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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Trump Gets Made-Up “Champion of Coal” Award & Guts EPA Regulations | Mayor Jacob Frey

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Jordan Klepper digs into Trump’s newest fake award, “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal," and how the president is embodying the win by committing the Pentagon to buying electricity from coal-powered plants, blocking the EPA’s ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and assuring miners that they wouldn’t want any other life. Grace Kuhlenschmidt talks to American digital nomads living in Mexico City, who bravely moved across the border for a life of cheap rent, no taxes, and bottomless margaritas, and hears from unamused locals who have been priced out of their homes and are pushing back against the gentrification of their neighborhoods and culture. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey talks to Jordan Klepper in the wake of Border Czar Tom Homan’s announcement that he will finally be ending Operation Metro Surge and withdrawing ICE agents from the city. They discuss how this development is a credit to the activism and strength of the people of Minneapolis, whose citizen journalism and support for their neighbors serve as an inspirational example to the country for how to push back against the Trump Administration, and his meeting with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani about protecting American cities from unconstitutional action by speaking up and not backing down. 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,

0:03.2

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0:07.3

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0:09.8

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:15.7

From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central,

0:19.4

it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Jordan Clepper.

0:27.6

Welcome to the dancing show of Jordan Klepper.

0:41.1

We got so much to talk about tonight.

0:43.1

Trump adds a new trophy to his fake award shelf.

0:46.7

Immigrants are ruining Mexico.

0:48.6

And we'll talk about the big Minneapolis news

0:50.7

with the mayor himself, Jacob Fry.

0:52.8

He'll be here.

0:53.4

So, let's get into the headline.

0:58.8

You know, we are in the thick of awards season,

1:02.1

which means only a few more weeks of pretending I saw ham net.

1:06.7

Which I loved, obviously.

1:09.0

All the ham and the nets. And when the ham went into the nets, you know, masterfully done.

1:16.5

Anyway, yesterday, another major award was presented.

1:20.3

The Washington Coal Club presented the president with the inaugural Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal Award.

1:26.7

The trophy says the undisputed champion of Beautiful Clean Coal Award. The trophy says the undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal. Thank you, sir.

1:36.3

Oh, incredible. Bravo. Oh. Oh. Don't, don't, don't, don't be jealous, don't dispute the undisputable, you all.

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