Trump Blames Plane Crash on DEI, Lewis Black on Dry January | Vince Beiser
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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4.4 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Michael Kosta on the tragic Washington D.C. plane crash and Trump's baseless blame of DEI for the catastrophe. Plus, the Best F**kin' News team breaks down which of Trump's nominees was least qualified at their Senate hearings.
Lewis Black Celebrates the End of Dry January and Other Ridiculous Drinking Trends
Journalist and author Vince Beiser sits down to discuss the paradox of electric vehicles and renewable energy in his latest book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." They talk about how preventing climate change has led to a rush for “critical” metals, how China has dominated the field of mining and manufacturing, the minerals and metals behind Trump’s Greenland obsession, recycling electronic waste, and the importance of reusing and repairing gadgets.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Comedy Central. |
| 0:06.8 | From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, |
| 0:10.8 | it's America's only source for news. |
| 0:14.1 | This is The Daily Show with your host, Michael Costas. |
| 0:20.6 | Thank you. Michael Costa. |
| 0:33.9 | Come on, Megan. |
| 0:36.3 | Welcome to the Dale show. |
| 0:40.9 | I'm Michael Costa. We have so much to talk about tonight. |
| 0:46.7 | Trump shows he's unqualified to come for a nation. All his nominees are unqualified for their jobs, |
| 0:52.0 | and Lewis Blacks qualified to start drinking. So let's get to the latest news on the Trump administration in another edition of the second coming of Donald |
| 0:55.1 | J. Trump. |
| 1:00.1 | I'm going to come. |
| 1:08.8 | Trump's been busy these last few days, |
| 1:11.8 | signing orders, |
| 1:13.1 | reinstalling the Diet Coke button, |
| 1:15.6 | grabbing Panama by the canal, |
| 1:18.6 | but it was only a matter of time |
| 1:20.8 | until he had to start presidenting for real. |
| 1:24.0 | This morning, he held a press conference |
| 1:25.7 | to address the tragic plane crash |
| 1:27.4 | in Washington, D.C. last night. |
| 1:29.6 | And remember, one of the most important things a leader can do in a rapidly developing difficult situation is to calm people down, |
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