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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

ICYMI - Bob Woodward on "Fear" in America & President Trump's War on Truth

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Journalist and "Fear" author Bob Woodward discusses the threat posed by President Trump's sweeping ignorance and his administration's willingness to publicly defend his lies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.0

Please welcome Bob Woodward.

0:06.0

APPLAUSE

0:10.0

APPLAUSE

0:12.0

Welcome to the show.

0:14.0

Thank you. Great to be here.

0:16.0

Can I just tell you one of my favorite experiences was I was doing shows in Washington, DC.

0:28.0

I went to eat at a restaurant and you were eating at the same restaurant and you got up to...

0:34.0

You were just leaving the restaurant, I guess.

0:36.0

But it felt like everyone in DC like turns to look at you.

0:40.0

Like, that's the guy who could write about us and end our careers.

0:44.0

LAUGHTER

0:46.0

You...

0:48.0

I remember that night. My fly was down.

0:52.0

LAUGHTER

0:54.0

I don't remember because I was looking at your eyes, Bob.

0:56.0

LAUGHTER

0:58.0

You have written about nine presidents.

1:02.0

It feels like for a long time people always regarded you as Bob Woodward,

1:06.0

the journalist who is impartial, he writes the story as it is.

1:10.0

I mean, you wrote about Nixon as well. You wrote about nine presidents.

1:12.0

This book feels different though. It still feels like you're impartial,

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