1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,903 Hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah. 2 00:00:02,936 --> 00:00:05,506 This is The Daily Social Distancing Show, 3 00:00:05,539 --> 00:00:08,275 and today is February 8. 4 00:00:08,308 --> 00:00:10,110 Which means you only have a few days left 5 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:13,413 to prepare for Valentine's Day. 6 00:00:13,447 --> 00:00:15,082 So why not surprise your partner 7 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:17,818 by doing the most romantic thing you could possibly do 8 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:18,886 during quarantine. 9 00:00:18,919 --> 00:00:20,954 Book a really nice hotel 10 00:00:20,988 --> 00:00:23,390 and leave them alone for an entire day. 11 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:24,758 Anyway, on tonight's show, 12 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:27,694 Tom Brady keeps doing Tom Brady things, 13 00:00:27,728 --> 00:00:30,464 where to go on vacation after you stormed the Capitol, 14 00:00:30,497 --> 00:00:33,834 and the endless scandals of the Joe Biden presidency. 15 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:35,736 Plus, we're gonna be talking to Super Bowl winner 16 00:00:35,769 --> 00:00:37,104 Leonard Fournette 17 00:00:37,137 --> 00:00:39,840 and renowned surgeon and author Atul Gawande. 18 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:42,709 So let's do this, people. Welcome to 19 00:00:42,743 --> 00:00:44,444 The Daily Social Distancing Show. 20 00:00:44,478 --> 00:00:48,415 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 21 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:51,451 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 22 00:00:51,485 --> 00:00:54,555 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 23 00:00:57,724 --> 00:01:00,260 Let's kick things off with the Super Bowl. 24 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:04,298 It's the world championship of a sport only played in America. 25 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:07,134 And yesterday's game was one for the record books. 26 00:01:07,167 --> 00:01:10,204 NEWSMAN: This morning Tom Brady is running out of fingers 27 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:13,473 for his rings, capturing his record seventh Super Bowl 28 00:01:13,507 --> 00:01:14,975 at age 43. 29 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:18,078 I think we knew this was gonna happen tonight, didn't we? 30 00:01:18,111 --> 00:01:19,880 NEWSMAN: The Bucs didn't just win, 31 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:22,316 they trampled last year's champs, 32 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:25,018 the Kansas City Chiefs, 31 to 9. 33 00:01:25,052 --> 00:01:28,922 The Weeknd, also electrifying on stage, 34 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:30,991 singing some of his biggest hits in a slickly-produced 35 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:34,061 halftime show, using masked dancers 36 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,630 to keep things COVID-friendly. 37 00:01:36,663 --> 00:01:39,766 Hell yeah. What a great halftime show. 38 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,736 And it looks like the Weeknd finally found a use 39 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:44,872 for all that toilet paper he's been hoarding. 40 00:01:44,905 --> 00:01:49,243 And how about Tom Brady winning his seventh Super Bowl ring? 41 00:01:49,276 --> 00:01:51,879 At this rate he's gonna be the first player with 42 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:53,580 a Super Bowl toe ring, people. 43 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:56,116 I mean, at this point, Tom Brady has led the kind of life 44 00:01:56,149 --> 00:01:59,319 that eight-year-olds narrate to themselves in the backyard. 45 00:01:59,353 --> 00:02:00,554 (child voice): The crowd goes wild! 46 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:03,023 Tommy wins his seventh Super Bowl 47 00:02:03,056 --> 00:02:05,826 and now he's rich and he's married to a supermodel 48 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:09,429 and now he's riding a dinosaur! (roars) 49 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:11,498 (regular voice): And, look, I know a lot of people 50 00:02:11,532 --> 00:02:14,067 don't like Tom Brady. 51 00:02:14,101 --> 00:02:16,036 Anyway, let's move on now 52 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:19,306 from the Super Bowl to the big game in Washington. 53 00:02:19,339 --> 00:02:21,275 Tomorrow the U.S. Senate will begin 54 00:02:21,308 --> 00:02:24,912 its annual impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. 55 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:27,381 And there's three possible outcomes. 56 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:29,983 He could be convicted, he could be exonerated, 57 00:02:30,017 --> 00:02:31,451 or, the most likely one: 58 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:33,954 he could commit new crimes during the trial 59 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,890 that he'll get impeached for next year. 60 00:02:36,924 --> 00:02:39,426 But whatever happens to Trump, hundreds of his followers 61 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:42,095 are already facing consequences for rioting at the Capitol. 62 00:02:42,129 --> 00:02:45,299 Although at least one of them is getting a chance to cut loose 63 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:46,934 before she might get locked up. 64 00:02:46,967 --> 00:02:49,002 NEWSWOMAN: A woman accused of participating in the deadly 65 00:02:49,036 --> 00:02:52,906 Capitol riot will get to go on vacation later this month. 66 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:54,408 NEWSWOMAN 2: The judge in Washington, D.C. 67 00:02:54,441 --> 00:02:57,244 granted Jenny Cudd's request to travel to Mexico. 68 00:02:57,277 --> 00:03:00,480 The motion was granted and filed yesterday. 69 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:03,383 Cudd's lawyers say she had a prepaid weekend retreat 70 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:05,819 for herself and her employees at Becky's Flowers 71 00:03:05,853 --> 00:03:08,188 to go to Riviera Maya, Mexico. 72 00:03:08,222 --> 00:03:12,359 The retreat would reportedly serve as a work-related 73 00:03:12,392 --> 00:03:15,295 bonding time for employees and their spouses. 74 00:03:15,329 --> 00:03:17,598 Aw, yeah. 75 00:03:17,631 --> 00:03:21,568 Insurrection at Club Med Cozumel! 76 00:03:21,602 --> 00:03:23,337 Honestly, if I were this woman's employee, 77 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:26,874 I'd be a little nervous to go on a bonding retreat. 78 00:03:26,907 --> 00:03:28,876 I mean, these aren't the kind of people I'm putting on 79 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:30,844 a blindfold and going on a trust hike with. 80 00:03:30,878 --> 00:03:34,314 Okay, I'm sticking my hands out. All right. 81 00:03:34,348 --> 00:03:36,783 Closing them like you say... Wait, ho-hold on. 82 00:03:36,817 --> 00:03:39,386 Am I... What am I do... Am I strangling Nancy Pelosi? 83 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:41,388 Damn it! Not cool, Jenny! 84 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:43,590 What I love about this is that this woman 85 00:03:43,624 --> 00:03:47,294 planned the vacation before she participated in the riot. 86 00:03:47,327 --> 00:03:49,563 So, in her head, she was gonna go to Washington, 87 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:50,931 overthrow the government and then, what, 88 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,299 hit the beach for two weeks? 89 00:03:52,332 --> 00:03:54,268 And, like, how serious of a revolution 90 00:03:54,301 --> 00:03:55,702 were you planning, lady? 91 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:58,672 These rioters were all shouting that it's 1776 again, 92 00:03:58,705 --> 00:04:00,707 but none of the Founding Fathers were like... 93 00:04:00,741 --> 00:04:03,410 On July fourth, we declare our independence. 94 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:05,913 Then, on July 5, we get that beach house in Cabo. 95 00:04:05,946 --> 00:04:08,615 Thomas, you're in? Shit's gonna be lit, bro. 96 00:04:08,649 --> 00:04:10,851 And, look, obviously, I want this woman 97 00:04:10,884 --> 00:04:13,187 to be held accountable for her actions. 98 00:04:13,220 --> 00:04:15,789 But I also... 99 00:04:15,822 --> 00:04:17,858 kind of want to party with her in Mexico. 100 00:04:17,891 --> 00:04:19,893 I mean, think about it-- if she and her friends 101 00:04:19,927 --> 00:04:23,597 can turn a boring election certification vote into this, 102 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:26,733 you best believe their spring breaks are gonna be wild. 103 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,502 And, look, I know a lot of people are angry about 104 00:04:28,535 --> 00:04:32,472 this story, but the law says that if you can post bail 105 00:04:32,506 --> 00:04:35,375 and you aren't a flight risk, you can go back to your life 106 00:04:35,409 --> 00:04:37,511 until they actually convict of you a crime. 107 00:04:37,544 --> 00:04:39,980 And I'll be honest: I agree with that concept. 108 00:04:40,013 --> 00:04:42,115 No one should sit in a jail cell 109 00:04:42,149 --> 00:04:43,984 because they might be a criminal. 110 00:04:44,017 --> 00:04:45,519 If anything, the problem I have 111 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:49,122 is that people who can't afford bail have to stay in jail. 112 00:04:49,156 --> 00:04:50,991 I mean, what are the courts scared of? 113 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:54,328 No one is easier to keep tabs on than a broke person. 114 00:04:54,361 --> 00:04:56,396 You know where a broke person isn't going? 115 00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:58,632 Mexico. Or the movies. 116 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:00,067 Or out to dinner. 117 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:02,603 You want to track a broke person, well, they're at home. 118 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:05,606 And, finally, some education news. 119 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:08,141 February is Black History Month. 120 00:05:08,175 --> 00:05:10,544 A beautiful time in America when Americans 121 00:05:10,577 --> 00:05:13,480 celebrate all the Black people who died 122 00:05:13,514 --> 00:05:15,582 rather than help the Black people who are still alive. 123 00:05:15,616 --> 00:05:19,286 But now, a debate about how to teach Black history is causing 124 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:23,056 a bit of a stir in one of America's least Black states. 125 00:05:23,090 --> 00:05:26,059 In Utah, a school reverses a decision which would have 126 00:05:26,093 --> 00:05:29,196 allowed parents to opt out of lessons on Black History Month. 127 00:05:29,229 --> 00:05:30,430 This is happening 128 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:32,766 at a charter school in Ogden, Utah. 129 00:05:32,799 --> 00:05:34,801 Initially, the school's director said he was asked 130 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:38,005 by several families to opt out and he obliged and sent out 131 00:05:38,038 --> 00:05:40,307 a document asking if other parents 132 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,509 wanted to do the same thing. But now the school 133 00:05:42,543 --> 00:05:44,678 is backtracking after pushback from parents 134 00:05:44,711 --> 00:05:46,880 and Black history supporters. 135 00:05:46,914 --> 00:05:49,750 Wow. First of all, 136 00:05:49,783 --> 00:05:52,452 what an embarrassment for the school. 137 00:05:52,486 --> 00:05:54,087 If I were them, I'd try to play the whole thing off 138 00:05:54,121 --> 00:05:56,623 as an intentional history lesson. 139 00:05:56,657 --> 00:05:58,659 Uh, you see, parents? (chuckles) 140 00:05:58,692 --> 00:06:02,062 You wanted to opt out but you're not allowed to. 141 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,765 Just like the slaves couldn't. 142 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:08,101 Black history accomplished. (chuckles weakly) 143 00:06:08,135 --> 00:06:11,471 Now, people are saying that trying to opt out 144 00:06:11,505 --> 00:06:12,806 of Black history is racist, 145 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:16,310 but even more than that, it's stupid. 146 00:06:16,343 --> 00:06:18,378 Because Black history is exciting. 147 00:06:18,412 --> 00:06:21,215 It's got racism, war, oppression, 148 00:06:21,248 --> 00:06:23,183 dudes with Afros and leather jackets. 149 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:25,452 If you have to opt out of something, you should 150 00:06:25,485 --> 00:06:28,155 opt out of boring shit like trigonometry. 151 00:06:28,188 --> 00:06:30,657 You don't need to know that an isosceles triangle 152 00:06:30,691 --> 00:06:32,993 has four sides, trust me. 153 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:35,596 Regardless, though, it's a good thing the school backtracked, 154 00:06:35,629 --> 00:06:37,431 because this is a slippery slope. 155 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:40,000 If you let kids out opt of Black history, 156 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:42,436 then you'll have to let them opt out of white history. 157 00:06:42,469 --> 00:06:44,137 And then what-- Asian history? 158 00:06:44,171 --> 00:06:46,306 And before you know it, kids'll be showing up to school like, 159 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,842 back off, Teach. I'm just here for lunch. 160 00:06:48,876 --> 00:06:51,745 But let's move on now to our main story. 161 00:06:51,778 --> 00:06:55,382 President Joseph Ramaphosa Biden. 162 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:57,784 Over the weekend, Biden took a short break 163 00:06:57,818 --> 00:06:59,620 from his day-to-day presidenting 164 00:06:59,653 --> 00:07:02,623 to catch the Super Bowl from his home in Delaware. 165 00:07:02,656 --> 00:07:05,425 And if you aren't immediately outraged about that, 166 00:07:05,459 --> 00:07:07,394 well, you obviously haven't been watching 167 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:10,564 the last 48 hours of conservative news media. 168 00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:13,634 Joe Biden is planning to travel across state lines 169 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:14,902 to watch the Super Bowl, 170 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:17,738 despite calls from the CDC not to travel. 171 00:07:17,771 --> 00:07:21,041 Biden and his wife Jill are going to spend the weekend 172 00:07:21,074 --> 00:07:23,343 at their Delaware home. Now, this, just a few days 173 00:07:23,377 --> 00:07:27,214 after the CDC warned Americans against traveling this weekend, 174 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:29,049 stressing it could increase their chances 175 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:30,617 of spreading the coronavirus. 176 00:07:30,651 --> 00:07:33,187 What happened to the suggestion that you shouldn't travel 177 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:35,656 during this, uh, COVID epidemic? 178 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:37,624 MAN: He-He's setting a horrible example and he's not practicing 179 00:07:37,658 --> 00:07:39,793 what he preaches in any shape, form or fashion, 180 00:07:39,826 --> 00:07:42,296 and if he really thinks that, uh, going out and traveling 181 00:07:42,329 --> 00:07:44,831 at this particular point in time is putting people at risk, 182 00:07:44,865 --> 00:07:46,834 then he's doing exactly that. He's putting thousands 183 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:48,802 and thousands of people at risk by doing this. 184 00:07:48,836 --> 00:07:50,237 Uh, it's very hypocritical. 185 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:51,972 Why does he need to go... You know, what's wrong 186 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:53,273 with the White House? What's wrong with spending 187 00:07:53,307 --> 00:07:54,942 -the weekend in the White House? -I guess... 188 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:57,811 Unbelievable. 189 00:07:57,845 --> 00:08:01,849 You are setting a horrible example, Joe. 190 00:08:01,882 --> 00:08:04,284 If you go to your home in Delaware, 191 00:08:04,318 --> 00:08:07,221 soon, everyone will go to your home in Delaware. 192 00:08:07,254 --> 00:08:09,223 And then, they'll expect snacks, Joe. 193 00:08:09,256 --> 00:08:10,490 And what are you going to do-- 194 00:08:10,524 --> 00:08:12,626 buy tortilla chips for 300 million people? 195 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:14,561 There's no way the store has that many, 196 00:08:14,595 --> 00:08:16,496 so you're going to have to get those quinoa chips, 197 00:08:16,530 --> 00:08:18,265 and I know they're better for you, 198 00:08:18,298 --> 00:08:20,734 but they taste like cardboard, Joe. 199 00:08:20,767 --> 00:08:22,736 And don't tell me, "Oh, but Trevor, isn't it different 200 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:26,240 because he's the president, and he's flying on Air Force One?" 201 00:08:26,273 --> 00:08:28,742 No! What if I fly on Air Force One 202 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:30,344 right after Joe Biden? Huh? 203 00:08:30,377 --> 00:08:32,846 Coronavirus can linger for hours, people. 204 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,848 And I also know that people are saying, "Oh, come on. 205 00:08:34,882 --> 00:08:36,183 "Why are you criticizing Biden 206 00:08:36,216 --> 00:08:37,584 "for traveling during the pandemic 207 00:08:37,618 --> 00:08:39,887 "when Donald Trump spent every weekend golfing 208 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,388 "and coughing on the Mar-a-Lago buffet table 209 00:08:41,421 --> 00:08:43,056 and hosting rallies at the same time?" 210 00:08:43,090 --> 00:08:44,358 But that's not the same! 211 00:08:44,391 --> 00:08:46,159 Donald Trump wasn't being a hypocrite 212 00:08:46,193 --> 00:08:48,795 because he wanted people to die of COVID. 213 00:08:48,829 --> 00:08:50,230 But it's not surprising 214 00:08:50,264 --> 00:08:52,132 that Biden bent the travel rules for himself. 215 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:55,335 Because he's been president for less than three weeks, 216 00:08:55,369 --> 00:08:58,205 and already, he's had more scandals 217 00:08:58,238 --> 00:09:00,874 than we can keep track of. 218 00:09:00,908 --> 00:09:03,243 Although, my friends, we are going to try, 219 00:09:03,277 --> 00:09:05,846 in our branch-new segment, "Joe Biden: 220 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:09,349 the Worst President in History That We Can Remember." 221 00:09:09,383 --> 00:09:11,485 ? ? 222 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,155 It will never happen. 223 00:09:17,925 --> 00:09:19,993 There are two things that are unforgivable 224 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:22,563 for any American politicians. 225 00:09:22,596 --> 00:09:25,465 Releasing the aliens from Area 51 226 00:09:25,499 --> 00:09:27,000 and insulting the troops. 227 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:28,702 And last week, 228 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:32,039 Biden's press secretary launched a gratuitous attack 229 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:35,609 on the newest and bravest troops of all. 230 00:09:35,642 --> 00:09:39,012 STUART VARNEY: White House Jen Psaki facing criticism 231 00:09:39,046 --> 00:09:41,415 for mocking the Space Force. 232 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:43,584 May I ask whether the president has made a decision 233 00:09:43,617 --> 00:09:46,820 on keeping or in keeping the scope of Space Force? 234 00:09:46,854 --> 00:09:48,722 Wow. Space Force. 235 00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,557 It is an interesting question. 236 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:52,893 Um, I am happy to check 237 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:54,928 with our Space Force point of contact. 238 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:56,396 I'm not sure who that is. 239 00:09:56,430 --> 00:09:59,666 I will find out and see if we have any update on that. 240 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:00,834 Well, the top Republican 241 00:10:00,868 --> 00:10:02,069 on the House Armed Services Committee 242 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:04,104 is now calling that comment disgraceful, 243 00:10:04,137 --> 00:10:06,206 and he's asking the White House press secretary Jen Psaki 244 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,008 to apologize. 245 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,910 She's literally openly mocking a branch of military 246 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:12,079 that was actually enacted by Congress 247 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:13,146 with Democratic support. 248 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:14,314 There is some arrogance there. 249 00:10:14,348 --> 00:10:15,816 There's a little condescension, as well. 250 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:17,518 A hundred years from now, the Space Force will be 251 00:10:17,551 --> 00:10:19,820 one of the important parts of our military. 252 00:10:19,853 --> 00:10:21,188 This is no joke. 253 00:10:21,221 --> 00:10:23,857 How dare you, Jen Psaki. 254 00:10:23,891 --> 00:10:25,926 Space Force is an illustrious branch of the military 255 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:27,961 that was formed an entire year ago 256 00:10:27,995 --> 00:10:30,864 because Donald Trump had a weird sex dream about Alf. 257 00:10:30,898 --> 00:10:33,367 If you're gonna mock Space Force, maybe, 258 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,537 maybe you should mock all the people who were cut in half 259 00:10:36,570 --> 00:10:40,674 when Neptune stole Saturn's rings and threw them at Earth. 260 00:10:40,707 --> 00:10:43,076 Oh, wait. That never happened, 261 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,445 because Space Force saved us. 262 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:47,981 Space Force is no joke, okay? This isn't funny. 263 00:10:48,015 --> 00:10:49,616 America's sending troops to space 264 00:10:49,650 --> 00:10:51,385 where they have to poop in a little bag. 265 00:10:51,418 --> 00:10:52,753 You think that's funny? 266 00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,621 And if the bag gets too full, the poop escapes, 267 00:10:54,655 --> 00:10:56,523 and they have to chase the floating poop 268 00:10:56,557 --> 00:10:58,792 around the spaceship. Does that sound funny to you guys? 269 00:10:58,825 --> 00:11:00,294 A bunch of guys in fancy uniforms 270 00:11:00,327 --> 00:11:02,362 floating around a room, trying to grab a poop. 271 00:11:02,396 --> 00:11:03,830 And then their boss opens the door, and he says, 272 00:11:03,864 --> 00:11:05,065 "What's going on? Aah!" 273 00:11:05,098 --> 00:11:06,133 And then, the poop goes in his mouth. 274 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:07,401 Is that a joke to you? 275 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:09,837 You think any of this shit is funny, huh? 276 00:11:09,870 --> 00:11:12,873 Now, insulting the military is bad enough, 277 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:16,210 but before the Space Force scandal had even died down, 278 00:11:16,243 --> 00:11:18,712 Joe Biden took things a step further. 279 00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:22,115 This time attacking the honor and decency 280 00:11:22,149 --> 00:11:25,285 of our heroes in law enforcement. 281 00:11:25,319 --> 00:11:28,088 There is some controversy over comments 282 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:31,258 that the new president made about these... 283 00:11:31,291 --> 00:11:34,127 about FBI agents as a generality. 284 00:11:34,161 --> 00:11:35,596 He made these comments, 285 00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:37,931 and it's getting a lot of reaction. Listen. 286 00:11:37,965 --> 00:11:41,101 By and large, the vast, vast majority 287 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:46,006 of these men and women are decent, honorable people. 288 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,842 What should be taken away from that, for him to say, 289 00:11:48,876 --> 00:11:50,310 "The vast majority 290 00:11:50,344 --> 00:11:53,080 of men and women are decent, honorable people"? 291 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:57,484 Why suddenly, the-the qualifiers on, you know, the arbitration 292 00:11:57,518 --> 00:11:59,486 of who's a good guy and who's a bad guy? 293 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,321 What percentage of people are we talking? 294 00:12:01,355 --> 00:12:04,825 Are 80%, uh, good and decent people at the FBI? 90? 295 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:07,294 Uh, can you be more specific? 296 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:10,631 Yeah, Joe Biden, be more specific. 297 00:12:10,664 --> 00:12:14,134 Is it 99%, or is there just one bad guy, huh? 298 00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:15,402 Is it Doug? 299 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:17,571 It's totally Doug, isn't it? I knew it! 300 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:19,573 You know he cheats on Margaret, right? 301 00:12:19,606 --> 00:12:20,774 Like, what have you heard? 302 00:12:20,807 --> 00:12:22,776 But this is just reprehensible. 303 00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:26,146 How dare you say that the vast, vast majority 304 00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:28,448 of FBI agents are honorable, 305 00:12:28,482 --> 00:12:32,252 when clearly, it is the vast, vast, vast majority. 306 00:12:32,286 --> 00:12:34,454 I mean, if you cared about those agents at all, 307 00:12:34,488 --> 00:12:36,423 you would have thrown in a third "vast." 308 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:38,659 And I especially understand why this must have been a shock 309 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:40,260 for the folks over at Fox News 310 00:12:40,294 --> 00:12:43,163 to hear a president slander the brave members 311 00:12:43,197 --> 00:12:46,433 of the corrupt deep state like that. 312 00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:47,768 I mean... 313 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:50,270 I just hope that decent, honorable scumbags 314 00:12:50,304 --> 00:12:52,172 like James Comey don't hear about this. 315 00:12:52,206 --> 00:12:53,774 (crying) 316 00:12:53,807 --> 00:12:55,709 Now look, it's not surprising 317 00:12:55,742 --> 00:12:58,478 that Joe Biden is bringing scandal to the White House. 318 00:12:58,512 --> 00:13:01,315 I mean, after all, his entire campaign was little more 319 00:13:01,348 --> 00:13:04,585 than just a front to launder money for his son Hunter Biden. 320 00:13:04,618 --> 00:13:06,420 And just as everyone predicted, 321 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:09,223 Hunter is already turning Daddy's presidency 322 00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:11,992 into his own personal piggy bank. 323 00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:14,428 NEWSWOMAN: So, Hunter Biden has a new book 324 00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:18,632 that is set to come out within his father's first 100 days. 325 00:13:18,665 --> 00:13:20,667 NEWSWOMAN 2: But critics are pointing out, 326 00:13:20,701 --> 00:13:23,370 President Biden said his family wasn't going to do this. 327 00:13:23,403 --> 00:13:25,672 They weren't going to cash in on his presidency. 328 00:13:25,706 --> 00:13:27,674 Did he write a book for free? 329 00:13:27,708 --> 00:13:29,042 The real concern here, though, is, 330 00:13:29,076 --> 00:13:31,979 Simon & Schuster is... is the... is the, uh, 331 00:13:32,012 --> 00:13:34,748 is the company that cancelled Josh Hawley and his book, 332 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:37,284 but they're doing the book for Hunter Biden. 333 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:38,819 How will this book be used? 334 00:13:38,852 --> 00:13:42,122 Will, uh... will it be kind of a test of loyalty 335 00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:43,891 to Joe Biden to buy the book? 336 00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:45,859 Will there be mass sales? 337 00:13:45,893 --> 00:13:49,363 Yes, my friends, welcome to Joe Biden's America. 338 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:51,398 Where if you want a COVID vaccine, 339 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:55,002 you'll have to pass a pop quiz on Hunter Biden's book. 340 00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:57,905 What important lesson did Hunter Biden learn 341 00:13:57,938 --> 00:13:59,573 in chapter nine? 342 00:13:59,606 --> 00:14:01,742 Uh, to believe in himself? 343 00:14:01,775 --> 00:14:03,844 Wrong! Give him COVID! 344 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:06,413 And what if you're getting the vaccine? 345 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:09,049 Biden will still know if you bought the book. 346 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,484 You know why? 347 00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:13,520 Because our bookshelves are in the background 348 00:14:13,554 --> 00:14:15,589 of all our Zoom meetings. 349 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:17,624 Did Joe Biden engineer the coronavirus just 350 00:14:17,658 --> 00:14:19,560 to make sure we all bought his son's book? 351 00:14:19,593 --> 00:14:22,596 I'm just asking questions, but, yes, that's what happened. 352 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:24,464 This is what we're facing, people-- 353 00:14:24,498 --> 00:14:28,001 scandal, after scandal, after scandal. 354 00:14:28,035 --> 00:14:30,771 The unfortunate truth is that Joe Biden's incapable 355 00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:34,408 of doing literally anything right as president. 356 00:14:34,441 --> 00:14:38,145 In fact, even before his first day in office was finished, 357 00:14:38,178 --> 00:14:42,516 Biden had racked up three major scandals. 358 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,719 Joe Biden made fighting the coronavirus pandemic 359 00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:47,487 the main staple of his campaign. 360 00:14:47,521 --> 00:14:48,789 However, many have noticed 361 00:14:48,822 --> 00:14:50,657 that Biden and other high-level officials 362 00:14:50,691 --> 00:14:54,428 at his own inauguration were failing to socially distance. 363 00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:58,065 Even wearing their masks was, at times, optional, 364 00:14:58,098 --> 00:15:00,534 or not correct, the way they were doing it 365 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:03,136 when they were within six feet of others. 366 00:15:03,170 --> 00:15:05,339 Look, there was a lot of hugging going on. 367 00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:07,875 And these were not necessarily people who shared bubbles. 368 00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:10,077 Joe Biden hired private security 369 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:11,645 as if he were not satisfied 370 00:15:11,678 --> 00:15:14,681 with the National Guard and the military. 371 00:15:14,715 --> 00:15:17,985 He wanted even more guns at his behest. 372 00:15:18,018 --> 00:15:19,987 Joe Biden jumped the gun a little bit today. 373 00:15:20,020 --> 00:15:22,556 He got sworn in at ten minutes to noon. 374 00:15:22,589 --> 00:15:23,991 I don't mean to nitpick, 375 00:15:24,024 --> 00:15:27,361 but, um, it does say noon, according to the law. 376 00:15:27,394 --> 00:15:28,962 That's right. 377 00:15:28,996 --> 00:15:32,099 Joe Biden stole ten minutes of Donald Trump's presidency. 378 00:15:32,132 --> 00:15:34,635 Or as Fox News calls it, "Ten Ghazi." 379 00:15:34,668 --> 00:15:35,936 Who knows what Trump could have accomplished 380 00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:37,437 in those ten minutes? 381 00:15:37,471 --> 00:15:39,673 I mean, maybe that's when he was finally 382 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:41,775 gonna release his health care plan. 383 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:44,645 He could have used that time to walk down half a ramp. 384 00:15:44,678 --> 00:15:47,648 And do you have any idea how much Fox News 385 00:15:47,681 --> 00:15:49,750 Trump could have watched in that ten minutes? 386 00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:52,052 Like, ten minutes. 387 00:15:52,085 --> 00:15:54,688 So those are the many Joe Biden scandals exposed 388 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:57,758 by the muckraking journalists of conservative media 389 00:15:57,791 --> 00:16:00,527 in just his first three weeks in office. 390 00:16:00,561 --> 00:16:03,931 And who knows. By this time tomorrow, we could find out 391 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,699 that Biden left the toilet seat up, 392 00:16:05,732 --> 00:16:09,102 or even worse-- spoiled the end of WandaVision. 393 00:16:09,136 --> 00:16:13,874 And when he does, we'll be there to tell you all about it 394 00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:16,610 in another episode of "Joe Biden: 395 00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:20,547 the Worst President in History That We Can Remember." 396 00:16:20,581 --> 00:16:21,982 All right. When we come back, 397 00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:24,418 Dr. Atul Gawande tells me what it's like 398 00:16:24,451 --> 00:16:26,386 vaccinating people at Fenway Park, 399 00:16:26,420 --> 00:16:29,256 and Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette 400 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:30,724 is joining us on the show. 401 00:16:30,757 --> 00:16:32,793 You don't want to miss it. 402 00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:36,163 We have a president who is a true leader, in my opinion. 403 00:16:36,196 --> 00:16:38,065 One I happen to believe will be regarded 404 00:16:38,098 --> 00:16:40,501 as one of this country's greatest presidents. 405 00:16:40,534 --> 00:16:41,902 Indeed, our greatest. 406 00:16:41,935 --> 00:16:45,038 This is a man who multitasks. He is smart. 407 00:16:45,072 --> 00:16:47,374 He is filled with energy. Nobody's a close second. 408 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:50,077 -He comes from a pretty good, uh, gene pool. -MAN: Absolutely. 409 00:16:50,110 --> 00:16:52,246 Have you ever seen a man as... 410 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:54,448 st... I'm gonna... I was gonna say tough, but strong. 411 00:16:54,481 --> 00:16:56,950 He's already set a standard for presidents 412 00:16:56,984 --> 00:17:00,787 that most, uh, mortals won't be able to meet. 413 00:17:00,821 --> 00:17:02,890 You're also one of the most loved and respected. 414 00:17:02,923 --> 00:17:05,058 I would say that, also. 415 00:17:05,092 --> 00:17:06,326 -DOBBS: In history. -The great Lou Dobbs, 416 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:08,428 he said, "Trump is the greatest president 417 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:10,330 since Ronald Reagan." 418 00:17:10,364 --> 00:17:13,500 And then I said he's the greatest president ever. 419 00:17:13,534 --> 00:17:15,669 Lou Dobbs, he said, "He's the greatest of them all." 420 00:17:15,702 --> 00:17:18,505 I said, "Does that include Washington and Lincoln?" 421 00:17:18,539 --> 00:17:21,775 And he said yes. Now, I don't know if he was for real. 422 00:17:21,808 --> 00:17:23,510 Thank you, Mr. President. 423 00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:25,078 And yes, I was for real. 424 00:17:25,112 --> 00:17:27,080 I think he is doing God's work. 425 00:17:27,114 --> 00:17:29,416 God sent this president, and I'll tell you, 426 00:17:29,449 --> 00:17:31,451 the evidence is accumulating mightily. 427 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:33,587 How would you grade President Trump's leadership? 428 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,956 Superb, great or very good? 429 00:17:35,989 --> 00:17:37,524 You are, if I may say, 430 00:17:37,558 --> 00:17:40,761 everything as advertised as you ran for president. 431 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:42,496 This White House is energized. 432 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:44,665 There's sunshine beaming throughout the place 433 00:17:44,698 --> 00:17:46,433 and on almost every face. 434 00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:49,703 It will be century after century 435 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:51,805 of veneration for this president. 436 00:17:51,839 --> 00:17:53,240 He's not perfect. Nobody's perfect. 437 00:17:53,273 --> 00:17:54,908 But he's done a really good job. 438 00:17:54,942 --> 00:17:57,010 Well, he's pretty close to perfect, Sean. 439 00:17:57,044 --> 00:18:00,013 We end almost, uh, you know, every evening, it seems, 440 00:18:00,047 --> 00:18:02,182 saying, you know, thank you, President Trump. 441 00:18:02,216 --> 00:18:03,550 Have a great weekend. 442 00:18:03,584 --> 00:18:03,650 The president makes such a thing possible for us all. 443 00:18:15,227 --> 00:18:16,929 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 444 00:18:16,962 --> 00:18:20,065 Earlier today, I spoke with Dr. Atul Gawande. 445 00:18:20,098 --> 00:18:22,401 He's a surgeon and a writer for The New Yorker 446 00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:24,670 who is helping vaccine distribution efforts 447 00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:26,638 at venues like Fenway Park. 448 00:18:26,672 --> 00:18:28,273 We talked about that, 449 00:18:28,307 --> 00:18:30,008 his latest reporting on coronavirus 450 00:18:30,042 --> 00:18:32,811 and what the outlook is. 451 00:18:32,844 --> 00:18:34,313 Dr. Atul Gawande, 452 00:18:34,346 --> 00:18:36,381 welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 453 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:37,783 Great to be here. 454 00:18:37,816 --> 00:18:40,018 You are coming to us from Fenway Park, 455 00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:41,954 one of the many stadiums and arenas 456 00:18:41,987 --> 00:18:44,423 that are gonna be used as vaccination sites 457 00:18:44,456 --> 00:18:46,291 around the country. 458 00:18:46,325 --> 00:18:47,593 How is the rollout looking? 459 00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:48,927 You know, America's been in an interesting place 460 00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:50,495 where it seemed like everything was going well, 461 00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:52,231 and then all of a sudden, there weren't enough vaccines, 462 00:18:52,264 --> 00:18:54,132 and then there were too many in some places. 463 00:18:54,166 --> 00:18:56,101 What does it look like on the ground right now? 464 00:18:56,134 --> 00:18:57,803 Well, I'm part of a consortium 465 00:18:57,836 --> 00:19:00,639 that's been running vaccine operations to scale 466 00:19:00,672 --> 00:19:02,908 at Gillette Stadium, Fenway Park, 467 00:19:02,941 --> 00:19:06,111 Reggie Lewis track and field here in Roxbury, 468 00:19:06,144 --> 00:19:07,613 and those have escalated. 469 00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:09,781 You know, we had to start at a few hundred a day. 470 00:19:09,815 --> 00:19:11,950 We're past 5,000, 471 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:14,353 uh, across all of these sites per day, 472 00:19:14,386 --> 00:19:16,955 and that will just keep on scaling upward. 473 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:20,559 Um, and, so, I think that our problem with distribution 474 00:19:20,592 --> 00:19:22,327 will gradually get better and better. 475 00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:25,864 The two problems that remain. Number one, you point to supply. 476 00:19:25,898 --> 00:19:29,368 Um, how much can vaccine get pumped out? 477 00:19:29,401 --> 00:19:32,938 It's a big deal that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine 478 00:19:32,971 --> 00:19:35,507 was submitted for, uh, consideration 479 00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:37,876 -by the FDA just last Friday. -Mm-hmm. 480 00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:40,679 And that will potentially bring more supply. 481 00:19:40,712 --> 00:19:42,981 The other big concern is equity. 482 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:46,718 We are not getting to the, uh, 483 00:19:46,752 --> 00:19:50,022 the-the people of color and the rural settings, 484 00:19:50,055 --> 00:19:52,190 which have had some of the worst rates 485 00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:54,226 of, uh, of spread. 486 00:19:54,259 --> 00:19:56,995 And, uh, and br... And bringing those people in 487 00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,797 has got to be a high priority now. 488 00:19:58,830 --> 00:20:00,065 Let's talk a little bit 489 00:20:00,098 --> 00:20:01,934 about your article in The New Yorker. 490 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,435 You've written for The New Yorker for many years, 491 00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:05,604 and now more than ever, people are reading your writing 492 00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:06,939 through a different lens. 493 00:20:06,972 --> 00:20:08,807 Uh, your most recent article 494 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,010 is entitled "Don't Tell Me What to Do." 495 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:15,180 And it focuses on a really fiery town hall meeting 496 00:20:15,213 --> 00:20:17,683 in a small town in North Dakota. 497 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:20,252 Why did you think it was so important 498 00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:24,156 to focus on a fight happening in a small town in North Dakota, 499 00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:26,425 and what do you think that tells us about the larger story 500 00:20:26,458 --> 00:20:28,827 about America, its vaccine rollout 501 00:20:28,860 --> 00:20:32,564 and social distancing rules and masks, et cetera? 502 00:20:32,598 --> 00:20:34,600 Last November in North Dakota, 503 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:37,436 uh, that was the site of the... 504 00:20:37,469 --> 00:20:40,639 That was the state with the largest rate of infections, 505 00:20:40,672 --> 00:20:42,708 the largest rate of hospitalizations, 506 00:20:42,741 --> 00:20:45,944 and deaths were, uh, deaths were climbing. 507 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:48,347 And Minot was the hottest 508 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:50,816 of the hot spots in that state. 509 00:20:50,849 --> 00:20:52,584 And, so, what I want to understand 510 00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:55,587 is how does a community in the midst of all of this, 511 00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:58,056 uh, react? 512 00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:00,859 And, you know, the state had resisted 513 00:21:00,893 --> 00:21:03,962 having any kind of a mask mandate. 514 00:21:03,996 --> 00:21:06,965 -Mm-hmm. -There continued to be battles over the basics. 515 00:21:06,999 --> 00:21:10,869 And, so, this city council had a member-- 516 00:21:10,903 --> 00:21:12,471 uh, her name is Carrie Evans-- 517 00:21:12,504 --> 00:21:14,907 who said, "You know what? I'm just sick of it. 518 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,709 "I'm going to propose a mask... a mask mandate 519 00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,244 and force it to vote." 520 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:21,480 And what unfolded was this debate. 521 00:21:21,513 --> 00:21:24,182 It was a... Really, it reflected a city, 522 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:26,018 a townwide debate 523 00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:29,955 over whether the government could tell me what to do 524 00:21:29,988 --> 00:21:32,324 when we aren't willing to do it. 525 00:21:32,357 --> 00:21:33,859 And would that work? 526 00:21:33,892 --> 00:21:36,028 Uh, they-they fought it out. 527 00:21:36,061 --> 00:21:37,829 It was closely voted, 528 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:40,666 but they did adopt the mask mandate. 529 00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:42,935 Um, and that was only the beginning. 530 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:45,737 People ignored the mask mandate after it was adopted. 531 00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:48,507 Uh, it didn't have any penalties associated. 532 00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:52,177 But then hospital leaders started coming out and saying, 533 00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:55,414 "Our hospital is completely overrun." 534 00:21:55,447 --> 00:21:57,616 -Wow. -And you see in place after place 535 00:21:57,649 --> 00:22:00,819 is a story like this where we're late 536 00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:04,056 in coming to realizing what needs to be done. 537 00:22:04,089 --> 00:22:06,091 But in the face of what becomes 538 00:22:06,124 --> 00:22:10,295 just a terrifying bubble of a viral transmission. 539 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:13,332 Uh, Carrie Evans said it was like steam. 540 00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,234 You-you go to the store, 541 00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:16,768 and you felt like it was this steam. 542 00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:18,270 You know there are infected people 543 00:22:18,303 --> 00:22:20,205 walking around the store, 544 00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:22,708 and that was, um, uh... 545 00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:24,643 that was the world they were in. 546 00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,745 You're a doctor, and so that means 547 00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:28,513 you are in the world of convincing people 548 00:22:28,547 --> 00:22:30,582 that medicine can and will help them. 549 00:22:30,616 --> 00:22:32,985 You're also in the world of listening to people's concerns 550 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,020 about why they're afraid to participate 551 00:22:35,053 --> 00:22:37,823 or not participate in taking a medicine or not. 552 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,359 There's a more interesting dynamic conversation 553 00:22:40,392 --> 00:22:42,895 happening right now in and around America's schools. 554 00:22:42,928 --> 00:22:44,630 Many parents want their kids to go to school. 555 00:22:44,663 --> 00:22:47,032 Many teachers are saying, "We can't go back 556 00:22:47,065 --> 00:22:49,301 into the schools unless we're vaccinated." 557 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:51,603 The CDC has come out and said 558 00:22:51,637 --> 00:22:53,338 teachers don't need to be vaccinated 559 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:56,441 to be at school with these kids. 560 00:22:56,475 --> 00:22:58,477 Where do people stand? Because it feels like 561 00:22:58,510 --> 00:22:59,978 there's so much contradictory information. 562 00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:01,947 Are the kids a threat to the teachers? Are they not? 563 00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:03,882 Can the teachers survive without getting a vaccination? 564 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:05,684 What should we be listening to, 565 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:08,053 and what is the voice of reason in the room? 566 00:23:08,086 --> 00:23:09,922 Well, you know, in many ways, 567 00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:11,423 this is what I was trying to unpack, 568 00:23:11,456 --> 00:23:13,692 even in Minot, North Dakota, 'cause I spent a lot of time 569 00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:15,627 with the people on the other side of the argument, 570 00:23:15,661 --> 00:23:17,429 the people who said... who said... 571 00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:20,499 A-And what you hear, whether it's teachers 572 00:23:20,532 --> 00:23:21,967 saying they don't want to go back to school 573 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,502 because of fear of the virus 574 00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:26,572 or others who say, "I don't want to fear the virus. 575 00:23:26,605 --> 00:23:27,940 Get rid of the masks," 576 00:23:27,973 --> 00:23:30,642 what you have is a tremendous amount of pain. 577 00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:33,011 I mean, the level of pain that you see in the country... 578 00:23:33,045 --> 00:23:35,547 The people I were t... I was talking to 579 00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:36,982 who said they don't want to wear the masks 580 00:23:37,015 --> 00:23:38,850 are the people who are feeling like 581 00:23:38,884 --> 00:23:40,953 their jobs are disappearing, 582 00:23:40,986 --> 00:23:42,521 and they're seeing it happen. 583 00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:46,391 They are seeing their kids not being able to go to school. 584 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,894 Uh, they've seen 'em lose a whole year of, 585 00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:51,029 you know, a real robust education. 586 00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:55,100 -Right. -And so I understand where folks are coming from. 587 00:23:55,133 --> 00:23:58,170 At the same time, this is the battle. 588 00:23:58,203 --> 00:23:59,838 We have to argue it out. 589 00:23:59,871 --> 00:24:03,642 And, ultimately, the science is on the side of saying, 590 00:24:03,675 --> 00:24:05,844 yes, we can return to the schools. 591 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:08,947 Let's bring testing in, and that can help provide reassurance. 592 00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:11,683 Yes, we can defeat this virus, 593 00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:13,352 but you have to wear the masks. 594 00:24:13,385 --> 00:24:16,989 And that means curtailing things like your favorite bar 595 00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:20,092 -or being out here at Fenway Park. -Mm-hmm. 596 00:24:20,125 --> 00:24:23,428 But-but we are making our way through it. 597 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:26,331 It is tremendously hard to keep your foot on the pedal 598 00:24:26,365 --> 00:24:28,533 for what are gonna be months to come. 599 00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:29,668 We are gonna slip. 600 00:24:29,701 --> 00:24:31,403 We're going to have this battle and debate, 601 00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:33,472 and it's gonna-- it's just gonna continue. 602 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:36,742 And this is the nature of our democratic fight over that. 603 00:24:36,775 --> 00:24:38,377 Yeah. It's gonna be a fight. 604 00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:39,711 It looks like we're still in the middle of it. 605 00:24:39,745 --> 00:24:42,214 And, um, hopefully, we're not just in the eye of the storm 606 00:24:42,247 --> 00:24:43,415 but we're emerging from it. 607 00:24:43,448 --> 00:24:46,285 Um, Dr. Gawande, thank you so much for taking the time, 608 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,553 and, uh, good luck with your efforts out there at Fenway. 609 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:49,588 Thank you. 610 00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:51,390 The latest issue of The New Yorker 611 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:54,793 with Dr. Gawande's article is available today. 612 00:24:54,826 --> 00:24:56,028 All right, when we come back, 613 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:58,497 we'll talk to a man who went from being jobless 614 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:01,667 to winning the Super Bowl in one season. 615 00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:03,535 That's right, folks. Leonard Fournette 616 00:25:03,569 --> 00:25:05,003 is joining us on the show. 617 00:25:05,037 --> 00:25:05,103 Stick around. 618 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,575 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 619 00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:12,645 So, earlier today, I spoke with Super Bowl champion 620 00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:16,181 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette. 621 00:25:16,215 --> 00:25:18,517 We talked about last night's game, 622 00:25:18,550 --> 00:25:20,986 his journey to becoming a Super Bowl champion, 623 00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:23,422 and what's in store for the future. 624 00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:25,424 Leonard Fournette, 625 00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:27,493 welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 626 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:31,697 And, more importantly, welcome to the Super Bowl championship. 627 00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:34,566 -(chuckles) Thanks for having me, my guy. -How does it feel... 628 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,136 How does it feel, man? I mean, l-like, 629 00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:38,704 26 years old, 630 00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:41,307 your first Super Bowl appearance 631 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,442 and your first Super Bowl win at the same time. 632 00:25:43,475 --> 00:25:44,743 And, on top of that, 633 00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:46,412 you-you really played a part in the team. 634 00:25:46,445 --> 00:25:48,414 Like, I've been part of winning teams in high school 635 00:25:48,447 --> 00:25:49,949 where I did absolutely nothing 636 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:51,650 and then I got to stand up at the, you know, 637 00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:52,918 and just celebrate with the team. 638 00:25:52,952 --> 00:25:54,920 But you were actually part of the team winning. 639 00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:56,855 Do you understand the gravity of what has happened to you? 640 00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,824 What is going on in your head? 641 00:25:58,857 --> 00:26:00,726 Uh, I'm just gonna start off just from the beginning 642 00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:01,860 of the season, you know, 643 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,796 from being cut from the Jacksonville Jaguars. 644 00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:05,898 Um, it was confusing. 645 00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:07,466 You know, um... 646 00:26:07,499 --> 00:26:09,868 I did everything I could to help the organization, 647 00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:12,171 also my team and, uh, just become a better man 648 00:26:12,204 --> 00:26:13,606 to help my teammates, too. 649 00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,841 So, just from that, uh, 650 00:26:15,874 --> 00:26:18,510 and then from Tom Brady to Devin White reaching out to me 651 00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:21,780 and wanting me to join the-the Bucs organization, 652 00:26:21,814 --> 00:26:23,215 to help 'em get a ring. 653 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:24,617 And I had an up-and-down season. 654 00:26:24,650 --> 00:26:25,851 You know, it wasn't the best. 655 00:26:25,884 --> 00:26:27,586 Uh, my stats wasn't how they used to be. 656 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:30,623 A thousand yards, uh, as many touchdowns as I wanted. 657 00:26:30,656 --> 00:26:33,025 -Right. -So it-it was always up-and-down for me. 658 00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:35,127 But, uh, when the playoffs came, 659 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,929 the playoffs came and I-I flourished. 660 00:26:36,962 --> 00:26:39,565 You know? Uh, it's something I can tell my kids, 661 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,634 uh, my grandkids, how I just persevered 662 00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,302 through whatever I was going through, 663 00:26:43,335 --> 00:26:45,838 stayed focused, kept God first, 664 00:26:45,871 --> 00:26:48,207 and now I'm a world champion. (chuckles) 665 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:53,045 You went from, um, carrying the nickname "Playoff Lenny," 666 00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:55,180 and, uh, I loved your tweet, which was, uh, 667 00:26:55,214 --> 00:26:58,017 "Well, I guess now it's gonna be, uh..." (chuckles) 668 00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:00,519 -Super Bowl Lenny. -"It's gonna be Super Bowl Lenny." 669 00:27:00,552 --> 00:27:02,421 I love that. You know? I-I love that 670 00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,390 because of the pure joy and the elation, you know? 671 00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:07,393 This-this has been quite a journey for the team as well. 672 00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:09,695 I mean, you got blocked 673 00:27:09,728 --> 00:27:11,563 from going to the Super Bowl for the first time. 674 00:27:11,597 --> 00:27:13,899 You got stopped by Tom Brady. 675 00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:17,303 And then you fast-forward to 2021 676 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:20,306 and Tom Brady is there, you know, celebrating with you. 677 00:27:20,339 --> 00:27:22,274 Tom Brady, who reached out to you personally, was like, 678 00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:23,976 "I want you to play with me." 679 00:27:24,009 --> 00:27:25,444 What has that journey been like, 680 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:28,113 playing with arguably the greatest quarterback 681 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:29,815 of all time? 682 00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:32,651 Uh, that journey, man. It's been-- it's been crazy. 683 00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:34,320 You know? To see-- 684 00:27:34,353 --> 00:27:37,122 to see why he has the résumé he has 685 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,458 and why he's so respected in the game. 686 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,427 And his ritual, 687 00:27:41,460 --> 00:27:44,096 how he does in order to win games, 688 00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:45,764 big games, uh, perfam-- 689 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:48,634 perform under the big lights, I've seen it firsthand. 690 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,202 You know, I'm in the back with this guy. 691 00:27:50,235 --> 00:27:51,537 We're meeting together. 692 00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:53,272 He's calling me at night, 693 00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:55,074 asking me what plays I like, 694 00:27:55,107 --> 00:27:56,342 what I think about this run 695 00:27:56,375 --> 00:27:58,277 -or what I think about this pass protection. -Wow. 696 00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:02,081 And, uh, just to see how he cares about his teammates, 697 00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:03,616 it's amazing, you know? 698 00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:06,785 And I see why he's-he's considered 699 00:28:06,819 --> 00:28:08,587 one of the best in the game. 700 00:28:08,621 --> 00:28:11,190 I would love to know, because I don't get the opportunity 701 00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:13,826 to talk to many people who have scored a touchdown 702 00:28:13,859 --> 00:28:16,328 in a winning game at the Super Bowl, 703 00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:18,063 I would love to know, when you're running 704 00:28:18,097 --> 00:28:20,499 into that end zone, when you're running towards it, 705 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:22,034 what is going through your mind? 706 00:28:22,067 --> 00:28:24,603 Are you thinking or is your brain just going? 707 00:28:24,637 --> 00:28:26,205 Is your-- Are your muscles moving without you? 708 00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,574 What is happening in your brain in that moment? 709 00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:31,910 Well, I can say, uh, it's just a skill set we have. 710 00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:33,646 You know, it's a-- it's a God-- 711 00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:36,181 it's a God-given talent that he gave to me, you know? 712 00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:38,784 And, uh, it's just everything that's in the game is instincts. 713 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:41,186 You know, you practice so much, uh, your skills, 714 00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:43,255 the drills you do. You work at it so much, 715 00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:45,124 it becomes second nature in the game. 716 00:28:45,157 --> 00:28:46,792 I say it's from practicing, you know, 717 00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:48,861 uh, hard work and dedication. 718 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:50,362 You know, uh, trying to perfect your craft 719 00:28:50,396 --> 00:28:51,597 at the end of the day. 720 00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:53,599 I feel you there. I have-- I have a similar thing. 721 00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:55,134 Uh, sometimes I'll go to the kitchen 722 00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:56,335 and I'll open the fridge 723 00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,270 and I think I'm gonna get water and then I get ice cream. 724 00:28:58,304 --> 00:28:59,538 And I don't even know how that happened. 725 00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:00,940 It's just, like, an instinct. 726 00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:03,042 It's just something inside me that gets me going. 727 00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:04,877 Listen, listen. That-That's just a bad habit. 728 00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:07,613 You can-- you can break a bad habit in 30 days. 729 00:29:07,646 --> 00:29:09,882 That's all. 30 days, you can break a bad habit. 730 00:29:09,915 --> 00:29:13,552 Just try to drink water for at least 20 days straight. 731 00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:15,821 Um, let's talk about life now. 732 00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:18,791 I mean, this morning must have been surreal for you. 733 00:29:18,824 --> 00:29:21,627 You know, the night after a victory 734 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,195 and then the morning after. You know, 'cause the morning, 735 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:25,531 you wake up and it's like, "Was that a dream? Is it real?" 736 00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:27,266 'Cause there's a moment of silence. I-I know-- 737 00:29:27,299 --> 00:29:28,467 I think you know what I'm talking about. 738 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:30,035 There's just a moment where it's like, "Wait, 739 00:29:30,069 --> 00:29:32,237 did any of this actually happen?" 740 00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:34,073 What was the feeling like with the family? 741 00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,308 Because-- I mean, it could have been one of two mornings. 742 00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:37,676 It could have been like one of those, "Shh. 743 00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:40,245 Keep quiet. Daddy's not in a great mood" mornings. 744 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:42,247 You know? Everyone just, like-- just give him hugs. 745 00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,316 Or, I mean, it was jubilation. 746 00:29:44,350 --> 00:29:46,785 What-What's that feeling like for the family? 747 00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:48,721 Uh, I mean, it was great, man, 748 00:29:48,754 --> 00:29:51,323 to have my family come on the field and celebrate with me. 749 00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:54,193 Um... as a kid, I've always dreamed 750 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:55,861 -of playing the Super Bowl. -Right. 751 00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:57,763 And now that that-that finally happened 752 00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:01,166 and my family was there to witness that, 753 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,601 uh, me score a touchdown 754 00:30:02,635 --> 00:30:04,970 or even much play in a Super Bowl, 755 00:30:05,004 --> 00:30:07,373 for them to come on the field and celebrate that with me, 756 00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:09,575 uh, there's no better feeling than that, you know? 757 00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:11,443 Um, like, you understand? 758 00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:14,113 Like, all those things I was going through prior the season, 759 00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:16,615 before the season, uh, my family felt that. 760 00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:18,083 They know how much I love football, 761 00:30:18,117 --> 00:30:20,686 they how much I put my-my soul, 762 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,588 I dedicate myself to this game. 763 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,024 And when things wasn't going right, you know, 764 00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:26,692 uh, they feel my pain, too. 765 00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,728 So my family played a big part in my success 766 00:30:29,762 --> 00:30:32,264 about, you know, keeping my faith, holding my head up. 767 00:30:32,298 --> 00:30:34,500 My mother always told me, guys, it's-it's a test of time 768 00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:36,468 for you, son, but, at the end, you gonna come out better 769 00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:38,370 than ever. And that's what happened. 770 00:30:38,404 --> 00:30:40,339 I would love to know, uh, before I let you go, 771 00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:41,907 where the journey goes from here. 772 00:30:41,941 --> 00:30:44,176 For many people, winning the Super Bowl would be the end. 773 00:30:44,209 --> 00:30:46,211 You're young. You're-you're amazing. 774 00:30:46,245 --> 00:30:47,646 You're-you're great at what you're doing. 775 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,048 So this is just the beginning. 776 00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:50,382 This is just part of your story. 777 00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:52,284 You're also somebody who's been very vocal. 778 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:53,819 Like, you know, people applauded you 779 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:56,221 for-for being outspoken during the Black Lives Matter protests. 780 00:30:56,255 --> 00:30:57,690 You were leading some of those protests. 781 00:30:57,723 --> 00:30:59,058 You've spoken your mind. 782 00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:01,760 You know, you're-you're a man of faith, a family man. 783 00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:03,062 You have so many things going on. 784 00:31:03,095 --> 00:31:05,731 I'd love to know, what do you dream for now going forward? 785 00:31:05,764 --> 00:31:07,866 Because, as you said, this was your dream. 786 00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:10,836 So now where do your dreams take you from here? 787 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,538 I think from here on out, you know, 788 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:14,139 about becoming (stammers) 789 00:31:14,173 --> 00:31:16,709 I'm already a better man, but being the best that I can be, 790 00:31:16,742 --> 00:31:19,011 for my kids and for young, for younger guys 791 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,846 younger generation that looks up to me. 792 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,648 You know, just showing them that, you know, 793 00:31:22,681 --> 00:31:25,084 I'm from New Orleans, you know, so just showing them 794 00:31:25,117 --> 00:31:27,052 -things are bigger than New Orleans, you know? -Right. 795 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,555 Uh, I've seen, I've been on both sides, you know? 796 00:31:29,588 --> 00:31:32,157 Not having money to being rich. 797 00:31:32,191 --> 00:31:33,993 You know, so I know how it is. 798 00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:36,261 And I just want to give those guys, uh, just hope. 799 00:31:36,295 --> 00:31:39,298 You know, the littlest things can, 800 00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:42,334 can inspire a generation or a person, you know? 801 00:31:42,368 --> 00:31:44,136 I just want, I want to be that guiding light. 802 00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:47,373 Uh, hopefully, guys look up to me like Tom Brady, 803 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:50,342 like Aaron, you know, the greats in the game. 804 00:31:50,376 --> 00:31:52,111 -Mm-hmm. -And I just want to be part of that legacy. 805 00:31:52,144 --> 00:31:54,713 To say that Leonard Fournette, my last name, 806 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:57,449 helped change the world become better. 807 00:31:57,483 --> 00:31:59,285 Well, I'll tell you this, man, with a Super Bowl ring, 808 00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:01,186 you're on the path to greatness already. 809 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:03,255 Super Bowl Lenny, thank you so much for joining me 810 00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:04,857 on the show, man. I appreciate you. 811 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,892 Thanks for having me, my guy. Appreciate it. 812 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,594 All right, we're gonna take a quick break. 813 00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:08,694 But we'll be right back after this. 814 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:14,198 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go. 815 00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:16,868 This month, as you know, is Black History Month. 816 00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:20,471 So please consider supporting Barbershop Books. 817 00:32:20,505 --> 00:32:23,541 They create child-friendly reading spaces in barber shops 818 00:32:23,575 --> 00:32:26,878 and provide early literacy training to barbers. 819 00:32:26,911 --> 00:32:29,013 All to inspire Black boys and other vulnerable children 820 00:32:29,047 --> 00:32:31,316 to read for fun. 821 00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:33,217 If you're able to, go to the link below 822 00:32:33,251 --> 00:32:35,486 and donate whatever you can to help create a future 823 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:39,223 where all children identify as readers and enjoy learning. 824 00:32:39,257 --> 00:32:41,559 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 825 00:32:41,593 --> 00:32:43,962 wear a mask and remember, 826 00:32:43,995 --> 00:32:46,831 if you want to opt out of Black History Month, 827 00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:50,068 you have to say it to a Black person's face. 828 00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:51,569 Good luck. 829 00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:54,138 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 830 00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:55,840 Come here. 831 00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:57,642 She wants to talk to you just a second, too. 832 00:32:57,675 --> 00:32:59,177 Come on up here, girl. Whoa, babe. 833 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:01,746 I know you're a big rascal. 834 00:33:01,779 --> 00:33:05,250 But, uh, she-she wanted to tell you this. 835 00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,552 Thanks for mentioning everything, you know, 836 00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:09,320 how she did on her predictions. 837 00:33:09,354 --> 00:33:11,556 She told people that, uh, how to bet. 838 00:33:11,589 --> 00:33:14,425 You know, Nathan in our office decided he would bet 839 00:33:14,459 --> 00:33:16,261 with Kansas City-- he was a dumb bunny. 840 00:33:16,294 --> 00:33:18,930 Baby Dog can only do 841 00:33:18,963 --> 00:33:21,199 what-what she's said in the past. 842 00:33:21,232 --> 00:33:23,935 And she whispers to me all the time and she says, 843 00:33:23,968 --> 00:33:24,035 Listen to the Baby Dog.