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PBS News Hour - Segments

Dave Chapelle on Trump and other top moments from Settle In

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Settle In is going on a brief summer break. We're gearing up to return later this summer with more of the candid interviews you've come to enjoy. Until then, here are five of our favorite moments from Settle In so far with Dave Chappelle, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Jon Meacham, Michael Harriot and Lena Dunham. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Everybody, Jeff Bennett here. We wanted to let you know that Settle In is taking a brief summer break,

0:05.0

but we plan to be back with new episodes very soon. In the meantime, we'll be reposting our full conversations wherever you get your podcasts.

0:14.0

So, subscribe today. And as a bonus, here's five of our favorite moments from Settle In so far. You also did Saturday Night Live's first show in 2025 after President Trump was re-elected to office.

0:30.6

And I remember in that monologue, you spoke directly to the president.

0:34.6

And you said, Donald Trump, I know you watched the show.

0:38.5

That's right.

0:39.5

And you said, I mean this, when I say this,

0:41.1

you said, good luck, please do better next time.

0:45.7

I met that.

0:46.4

Yeah, I met that.

0:48.3

How do you think he's doing?

0:50.3

He's joking, right?

0:53.1

He's, man, come on, man.

0:55.0

Nobody wants to feel this way.

0:58.0

I don't think anybody wanted a war.

1:02.0

They definitely didn't want to arguably lose one.

1:07.0

But when you're asking him to please do better, what was it in that moment that you were

1:12.8

asking the president to do and to do differently?

1:15.6

Well, I believe in that same monologue.

1:18.6

I reminded him that everyone on earth is counting on him.

1:23.6

Yeah.

1:24.6

I think I made the point that the presidency is no place for a petty person.

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