Pete Hegseth Dodges War Crime Allegations & Melania Decks the WH Halls | Nikki DeLoach

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Desi Lydic covers Melania getting into the mandatory Christmas spirit by decorating the un-bulldozed parts of the White House, Kash Patel refusing to do his job without a big girl FBI jacket, and Pete Hegseth responding to possible war crimes charges by throwing his admiral and a cartoon turtle under the bus. Plus, Jordan Klepper wants YOU to join Hegseth's scapegoat army. Michael Kosta drops the hottest tips for a cash-tacular Christmas: Skip expensive Christmas gifts by converting religions, swap pasta for wringing sauce cloths, and gift an AI teddy bear that covers sex ed. Actor and philanthropist Nikki DeLoach sits down with her friend Desi Lydic to discuss starring in the latest Hallmark movie, “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas,” how working on the film was a healing experience for her after losing her father, and why Hallmark movies seem to resonate with viewers during hard times. She also discusses her impactful philanthropic work and encourages people to participate in Giving Tuesday by supporting two organizations close to her heart, Mind What Matters, which supports caregivers in families affected by dementia, and Children’s Hospital LA, a safety net hospital that turns no child away regardless of a family’s financial situation and saved the life of DeLoach’s own son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This festive season, it's time to up your hosting game with D'NELM, the home of every kind of Christmas.
0:09.0	Make Christmas dinner easier with our oven to table ready cookware.
0:14.0	Discover hosting heroes, gifting grates and all the trimmings for however you like to celebrate at your local Denalm or online at
0:22.0	denalm.com.
0:24.4	The home of every kind of Christmas.
0:27.5	Denalm.
0:28.1	The home of homes.
0:30.8	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:36.9	From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central
0:40.4	It's America's only source for news
0:43.5	This is The Daily Show with your host, Desi Linens.
0:48.4	Thank you. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Debbie Lighting.
1:06.7	We've got so much to talk about tonight.
1:09.3	Pete Hegza throws his admiral under the boat.
1:12.2	Cash Patel puts on his big boy clothes.
1:14.8	And at the White House, Melania decks the halls that haven't been bulldozed.
1:18.8	So let's get into it with another installment of the worst wing.
1:31.0	What a bunch of losers.
1:38.4	It's been a chaotic year for the White House, from the ballroom construction to a new decor style that design experts are calling leprechaun bucocchi.
1:42.4	The point is that people's house is in rough shape,
1:45.7	and I don't know if anything at all could save it now.
1:50.9	Wait, do you hear that?
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