Trump Dodges Epstein by Attacking Obama, Dropping MLK Files & Trying To Change Coke | Rob Franklin

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Josh Johnson kicks off his first day behind the host desk with possible new intel from Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump's latest batch of Epstein distractions: a 2016 Obama conspiracy, releasing the MLK files, and even admitting that he's not a medical marvel. Plus, you won't believe the 100% real Epstein bombshells that Grace Kuhlenschmidt found in the MLK files. Charlamagne Tha God unpacks the 79-year-old Trump’s recent memory loss, agitation, inappropriate behavior, confusion, and disorientation, all of which just so happen to be symptoms of dementia. Fiction and poetry writer Rob Franklin sits down with Josh to discuss his critically acclaimed debut novel, "Great Black Hope." They talk about exploring respectability politics through the main character, Smith, the tension between race and class in the justice system, and how not knowing your height is true tall privilege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:36.6	From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for new.
0:43.7	This is The Daily Show with your host, Josh Johnson.
0:47.8	Thank you. Welcome to the daily show.
1:02.8	We've got so much to talk about tonight.
1:06.2	Donald Trump is losing his mind and his hands.
1:09.1	He's inventing new ways to do makeup wrong, and he has a dream that one day he will not be judged
1:13.6	by the content of the Epstein files.
1:16.6	So, let's get into the headlines.
1:23.6	Let's kick things off with distractions,
1:26.6	what it looks like when they're fed to the media,
1:28.3	and what it looks like when they don't work.
1:30.3	Because right now, Donald Trump is desperate to move on from the Epstein files.
1:34.3	But the story is only building.
1:36.3	A major development just in, the Department of Justice says it is trying to set up a meeting
1:41.3	with longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Galane Maxwell,
1:45.4	who's in prison.
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