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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Trump's Tariff Tirade & Desi Lydic on the Gory State of the Union

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, News, Daily News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump's tantrum after the Supreme Court voided his tariffs, MAGA co-opting the U.S. men's hockey win as their own, and why America might be on the brink of war with Iran. Desi Lydic covers RFK Jr.'s erotic workout video with Kid Rock, Kristi Noem's taxpayer-funded f**k plane, and the president's grisly, record-long State of the Union. Plus, Desi examines the latest fallout from the Epstein files, including Bill Gates oversharing about his romantic affairs and Hillary Clinton giving closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee. --- (0:00) Jon Stewart Headlines (20:28) Desi on RFK's Erotic Workout Vid (28:48) Desi on State of the Union (34:15) Desi on New Epstein Fallout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Ninja Lux Cafe, the three-and-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew.

0:07.3

No buries to skills required.

0:09.9

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:16.9

Let's get to the big news of the week. As you know, tomorrow night is President Donald Jar Jar-Jump's big state of the union speech.

0:24.8

But no matter what Trump says, folks, it's not going to change how we in this country are feeling.

0:31.0

This country is in such emotional turmoil right now.

0:34.4

The government sanctioned and executed violence in Minnesota, the rank corruption

0:39.3

and profiteering of elected officials and their families, the manufactured outrage over, God forbid,

0:44.3

an American performing at halftime in the Super Bowl in Spanish.

0:48.3

It's a feeling that we are one nation divided under siege, that perhaps we've crossed a rubicon of this great American

0:57.3

experiment, and that we slowly and inexorably are sliding into the abyss of fallen and broken

1:05.8

democracies. But then, black across and it comes Jack Hughes

1:12.1

Wichick

1:12.6

The Golden Gold for the United

1:14.8

States

1:15.5

Oh!

1:19.7

What?

1:23.3

We're back,

1:24.6

Mothershickar!

1:26.7

I know the powerful elites

1:28.6

remain unaccountable,

1:29.9

but he put the thing behind that other guy.

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