scollins!

[@lenkacfk7155]

My money is on Scollins, too!

[@hoopyfrood4391]

Should have been “… a hole so deep you can bury a dog, a goat, three horses, and a vice presidency in it.”

[@davemarr7743]

Big enough to bury a dawg.. But missed ... And a smelly goat!

[@caseycronan9217]

If I were interviewing Kristi Noem, I would be infuriated that she would keep ignoring my questions.

[@tomwyrsch9271]

Like all the MAGA Republicans they can't admit that they got caught lying and won't admit that they follow a traitor and insurrectionist

[@actualkarenokboomer3158]

If my kid had been in her children's church I would be wanting to know what she did to cause them to be like a genocidal maniac.

[@L2Sentinel]

These reporters are professionals. They make their living listening to people ignore their questions.

[@sherinameless1618]

I thought Elizabeth Vargas did a great job of staying on topic with Kristi, while being polite and professional. I would have bern shouting, "Just answer the question: did you meet with Kim or not, you lying sack of garbage?!"

[@caronstout354]

An "Old School" tele-journalist like Cronkite or Wallace would've shredded her on air with a satisfied smile on their face...

[@jenniferlindsey2015]

SHE READ THE AUDIOBOOK HERSELF!!! 😂

[@trysometruth]

COME ON! WHEN WHAT SHE WAS SAYING WAS BROUGHT TO HER ATTENTION, UHMM THEN SHE TOLD HER PEOPLE TO BURY IT, IN A BIG HOLE.

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻🥃 VIRGINIA HILL IN 24

[@aurymoore9521]

If Noem doesn’t discuss her meetings with world leaders, why did she bring it up in her book? Seems like she discussed it there! Seth, u r amazing!

[@billg.7909]

Hannity has no soul.

[@TracyAdams-ry2fc]

Non of the sycophants who are in Trump’s👹 cult of NO personality( song reference )🎵has a soul because they sold their souls to the devil !

[@The_Real_Mier]

Same goes for ‘having a brain’…

[@sarahbass6116]

child of the devil

[@benzaiten933]

what gave it away, his murky eyes with clearly no spark of life in it?

[@quietreason8679]

For someone who pretends to be a christian, he sure doesn't seem worried about hell.

[@allisonmarlow184]

It's been like 3 or 4 humiliating weeks for Trump and the MAGAS. I LOVE it!!

[@Jukkala]

I try to never form strong opinions of people that I do not know. With Trump, I'm 100% positive he is a despicable human being.

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

More like years 😂😂

[@delta5297]

Hitler was also humiliated over and over and over. And well, you know what happened next.

[@1111Greek]

😂😂😂👏👏👏👏Agreed 100%!!!

[@bold810]

😁

[@DH-nq1mu]

That is one of the worst examples of a politician refusing to answer a question i’ve ever seen. That was completely ridiculous.

[@laurenmalone8335]

Right? How hard is it to say I was mistaken and I haven’t met Kim Jong Un.

[@DH-nq1mu]

@@laurenmalone8335 “And also, shooting puppies is hilarious”

[@ramblerdave1339]

Yes, some Jim Jordan quality answers!

[@stephenbuckley9940]

Nothing like showing what a complete weasel you are to make people think you are worthy of their trust. George Santos is more likable than she will ever be.

[@kevgmor]

Seth is on fire here. Great energy.

[@robertnobles8189]

In “No Going Back” how much has she “gone back” on? Every response should be “So you’re going back on No Going Back?”

[@charruz]

What I really would like to know is..... who are those that actually bought that book.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@charruz Probably MAGA SuperPACs buying it up so they don't have to count it as a campaign contribution. More Citizen United in action...

[@ZlatyTigre]

I seem to recall having to hear a lot of embarrassing details about Bill Clinton. i don't recall Hannity complaining then.

[@billneo]

"I don’t talk about my meetings with world leaders." …but then why did you write about it?

[@dialNforNinja]

"I've been in policy for about 30 years, so lies come more naturally than breathing and not worth thinking twice about unless someone calls me on them" -- Kristi Noem, probably

[@danielgregory3295]

My sympathies for all of the citizens of South Dakota for their twisted and soulless governor..😢Hope you can correct this soon!

[@canadaclaret]

They deserve what they voted for. That's how democracy works.

[@clothilde1623]

Given that the puppy murder story is apparently ancient news in South Dakota, I struggle to sympathise with a State that elected THAT to be its governor.

[@danielgregory3295]

@clothilde1623 Fair enough--perhaps they are beyond hope..!

[@shermanculbertson6244]

I have completely no idea how anyone could possibly support Trump. He has no absolutely no redeeming qualities.

[@riparianlife97701]

He wins all the losing!

[@deansmith6593]

Complete and total inability to admit being wrong would be my guess.

[@olorin4317]

Burnt umber fetishists would disagree.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Like his base

[@juco4682]

He hates. MAGA hates. That's it.

[@jeremiahblum7833]

I don't talk about meetings I had with world leaders, and I don't talk about meetings I didn't have with world leaders.

[@joandeisem9742]

Makes a lot of sense to me. 😂😮😊😮😂

[@oldrrocr]

Kristi, it's not the "little tyrants" you have to worry about... it's the mob of goons that they send out after you.

[@tommyt1971]

Damn, that typewriter rant just slayed me.

[@grizzlynad]

I chuckled waaaay too much tonight, bravo Seth & the team! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@paulyricca3881]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👴🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👴🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👴🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👴🏻 BRAVO BRAVO MARTY SHORT BRAVO FOR BEING THE GREATEST COMEDIAN IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD 🌍 BAR NONE.

[@iawhitaker]

Noone deserves to be mocked more.

[@Rhifan01]

"I don't talk about my conversations...." Uh, you talked about it in your book!!?!!

[@EH23831]

Oh please sir, stop making sense and take your logic with you! 😉

[@tomfrank6978]

A bang bang here… and a bang bang there😂 you killed it Seth!

[@karenpellerin5841]

My favourite!

[@christianschoff2490]

That typewriter bit was hilarious.

[@COMPFUNK2]

You know you’ve messed up royally when you’re a far-right politician but even Newsmax isn’t buying the ish you’re shoveling.

[@island_rogue1687]

You got kids asking whats a typewriter! 😂😂😂

[@TreasureDeal]

Or where's the paper tray. Hilarious.

[@willcotter9465]

One of Seth's best closer looks yet. What a belter!!!

[@richardbritten492]

You know you've messed up when NewsMax says you're radioactive.

[@robbiep4456]

One thing I keep thinking about in regards to the “hush money trial” that nobody points out; If they hadn’t buried the stories about Trump during the primaries, we may have actually gotten a more reasonable Republican candidate. That’s what we lost. The real life Republicans need to be reminded that they were lied to and their options were limited because of this.

[@margueritemccann8580]

@robbiep4456 You made an excellent point. None of the local news stations that I watch have explained it as you just did. Although CNN and MSNBC get to the real point, not everyone watches those networks.

[@EH23831]

Bingo!

[@benzaiten933]

that is only semi-true. that disgusting orange thing has always said and done what it felt like, it never deceived anyone about its intentions. the GQP could have rejected it at any point, but they liked the lies, the hatred, the racism and sexism. supporting this thing is truly on them, not on a missing piece of information.

[@rudyhaveman]

Name a reasonable republican candidate

[@gwouru]

sounds like the joe biden election. Sounds like you're unaware of reality, and live in a biased little bubble of self-righteousness.

[@richardhogenson594]

The best late night host. Wish they would download the full version.

[@dahawk8574]

Agreed. Except that Jackals know the difference between a download and an upload.

[@NikNicOnNYC]

Excellent Closer Look. One of your best, Mr. Meyers.

[@idlesurfer214]

Seth, you *CRUSHED IT* tonight!!! This is up there as one of the funniest CL's of 2024! I was actually in tears laughing!

[@sachadee.6104]

I had so much fun watching this one. Indeed VERY amusing. Good stuff.

[@anthonycudahy-ee8qy]

Hannity: If you want to embarrass Trump you don't need a court appearance. Just wait until he opens his mouth.

[@sherinameless1618]

Ghost typewriter: the sound effects department wanted some of the love Seth gives to Graphics. (Seth is so cute when he gets flustered.)

[@TheNicoRod]

Oh, this was a really good Closer Look! 👏👏👏

[@adrians1447]

This episode is a serious contender for the best one of the season.

[@sirbizzzle1]

Isn’t this the 2nd person in consecutive shows in which they both refused to give a direct yes/no answer and just double down on their lack of transparency.

[@mdudegamer]

Ah, true, there was the whole "I'm looking forward to Trump's reelection." "But will you accept the results?" "I'm confident in Trump's reelection."

[@sherinameless1618]

Kristi and Tim Scott and JD Vance all took the same class on dealing with unwelcome questions. The basic technique is: Lie, repeat lie, stick with lie, then add "I know you are, but what am I?"

[@laughingoutloud5742]

When Seth went on the tangent about the typewriter sound effect I was in tears and didn't stop laughing until the end - well done LNSM team!!

[@thirtysecondrest]

I love Coser Look, and I often get my chuckles.. however, this one OMG is COMEDY GOLD Sooooo many gems 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂

[@L_i_g_h_t]

"I do not discuss my meetings with world leaders," she said, when asked about a passage in her book where she discusses her meetings with world leaders.

[@tylerhackner9731]

The storm is here and it’s rated R

[@keithquirk9823]

“She’s digging a hole so deep, she could bury a dog in it.” I laughed out loud pretty hard with that one. Bazingha!

[@colinsthebestest]

I think that was the hardest I’ve ever laughed at a corrections. Thanks typewriter guy

[@Lali_pop_music]

😂 omg the anchor should have used that line during the interview "wow, youre digging yourself in a hole so deep, you could burry a dog in it" God that would have such a good retort

[@fredherfst8148]

Scollins!

[@guibox3]

Oh man...that would have been awesome and then just thank her and cut to commercial.

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

"She's digging a hole so deep she could bury a dog in it" And then I burst out laughing at the bus stop with my headphones on, like a crazy person 😂

[@AuroraLupetti]

Not funny. Heartbreaking.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

The Old Macdonald joke makes you feel like a bad person for laughing.

[@GlennAndrews-dw1cx]

That was the part that made me laugh out loud “a bang bang here and a bang bang there.” The ghost writer who made up that joke wins a free pizza.

[@dmfamzo]

One of the best Closer Look Swth has ever made!! 😂😂👌🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽