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

Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump coming face to face with Stormy Daniels in his criminal trial while his top VP contender Kristi Noem is grilled about lying in her book.
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[@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.

[@stephansteohanlarsen7457]

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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@viewer2277]

I looked it up, at least according to Google South Dakota doesn't allow recall of executive State officials, but you can double check me.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@jennifersmith6736]

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

[@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]

🤔🤣

[@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.

[@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

[@nancygebhardt6357]

Noem's book should be called "No Going Forward"

[@supernaturalflavor]

Hilarious

[@smuller8988]

I disagree. If anything, the book should have been called "Puppy killer: memoires of a serial liar."

[@sueferrill]

Lol

[@villanessa]

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

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@thePronto]

The thing about Americans who live on a farm or a ranch is this: they know bullshit when they see it.

[@PaulaMion]

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

[@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!

[@thePronto]

You know who else can blame themselves? The Republican Party who believes that Trump is the most eligible candidate to be POTUS. I mean, who is running the GOP right now? Who? Oh.... riiiiiight...

[@guildedtalleywacker4627]

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

[@John_Demarco]

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

[@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

[@thePronto]

But he sent her a love letter.

[@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😂

[@user-de4ty9kg6o]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thePronto]

"And I certainly am not describing anyone's genitalia, because that's another thing I don't talk about."

[@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.

[@marko5937]

Exactly! So much huffing and puffing - I don’t believe a word of it. “I’ve met with so many world leaders”. Translation - I’ve met with none. Just like Trump’s “Lots of people are saying . . . “. Translation - Two people I’ve talked to about this. Totally, lame and stupid.

[@jodyfulford8215]

​@@marko5937She said Whirled Leaders 😂.

[@markmywordsreviewchannel3860]

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

[@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

[@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

[@justincorley6827]

He hates. MAGA hates. That's it.

[@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.

[@senseisnotcommon9711]

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

[@tomfrank6978]

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

[@karenpellerin5841]

My favourite!

[@solvamstudio]

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...😅

[@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)

[@user-pl1yp1tj8b]

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...

[@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

[@NancyBrown-iw7vh]

LOVE Seth! Says what I'm thinking and makes me laugh out loud while watching.

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻🥃 STORMY DANIELS IS SOOOO HOT

[@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

[@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.

[@carlosestevam3620]

😂😂😂👏👏👏👏Agreed 100%!!!

[@bold810]

😁

[@copycat21c]

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

[@gmunden1]

Seth, this "A Closer Look" segment is spectacular. Thanks.😮😅

[@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...

[@alex35agm]

Missionary.Is that what makes him think he's religious?

[@S.Shea2432]

Noem is a LIAR who can’t take accountability for her disgusting actions!! 🗣️💯

[@charliebrown3072]

A true qualifified maga

[@jaygray7102]

she expected an easy interview with fox, but they went for her throat. they hate puppy killers too

[@judywilliams981]

I don't know how anyone who ever voted for Noem can look at themselves in the mirror.

[@larrymosher5045]

She writes it in her book,then does the audiobook.But she says she is misquoted by the media.WTF.

[@uyd]

Trump is drooling...a liar maga

[@TheNicoRod]

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

[@tommyt1971]

Damn, that typewriter rant just slayed me.

[@number1fool]

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

[@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.

[@cherrydragon2024]

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

[@thirtysecondrest]

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

[@NikNicOnNYC]

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

[@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

[@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...

[@rongray35]

It's funny. Somebody once asked Johnny Carson if he ever regretted retirement? He said just once...Monica Lewinsky. He said the jokes just wrote themselves. Oh if he were still alive today😆😆😆😆

[@kevgmor]

Seth is on fire here. Great energy.

[@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.

[@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!

[@dirksommerfeld559]

I'm from Germany, and - believe me - we have lots of messed up politicians. But this here is so damn ridiculous!

[@vvysn]

I watch every Closer Look and this one might be one of their best!

[@Sarcasticron]

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

[@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.

[@hopesnopes]

THANK YOU, Seth and your dynamite team!!

[@glazierblue573]

😩😩😩 Why? Just why are these people put incharge US? why?

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

The Thought of Trump in a Bathrobe, still makes me ill. 🤮

[@Smooshes786]

I make myself think of little dancing mushrooms draped in silk on a show like SNL.

[@marykaybrewster]

How about lying on his side in his boxers? He is so repulsive. Stormy is a real professional to have endured him. Gag!

[@Mondfischli]

... Hefner is probably rolling in his grave 😂

[@victoriamccullough6464]

agreed YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@markmac2206]

Skid marks on the back...

[@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...

[@aWOKEn1445]

Reptile-brained.💙

[@lazarangela2134]

I spat my soup out at the typewriter bit. Good save sir, good safe 😅

[@dmfamzo]

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

[@mslinda8456]

Don't do embarrassing things if you don't want to get embarrassed.

[@susanfanning9480]

And I guess a person shouldn't LIE! I can't believe she did that , recorded that and top it off with writing her lies in a book. And she's still trying to push her books.

[@user-md4di6yg2p]

there's a mike drop right there!!

[@paulyricca3881]

STORMY DANIELS IS HOT

[@paulyricca3881]

@@susanfanning9480 👴🏻🥃 STORMY DANIELS IN 24

[@mslinda8456]

@@susanfanning9480 Yes, a person shouldn't lie. Tell Trump that. You know he won't take the stand because he's a well-known liar and coward.

[@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 !

[@mainemade73]

I just love how pleased with himself he is about ghost writer 😂😂😂

[@willcotter9465]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@willummcmurphy8838]

I have to tell you that no matter how my day goes, after watching you I always have to laugh. Thank you

[@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.

[@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.

[@Lanwarder]

5:29 seriously, my mother and I keep referencing that moment like at least once a week lol

[@barriehardin9359]

Best episode ever! Keep them coming.

[@anthonycudahy-ee8qy]

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

[@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

[@user-cv3gb6lg5j]

Seth: You are the laugh at the end of the day that we all need. I thank you kindly for this. Peace, Brutha !

[@juicertron]

lol, man, you guys nailed that episode 😂

[@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.

[@kellyalvarado6533]

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.

[@bensmith3890]

​@@kellyalvarado6533what could an actual child do that would require a nanny to be under an NDA?

[@kellyalvarado6533]

@@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)

[@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.

[@colinsthebestest]

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

[@ca2ne]

The "Bang-Bang here . . ." verse is about the goat.

[@ca2ne]

because she had to reload.

[@stephenbuckley9940]

I'm willing to bet that she had a 16 shot clip in her gun. More than enough for the new verse.

[@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.

[@dmercury292]

When Chump loses in November. Even if Marge wins her seat in Georgia. She loses everything. So make sure to vote to keep Chump out in November. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻 DAMMIT MAN IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DONT KNOW?

[@jeffyoung3635]

it’s absolutely gonna happen so we can get back to normal without this idiot

[@bfg3890]

Well after that post I will be sure to redouble my efforts

[@notme2day]

💙🌊2024 *shove* MAGAts out the door🌊💙

[@paulyricca3881]

@@bfg3890 HUH!

[@shawnr771]

Thank you.

[@brianlewis8722]

Chef's kiss Seth! This comedy team (Seth and his writers) is on fire!

[@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." 😂😂😂

[@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.

[@ericpranzarone9936]

Thank you, Seth

[@user-cv3gb6lg5j]

Thanks, Seth!

[@smorgan816]

Haunted by Cricket, a goat, 3 horses, ghostwriter, and a worthless career

[@kooale]

But, " I'm Boebert cute & macho, so let's see how many votes from half wit dummies I can attract".

[@gregrizzo8054]

Term limits were designed for these kind of people. Thankfully she will never hold a public office again in her life.

[@doctorfeelok8575]

Noem is so intent on becoming the VP for Trump in '24, she's going all-in, to show him she can lie , and stay fully committed to the lies, no matter what. 🤣

[@kooale]

The Dr. is spot on there

[@rodneyscott7108]

It’s really kind of weird that in today’s Republican Party, integrity is not defined as being honest, but rather as staying consistent in your own lies and zealously defending any right wing talking points or anything Trump says. Honest Abe Lincoln would be so ashamed of what his party has become.

[@derj1981]

I hate that you're not wrong.

[@heyoou]

I don't get it. Everyone refers to all these bootlickers wanting to be VP to Frump like he's going to be president in the next election. FRUMP chances of winning the election are nil to zero. He's a criminal and it's being proven in court. He's indicted on 4 major cases and looks to lose as he can't prove he's innocent unless he says it. What world do we live in?

[@thePronto]

Her calculus is that if/when Trump is incarcerated, she will be the POTUS.

[@danvorosmarty9854]

Correction: Ghostwriter is actually a friendly spirit who can only interact with written text and who helps children solve mysteries.

[@macjam100]

Love watchin ya Seth!

[@ZlatyTigre]

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

[@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! 😉

[@ChristinaSuper]

Seth having so much fun makes this 10x better 😂

[@paulyricca3881]

👗⬅️ IZ DISS STORMY DANIELS DRESS OR WATT?

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

That was one of the best ones yet!

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻🥃 STOP SMOKING CRACK

[@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.