Trump Hits Les Miz, Elon Repents & RFK Jr. Infects CDC’s Vaccine Committee | Jeff Hiller

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4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Desi Lydic tackles Elon Musk's vague apology to Trump, RFK Jr. putting his conspiracy buddies in charge at the CDC, and Tulsi Gabbard getting AI to do the FBI's homework. Plus, Trump celebrated deploying the military on Angelenos with tickets to "Les Misérables," so Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Josh Johnson debate whether the president is a Jean Valjean or a Javert.

Stephen A. Smith is the King of Takes, but how did he begin his reign? From the Fashion Institute of Technology to Winston-Salem State University, Smith went from the basketball court to print media, ensuring that everyone knew he had all the best takes. After getting a job at ESPN, Smith taught everyone the difference between talking s**t and taking s**t. This is The Daily Showography of Stephen A. Smith.

Actor, writer, and comedian Jeff Hiller sits down with Desi to discuss his new memoir, “Actress of a Certain Age.” They talk about honoring celebrity memoirs in the chapter titles, the improvised “this is church” moment in “Somebody, Somewhere,” encouraging queer youth to mobilize and gather during Pride Month, and the humiliating experiences of his career that culminate in an epic book typo.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:11.0	From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only sorts for news.
0:18.0	This is The Daily Show with your host, Desi Leidick.
0:22.9	Welcome to the Daily Show.
0:36.6	We've got so much to talk about tonight.
0:39.3	RFK Jr. goes doctor shopping.
0:42.0	Pete Hexeth gets into a cat fight,
0:44.0	and Elon Musk is sorry for what he said
0:46.2	when he was definitely not high.
0:48.4	So let's check in on the best cabinet ever
0:51.2	and another installment of the worst wing.
0:53.6	Music the best cabinet ever in another installment of the worst wing.
1:02.2	What a bunch of losers.
1:10.3	Let's start with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and the only member of Trump's cabinet to be reheated in an air friar.
1:15.1	Earlier this week, Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee,
1:21.6	which, understandably, caused a lot of concern among people who prefer not to die from an old-timey Oregon Trail disease.
1:31.3	But RFK Juniors got a new batch of doctors to replace them with, so I'm sure they're all equally qualified.
1:38.8	So let's get to know some of these vaccine experts.
1:41.7	Some of the picks are well-known vaccine critics, including Dr. Robert Malone.
1:46.3	Robert Malone, who's claimed that millions of Americans
1:48.7	were hypnotized into taking the COVID-19 shots
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