Leslie Jones Asks MAGA: Why Do You Want America to Suck?

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace

Society And Culture, Politics, Society & Culture, Nicolle Wallace, Msnbc, Versant, News, Ms Now

4.5 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Leslie Jones is a comedic powerhouse with a mind for politics. And she’s got words for complacent Americans.

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0:00.0	We are the people.
0:03.3	I'm so tired of everybody not realizing that.
0:06.8	We are the people.
0:08.3	The only reason this man is popular is because of us.
0:11.1	If we decided to turn the internet off for one day
0:15.0	and just stop paying attention to him,
0:17.1	stop retweeting and stop, he would lose the shit.
0:22.9	This is a treat. We've been waiting for this since this podcast was birthed.
0:27.7	Hello and welcome to the Best People podcast.
0:30.7	One of the most special things that happened to any of us in covering the 2020 election
0:35.0	was learning that this week's guest
0:37.6	started to watch as well.
0:40.7	She holds a special place in all of our hearts.
0:43.4	I'd always been a fan,
0:44.4	but I became a full-fledged groupie
0:46.6	after her 2020 election commentary.
0:48.9	She gave me my first and only nickname.
0:51.0	I'm going to keep it forever.
0:52.5	It's going to be on my grave when I die,
0:54.9	Nikki, and she says it better. And more importantly, she lifted Steve Kornacki from total fan
1:00.7	favorite to cultural icon. She herself is an icon, a real superstar with a real side. You
1:06.7	probably know her from SNL or her brilliant stand-up special. She has a new one out called Life Part 2.
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