The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Between the Scenes - Trump Fixates on Plumbing in the Midst of Impeachment

Episode Date: January 26, 2020

Trevor marvels at President Trump's ability to focus on the quality of American plumbing despite his ever-growing impeachment scandal. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnet...work.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Donald Trump is, you know, here's the thing about Donald Trump that I will admit that a lot of people don't... When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at, that's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News,
Starting point is 00:00:27 listened to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Even realize they feel about him, is I think Donald Trump appeals to a thing that every human being has inside of them, and that is to live in a world where you can just say and do whatever you like. Even if you don't like him, there are moments where you watch him and you're just like, man, it looks liberating.
Starting point is 00:00:54 You've been impeached. There's a Senate trial, and you're on stage like, dishwashers. What's the deal? Not enough water in the dish rushing. You got the toilet you're flushing. So many times, so many times, it doesn't flush, it doesn't go down. Doesn't go down. He's just like, he's living his life. He's just living his life. He's just living his life. Oh man.
Starting point is 00:01:22 All right to do some sports? Yeah, we're ready to do it. Give it up for Roy and Michael, everybody. The wildest thing Trump said in that speech was he was at the rally and then he said, he said, he said, to the audience, he said, I can't believe it. I'm talking about toilets. Showers, faucets. Washing machines. It's not dignified.
Starting point is 00:01:49 It's not dignified. I can't talk about this at the State of the Union. I can't. I would, but I can't. Because I want them to say it was a great speech. You can't make a great speech. If you're talking about washes and dishwash. No one's going to say, what a great speech. He spoke about dishwash. And I was like, that's actually a
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Starting point is 00:03:00 Let the dishes be put together. Let the cutler be next to the potsthe cutlery be next to their pots. No more separating all of this thanks. The Daily Show with Covernoa, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11th, 10 Central on Comedy Central and the Comedy Central Act. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Starting point is 00:03:23 And subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more. This has been a Comedy Central Podcast. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling?
Starting point is 00:03:50 But that's all about to change. Like, none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 minutes, a second look.

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