Hey there and welcome to a unique and I think a bit unusual episode of Conan O'Brien

needs a friend.

As you're probably aware, I'm not a political comedian.

That's not my milieu.

I usually keep my opinions to myself, but yesterday was a terrible day at the Capitol, the

storming by an insurrectionist mob of the Capitol building.

It was such an upsetting day for me and my family and just everyone I know and I think for

any sentient American, it was a very upsetting day.

We realized at that point, and this is unusual, that a while ago, I had seen Ron Reagan Jr.,

former president Reagan's son giving an interview and a documentary and I was watching him

and I'm a history buff and I thought, I really like to talk to him.

He seems like he's very smart and of course, also he's very funny and witty and so we arranged

to set up an interview with him that was going to be just a regular interview and then

the interview was scheduled for today.

Today is the day after the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol building.

It just so happens that I was talking to Ron Reagan Jr. at this perfect time.

We decided to make it kind of a special episode.

We're just going to talk about what happened at the Capitol.

We're going to also just talk about what's happened to the Republican Party in general.

I think Ron Reagan Jr. has a good perspective on that and a unique perspective on that.

We are going to let this go out unedited.

It's not going out at the usual time.

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