1 00:00:00,968 --> 00:00:02,202 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:02,302 --> 00:00:03,570 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 3 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:05,272 the only city in America, 4 00:00:05,372 --> 00:00:07,407 it's The Daily Show. 5 00:00:07,508 --> 00:00:08,842 Tonight, 6 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:11,645 it is a bear. 7 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:14,147 A look at Rudy's legacy. 8 00:00:14,248 --> 00:00:16,884 And Katie Couric. 9 00:00:16,984 --> 00:00:21,355 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 10 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:23,490 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 11 00:00:35,068 --> 00:00:37,171 What's going on, everybody? Welcome to The Daily Show. 12 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:38,305 I'm Trevor Noah. 13 00:00:38,405 --> 00:00:39,540 Thank you so much for tuning in! 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,275 Thank you for coming out in person! 15 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,477 Thank you for being here, everybody! 16 00:00:43,577 --> 00:00:45,546 Wow, this is gonna be fun. This is gonna be fun. 17 00:00:45,646 --> 00:00:46,847 Take a seat. Let's do this. 18 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:49,850 We have got an exciting show for you tonight. 19 00:00:49,950 --> 00:00:51,218 All your money is gone, 20 00:00:51,318 --> 00:00:53,120 and we're gonna tell you where it went. 21 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:55,822 We'll get to know Rudy Giuliani over a few drinks. 22 00:00:55,923 --> 00:00:57,057 And our guest tonight, 23 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,825 one of America's most admired journalists, 24 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:02,062 Katie Couric, is here to expose all the secrets of news 25 00:01:02,129 --> 00:01:03,096 nobody knew. 26 00:01:03,197 --> 00:01:04,398 So, let's do this, people. 27 00:01:04,498 --> 00:01:06,867 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 28 00:01:06,967 --> 00:01:09,069 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 29 00:01:13,807 --> 00:01:15,375 Okay. 30 00:01:15,475 --> 00:01:18,712 Let's kick things off with the big news from the stock market. 31 00:01:18,812 --> 00:01:21,081 You know, the app that they pre-install on your phone 32 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:22,683 to make you feel dumb. 33 00:01:22,783 --> 00:01:25,652 Since the stock market recovered from the COVID tumble in 2020, 34 00:01:25,752 --> 00:01:28,455 Wall Street has been having a blast, 35 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:31,592 And the more stocks you owned, the better time you were having, 36 00:01:31,692 --> 00:01:34,228 which is why Warren Buffett has got those new grills. 37 00:01:34,328 --> 00:01:35,896 But, over the last year, 38 00:01:35,996 --> 00:01:37,264 inflation has been rising. 39 00:01:37,364 --> 00:01:38,966 The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates 40 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:40,400 to cool the economy down. 41 00:01:40,501 --> 00:01:43,604 And now it looks like the good times in the stock market 42 00:01:43,704 --> 00:01:45,305 might be officially over. 43 00:01:45,405 --> 00:01:47,508 All eyes on Wall Street once again this morning. 44 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:50,010 It was yesterday the stocks plummeting, 45 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:54,648 pushing the S&P 500 officially into bear market territory. 46 00:01:54,748 --> 00:01:57,484 NEWSMAN: The Dow Jones Industrial's now 16% lower 47 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:58,552 for the year. 48 00:01:58,652 --> 00:02:00,554 The tech- and biotech-heavy Nasdaq 49 00:02:00,654 --> 00:02:02,556 down 30% year-to-date. 50 00:02:02,656 --> 00:02:06,460 And the broader S&P index common in Americans' portfolios 51 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,929 sliding into bear market territory, 52 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,265 down 21% this year. 53 00:02:11,365 --> 00:02:14,401 Real money that Americans invest to one day retire, 54 00:02:14,501 --> 00:02:17,070 pay for kids' college or a new house. 55 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,473 The advice from most financial experts, 56 00:02:19,573 --> 00:02:21,675 despite the high stress and the anxiety: 57 00:02:21,775 --> 00:02:22,676 don't panic. 58 00:02:22,776 --> 00:02:23,810 There's no need to panic. 59 00:02:23,911 --> 00:02:26,914 The truth of the matter is don't panic. 60 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,082 (yelling) 61 00:02:32,386 --> 00:02:34,421 (cheering and applause) 62 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:44,631 Sorry. What did they say? 63 00:02:44,731 --> 00:02:46,700 I was, uh, too busy chugging that, uh, 64 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,769 comically large bottle of Xanax. 65 00:02:48,869 --> 00:02:50,504 I'm not panicked, by the way. I'm just addicted to pills. 66 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:52,139 But, yes, people, 67 00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:53,907 these are scary times for stocks, 68 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:57,845 because we are now officially in a bear market, 69 00:02:57,945 --> 00:02:59,313 which is when people are so broke 70 00:02:59,413 --> 00:03:02,249 they have to blow Paddington in a parking lot. 71 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:03,784 "Oh, heavens. Oh, heavens. 72 00:03:03,884 --> 00:03:05,352 Oh, heavens!" 73 00:03:05,452 --> 00:03:07,421 Obviously, I'm joking. I'm joking. 74 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:08,822 Paddington doesn't have a penis. 75 00:03:08,922 --> 00:03:12,759 A bear market is basically when the S&P has dropped 20% 76 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:13,827 from its previous high, 77 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:16,230 which, for many, can be very stressful. 78 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,732 Yeah, right now, everyone who's looking at their E-Trade account 79 00:03:18,832 --> 00:03:20,734 feels like the same way you look when, you know-- 80 00:03:20,834 --> 00:03:23,203 when you're looking at your ex's wedding photos on Instagram. 81 00:03:23,303 --> 00:03:24,338 You're just like, "Why? 82 00:03:24,438 --> 00:03:26,073 "Why do I keep looking? 83 00:03:26,106 --> 00:03:28,141 "Why? Why am I-- 84 00:03:28,242 --> 00:03:30,811 "Aah! I hit 'like' by mistake! No! 85 00:03:30,911 --> 00:03:32,846 "I liked it! Now I have to comment. 86 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:34,114 'I wish you all the best.'" 87 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,250 (crying) 88 00:03:37,751 --> 00:03:39,586 But even if you don't own stocks, 89 00:03:39,686 --> 00:03:41,355 a bear market is often a signal 90 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:43,290 that a recession might be coming, 91 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:44,791 and that affects everybody. 92 00:03:44,892 --> 00:03:46,193 The economy slows down. 93 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:48,262 Unemployment goes up. 94 00:03:48,362 --> 00:03:50,197 Africans become president. 95 00:03:50,297 --> 00:03:54,134 And your mom starts buying the generic cereals 96 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:56,803 with the knock-off mascots. Yeah. 97 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:58,338 Terry the Tiger says, 98 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:00,107 "They're adequate!" 99 00:04:01,375 --> 00:04:03,076 And-and, by the way, it's not just the stock market 100 00:04:03,177 --> 00:04:05,345 that's falling right now. Yeah. 101 00:04:05,445 --> 00:04:09,249 Crypto is crashing even harder, 102 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:12,753 with Bitcoin plummeting 67% from its high, 103 00:04:12,853 --> 00:04:15,355 which I find really interesting. 104 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:16,890 Yeah. 105 00:04:17,057 --> 00:04:19,226 Because for, like, the past ten years, 106 00:04:19,326 --> 00:04:22,663 every single crypto bro I've met has told me 107 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:23,931 that crypto would protect me 108 00:04:24,064 --> 00:04:26,900 when the mainstream economy failed. 109 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:29,303 Yeah, you heard them. They were everywhere. 110 00:04:29,403 --> 00:04:31,805 Crypto people would act like you were the crazy one 111 00:04:31,905 --> 00:04:33,507 for not investing your life savings 112 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:36,877 into a coin some Swedish teenager invented last week. 113 00:04:36,977 --> 00:04:40,647 "Oh, you're not in Doggy Monkey coin? What a loser!" 114 00:04:40,747 --> 00:04:42,749 (laughter) 115 00:04:42,850 --> 00:04:44,284 You know what's even crazier is 116 00:04:44,384 --> 00:04:47,087 that the crypto crowd is blaming Biden for this. 117 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:49,156 And look, no. Here's the thing. Here's the thing. 118 00:04:49,256 --> 00:04:51,592 You can blame a president for a lot of things-- 119 00:04:51,692 --> 00:04:53,694 inflation, unemployment, 120 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,863 not being able to cheer for your son Brandon 121 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:57,931 at a soccer game without it becoming a whole thing-- 122 00:04:58,098 --> 00:05:01,668 but you can't blame him for crypto. No. 123 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:03,670 My man, if an 80-year-old man 124 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:05,572 who doesn't even know what bitcoin is 125 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:09,243 can crash your crypto, then your crypto ain't shit! 126 00:05:09,343 --> 00:05:11,411 (laughter) 127 00:05:11,512 --> 00:05:13,280 I said it. 128 00:05:13,380 --> 00:05:16,083 (applause and cheering) 129 00:05:16,183 --> 00:05:18,051 Yeah. 130 00:05:18,085 --> 00:05:20,454 I know you're mad that your Jenga tower fell down, 131 00:05:20,554 --> 00:05:23,123 but that's what happens when you play Jenga. 132 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:25,158 'Cause remember, like, this is what they said to everybody. 133 00:05:25,259 --> 00:05:28,262 They said, "Oh, the crypto is gonna save you from the market. 134 00:05:28,362 --> 00:05:30,697 That's what crypto is. It protects you!" 135 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:32,332 They made it seem like it was a parachute 136 00:05:32,432 --> 00:05:34,468 that would protect us all from the economy, 137 00:05:34,568 --> 00:05:36,737 and then, now, the plane is crashing, and then, 138 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,805 it turns out, the parachute is attached to the plane. 139 00:05:38,906 --> 00:05:40,140 (laughter) 140 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,475 You're like, "What is this?" 141 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:43,710 "Oh, it's all going down!" 142 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,513 But let's move on from that bad economic news 143 00:05:46,613 --> 00:05:48,682 to some other bad economic news. 144 00:05:48,782 --> 00:05:50,284 For two years now, 145 00:05:50,384 --> 00:05:53,353 we have seen the global supply chain crisis impact everything, 146 00:05:53,453 --> 00:05:56,256 from computers to cars to baby formula. 147 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:58,759 And by the way, why is there never a supply chain shortage 148 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:01,028 of bad stuff, you know? 149 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:03,463 There's never a shortage of, like, racist Halloween costumes. 150 00:06:03,564 --> 00:06:06,934 You know? "But how will I get canceled now?" 151 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:09,403 But the latest shortage is hitting even closer home, 152 00:06:09,503 --> 00:06:12,372 like, as close as you can get. 153 00:06:12,472 --> 00:06:13,841 Now to the latest shortage 154 00:06:13,941 --> 00:06:15,676 to hit our nation's store-- tampons. 155 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:17,811 Women are scrambling to find the products 156 00:06:17,911 --> 00:06:20,647 as shelves are increasingly becoming bare. 157 00:06:20,747 --> 00:06:22,449 It's the latest of the supply chain issues 158 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:24,885 to have a disproportionate impact on women. 159 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:26,887 The makers of Tampax and Playtex say 160 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:28,922 there's high demand and low supply. 161 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:30,824 It's reportedly stemming from a combination 162 00:06:30,924 --> 00:06:34,394 of factory staffing problems, transportation logjams 163 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:37,297 and the rising cost of raw materials like plastics. 164 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:39,466 Companies like CVS and Target confirming 165 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:41,768 they are experiencing lower inventory. 166 00:06:41,869 --> 00:06:43,370 Walgreens telling ABC News 167 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:44,872 they will have stock, 168 00:06:44,972 --> 00:06:46,740 but there may only be certain brands available 169 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,142 while they navigate the supply disruption. 170 00:06:49,243 --> 00:06:51,178 And prices for this essential item, Amy, 171 00:06:51,278 --> 00:06:54,081 up nearly ten percent, according to Bloomberg. 172 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:56,250 That's right. The pandemic supply chain problems 173 00:06:56,350 --> 00:06:59,219 have now led to a tampon shortage. 174 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:01,221 A massive tampon shortage. 175 00:07:01,321 --> 00:07:03,123 And before we panic, before we panic, 176 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:04,625 I think we need to make sure 177 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:06,460 that this whole thing wasn't just started 178 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,363 by one dude's bullshit excuse for not picking up tampons. 179 00:07:09,463 --> 00:07:11,431 You know. Just like, "Oh, sorry, babe. 180 00:07:11,532 --> 00:07:14,768 "I tried, but there's, like, a whole supply chain issue. 181 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:16,170 "Yeah, it's, like, economy stuff. 182 00:07:16,270 --> 00:07:19,640 You wouldn't understand. Yeah." 183 00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:22,242 Because, look, this is actually a serious problem 184 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:24,478 because without tampons, like, 185 00:07:24,578 --> 00:07:27,314 what will women dip into bowls of blue liquid? 186 00:07:27,414 --> 00:07:29,783 Yeah, I know how women's bodies work. 187 00:07:29,883 --> 00:07:31,618 I've seen it in the ads. 188 00:07:31,718 --> 00:07:34,655 -I'm that guy. -(laughter) 189 00:07:34,755 --> 00:07:36,657 By the way, did you catch how they tried 190 00:07:36,757 --> 00:07:39,393 to blame the problem partly on women, 191 00:07:39,493 --> 00:07:41,195 where they were like, "Due to high demand"? 192 00:07:41,295 --> 00:07:43,197 -What does that mean? -(laughter) 193 00:07:43,297 --> 00:07:45,199 No, but what is that? 194 00:07:45,299 --> 00:07:48,468 -(applause and cheering) -"Due to high demand." 195 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:53,874 Because isn't the demand always pretty much the same? 196 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:55,676 -(laughter) -What has changed? 197 00:07:55,776 --> 00:07:57,778 Like, is there, like, some viral get-your-period challenge 198 00:07:57,878 --> 00:08:00,547 on TikTok right now? Due to high demand? 199 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:02,850 -Get the (bleep) out of here. -(laughter) 200 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:04,284 And this absolutely sucks. 201 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:06,053 I tell you now, this sucks for women. 202 00:08:06,153 --> 00:08:08,288 (applause) 203 00:08:08,388 --> 00:08:11,325 Guys don't have to go through this, but women do. It sucks. 204 00:08:11,425 --> 00:08:14,728 I will tell you who is probably loving it right now, though, 205 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:18,398 is that one forgotten tampon that's been sitting 206 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:21,201 at the bottom of your bag for two years. 207 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:26,673 Well, well, well, Lisa. 208 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:30,110 I knew you'd come crawling back. 209 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:31,645 You spent two years 210 00:08:31,745 --> 00:08:33,714 throwing T.J. Maxx receipts, 211 00:08:33,814 --> 00:08:36,316 ChapStick and gum wrappers on top of me, 212 00:08:36,416 --> 00:08:40,220 but look who's desperately digging around for me now. 213 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,423 That's right. You thought you were cool. 214 00:08:43,524 --> 00:08:45,692 No, wait! Come back! Come back! I'm sorry. 215 00:08:45,792 --> 00:08:49,496 Please, don't leave me here. The pennies are so mean to me! 216 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:54,535 All right. 217 00:08:57,104 --> 00:09:00,007 Um, and finally, tonight, um, I wanted 218 00:09:00,107 --> 00:09:03,477 to wish someone very special a happy birthday. 219 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:05,746 Um, actually, you guys can join me, if you don't mind. 220 00:09:05,846 --> 00:09:09,416 -♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ -(audience joins in) 221 00:09:09,516 --> 00:09:12,386 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 222 00:09:12,486 --> 00:09:14,655 ♪ Happy birthday ♪ 223 00:09:14,755 --> 00:09:17,324 -♪ President Donald Trump. ♪ -(audience groans) 224 00:09:17,424 --> 00:09:18,825 It's too late! It's too late! 225 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:20,260 You wished him a happy birthday. You wished him a happy birthday. 226 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,563 All of you. Yeah. You made his day, 227 00:09:22,663 --> 00:09:24,565 and you wished him a long life. He's here forever. 228 00:09:24,665 --> 00:09:29,369 You guys did that. 229 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:31,672 Today is Donald Trump's 76th birthday. 230 00:09:31,772 --> 00:09:33,574 (audience booing) 231 00:09:33,674 --> 00:09:36,043 But it turns out-- 232 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:38,078 He can't hear you. 233 00:09:38,178 --> 00:09:39,580 (man boos) 234 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:41,281 You went louder? 235 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:45,052 Yeah, it is his birthday today, but it turns out 236 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:47,354 the haters can't even give the poor man a day off. 237 00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:50,224 Because all week-- all week long, the January 6th committee 238 00:09:50,324 --> 00:09:53,293 has been riding his ass just because 239 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:55,929 he tried to overthrow the government. 240 00:09:56,063 --> 00:09:59,066 And now-- and now they're even accusing him of fraud 241 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:01,401 just because he asked his supporters for money 242 00:10:01,502 --> 00:10:02,870 to set up an election defense fund 243 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:06,740 and then didn't set up an election defense fund. 244 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,577 And, yeah, that looks bad, but people don't realize that 245 00:10:10,677 --> 00:10:14,181 some of the money went to really important causes. 246 00:10:14,281 --> 00:10:16,683 NEWSWOMAN: Investigators claim that President Trump raised 247 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:19,186 over $250 million from supporters 248 00:10:19,286 --> 00:10:20,854 to fight election fraud claims 249 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:23,824 but then funneled the money to himself and his allies, 250 00:10:23,924 --> 00:10:26,226 including his son's fiancé, Kimberly Guilfoyle, 251 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:29,196 who was paid $60,000 for a two-minute speech 252 00:10:29,296 --> 00:10:32,599 introducing Donald Trump, Jr. at the January 6th rally. 253 00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:34,735 God damn. 254 00:10:34,835 --> 00:10:37,171 Trump took some of the money that he said he was gonna use 255 00:10:37,271 --> 00:10:39,606 to fight election fraud and paid his son's fiancé 256 00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:41,675 $60,000 257 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:44,945 for a two-minute introduction speech. 258 00:10:45,045 --> 00:10:47,014 Which is such a scam. I don't care what anyone says. 259 00:10:47,114 --> 00:10:49,416 That's an even bigger scam than tai chi. 260 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:51,618 Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry, who are you gonna fight-- 261 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:54,087 an army of slow butterflies? What is this? 262 00:10:54,188 --> 00:10:56,490 Like, what is this, who are you fighting? 263 00:10:59,026 --> 00:11:00,928 I will say, though, this does prove 264 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:03,397 that Donald Trump is a proud feminist ally. 265 00:11:03,497 --> 00:11:04,831 Yeah, that's right, I said it. 266 00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:06,433 Everyone's always complaining that women get paid less 267 00:11:06,533 --> 00:11:08,268 for more work, but Trump-- 268 00:11:08,368 --> 00:11:10,671 no, he's doing everything to close the wage gap. 269 00:11:10,771 --> 00:11:14,608 He paid Kimberly Guilfoyle for two minutes of work. 270 00:11:14,708 --> 00:11:18,278 He paid Stormy Daniels for two minutes of work. 271 00:11:22,716 --> 00:11:24,751 Yeah. 272 00:11:24,852 --> 00:11:27,321 Trump isn't breaking the law, he's breaking the glass ceiling. 273 00:11:27,421 --> 00:11:29,089 And in case you were wondering 274 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:32,259 what a $60,000 two-minute speech sounds like, 275 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:35,462 well, take a listen to some of the highlights. 276 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:37,297 Well, good morning, D.C., 277 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:40,133 and good morning, America! 278 00:11:40,234 --> 00:11:43,270 God-loving, freedom-loving, 279 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:45,472 liberty-loving patriots 280 00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:49,309 that will not let them steal this election! 281 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,345 Thank you, President Trump! 282 00:11:51,445 --> 00:11:53,547 Who stands for law enforcement! 283 00:11:53,647 --> 00:11:55,148 For the Constitution! 284 00:11:55,249 --> 00:11:57,251 And let's show the president when he comes 285 00:11:57,351 --> 00:11:58,652 how much we love him! 286 00:11:58,752 --> 00:12:02,222 God bless America! God bless our president! 287 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:05,826 And ladies and gentlemen, the best is yet to come. 288 00:12:05,926 --> 00:12:07,127 NOAH: Okay. 289 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:09,196 Okay. Okay, no, no. No. 290 00:12:09,296 --> 00:12:10,531 Now I understand. I understand it now. 291 00:12:10,631 --> 00:12:12,366 She wasn't paid to speak for two minutes. 292 00:12:12,466 --> 00:12:14,568 She was paid to stop speaking after two minutes. 293 00:12:14,668 --> 00:12:15,702 That's what happened there. 294 00:12:15,802 --> 00:12:17,571 "I can keep going longer!" 295 00:12:17,671 --> 00:12:18,839 "No, no, here's your money. Here's your money. 296 00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:20,841 "Just take the money. Take the money. 297 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:22,910 Take the money. Take it all. Take it all." 298 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:24,311 (cheering and applause) 299 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:26,113 "Take it all." 300 00:12:28,749 --> 00:12:30,817 Even the wind was like... (grumbles) 301 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,219 (chuckles) 302 00:12:32,319 --> 00:12:34,988 Let's be honest, people. This was not a $60,000 speech. 303 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:36,623 I don't care which side you're on. 304 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,693 No good speech ends with Don Jr. coming out. 305 00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:41,695 That's not a good speech. 306 00:12:41,795 --> 00:12:43,263 And, you know, once again, 307 00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:45,766 as much as people want to be angry at Donald Trump, 308 00:12:45,866 --> 00:12:47,701 I feel like this is one of those instances 309 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:50,304 where he is the black light on America's democracy. 310 00:12:50,404 --> 00:12:52,739 Because, you see, he didn't invent this scam. 311 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,776 Politicians from every party 312 00:12:55,876 --> 00:12:59,279 use their campaign funds to enrich their friends. 313 00:12:59,379 --> 00:13:01,715 It's just that Trump does it so egregiously 314 00:13:01,815 --> 00:13:03,550 that everyone notices it. 315 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:05,953 All politicians are like, "Oh, donate. It's for the fund. 316 00:13:06,053 --> 00:13:08,589 It's for this." But no one looks at where the money goes. 317 00:13:08,689 --> 00:13:10,924 Yeah. It's-it's just something you pay attention to 318 00:13:11,058 --> 00:13:11,925 because of how he does it. 319 00:13:12,059 --> 00:13:13,660 It's the same way all of us 320 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,496 have eaten a grape or two at the grocery store. 321 00:13:16,597 --> 00:13:18,165 (laughter) 322 00:13:18,265 --> 00:13:20,167 But Trump's the guy who walks into Whole Foods 323 00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:21,969 with a fork and knife, you know? 324 00:13:22,069 --> 00:13:24,204 He's like, "You guys have the best raw chicken. 325 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:26,540 So good. So good." 326 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,774 All right, that's it for the headlines. 327 00:13:27,875 --> 00:13:29,109 But before we go to a break, 328 00:13:29,209 --> 00:13:30,711 it's time to check in on the weather forecast 329 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:32,713 with our very own Desi Lydic, everybody! 330 00:13:32,813 --> 00:13:34,848 (cheering and applause) 331 00:13:38,986 --> 00:13:42,356 Desi, so good to see you again. 332 00:13:42,456 --> 00:13:44,825 So, what's the... what's the weather looking like? 333 00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:47,561 Oh, Trevor, we're inside. 334 00:13:47,661 --> 00:13:49,663 It doesn't matter. 335 00:13:49,763 --> 00:13:51,431 You know, what does matter 336 00:13:51,532 --> 00:13:54,101 is the fact that there's a tampon shortage. 337 00:13:54,201 --> 00:13:56,570 I mean, I still have a source, but pretty soon, 338 00:13:56,670 --> 00:13:57,838 my neighbor's gonna start noticing 339 00:13:57,938 --> 00:14:00,274 that hers have gone missing. 340 00:14:00,374 --> 00:14:03,343 -What? -Let me tell you, it is bad times for women. 341 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,179 I mean, no tampons? 342 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:07,181 And, Trevor, I know what you're gonna say. 343 00:14:07,281 --> 00:14:08,849 "What about pads?" 344 00:14:08,949 --> 00:14:11,885 -And... -And while I am grateful for you as a man 345 00:14:12,052 --> 00:14:14,154 for trying to help solve this problem-- it's very cute-- 346 00:14:14,254 --> 00:14:16,056 but pads are off the table. 347 00:14:16,123 --> 00:14:18,358 Okay? They're huge and obsolete. 348 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:22,062 They're like the iPhone 3 of feminine hygiene. 349 00:14:22,129 --> 00:14:23,463 It's not gonna happen. 350 00:14:23,564 --> 00:14:24,932 And I know what you're gonna say next. 351 00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:26,834 "Desi, what about the DivaCup?" 352 00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:28,235 -I didn't say that. -And, look, I know 353 00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:31,071 that they are supposed to be great for the environment, 354 00:14:31,104 --> 00:14:33,273 and I get it, but I just can't get on board. 355 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:36,577 A tampon, you take out, you never have to see it again. 356 00:14:36,677 --> 00:14:38,412 But a DivaCup? 357 00:14:38,512 --> 00:14:41,381 It's there every day. 358 00:14:41,481 --> 00:14:44,251 Like, it remembers. 359 00:14:44,351 --> 00:14:47,721 And it sees stuff, you know? 360 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:51,592 (laughter) 361 00:14:51,692 --> 00:14:54,962 Anyway, also, why do they call it a DivaCup? 362 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:56,830 I do not feel like a diva 363 00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:58,498 when I'm cleaning up a murder scene 364 00:14:58,599 --> 00:14:59,666 in the work bathroom. 365 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:01,735 (laughter and applause) 366 00:15:02,836 --> 00:15:04,838 -Awful. -That's a really good point. 367 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:08,542 If anything, they should call it the DexterCup. 368 00:15:08,642 --> 00:15:10,644 (laughter) 369 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:12,913 Look, I think you and I both know 370 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:16,416 that there is only one way to solve this problem, okay? 371 00:15:16,517 --> 00:15:17,918 And that's to free bleed. 372 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:19,553 -What? -Women... Yes. 373 00:15:19,653 --> 00:15:21,054 Yes! 374 00:15:21,154 --> 00:15:24,591 Women everywhere need to just start free bleeding. 375 00:15:24,691 --> 00:15:27,294 Everywhere. And I mean everywhere. 376 00:15:27,394 --> 00:15:29,563 I'm talking the subway, 377 00:15:29,663 --> 00:15:31,632 your office chair, 378 00:15:31,732 --> 00:15:34,101 happy hour at Applebee's... 379 00:15:34,201 --> 00:15:36,270 Trust me, if we all do that, 380 00:15:36,370 --> 00:15:38,639 men will stop ignoring this problem, 381 00:15:38,739 --> 00:15:41,108 and it'll get solved in a week tops. 382 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:42,876 -Tops. -(cheering and applause) 383 00:15:43,877 --> 00:15:46,079 I-I guess. 384 00:15:46,113 --> 00:15:47,848 Yeah, because, let me tell you, 385 00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:51,151 if there is one thing that freaks men out more than blood, 386 00:15:51,251 --> 00:15:52,953 it's women's blood. 387 00:15:53,086 --> 00:15:54,855 (laughter) 388 00:15:54,955 --> 00:15:56,723 By the way, I've been talking for two minutes, 389 00:15:56,823 --> 00:15:58,492 so you owe me 60 grand. 390 00:15:58,592 --> 00:16:01,094 (cheering and applause) 391 00:16:01,195 --> 00:16:03,764 Don't... We didn't talk about the weather, 392 00:16:03,864 --> 00:16:06,133 -but thank you so much. Desi Lydic, everybody! -Yeah. 393 00:16:06,233 --> 00:16:07,801 -(cheering and applause) -All right, don't go away, 394 00:16:07,901 --> 00:16:10,037 'cause when we come back, you'll find out 395 00:16:10,070 --> 00:16:12,639 the gritty origin story of Rudy Giuliani. 396 00:16:12,739 --> 00:16:14,274 You don't want to miss it. 397 00:16:14,374 --> 00:16:16,410 (cheering and applause) 398 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,104 (cheering and applause) 399 00:16:30,076 --> 00:16:32,612 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 400 00:16:32,712 --> 00:16:36,549 One of the central figures in yesterday's January 6 hearing 401 00:16:36,649 --> 00:16:37,883 was Rudy Giuliani, 402 00:16:37,984 --> 00:16:40,453 the one man who didn't abandon President Trump's dreams 403 00:16:40,553 --> 00:16:44,023 of reelection just because he had already lost the election. 404 00:16:44,123 --> 00:16:46,025 But how did Giuliani become 405 00:16:46,125 --> 00:16:48,327 the fearless ass-kisser we know today? 406 00:16:48,427 --> 00:16:51,864 Well, that's the subject of our latest Daily Showography. 407 00:16:51,964 --> 00:16:54,133 LYDIC: What makes a great leader? 408 00:16:54,233 --> 00:16:55,267 Is it courage? 409 00:16:55,368 --> 00:16:56,402 Compassion? 410 00:16:56,502 --> 00:16:57,837 Charisma? 411 00:16:57,937 --> 00:17:00,106 Or is it an integrity and confidence 412 00:17:00,206 --> 00:17:02,642 that just leaks out of their pores? 413 00:17:02,742 --> 00:17:06,712 A calming strength that drips from every orifice. 414 00:17:06,812 --> 00:17:09,115 And the way they give their blood, sweat 415 00:17:09,215 --> 00:17:13,386 and other bodily fluids to make the world a better place. 416 00:17:13,486 --> 00:17:15,421 Since the 2016 election, 417 00:17:15,521 --> 00:17:18,224 Rudy Giuliani has been a national leader, 418 00:17:18,324 --> 00:17:21,427 spreading his patriotic message at political rallies... 419 00:17:21,527 --> 00:17:23,629 Let's have trial by combat! 420 00:17:23,729 --> 00:17:26,232 -...landscaping company parking lots... -(horn honks) 421 00:17:26,332 --> 00:17:28,901 ...and arenas across this great nation. 422 00:17:29,001 --> 00:17:30,536 -America! -(cheering) 423 00:17:30,636 --> 00:17:32,471 LYDIC: But how did he become the man 424 00:17:32,571 --> 00:17:35,808 and/or man-like creature he is today? 425 00:17:35,908 --> 00:17:39,679 This is the Daily Showography of Rudy Giuliani: 426 00:17:39,779 --> 00:17:42,048 Oozing Greatness. 427 00:17:42,181 --> 00:17:44,784 -(crying, screeching) -Rudolph William Louis Giuliani 428 00:17:44,884 --> 00:17:47,053 was born in 1944 429 00:17:47,186 --> 00:17:49,288 in East Flatbush, New York. 430 00:17:50,423 --> 00:17:52,358 His father was an alleged mob enforcer 431 00:17:52,458 --> 00:17:54,827 who did time at Sing Sing for armed robbery. 432 00:17:54,927 --> 00:17:56,562 He would tell me, 433 00:17:56,662 --> 00:17:58,631 never take anybody else's money, 434 00:17:58,731 --> 00:18:00,199 make sure you always pay for things. 435 00:18:00,266 --> 00:18:02,201 I mean, he wanted to make sure that I didn't... 436 00:18:02,268 --> 00:18:04,103 make the same mistakes that he believed he had made. 437 00:18:04,203 --> 00:18:06,973 LYDIC: It was an inspiring message from a father-- 438 00:18:07,073 --> 00:18:09,308 come up with your own original crimes. 439 00:18:09,408 --> 00:18:10,676 And he would. 440 00:18:10,776 --> 00:18:13,713 To keep Rudy away from New York City's criminal element, 441 00:18:13,813 --> 00:18:15,648 the family moved to the suburbs. 442 00:18:15,748 --> 00:18:17,016 GIULIANI: I can remember as a youngster 443 00:18:17,116 --> 00:18:19,952 that my father would sometimes threaten me 444 00:18:20,052 --> 00:18:21,554 with putting me in public schools 445 00:18:21,654 --> 00:18:22,855 if my behavior didn't improve, 446 00:18:22,955 --> 00:18:24,223 and that was a very frightening thought. 447 00:18:24,323 --> 00:18:26,759 But I was a product of Catholic education. 448 00:18:26,859 --> 00:18:28,928 And it instilled in me from a very early age 449 00:18:29,028 --> 00:18:30,396 a desire to be a priest. 450 00:18:30,496 --> 00:18:33,966 LYDIC: That's right. Giuliani almost became a man of the cloth 451 00:18:34,066 --> 00:18:37,303 instead of a man of... sweaty handkerchiefs. 452 00:18:38,437 --> 00:18:41,073 Ultimately, he chose not to pursue the priesthood, 453 00:18:41,173 --> 00:18:44,644 deciding instead to marry his childhood sweetheart, 454 00:18:44,744 --> 00:18:47,747 who also happened to be his second cousin. 455 00:18:47,847 --> 00:18:50,416 And while, today, that may be seen as weird, 456 00:18:50,516 --> 00:18:54,220 back then, it was seen as super gross. 457 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,656 After graduating law school, Giuliani began 458 00:18:56,756 --> 00:18:59,525 his meteoric career, quickly rising 459 00:18:59,625 --> 00:19:00,926 to the third highest position 460 00:19:01,027 --> 00:19:02,828 at President Reagan's Justice Department. 461 00:19:02,928 --> 00:19:05,798 He was the youngest person ever to hold the job, 462 00:19:05,898 --> 00:19:08,334 but he was already sporting the combover 463 00:19:08,434 --> 00:19:10,503 of a man twice his age. 464 00:19:10,603 --> 00:19:12,705 Soon, Rudy was U.S. Attorney 465 00:19:12,805 --> 00:19:14,573 for the Southern District of New York. 466 00:19:14,674 --> 00:19:18,210 Rudy wasn't afraid to take on criminals or to give lots 467 00:19:18,244 --> 00:19:20,746 of press conferences about how he took on criminals. 468 00:19:20,846 --> 00:19:22,848 GIULIANI: Well, I think, uh, five or six or seven years ago, 469 00:19:22,949 --> 00:19:24,517 nobody would have believed it was possible 470 00:19:24,617 --> 00:19:27,286 to convict the head of the Sicilian mafia and 471 00:19:27,386 --> 00:19:29,455 have him sitting in the Metropolitan Correction Center. 472 00:19:29,555 --> 00:19:32,224 LYDIC: He loved the camera, and the camera 473 00:19:32,325 --> 00:19:34,593 just wanted to be friends. 474 00:19:34,694 --> 00:19:37,930 But soon, taking credit for arrests wasn't enough. 475 00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:40,599 He had to pretend to make the arrests himself. 476 00:19:40,700 --> 00:19:41,801 I bought crack. 477 00:19:41,901 --> 00:19:43,269 I had a female D.E.A. agent 478 00:19:43,369 --> 00:19:44,904 who was, like, theoretically my date, 479 00:19:45,004 --> 00:19:47,473 and we went up, and we purchased crack in Washington Heights. 480 00:19:47,573 --> 00:19:49,809 LYDIC: Now that's what I call going undercover. 481 00:19:49,909 --> 00:19:51,243 Tell me you don't think he smoked crack 482 00:19:51,344 --> 00:19:53,012 before picking out that outfit. 483 00:19:53,179 --> 00:19:55,681 With his crimefighting career burning hotter 484 00:19:55,781 --> 00:19:58,985 than totally normal lust between second cousins, 485 00:19:59,085 --> 00:20:02,388 Rudy set his sights on elected office. 486 00:20:02,488 --> 00:20:05,758 He first ran for mayor of New York in 1989, 487 00:20:05,858 --> 00:20:07,793 but he didn't quite have the name recognition 488 00:20:07,893 --> 00:20:09,328 he needed to win. 489 00:20:09,428 --> 00:20:10,830 GEORGE H.W. BUSH: I would like to commend 490 00:20:10,930 --> 00:20:12,531 Republican candidate Rudolph 491 00:20:12,632 --> 00:20:15,534 Gia-Gia... Giaulani. Rudy. 492 00:20:15,635 --> 00:20:17,903 -(laughter) -Sorry about that. 493 00:20:18,004 --> 00:20:22,742 LYDIC: Wow. Tough break for Rudy Geo... philly... uni. 494 00:20:22,842 --> 00:20:25,911 Four years later, Rudy tried again, and this time, 495 00:20:26,012 --> 00:20:29,582 he had the perfect foil to rally his voters against-- 496 00:20:29,682 --> 00:20:32,151 New York's first Black mayor. 497 00:20:32,184 --> 00:20:34,854 Denouncing David Dinkins as soft on crime, 498 00:20:34,954 --> 00:20:37,590 Giuliani led off-duty police officers 499 00:20:37,690 --> 00:20:39,425 in a peaceful protest. 500 00:20:39,525 --> 00:20:41,294 -ALL: He's got to go! -NEWSMAN: And then, minutes later, 501 00:20:41,394 --> 00:20:43,562 thousands of cops stormed through the barricades 502 00:20:43,663 --> 00:20:44,964 and ran on top of cars 503 00:20:45,064 --> 00:20:47,266 as they charged the stairs of city hall. 504 00:20:47,366 --> 00:20:49,635 LYDIC: Okay, it was a peaceful-ish protest. 505 00:20:49,735 --> 00:20:51,737 At least hyping up a crowd to storm a government building 506 00:20:51,837 --> 00:20:54,807 would be good practice for him. 507 00:20:54,907 --> 00:20:58,177 So, through sheer charisma, and just a little hint 508 00:20:58,210 --> 00:20:59,478 of police intimidation, 509 00:20:59,578 --> 00:21:02,281 he finally became Mayor Geohani. 510 00:21:02,381 --> 00:21:04,283 Sorry. Giuliani. 511 00:21:04,383 --> 00:21:07,887 Over the next decade, Giuliani took New York City 512 00:21:07,987 --> 00:21:11,324 from a gutter toilet of violence and sex and piss 513 00:21:11,424 --> 00:21:14,827 and turned it into a clean and safe utopia 514 00:21:14,927 --> 00:21:16,796 with ample magazine jobs that allowed young women 515 00:21:16,896 --> 00:21:18,364 to live in giant apartments 516 00:21:18,464 --> 00:21:21,901 with walk-in closets and so many shoes. 517 00:21:22,001 --> 00:21:24,971 Under Giuliani, the New York Police Department 518 00:21:25,137 --> 00:21:28,274 pioneered some of the most iconic anti-crime tactics 519 00:21:28,374 --> 00:21:31,477 of the era, like stop and frisk. 520 00:21:31,577 --> 00:21:33,145 Broken windows policing. 521 00:21:33,245 --> 00:21:35,648 Sexual assault with a broom handle. 522 00:21:35,748 --> 00:21:38,684 And shooting an innocent guy so many times 523 00:21:38,784 --> 00:21:40,853 Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about it. 524 00:21:40,953 --> 00:21:43,623 ♪ 41 shots ♪ 525 00:21:43,723 --> 00:21:47,793 ♪ Lena gets her son ready for school ♪ 526 00:21:47,893 --> 00:21:50,630 LYDIC: And Giuliani didn't just go after criminals, 527 00:21:50,730 --> 00:21:52,498 he went after all poor people 528 00:21:52,598 --> 00:21:54,367 in the most hilarious ways. 529 00:21:54,467 --> 00:21:57,003 Look at you-- lying there like that. 530 00:21:57,169 --> 00:21:59,272 Don't you have any dignity? 531 00:21:59,372 --> 00:22:02,208 Lying on your butt all day collecting welfare? 532 00:22:02,308 --> 00:22:05,511 (growling) 533 00:22:05,611 --> 00:22:08,547 LYDIC: Yeah, I think he was still buying crack. 534 00:22:08,648 --> 00:22:11,851 Giuliani was bringing glamour back to New York City. 535 00:22:11,951 --> 00:22:14,220 And if he was making a few enemies, 536 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,689 he was also making some good friends. 537 00:22:16,789 --> 00:22:18,291 You know, you're really beautiful. 538 00:22:18,391 --> 00:22:21,694 (high-pitched): Oh, you dirty boy, you, oh, oh. 539 00:22:21,794 --> 00:22:23,296 LYDIC: Finally, Rudy found a disguise 540 00:22:23,396 --> 00:22:26,932 that managed to fool someone dumber than a crack dealer. 541 00:22:27,033 --> 00:22:29,402 By now, Giuliani was ready to shake things up. 542 00:22:29,502 --> 00:22:32,204 He dumped his second wife at press conference 543 00:22:32,305 --> 00:22:33,839 without telling her first. 544 00:22:33,940 --> 00:22:36,909 In many ways, we've, um, grown-grown to live 545 00:22:37,009 --> 00:22:38,277 independent and separate lives. 546 00:22:38,377 --> 00:22:40,179 LYDIC: Leaving her to respond with own statement 547 00:22:40,279 --> 00:22:42,248 about how he was a cheating ho. 548 00:22:42,348 --> 00:22:44,684 For several years, it was difficult to participate 549 00:22:44,784 --> 00:22:47,453 in Rudy's public life because of his relationship 550 00:22:47,553 --> 00:22:49,155 with one staff member. 551 00:22:49,188 --> 00:22:50,923 LYDIC: Rudy moved out of the mayor's mansion 552 00:22:51,023 --> 00:22:52,391 and crashed with some friends-- 553 00:22:52,491 --> 00:22:54,527 a gay couple and their pet shih tzu-- 554 00:22:54,627 --> 00:22:57,930 while running a losing Senate race against Hillary Clinton. 555 00:22:58,030 --> 00:23:00,066 Honestly, his life was a lot simpler 556 00:23:00,166 --> 00:23:01,834 when he was just banging his cousin. 557 00:23:01,934 --> 00:23:05,004 And then, just as his term was coming to an end, 558 00:23:05,171 --> 00:23:08,507 Rudy Giuliani found himself right where he needed to be. 559 00:23:08,608 --> 00:23:10,876 Tomorrow, um, New York is gonna be here 560 00:23:10,977 --> 00:23:12,778 and we're gonna rebuild 561 00:23:12,878 --> 00:23:14,313 and we're gonna be stronger than we were before. 562 00:23:14,413 --> 00:23:17,850 9/11 gave Rudy his big promotion to America's mayor. 563 00:23:17,950 --> 00:23:18,918 -GIULIANI: America! -LYDIC: And that's 564 00:23:19,018 --> 00:23:20,419 when the party started. 565 00:23:20,519 --> 00:23:21,988 DAVID LETTERMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, 566 00:23:22,121 --> 00:23:25,391 uh, Mayor of New York City, the Honorable Rudolph Giuliani. 567 00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:27,660 (crowd chanting): Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 568 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,830 LYDIC: Yes, no one rose to greater prominence 569 00:23:30,930 --> 00:23:34,634 after 9/11 than Rudy Giuliani, except maybe bin Laden. 570 00:23:34,734 --> 00:23:38,304 By 2008, Giuliani was finally confident enough 571 00:23:38,404 --> 00:23:40,940 to admit he was bald and to make a play 572 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,943 for the highest office in the land. 573 00:23:44,043 --> 00:23:46,012 NEWSWOMAN: Rudy is in. America's mayor 574 00:23:46,145 --> 00:23:48,047 now wants to be America's president. 575 00:23:48,147 --> 00:23:49,582 LYDIC: Anyway, he came in sixth in Iowa 576 00:23:49,682 --> 00:23:51,784 and was out of the race by February. 577 00:23:51,884 --> 00:23:54,387 By the time the 2016 election year came around, 578 00:23:54,487 --> 00:23:57,723 Giuliani had realized he didn't need to be president. 579 00:23:57,823 --> 00:24:00,626 He could just be friends with one. 580 00:24:00,726 --> 00:24:02,795 It was a win-win friendship. 581 00:24:02,895 --> 00:24:05,798 Trump gave Rudy the power he was longing for, 582 00:24:05,898 --> 00:24:09,235 and Rudy made Trump look attractive by comparison. 583 00:24:09,335 --> 00:24:13,205 As Trump's BFF, Rudy was really going places, 584 00:24:13,306 --> 00:24:16,042 even if he didn't always seem to know where he was. 585 00:24:16,175 --> 00:24:18,077 From the top to the bottom, 586 00:24:18,177 --> 00:24:20,212 from the middle to the side. 587 00:24:20,313 --> 00:24:23,015 LYDIC: The next four years were a whirlwind of campaigning, 588 00:24:23,115 --> 00:24:24,583 lawyering, cheerleading, 589 00:24:24,684 --> 00:24:26,919 extorting, treasoning and insurrectioning. 590 00:24:27,019 --> 00:24:30,289 By the time it was over, Giuliani lost his law license, 591 00:24:30,389 --> 00:24:31,791 several gallons of hair dye, 592 00:24:31,891 --> 00:24:34,593 a variety of electronic devices seized by the FBI 593 00:24:34,694 --> 00:24:36,996 and most of all, his dignity. 594 00:24:37,129 --> 00:24:39,532 Hi. It's Rudy Giuliani, and I'm on Cameo. 595 00:24:39,632 --> 00:24:41,600 In a pay-for-play scheme! 596 00:24:43,603 --> 00:24:46,138 LYDIC: But Rudy is still oozing on, 597 00:24:46,238 --> 00:24:48,240 enjoying life to the fullest. 598 00:24:48,341 --> 00:24:49,775 Maybe even too much. 599 00:24:49,875 --> 00:24:51,877 I don't think I've ever done an interview drunk. 600 00:24:51,978 --> 00:24:55,348 I-I have, uh, sometimes... I mean, I drink normally. 601 00:24:55,448 --> 00:24:56,882 I like Scotch. I drink Scotch. 602 00:24:56,983 --> 00:24:58,050 NEWSWOMAN: So you do not believe 603 00:24:58,150 --> 00:24:59,552 that you have a drinking problem? 604 00:24:59,652 --> 00:25:02,221 (chuckles): I... No, I don't only believe it. I know I'm not. 605 00:25:02,321 --> 00:25:04,857 I know Prince Andrew is very, uh, questionable now. 606 00:25:04,957 --> 00:25:06,258 I never went out with him. 607 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:07,660 Ever. 608 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,229 Never. Never had a drink with him. 609 00:25:10,329 --> 00:25:13,366 Never was with a woman or a young girl with him. 610 00:25:13,466 --> 00:25:14,634 Ever, ever, ever. 611 00:25:14,734 --> 00:25:17,069 One time, I met him in my office, 612 00:25:17,169 --> 00:25:18,671 and one time when we had the party. 613 00:25:18,771 --> 00:25:20,239 Right, Bernie? You were there. 614 00:25:20,339 --> 00:25:22,908 LYDIC: Yes, whether he's standing tall through 9/11 615 00:25:23,009 --> 00:25:25,711 or a blood alcohol level of .911, 616 00:25:25,811 --> 00:25:27,980 Rudy Giuliani is a born leader 617 00:25:28,114 --> 00:25:31,117 making his mark wherever he goes, 618 00:25:31,150 --> 00:25:34,387 one that no stain remover can ever take away. 619 00:25:34,487 --> 00:25:35,821 (cheering and applause) 620 00:25:35,921 --> 00:25:37,290 All right, when we come back, Katie Couric 621 00:25:37,390 --> 00:25:39,625 will be joining on the show, so don't go away. 622 00:25:39,725 --> 00:25:41,761 (cheering and applause) 623 00:25:50,471 --> 00:25:52,506 (cheering and applause) 624 00:25:54,942 --> 00:25:56,210 My guest tonight 625 00:25:56,310 --> 00:25:58,879 is one of the most prominent journalists in America. 626 00:25:58,979 --> 00:26:01,215 She's here to talk about the news, business, 627 00:26:01,315 --> 00:26:02,983 information, misinformation, 628 00:26:03,083 --> 00:26:05,552 and her best-selling memoir, Going There. 629 00:26:05,652 --> 00:26:07,621 Please welcome Katie Couric! 630 00:26:07,721 --> 00:26:09,757 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 631 00:26:13,260 --> 00:26:15,362 Welcome. Welcome to the show. 632 00:26:23,470 --> 00:26:24,672 -Hello. -Katie Couric, 633 00:26:24,772 --> 00:26:25,606 -welcome to The Daily Show. -I've learned-- 634 00:26:25,706 --> 00:26:27,374 I-I have two observations. 635 00:26:27,474 --> 00:26:30,544 I've never been so happy to have gone through menopause. 636 00:26:30,644 --> 00:26:33,080 -(laughing) -And, uh... 637 00:26:33,180 --> 00:26:35,215 -Oh, wow. -And I need to get in touch... 638 00:26:35,315 --> 00:26:36,684 I need to get in touch 639 00:26:36,784 --> 00:26:38,786 with Kimberly Guilfoyle's speaker bureau. 640 00:26:38,886 --> 00:26:39,787 -Right? -Right? 641 00:26:39,887 --> 00:26:41,522 -Two minutes, $60,000? -Wow. 642 00:26:41,622 --> 00:26:43,157 -That-that's quite a thing. -Yeah, it was riveting, 643 00:26:43,257 --> 00:26:44,992 -as we saw. -(laughs) 644 00:26:45,092 --> 00:26:47,061 Let's talk about the book. Going There. 645 00:26:47,161 --> 00:26:49,930 You take us through so many aspects of being Katie Couric. 646 00:26:50,030 --> 00:26:52,132 You talk us through your eating disorders. 647 00:26:52,232 --> 00:26:55,302 You talk us through sexism in the news business and in media. 648 00:26:55,402 --> 00:26:58,038 You talk us through the-the difficulties of news 649 00:26:58,138 --> 00:26:59,573 and understanding what your role is 650 00:26:59,673 --> 00:27:01,375 -and your responsibilities as a journalist. -Right. 651 00:27:01,475 --> 00:27:04,044 That's what I liked. You know, we-we live in a world where, 652 00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:06,413 these days, people are afraid to be human. 653 00:27:06,580 --> 00:27:08,816 People are afraid to-to show their flaws, 654 00:27:08,916 --> 00:27:10,217 -to show... -Or mit-- admit their mistakes, 655 00:27:10,317 --> 00:27:11,719 -you know? -Exactly. And... 656 00:27:11,819 --> 00:27:13,887 Y-You know, one of the-the most vulnerable moments 657 00:27:13,987 --> 00:27:16,490 in this book is when you're talking about your interview 658 00:27:16,590 --> 00:27:19,493 with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 659 00:27:19,593 --> 00:27:22,496 And you talk about how, in the-- in the-- in an interview, 660 00:27:22,596 --> 00:27:23,797 you sat down with her, 661 00:27:23,897 --> 00:27:25,833 you asked her about Colin Kaepernick, 662 00:27:25,933 --> 00:27:27,901 and she basically s-- 663 00:27:28,001 --> 00:27:29,136 You said what is her opinion, 664 00:27:29,236 --> 00:27:31,105 and-and, to paraphrase, she basically said, 665 00:27:31,205 --> 00:27:33,207 "I think what he's doing is dumb and-and... 666 00:27:33,307 --> 00:27:36,210 -irresponsible"? Yeah. -Yeah. Disgusting or-- Yeah. 667 00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:38,946 And you now had to decide whether or not 668 00:27:39,046 --> 00:27:41,081 to put that in the interview after her team called 669 00:27:41,181 --> 00:27:42,983 and said she misunderstood the question. 670 00:27:43,083 --> 00:27:44,651 -Yeah. -Talk me-- talk me through a moment like that. 671 00:27:44,752 --> 00:27:46,420 Because you're a journalist. 672 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,390 You are presenting to the public what has happened, 673 00:27:49,556 --> 00:27:50,991 but you also have this responsibility 674 00:27:51,091 --> 00:27:53,293 -to present what has happened in the most accurate way. -Right. 675 00:27:53,394 --> 00:27:55,295 How-how do you find that balance? 676 00:27:55,396 --> 00:27:57,965 So, I was interviewing her about a book she had written. 677 00:27:58,065 --> 00:28:00,801 So, generally, when you're doing that, and 678 00:28:00,901 --> 00:28:02,803 when you have the opportunity to actually talk 679 00:28:02,903 --> 00:28:05,939 to a Supreme Court justice, you try to think of, 680 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,677 is there any news of day that you can get their reaction to. 681 00:28:09,777 --> 00:28:13,080 So, you know, you have to kind of slip those in 682 00:28:13,180 --> 00:28:15,115 because that's really not what you're there 683 00:28:15,215 --> 00:28:16,617 to talk to her about. 684 00:28:16,717 --> 00:28:19,053 So I was interested in hearing her views 685 00:28:19,153 --> 00:28:20,487 about Colin Kaepernick. 686 00:28:20,587 --> 00:28:22,356 So I said, "What do you think about it?" 687 00:28:22,456 --> 00:28:24,491 And I think what people misunderstood 688 00:28:24,591 --> 00:28:27,061 who reported about this is, 689 00:28:27,161 --> 00:28:29,930 I put in about two minutes of her response. 690 00:28:30,030 --> 00:28:32,232 You know, you have these ethical dilemmas, 691 00:28:32,332 --> 00:28:35,602 and people, you know, make judgments on a regular basis. 692 00:28:35,636 --> 00:28:37,371 -Right. Right. -They just don't talk about them 693 00:28:37,471 --> 00:28:39,606 -transparently, as I was willing to do. -Right. 694 00:28:39,707 --> 00:28:43,610 And so, I remember feeling, "Gosh, what is my obligation? 695 00:28:43,677 --> 00:28:46,246 Should I use everything?" 696 00:28:46,347 --> 00:28:49,983 Should I be careful because part of it was confusing, 697 00:28:50,084 --> 00:28:51,819 -and I wasn't sure what she meant? -Yeah. 698 00:28:51,919 --> 00:28:54,888 So I made a decision, and I still wonder 699 00:28:54,988 --> 00:28:56,557 if I made the right decision. 700 00:28:56,590 --> 00:28:59,093 In retrospect, I probably just should have put 701 00:28:59,193 --> 00:29:01,762 the entire statement out and let people come 702 00:29:01,862 --> 00:29:03,831 to the conclusion they wanted to. 703 00:29:03,931 --> 00:29:08,168 As it was, her office had to issue an apology. 704 00:29:08,268 --> 00:29:11,005 -So it's not like I didn't run any of it. -Yeah. 705 00:29:11,105 --> 00:29:14,441 And I think I wrote about it because I still question 706 00:29:14,575 --> 00:29:15,809 if I did the right thing. 707 00:29:15,909 --> 00:29:17,845 And I think that's something 708 00:29:17,945 --> 00:29:20,581 that, if journalists talked more openly 709 00:29:20,681 --> 00:29:23,017 about the decision-making process 710 00:29:23,117 --> 00:29:24,885 and how they approach a subject, 711 00:29:24,985 --> 00:29:26,887 it would be more transparent 712 00:29:26,987 --> 00:29:28,956 and it would be more helpful, I think, to the public. 713 00:29:29,056 --> 00:29:30,958 What do you think changed over the years, 714 00:29:31,058 --> 00:29:32,459 in America, specifically? 715 00:29:32,593 --> 00:29:34,261 Because you were part of a generation 716 00:29:34,361 --> 00:29:36,697 who was reporting on the news. You were making these decisions. 717 00:29:36,797 --> 00:29:39,299 And yet, there wasn't an erosion of trust in the media 718 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:40,734 and in the news because of these decisions. 719 00:29:40,834 --> 00:29:44,505 And yet, now, it seems like everyone doesn't believe 720 00:29:44,605 --> 00:29:47,207 that there is any good intention behind any journalist 721 00:29:47,307 --> 00:29:48,642 in what they're choosing to cover. 722 00:29:48,742 --> 00:29:50,411 What do you think changed? 723 00:29:50,544 --> 00:29:52,346 Well, I think it's the proliferation of media outlets. 724 00:29:52,446 --> 00:29:56,984 I think it's more agenda-driven news organizations 725 00:29:57,084 --> 00:30:01,021 that are focused in using commentary instead of reporting. 726 00:30:01,121 --> 00:30:03,223 Now, if you look at cable and prime time, 727 00:30:03,323 --> 00:30:04,992 -it's-it's commentary. -Right. Yes. 728 00:30:05,092 --> 00:30:07,861 It's not reporting the facts, it's not like watching the BBC 729 00:30:07,961 --> 00:30:09,563 or PBS NewsHour. 730 00:30:09,596 --> 00:30:12,166 It's people expressing their opinions. 731 00:30:12,266 --> 00:30:16,070 And so I think that has eroded trust in the media. 732 00:30:16,170 --> 00:30:19,606 Plus, anybody in their basement can throw things on social media 733 00:30:19,707 --> 00:30:23,577 and-and-- and then it can basically 734 00:30:23,677 --> 00:30:27,081 just spread like wildfire, and they say what-- uh, 735 00:30:27,181 --> 00:30:29,283 when it comes to disinformation, 736 00:30:29,383 --> 00:30:32,252 uh, a lie goes around the world in a nanosecond 737 00:30:32,353 --> 00:30:35,289 while the truth doesn't even have time to tie its shoes. 738 00:30:35,389 --> 00:30:37,091 When-when you look at your journey, 739 00:30:37,191 --> 00:30:39,193 you've gone back into journalism in a different way. 740 00:30:39,293 --> 00:30:41,595 For instance, on your podcast, you know, you've been 741 00:30:41,662 --> 00:30:43,997 covering really in-depth stories 742 00:30:44,098 --> 00:30:47,601 about the-the-- the diminishing access to health care 743 00:30:47,634 --> 00:30:49,002 -for many women around the country. -Right. 744 00:30:49,103 --> 00:30:51,672 Obviously, thanks to, you know, abortion restrictions 745 00:30:51,772 --> 00:30:53,874 -around the U.S. as a whole. -Yeah. 746 00:30:53,974 --> 00:30:56,010 Why did you go back into it and what are you 747 00:30:56,110 --> 00:30:59,546 trying to reveal to Americans they may not already know? 748 00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:02,549 So, I just did a six-part podcast that's being dropped 749 00:31:02,649 --> 00:31:06,320 in the next-- uh, the second one is being dropped tomorrow on-- 750 00:31:06,420 --> 00:31:08,655 called "Abortion: The Body Politic." 751 00:31:08,756 --> 00:31:10,657 I feel like there's so much information 752 00:31:10,758 --> 00:31:12,559 coming at us fast and furiously. 753 00:31:12,659 --> 00:31:16,397 I've always, uh, really appreciated the opportunity 754 00:31:16,563 --> 00:31:19,333 to connect the dots and let people understand 755 00:31:19,433 --> 00:31:23,270 sort of the arc of history and how we got where we are, 756 00:31:23,370 --> 00:31:24,772 and those are the things 757 00:31:24,872 --> 00:31:27,141 I'm just really passionate about. 758 00:31:27,241 --> 00:31:30,577 And with modern media, you know, you can say all you want 759 00:31:30,678 --> 00:31:34,081 about social media and the ills of social media, 760 00:31:34,181 --> 00:31:37,284 but it does allow you to, like brands do, 761 00:31:37,384 --> 00:31:39,887 -direct to consumer access. -Yes. 762 00:31:39,987 --> 00:31:42,256 So, like, when January 6th happened, I called Mary Trump. 763 00:31:42,356 --> 00:31:44,858 I think I was the first if not, you know, 764 00:31:44,958 --> 00:31:46,593 I was one of the first, if not the first, 765 00:31:46,660 --> 00:31:48,829 interviews she did, and it's gotten, like, 766 00:31:48,929 --> 00:31:52,099 well over three million views on social media. 767 00:31:52,199 --> 00:31:55,302 So disintermediation, as they call it, 768 00:31:55,402 --> 00:31:58,639 allows me to just go directly to news consumers 769 00:31:58,739 --> 00:32:01,608 without working for "The Man." 770 00:32:03,544 --> 00:32:06,213 And-- and, basically, you know, 771 00:32:06,313 --> 00:32:09,583 being the boss of me, and if I want to talk to someone, 772 00:32:09,683 --> 00:32:12,086 Trevor, for a half an hour, even 45 minutes, 773 00:32:12,186 --> 00:32:14,355 an hour about gun violence 774 00:32:14,455 --> 00:32:17,558 and why nothing has been done to reduce gun violence 775 00:32:17,658 --> 00:32:19,660 in this country, I can do it. 776 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,596 I'm 65 years old. I'm the boss of me. 777 00:32:22,696 --> 00:32:25,799 I run my own show, and I can speak out 778 00:32:25,899 --> 00:32:28,001 about the need for sensible gun laws, 779 00:32:28,102 --> 00:32:29,803 and I can be an activist. 780 00:32:29,903 --> 00:32:31,739 And everyone should be an activist... 781 00:32:31,839 --> 00:32:33,874 (cheering and applause) 782 00:32:34,975 --> 00:32:36,744 ...before... 783 00:32:36,844 --> 00:32:39,747 before they have a fourth grader 784 00:32:39,847 --> 00:32:41,915 killed in his or her class 785 00:32:42,016 --> 00:32:43,917 or before they have a grandparent 786 00:32:44,018 --> 00:32:46,787 -killed buying a quart of milk. -Right. 787 00:32:46,887 --> 00:32:49,289 -Right? -Speak out before as opposed to afterwards. 788 00:32:49,390 --> 00:32:52,593 Yeah. So, I feel incredibly liberated 789 00:32:52,693 --> 00:32:54,528 doing what I'm doing, 790 00:32:54,561 --> 00:32:56,096 and I have a daily newsletter 791 00:32:56,196 --> 00:32:59,199 that, uh, you know, I can turn my lens 792 00:32:59,299 --> 00:33:01,535 on the issues that I think are important 793 00:33:01,635 --> 00:33:03,337 and really talk about them. 794 00:33:03,437 --> 00:33:05,539 So, I'm having a ball, basically. 795 00:33:05,639 --> 00:33:07,074 -(cheering and applause) -(chuckles) 796 00:33:07,174 --> 00:33:09,176 You can feel it in the book. You can see it in your smile. 797 00:33:09,276 --> 00:33:10,878 -Thank you so much for joining me on the show. -Yeah. 798 00:33:10,978 --> 00:33:12,746 -Great to see you. -Congratulations on everything. 799 00:33:12,846 --> 00:33:14,214 -Thank you, Trevor. -There's everything. 800 00:33:14,314 --> 00:33:16,450 There's the podcast, there's the book, 801 00:33:16,550 --> 00:33:18,385 the-the Instagram Lives. 802 00:33:18,552 --> 00:33:19,820 Katie's memoir Going There 803 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,422 comes out in paperback June 28th, 804 00:33:21,555 --> 00:33:23,390 and be sure to check out the podcast, as well. 805 00:33:23,557 --> 00:33:25,059 We're gonna take a quick break, but we'll be right back 806 00:33:25,159 --> 00:33:26,860 -after this. -(cheering and applause) 807 00:33:32,444 --> 00:33:34,479 (cheering and applause) 808 00:33:36,748 --> 00:33:37,882 Well, that's our show for tonight. 809 00:33:37,983 --> 00:33:39,951 But before we go, before we go, 810 00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:42,754 please consider supporting Out Youth. 811 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,723 They are an organization that serves 812 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:48,526 Central Texas LGBTQIA+ youth and their allies 813 00:33:48,626 --> 00:33:50,128 with programs and services 814 00:33:50,228 --> 00:33:52,030 to ensure that these promising young people 815 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:54,532 develop into happy, healthy, successful adults. 816 00:33:54,632 --> 00:33:56,668 Out Youth hosts a variety of programs 817 00:33:56,768 --> 00:33:58,536 and provides training and resources for parents, 818 00:33:58,636 --> 00:34:00,572 teachers and community members free of charge. 819 00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:02,874 So, if you can, please donate at the link below. 820 00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:04,542 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there. 821 00:34:04,642 --> 00:34:06,611 And remember, in a tough market, 822 00:34:06,711 --> 00:34:08,680 there's one thing that does hold value: 823 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:09,881 your friendships. 824 00:34:09,981 --> 00:34:11,349 So sell those now and make some money. 825 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:14,853 Sell them now. Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 826 00:34:14,953 --> 00:34:17,122 MAN: There's an important decision 827 00:34:17,222 --> 00:34:19,157 in New York's race for governor. 828 00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:21,860 Okay, Mr. Astorino, what's your favorite smell? 829 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,296 MAN: Can you smell what the gov is cooking? 830 00:34:25,397 --> 00:34:27,198 -Smell? -KRAMER: Smell. 831 00:34:27,298 --> 00:34:28,433 My wife's hair. 832 00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:30,769 MAN: That's what a psychopath would say. 833 00:34:30,869 --> 00:34:33,371 You know what? I think it's that fresh dew in the morning 834 00:34:33,538 --> 00:34:34,706 when you walk outside. 835 00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:36,941 MAN: Wake up and smell the bullshit. 836 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:39,978 This stinks to high heaven. 837 00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:41,279 Victory. November 8th. 838 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:44,049 MAN: "Victory"? What a dick. 839 00:34:44,149 --> 00:34:47,452 -My wife's perfume. -MAN: Also super creepy. 840 00:34:47,552 --> 00:34:50,255 Smell you later, candidates.