1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,902 [theme music] 2 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,270 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New 3 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:07,641 York City, the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,741 --> 00:00:10,744 Tonight, Election Day is finally 5 00:00:10,844 --> 00:00:17,217 here, America's Black governor, and Thuso Mbedu. 6 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:21,622 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:21,722 --> 00:00:28,729 [cheering] 8 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:37,171 What's going on, everybody? Welcome to The Daily Show. 9 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:38,172 I'm Trevor Noah. 10 00:00:38,272 --> 00:00:39,773 Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:42,075 Thank you for coming out in person. 12 00:00:42,176 --> 00:00:43,410 Thank you for being here, everybody. 13 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:44,611 Thank you so much for being here. 14 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:46,146 This feels amazing. Oh, we're going to have fun. 15 00:00:46,246 --> 00:00:47,548 Take a seat. Take a seat. 16 00:00:47,648 --> 00:00:48,649 We're going to have so much fun. 17 00:00:48,749 --> 00:00:50,551 We have got a packed show tonight 18 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:52,986 because tonight is the night we've all been waiting for. 19 00:00:53,086 --> 00:00:54,021 That's right. 20 00:00:54,121 --> 00:00:55,355 The new God of War game is coming out. 21 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:56,356 Yeah! 22 00:00:56,456 --> 00:00:57,591 No, no. 23 00:00:57,691 --> 00:01:00,060 Obviously-- obviously, also, the midterms are here. 24 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,196 So let's get into it, people, and our election night 25 00:01:02,296 --> 00:01:04,198 edition of Votedemic 2022. 26 00:01:04,298 --> 00:01:11,305 [music playing] 27 00:01:12,639 --> 00:01:14,675 All right, tonight is the night, people. 28 00:01:14,775 --> 00:01:17,211 All year long, we've been waiting to find out 29 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:20,614 if Republicans will take control of Congress 30 00:01:20,714 --> 00:01:22,616 and stop President Biden's agenda, 31 00:01:22,716 --> 00:01:25,819 or if Democrats will keep control of Congress 32 00:01:25,919 --> 00:01:27,788 and somehow stop Biden's agenda. 33 00:01:27,888 --> 00:01:30,157 [laughter] 34 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:32,759 And it's all led up to today, Election Day, 35 00:01:32,860 --> 00:01:34,761 a great day for democracy and for people 36 00:01:34,862 --> 00:01:36,196 who love waiting in lines. 37 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:38,232 You know, it's like, ah, another chance 38 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:40,434 to smell a stranger's hair. 39 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:42,636 Now you've probably heard it everywhere, you know? 40 00:01:42,736 --> 00:01:46,473 But many people believe this may be the most important 41 00:01:46,573 --> 00:01:48,242 election of our lifetimes. 42 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:49,409 And, yes, I know. 43 00:01:49,510 --> 00:01:51,712 I know they said that about 2020, right? 44 00:01:51,812 --> 00:01:54,815 I also know that they said it about the 2018 midterms. 45 00:01:54,915 --> 00:01:57,818 And they definitely said it about 2016. 46 00:01:57,918 --> 00:01:59,520 No, which I know makes some people say, 47 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:00,921 well, clearly, none of these elections 48 00:02:01,054 --> 00:02:02,055 are as important as people say. 49 00:02:02,155 --> 00:02:03,857 They always say it's the most important election. 50 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:05,893 But maybe-- maybe we're thinking of it wrong. 51 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:09,062 Maybe everything is getting worse 52 00:02:09,162 --> 00:02:12,065 and worse, which makes every election 53 00:02:12,099 --> 00:02:14,368 more and more important. 54 00:02:14,468 --> 00:02:16,136 And I know I said that, and, like, it sounded good, 55 00:02:16,236 --> 00:02:17,104 but it's not. 56 00:02:17,204 --> 00:02:18,138 I get that. 57 00:02:18,238 --> 00:02:19,306 My inflection didn't match the feeling. 58 00:02:19,406 --> 00:02:20,307 Well, think of it this way. 59 00:02:20,407 --> 00:02:21,708 Think of it this way. 60 00:02:21,808 --> 00:02:23,477 Like, when you're in a car, the brakes are the most important 61 00:02:23,577 --> 00:02:25,078 safety feature, right? 62 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,481 When you're in your driveway, it helps to have brakes. 63 00:02:27,581 --> 00:02:28,916 Yeah, but then when you get on the road, 64 00:02:29,082 --> 00:02:30,884 the brakes become more important. 65 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:31,985 Yeah, then you're on the freeway, 66 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:33,187 going 100 miles per hour. 67 00:02:33,287 --> 00:02:34,755 The brakes are even more important. 68 00:02:34,855 --> 00:02:37,791 Then a school bus gets stuck in front of you. 69 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:40,460 And then you realize that the school bus is full of puppies, 70 00:02:40,561 --> 00:02:42,563 and the puppies are holding the only copy 71 00:02:42,663 --> 00:02:44,431 of Rihanna's new album! 72 00:02:44,531 --> 00:02:45,933 Now the brakes are the most important 73 00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:47,234 brakes of our lifetime! 74 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,136 [crying] 75 00:02:49,236 --> 00:02:51,305 [applause] 76 00:02:51,405 --> 00:02:54,408 Why did I take my brakes for granted? 77 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,610 Now, luckily, many people did feel like this 78 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:57,611 was an important election. 79 00:02:57,711 --> 00:02:58,979 So all around the country, people 80 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:03,150 turned up to vote, everywhere from Arizona to Pennsylvania 81 00:03:03,250 --> 00:03:06,253 to Wisconsin to a bunch of states 82 00:03:06,353 --> 00:03:07,588 that the media doesn't even care about. 83 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:10,691 People cast their votes in this election. 84 00:03:10,791 --> 00:03:12,926 And now that the voting is finished, 85 00:03:13,060 --> 00:03:15,062 there is some good news. 86 00:03:15,095 --> 00:03:18,665 You all voted perfectly, and every problem in America 87 00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:20,767 has been solved. 88 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:21,835 Congratulations, everyone. 89 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:22,836 Congratulations. 90 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,505 [cheering] No! 91 00:03:24,605 --> 00:03:25,672 Why you clapping? 92 00:03:25,772 --> 00:03:27,307 Being sarcastic, obviously. 93 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:28,675 They're still counting the votes. 94 00:03:28,775 --> 00:03:30,844 So we're going to have to wait until tomorrow or two months 95 00:03:30,944 --> 00:03:33,814 from now, depending on how many lawsuits there are. 96 00:03:33,914 --> 00:03:37,784 But right now we've got full team coverage of election 97 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:39,119 night all around the country. 98 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:41,655 So let's kick things off with our very own Roy Wood, 99 00:03:41,755 --> 00:03:43,123 Jr., everybody who is live. 100 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,092 [cheering] 101 00:03:45,158 --> 00:03:48,262 Democratic Party headquarters. 102 00:03:48,362 --> 00:03:51,398 Roy, tumultuous time for the Democrats. 103 00:03:51,498 --> 00:03:53,333 What's the mood like over there right now? 104 00:03:53,433 --> 00:03:54,601 It's nervous, Trevor. 105 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:58,172 The Democrats are not expecting a good outcome tonight. 106 00:03:58,272 --> 00:04:00,774 Chuck Schumer already sweating like Elon Musk looking 107 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:01,808 at Twitter's balance sheet. 108 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:02,910 [laughter] 109 00:04:03,043 --> 00:04:05,112 Nancy Pelosi-- Nancy Pelosi pacing so hard, 110 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:07,047 she already got in her steps for the week. 111 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:09,616 And Joe Biden, well, he's taking a nap, 112 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:12,186 but it's a nervous nap, one of them nervous naps, 113 00:04:12,286 --> 00:04:13,620 you know, like when you sleep at the wheel. 114 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,290 [gasps] Arizona. 115 00:04:16,390 --> 00:04:18,659 Well, Roy, you know, if Democrats lose big tonight, 116 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:21,061 many strategists will suggest that their campaign 117 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:23,397 messages didn't resonate enough with the voters. 118 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:25,966 Because they ran on abortion rights and saving democracy. 119 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:28,168 But it seems like for most voters, 120 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:29,736 that wasn't a priority. 121 00:04:29,837 --> 00:04:32,072 The Democrats agree with you, Trevor. 122 00:04:32,172 --> 00:04:33,841 That's why tonight they're coming up 123 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:36,076 with brand new campaign messages 124 00:04:36,176 --> 00:04:37,711 to get voters on their side. 125 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:39,413 What, tonight? 126 00:04:39,513 --> 00:04:41,081 Don't you think it's a little too late for that? 127 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:42,616 Everyone's voted already. 128 00:04:42,716 --> 00:04:44,484 There's still people in line in Georgia. 129 00:04:44,585 --> 00:04:47,421 And just wait until they get on Twitter 130 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:51,692 and see Democrats' new campaign slogan, vote for us 131 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,627 and we'll get rid of Mondays. 132 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:54,962 It's a good one. 133 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:55,963 It's a good one. 134 00:04:56,096 --> 00:04:57,598 Wait, wait, but that's weird. 135 00:04:57,698 --> 00:04:59,666 And also, then doesn't Tuesday just become the new Monday? 136 00:04:59,766 --> 00:05:01,034 How-- 137 00:05:01,068 --> 00:05:06,039 No, no, that's not how it works because then Tuesday-- 138 00:05:06,073 --> 00:05:07,641 they got other ideas anyway, man. 139 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:08,809 They got other ideas. 140 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:10,344 Here's another one the Democrats are promising. 141 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:14,047 They're promising to make another season of The Office, 142 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,549 and for Black voters, Martin. 143 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:17,584 [laughter] 144 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:21,221 And they've got a new tax plan-- 145 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,223 pay what you want, and they'll make 146 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:27,060 it so that everyone's team makes it to the Super Bowl. 147 00:05:27,094 --> 00:05:28,061 What? 148 00:05:28,095 --> 00:05:29,062 OK, all right. 149 00:05:29,129 --> 00:05:30,497 Pay what you want, and everybody's team 150 00:05:30,597 --> 00:05:31,498 make it to the Super Bowl. 151 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:33,166 That's two policies, Trevor. 152 00:05:33,267 --> 00:05:34,601 But, Roy-- but, Roy, I don't understand. 153 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:36,136 If everyone's team makes it to the Super 154 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:37,471 Bowl, then whose team-- - Hold on. 155 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:38,672 I'm not done with the list. 156 00:05:38,772 --> 00:05:40,140 Here you come with all that damn logic. 157 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,075 How about this one? 158 00:05:42,176 --> 00:05:46,113 Unlimited breadsticks at every restaurant, 159 00:05:46,213 --> 00:05:47,748 even the Chinese ones. 160 00:05:47,848 --> 00:05:49,550 [cheering] 161 00:05:49,650 --> 00:05:52,119 Even a Chinese restaurant, unlimited bread-- 162 00:05:52,219 --> 00:05:53,487 they don't even give you breadsticks 163 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:55,322 at Chinese restaurants. 164 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:57,624 And-- and-- and look at this list right here, man. 165 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:59,092 Look-- look at all this stuff, man. 166 00:05:59,126 --> 00:06:01,495 Pumpkin spice lattes year round-- 167 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:03,030 that's for basic bitches like you, Trev. 168 00:06:03,130 --> 00:06:05,799 [laughter] 169 00:06:05,899 --> 00:06:07,434 If none of that works, check this out. 170 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:08,669 The Democrats-- here's something else 171 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:09,736 they're promising. 172 00:06:09,837 --> 00:06:14,208 Every Oscars will have a surprise slap. 173 00:06:14,308 --> 00:06:16,043 Don't tell me that won't be exciting. 174 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:17,711 A surprise slap? 175 00:06:17,811 --> 00:06:19,746 Meryl Streep just hauling off and slapping 176 00:06:19,847 --> 00:06:20,714 Timothée Chalamet. 177 00:06:20,814 --> 00:06:22,182 Just stop it! 178 00:06:22,282 --> 00:06:23,684 You know you want to see that shit. 179 00:06:23,784 --> 00:06:24,918 You want a surprise slap. 180 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:27,287 Roy, I mean, these sound very exciting, but, I mean, 181 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:29,089 it seems very desperate from the Democrats. 182 00:06:29,189 --> 00:06:30,357 Well, yeah, that's what I told them. 183 00:06:30,457 --> 00:06:31,892 But they refused to give up. 184 00:06:32,059 --> 00:06:35,062 And now they're talking about forgiving everything-- 185 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:37,064 student loan debt, forgiven. 186 00:06:37,164 --> 00:06:39,066 Gambling debts, forgiven. 187 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:40,968 You gave an embarrassing best man 188 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:42,469 speech at your boy's wedding? 189 00:06:42,569 --> 00:06:44,738 Forgiven. 190 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:46,073 You hear that, Vernon? 191 00:06:46,106 --> 00:06:47,941 You can't be mad at me no more for saying your wife 192 00:06:48,075 --> 00:06:48,942 looked like Shrek. 193 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:50,310 It is what it is, bro. 194 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,646 [laughter] 195 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:53,881 Get mad at me. 196 00:06:53,981 --> 00:06:56,483 Why would you say that during a best man speech? 197 00:06:56,583 --> 00:06:57,851 She started it. 198 00:06:57,951 --> 00:07:00,587 I came to that wedding in peace to support them. 199 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:03,023 She the one who said I got a civil rights hairline. 200 00:07:03,123 --> 00:07:04,291 You don't do that to a man. 201 00:07:04,391 --> 00:07:05,926 [laughter] 202 00:07:06,026 --> 00:07:09,563 You know a man's hair is a line you don't cross, Alicia. 203 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:10,764 All right, Roy, we're going to talk 204 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:12,232 to you later about that. Roy Wood, Jr., everybody. 205 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:13,233 And another thing, let me tell you-- 206 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:14,234 No, no, no. 207 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:15,335 [cheering] 208 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:18,338 These promises are weird. 209 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:19,439 Promises are really weird. 210 00:07:19,540 --> 00:07:22,376 All right, all right, before we cross over 211 00:07:22,476 --> 00:07:26,813 to our next correspondent, we do have a new live projection 212 00:07:26,914 --> 00:07:29,249 coming in, and it's a big one. 213 00:07:29,349 --> 00:07:34,588 In the state of Georgia, the Georgia Senate race, 214 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:36,790 The Daily Show projects that Herschel 215 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:41,161 Walker has won 23andMe. 216 00:07:41,261 --> 00:07:43,897 [laughter] 217 00:07:44,064 --> 00:07:47,634 I didn't even realize 23andMe was a thing you could win. 218 00:07:47,734 --> 00:07:49,570 But they just announced it, so good for him, I guess. 219 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:50,571 Good for him. 220 00:07:50,671 --> 00:07:51,839 He did it. 221 00:07:51,939 --> 00:07:53,874 But, anyway, let's go live now to Michael Kosta, who, 222 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:59,079 I believe, is coming to us from Election Deniers Headquarters. 223 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:00,314 That's right, Trevor. 224 00:08:00,414 --> 00:08:03,851 There are so many election deniers running this year 225 00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:05,786 that they have their own headquarters, 226 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:07,754 where they can watch the results come in. 227 00:08:07,855 --> 00:08:10,224 And, fun fact, the Wi-Fi password 228 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:17,297 here is HILLARY KILLED JFK AND ALSO IS JFK, all caps. 229 00:08:18,665 --> 00:08:20,400 Wow, OK, so I'm really intrigued. 230 00:08:20,501 --> 00:08:21,702 What's the mood like over there? 231 00:08:21,802 --> 00:08:23,604 Oh, they are having a blast here. 232 00:08:23,704 --> 00:08:26,039 And I'll tell you, one thing they're not denying, 233 00:08:26,073 --> 00:08:27,441 more jello shots. 234 00:08:27,541 --> 00:08:29,510 These people know how to party, Trevor. 235 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:30,511 Wow. 236 00:08:30,611 --> 00:08:32,212 I mean, I'm assuming election deniers 237 00:08:32,312 --> 00:08:33,413 must be doing well tonight. 238 00:08:33,514 --> 00:08:34,414 Well, they are. 239 00:08:34,515 --> 00:08:35,849 And hundreds of election deniers 240 00:08:35,949 --> 00:08:37,885 ran for office this year, and a lot of them 241 00:08:38,051 --> 00:08:39,686 have already won their races. 242 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:40,754 I see. 243 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:41,755 Wait. 244 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:44,057 These are election deniers. 245 00:08:44,091 --> 00:08:45,626 So I guess they don't think there's 246 00:08:45,726 --> 00:08:47,661 any fraud in their elections. 247 00:08:47,761 --> 00:08:49,229 Well, no, of course not. 248 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:51,164 They won. 249 00:08:51,265 --> 00:08:52,466 OK, but then what about the election 250 00:08:52,566 --> 00:08:54,301 deniers who didn't win tonight? 251 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:56,570 Well, obviously, their elections 252 00:08:56,670 --> 00:09:00,107 were stolen, just like Trump's was in 2020 253 00:09:00,207 --> 00:09:04,044 and will be again in 2024 unless he wins, in which case 254 00:09:04,144 --> 00:09:06,446 it was legitimate. 255 00:09:06,547 --> 00:09:08,248 It sounds like these people are just sore losers. 256 00:09:08,348 --> 00:09:10,017 Whoa, whoa. 257 00:09:10,083 --> 00:09:13,453 We do not say that word here, Trevor, OK, especially 258 00:09:13,554 --> 00:09:15,022 not with the hard 259 00:09:15,088 --> 00:09:18,458 R. [laughter] 260 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,260 OK, but, no, Kosta, the reasoning 261 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:21,728 doesn't make any sense. 262 00:09:21,828 --> 00:09:24,031 No, actually, it's pretty simple. 263 00:09:24,064 --> 00:09:25,032 Let me break it down for you. 264 00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:26,300 OK? 265 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,736 So you see, if they lost, that's because it was rigged. 266 00:09:29,837 --> 00:09:33,674 And you can tell it was rigged because they lost. 267 00:09:33,774 --> 00:09:35,242 [laughter] 268 00:09:35,342 --> 00:09:37,644 Yeah, but-- but, Michael, that's circular logic. 269 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:41,815 Well, it's actually more of an oval if you ask me, so-- 270 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,951 OK, how do they know the election 271 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:45,485 they won wasn't rigged? 272 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:46,453 Well, that's easy. 273 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:49,289 Because they won, so it's fair. 274 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:51,859 It's all over here on this other oval, OK? 275 00:09:51,959 --> 00:09:55,095 And-- and now that they've won, they 276 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:56,830 can change the voting laws. 277 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,732 You know, purge the voter rolls, 278 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:00,234 throw out ballots they don't like, 279 00:10:00,334 --> 00:10:02,536 give themselves the power to overturn results, 280 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:04,004 so they never lose again. 281 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:05,539 Wait, wait-- but that's rigging 282 00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:07,474 the election so they win. 283 00:10:07,574 --> 00:10:10,010 What are you not understanding? 284 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:11,078 OK? 285 00:10:11,178 --> 00:10:14,114 If they win, that means it wasn't rigged. 286 00:10:14,214 --> 00:10:16,416 Do they not have ovals in Africa? 287 00:10:16,517 --> 00:10:17,584 I mean-- 288 00:10:17,684 --> 00:10:19,620 We have ovals, Kosta. 289 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:20,654 This is about logic. 290 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:22,856 It doesn't seem like a democracy to me. 291 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:24,224 Look, I'd love to keep explaining it to you, 292 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:25,225 but I got to go. 293 00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:26,426 Everyone's heading over to the Capitol 294 00:10:26,527 --> 00:10:28,395 to celebrate-- or to storm it. 295 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:29,696 We'll see when we get there. 296 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:30,898 You be careful out there, Kosta. 297 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:31,999 Michael Kosta, everybody. 298 00:10:32,099 --> 00:10:35,135 [cheering] 299 00:10:35,235 --> 00:10:37,638 This is a really stressful election. 300 00:10:37,738 --> 00:10:39,206 All right. 301 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:40,874 Before we get to our next correspondent, 302 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:42,809 we have some more results coming in. 303 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:45,612 Our analysts have crunched all the numbers, 304 00:10:45,712 --> 00:10:49,917 and we can confirm that that 5 bucks you donated 305 00:10:50,017 --> 00:10:51,985 didn't do shit. 306 00:10:52,085 --> 00:10:53,353 For more results, let's throw it 307 00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:57,090 over to Dulcé Sloan in the 2022 election center right now. 308 00:10:57,191 --> 00:10:58,091 Hey, hey. 309 00:10:58,192 --> 00:11:00,460 [cheering] 310 00:11:00,561 --> 00:11:04,064 TREVOR NOAH: Dulcé, it's really crazy. 311 00:11:04,097 --> 00:11:06,600 What can you tell us about this 2022 election? 312 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:07,901 2022? 313 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:09,736 No, I'm at 2024 election center, baby. 314 00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:10,737 Come on. 315 00:11:10,838 --> 00:11:11,805 Look at this. 316 00:11:11,905 --> 00:11:12,806 See where I'm at. 317 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:13,807 You know what I'm doing. 318 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:15,075 2024? 319 00:11:15,142 --> 00:11:16,844 Yeah, the presidential election. 320 00:11:16,944 --> 00:11:17,845 We got to move on. 321 00:11:17,945 --> 00:11:19,880 2022 it's old news, OK? 322 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:21,148 That shit is over. 323 00:11:21,248 --> 00:11:22,583 It's literally not over. 324 00:11:22,683 --> 00:11:23,617 All right? 325 00:11:23,717 --> 00:11:25,085 I want to know who won tonight's races. 326 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,187 You want to know who won tonight's races. 327 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:28,188 Then Google it. 328 00:11:28,288 --> 00:11:29,189 Ugh. 329 00:11:29,289 --> 00:11:32,326 [laughter] 330 00:11:32,426 --> 00:11:33,427 What are you here for? 331 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:35,829 Listen, I'm here to wildly speculate 332 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:37,397 about who might win next time. 333 00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:38,932 It's called the news. 334 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:41,802 [laughter] 335 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:44,671 [cheering] 336 00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:47,341 [harmonizing] The news. 337 00:11:47,441 --> 00:11:48,709 Fine, I'll play along. 338 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:52,246 What data can you give us about the 2024 presidential race? 339 00:11:52,346 --> 00:11:53,247 What? 340 00:11:53,347 --> 00:11:54,481 Whose data? 341 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:57,351 What are we-- [laughs] it's way too early for that. 342 00:11:57,451 --> 00:11:59,653 This is my favorite part of the race, where you could 343 00:11:59,753 --> 00:12:01,355 just get on TV and gossip. 344 00:12:01,455 --> 00:12:03,891 Yes! 345 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:04,892 Now I don't gossip. 346 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:06,260 I'm a good Christian woman. 347 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:12,599 But, like, did you hear Trump called Ron DeSantis a bitch? 348 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,335 [laughter] 349 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:17,504 And Joe Biden says he's running again, 350 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:19,406 but I heard he died three months ago. 351 00:12:19,506 --> 00:12:24,945 [laughter] 352 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:27,181 Why are you groaning? 353 00:12:27,281 --> 00:12:28,248 This is all-- 354 00:12:28,348 --> 00:12:30,384 If the man met Jesus, the man met Jesus. 355 00:12:30,484 --> 00:12:31,618 What are you upset about? 356 00:12:31,718 --> 00:12:38,258 [applause] 357 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:40,894 Now, listen, listen, listen-- 358 00:12:40,994 --> 00:12:45,132 you can't forget about the wild card in this race, Oprah. 359 00:12:45,232 --> 00:12:46,767 [laughter] 360 00:12:46,867 --> 00:12:47,768 Wait, wait, wait. 361 00:12:47,868 --> 00:12:49,636 Are you saying Oprah is running? 362 00:12:49,736 --> 00:12:51,271 She didn't say she's not. 363 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:54,608 So as far as I'm concerned, she is. 364 00:12:54,708 --> 00:12:55,843 Dulcé, come on. 365 00:12:55,943 --> 00:12:57,711 This is what people hate about the political media. 366 00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,146 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 367 00:12:59,246 --> 00:13:01,448 I'm not forcing anybody to watch. 368 00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:03,183 If you don't like it, you can turn off your damn TV. 369 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:04,184 TREVOR NOAH: Enough with the speculation. 370 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:05,319 Dulcé Sloan, everybody. 371 00:13:05,419 --> 00:13:07,721 This is too much gossip and speculation, and no. 372 00:13:07,821 --> 00:13:09,790 [cheering] 373 00:13:09,890 --> 00:13:12,526 None of that. 374 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:17,164 OK, now, as you know, many news organizations did 375 00:13:17,264 --> 00:13:19,299 their own exit polling today. 376 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:22,302 So we sent Desi Lydic out to some polling 377 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:26,440 locations in New York City for some exit polls of our own. 378 00:13:26,540 --> 00:13:28,475 And let's see how that turned out. 379 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:30,911 Hi, I'm Desi Lydic here outside the polls 380 00:13:31,078 --> 00:13:32,079 on Election Day. 381 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:34,381 I would be inside voting, but I've got one 382 00:13:34,481 --> 00:13:35,883 too many felony convictions. 383 00:13:35,983 --> 00:13:40,721 So, instead, I'm doing some exit polling. 384 00:13:40,821 --> 00:13:43,090 I'm just doing a little bit of exit polling. 385 00:13:43,190 --> 00:13:44,825 Can I ask you a few questions? - Sure. 386 00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:45,893 Great. 387 00:13:45,993 --> 00:13:48,729 Did you base your decision to exit based 388 00:13:48,829 --> 00:13:51,598 on a sign above the door that said exit or just, 389 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:54,101 like, a gut decision? 390 00:13:54,134 --> 00:13:55,102 Huh? 391 00:13:55,202 --> 00:13:56,436 Did you just exit the polls? 392 00:13:56,537 --> 00:13:57,437 We did. 393 00:13:57,538 --> 00:13:58,572 Yes, we did. 394 00:13:58,672 --> 00:13:59,773 DESI LYDIC: Thank you for your time. 395 00:13:59,873 --> 00:14:01,942 [laughter] 396 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:04,578 What was your exit experience like? 397 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:06,079 The last two questions on the ballot 398 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:08,382 were all about things we would vote yes or no 399 00:14:08,482 --> 00:14:09,750 for to include for New York. 400 00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:11,852 And one of them was about having values for the city. 401 00:14:11,952 --> 00:14:13,187 And I thought-- - [stammers] 402 00:14:13,287 --> 00:14:14,288 OK. 403 00:14:14,388 --> 00:14:15,689 I don't want to know what's on the ballot-- 404 00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:16,690 - That's fine. - --or how you voted. 405 00:14:16,790 --> 00:14:18,125 I'm more interested in exiting. 406 00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:20,394 Like, what was your exiting experience like? 407 00:14:20,494 --> 00:14:22,496 Was there an exit sign over the door? 408 00:14:22,596 --> 00:14:23,730 I didn't even notice. 409 00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:24,932 Didn't notice. 410 00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:26,934 Were you paying attention to anything important? 411 00:14:27,067 --> 00:14:30,270 Yeah, I was paying attention to the voting. 412 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:32,840 What direction do you think we're headed in? 413 00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:35,542 The way things are looking, it's very frightening. 414 00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:36,543 Oh, I'm sorry. 415 00:14:36,643 --> 00:14:37,678 I don't mean as a country. 416 00:14:37,778 --> 00:14:40,147 I just mean in terms of where the door is. 417 00:14:40,247 --> 00:14:41,481 The door looks like it's leading 418 00:14:41,582 --> 00:14:44,084 in the wrong direction, away from democracy. 419 00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:45,552 No, I mean, like, literally, I'm asking 420 00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:46,787 literally about the door. 421 00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:48,088 Like, do you open it with your hand? 422 00:14:48,155 --> 00:14:49,089 Do you have to get a butt push? 423 00:14:49,189 --> 00:14:50,090 The door is open. 424 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:51,425 The exit door is open. 425 00:14:51,525 --> 00:14:52,526 Thank you. 426 00:14:52,626 --> 00:14:54,461 I mean, is it that hard to talk about doors? 427 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:55,562 Well, yes-- 428 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:57,097 Why is it so hard to just talk about doors? 429 00:14:57,197 --> 00:15:00,234 Well, yes, because you think there's some symbolism 430 00:15:00,334 --> 00:15:01,468 attached to the-- 431 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:02,569 to the idea of the door. 432 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:04,404 No, there's no-- no, I don't-- no symbolism. 433 00:15:04,505 --> 00:15:05,506 I'm done with symbolism. 434 00:15:05,606 --> 00:15:07,040 What color was the paint in there? 435 00:15:07,074 --> 00:15:09,776 Are we talking eggshell or more of an off white? 436 00:15:09,877 --> 00:15:14,181 [laughs] It was-- it was eggshell, but lot of reds. 437 00:15:14,281 --> 00:15:17,050 But, you know, this isn't really how exit polls work. 438 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:18,619 I mean, I have a 13-year-old here, 439 00:15:18,719 --> 00:15:22,055 and I'm teaching him the whole civic process. 440 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:23,290 - Oh, no, I know. - You know that. 441 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:24,491 I know what exit polls are. 442 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,293 I just cannot talk about these candidates 443 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:27,561 for one more second. 444 00:15:27,661 --> 00:15:28,562 Yeah, I hear you. 445 00:15:28,662 --> 00:15:31,665 It's not really about exits or doors. 446 00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:33,700 No, I know what exit polling is. 447 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,569 It's just that the midterms stress me 448 00:15:35,669 --> 00:15:39,406 out so much that I want to talk about literally anything else. 449 00:15:39,506 --> 00:15:41,608 Like, this morning I woke up in a cold sweat 450 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:42,976 screaming, Lee Zeldin! 451 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:45,312 I think the economy is also very important. 452 00:15:45,412 --> 00:15:48,448 La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. 453 00:15:48,549 --> 00:15:49,516 I don't want to hear about that. 454 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:54,955 Just what did the door handle look like? 455 00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:56,156 You're a coordinator. 456 00:15:56,256 --> 00:15:57,124 Yes. 457 00:15:57,224 --> 00:15:58,659 Oh, just the man I'm looking for. 458 00:15:58,759 --> 00:16:00,060 I'm doing some exit polling. 459 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,563 Can you talk to me about the design of the exits? 460 00:16:02,663 --> 00:16:03,564 Right. 461 00:16:03,664 --> 00:16:06,633 Basically, the exits are-- 462 00:16:06,733 --> 00:16:10,537 we have a front exit so people could come in the building. 463 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:13,574 Also, the people that are handicapped or whatever 464 00:16:13,674 --> 00:16:15,909 can still come out the same way they went in. 465 00:16:16,043 --> 00:16:16,910 Oh, got it. 466 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:19,079 OK, so the front entrance is also-- 467 00:16:19,179 --> 00:16:20,414 - Handicap exit. - --used as an exit. 468 00:16:20,514 --> 00:16:21,548 Yes. 469 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,784 This is just the information I was looking for. 470 00:16:23,884 --> 00:16:27,454 Finally, someone who can give me the answers that I want. 471 00:16:27,554 --> 00:16:28,722 Thank you. 472 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:30,691 This is just what I wanted to talk about today. 473 00:16:30,791 --> 00:16:34,828 [applause] 474 00:16:34,928 --> 00:16:37,764 I've got to go. 475 00:16:37,865 --> 00:16:40,634 OK, go quickly because I don't like goodbyes. 476 00:16:40,734 --> 00:16:43,604 I hate seeing it leave, but I love watching you go. 477 00:16:43,704 --> 00:16:47,074 Not like a pervy way, just like an exiting poll way. 478 00:16:47,174 --> 00:16:49,209 [cheering] 479 00:16:49,309 --> 00:16:50,377 Thank you so much for that, Desi. 480 00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:51,912 I feel like that was a complete waste of time. 481 00:16:52,079 --> 00:16:53,814 All right, we need to take a break right now. 482 00:16:53,914 --> 00:16:54,948 But when we come back, we're going 483 00:16:55,082 --> 00:16:57,518 to be taking a look at America's entire history 484 00:16:57,618 --> 00:16:58,719 of Black governors. 485 00:16:58,819 --> 00:17:01,622 That's right, all four of them, so stick around. 486 00:17:01,722 --> 00:17:07,461 [cheering] 487 00:17:07,561 --> 00:17:10,397 [somber music] 488 00:17:10,497 --> 00:17:11,899 WOLF BLITZER: CNN projects the Democrats 489 00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:13,567 will retain their majority. 490 00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:18,105 And CNN can now project that Barack Obama, 47 years old, 491 00:17:18,205 --> 00:17:19,373 will become the president. 492 00:17:19,473 --> 00:17:22,709 CNN projects Donald Trump wins the presidency. 493 00:17:22,809 --> 00:17:26,647 Bernie Sanders, not-- not-- not happening right now. 494 00:17:26,747 --> 00:17:28,448 There is a difference between these two candidates 495 00:17:28,549 --> 00:17:30,384 of only 16,000 votes. 496 00:17:30,484 --> 00:17:31,385 Oh, look at this. 497 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:32,386 It just changed. 498 00:17:32,486 --> 00:17:34,855 We have a key race alert right now. 499 00:17:34,955 --> 00:17:37,658 Too early to call, too early to call in North Carolina. 500 00:17:37,758 --> 00:17:39,126 Too early to call in Ohio. 501 00:17:39,226 --> 00:17:41,061 We're going to go live to Ohio and get 502 00:17:41,128 --> 00:17:43,230 ready to party blog style. 503 00:17:43,330 --> 00:17:44,831 You've never seen anything like this. 504 00:17:44,932 --> 00:17:47,801 [dramatic music] 505 00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:49,369 Hi. Wolf. 506 00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:50,771 All right, big round of applause. 507 00:17:50,871 --> 00:17:51,772 We did it. 508 00:17:51,872 --> 00:17:53,440 We've done something, a hologram. 509 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:54,441 We've beamed you in. 510 00:17:54,541 --> 00:17:55,442 All right, watch this. 511 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:56,443 You see what's going on. 512 00:17:56,543 --> 00:17:57,477 Check out these little guys. 513 00:17:57,578 --> 00:17:59,413 Imagine they're Iowa Republicans. 514 00:17:59,513 --> 00:18:01,315 Drump-- Donald Trump. JOHN KING: And you get-- 515 00:18:01,415 --> 00:18:02,416 WOLF BLITZER: Just changed again. 516 00:18:02,516 --> 00:18:03,550 It's only 11,000 vote lead. 517 00:18:03,650 --> 00:18:04,685 Just now it changed. 518 00:18:04,785 --> 00:18:05,919 JOHN KING: Math on your feet, I like this, Wolf. 519 00:18:06,019 --> 00:18:07,087 WOLF BLITZER: Yeah. 520 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:08,455 JOHN KING: We have a living abacus right here. 521 00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:09,489 I'm enjoying your company. 522 00:18:09,590 --> 00:18:10,624 Stay as long as you want. 523 00:18:10,724 --> 00:18:12,059 We've been spending a lot of quality time 524 00:18:12,159 --> 00:18:13,460 together over here. - What day is it? 525 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,195 WOLF BLITZER: I don't know. [laughter] 526 00:18:15,295 --> 00:18:16,196 It's a little intense. 527 00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:17,197 JOHN KING: You know-- 528 00:18:17,297 --> 00:18:19,499 [somber music] 529 00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:26,406 [cheering] 530 00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:29,876 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 531 00:18:29,976 --> 00:18:33,313 Tonight the people of Maryland elected Westmore as America's 532 00:18:33,413 --> 00:18:34,647 newest Black governor. 533 00:18:34,748 --> 00:18:37,851 And he joins as the latest member of a very small group. 534 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:39,753 For more, we turn to Roy Wood, Jr. 535 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:42,055 in another episode of CP Time. 536 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:49,162 [music playing] 537 00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:52,465 Well, hello. 538 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:57,103 Welcome to CP Time, the only show that's for the culture. 539 00:18:57,203 --> 00:19:01,975 Today, we'll be discussing the history of Black governors. 540 00:19:02,075 --> 00:19:03,843 And I know when you think of governors, 541 00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:05,612 you think of old, white men in big mansions 542 00:19:05,712 --> 00:19:07,947 with the top hat and that weird monocle. 543 00:19:08,048 --> 00:19:09,315 Just wear some glasses, Governor. 544 00:19:09,416 --> 00:19:11,584 You can afford the frames. 545 00:19:11,685 --> 00:19:14,421 But, in fact, America has a history 546 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:17,157 of unknown but meaningful Black governors, 547 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:22,128 like PBS Pinchback, America's first Black governor 548 00:19:22,228 --> 00:19:25,331 and the only politician in US history 549 00:19:25,432 --> 00:19:27,667 brought to you by viewers like you. 550 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:30,704 Pinchback was born in Georgia to a Black slave mother 551 00:19:30,804 --> 00:19:33,373 and a white plantation owner, who emancipated 552 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:35,875 his baby mama, which would have made for one 553 00:19:35,975 --> 00:19:38,244 hell of a Maury episode. 554 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:42,115 During his life, Pinchback, who could pass as a white man 555 00:19:42,215 --> 00:19:46,586 of Latin descent, leaned into his Blackness, something that 556 00:19:46,653 --> 00:19:49,723 is known today as Drakeing. 557 00:19:49,823 --> 00:19:51,658 Pinchback got involved in politics 558 00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:54,194 and rose to the third highest office in the state 559 00:19:54,294 --> 00:19:58,465 of Louisiana, which is pro tem of the Senate, not, 560 00:19:58,598 --> 00:20:02,035 as some people believe, the football coach of LSU. 561 00:20:02,135 --> 00:20:05,605 Then in 1872, after the lieutenant governor 562 00:20:05,638 --> 00:20:08,742 died, and the governor was impeached, 563 00:20:08,842 --> 00:20:11,444 Pinchback became governor. 564 00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:15,115 Because sometimes the best way for Black people to take power 565 00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:17,650 is to just wait for somebody else to die. 566 00:20:17,751 --> 00:20:20,887 [clears throat] Kamala. 567 00:20:20,987 --> 00:20:22,756 Pinchback would unfortunately only 568 00:20:22,856 --> 00:20:25,191 hold the office for 35 days. 569 00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:27,794 But during that brief stint, he enacted 570 00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:32,232 10 laws, proving it's not about how long you last, fellas. 571 00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:35,168 It's about how efficient you are when you in there! 572 00:20:35,268 --> 00:20:38,638 And don't let anybody tell you otherwise, 573 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:42,275 which brings us to our sponsor, gas station 574 00:20:42,375 --> 00:20:44,110 sexual enhancement pills. 575 00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:45,612 I don't know how they work. 576 00:20:45,712 --> 00:20:47,113 I don't know what's in them. 577 00:20:47,213 --> 00:20:51,851 But I do know they make my chest hurt. 578 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,120 After PBS Pinchback's governorship, 579 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:55,922 America would not see another Black 580 00:20:56,022 --> 00:20:59,492 person serve in that role for over 100 years. 581 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:02,595 That man would be Douglas Wilder. 582 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:06,466 Wilder grew up in the segregated South of the 1930s. 583 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,135 During his time at Virginia's Union University, 584 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:12,272 he experienced so much racism working at a diner, 585 00:21:12,372 --> 00:21:14,274 he considered poisoning white people's 586 00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:17,344 salads, which may sound harsh. 587 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:19,813 But if you order a salad at a diner, 588 00:21:19,913 --> 00:21:22,615 you deserve to be poisoned. 589 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:26,052 After graduating, Wilder was drafted into the army 590 00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:28,321 and served in the Korean War. 591 00:21:28,421 --> 00:21:31,124 He would go on to win the Bronze Star for his heroism 592 00:21:31,224 --> 00:21:34,127 during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. 593 00:21:34,227 --> 00:21:36,963 Now Pork Chop Hill, that's what you want 594 00:21:37,063 --> 00:21:42,302 to order at a diner, a whole big pile of pork chops 595 00:21:42,402 --> 00:21:46,973 sauteed in butter and garlic, and there's just the gravy-- 596 00:21:47,073 --> 00:21:51,077 delicious. 597 00:21:51,177 --> 00:21:54,681 Wilder returned to Virginia and got into politics. 598 00:21:54,781 --> 00:21:58,184 After serving in the Virginia Senate, in 1989, 599 00:21:58,284 --> 00:22:00,720 he became the first Black person ever 600 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,089 elected governor of Virginia. 601 00:22:03,189 --> 00:22:05,959 And he owed it all to his campaign slogan-- 602 00:22:06,059 --> 00:22:08,795 don't make me poison your salads. 603 00:22:08,895 --> 00:22:14,334 Moving on, our next Black governor is Deval Patrick. 604 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:17,637 Patrick was raised by a single mother on Chicago's South Side 605 00:22:17,737 --> 00:22:22,108 after his father, a jazz musician, left his family. 606 00:22:22,208 --> 00:22:24,844 Because everybody knows that jazz is all about the kids 607 00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:26,546 you don't raise. 608 00:22:26,613 --> 00:22:29,049 After graduating from Harvard Law School, 609 00:22:29,149 --> 00:22:31,851 Deval spent the early '80s working as a lawyer 610 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:33,787 for the NAACP. 611 00:22:33,887 --> 00:22:38,925 During that time, he sued then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton 612 00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:41,561 and impressed him so much during the case, 613 00:22:41,661 --> 00:22:44,998 Clinton later hired him, which I get. 614 00:22:45,098 --> 00:22:46,700 You ever get your ass beat by somebody playing 615 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,968 pickup basketball so bad, you be like, yo, 616 00:22:49,069 --> 00:22:51,204 you got to be on my team? 617 00:22:51,304 --> 00:22:53,406 And then he hates playing with you because you've got 618 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:54,774 a busted knee and a bad heart. 619 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:56,643 And you won't stop slapping people's asses because that's 620 00:22:56,743 --> 00:22:57,711 what we did back in the day. 621 00:22:57,811 --> 00:23:01,114 It was nothing sexual about that, Carl! 622 00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:02,115 Call me back, Carl. 623 00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:04,084 Let's ball. 624 00:23:04,184 --> 00:23:07,454 Anyway, after serving in President Clinton's Justice 625 00:23:07,587 --> 00:23:10,290 Department, Deval spent some time 626 00:23:10,390 --> 00:23:13,593 working in the private sector before returning to politics. 627 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:17,097 And in 2006, Deval became the first Black governor 628 00:23:17,197 --> 00:23:20,533 of Massachusetts, succeeding the whitest governor 629 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:23,703 of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. 630 00:23:23,803 --> 00:23:27,140 It was like going from watching Frasier to the BET Awards. 631 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,009 It's jarring. 632 00:23:29,109 --> 00:23:32,545 Moving on to our final governor, David Paterson, 633 00:23:32,612 --> 00:23:36,549 who was not only New York's first Black governor, but also 634 00:23:36,649 --> 00:23:39,853 the first blind governor in American history. 635 00:23:39,953 --> 00:23:42,722 He was like a political Stevie Wonder 636 00:23:42,822 --> 00:23:45,025 if you're one of those people who actually believe 637 00:23:45,125 --> 00:23:47,360 that Stevie Wonder's blind. 638 00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:48,728 I know you can see, Stevie. 639 00:23:48,828 --> 00:23:50,096 I was at the concert in '78, and you 640 00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:51,097 turned and ran from me. 641 00:23:51,197 --> 00:23:57,604 I want my money, mother-mother-[bleep].. 642 00:23:57,704 --> 00:24:00,373 In 2008, then Lieutenant Governor Paterson 643 00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:03,576 took over the governorship from Eliot Spitzer 644 00:24:03,610 --> 00:24:07,047 after Spitzer was disgraced from having numerous affairs 645 00:24:07,147 --> 00:24:08,748 with high-end escorts. 646 00:24:08,848 --> 00:24:11,384 But once Paterson took office, he 647 00:24:11,484 --> 00:24:13,153 proved that Black governors could 648 00:24:13,253 --> 00:24:15,755 also be plagued with scandals. 649 00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:18,591 A previous affair with a coworker came to light. 650 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:21,728 He was accused of giving Jay-Z a sweetheart investment deal. 651 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:23,863 He was fined for unlawfully accepting 652 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:25,231 Yankees World Series tickets. 653 00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:29,369 All in all, he was having a pretty good time as governor. 654 00:24:29,536 --> 00:24:30,704 But that's all the Black governors 655 00:24:30,804 --> 00:24:34,140 we have time to discuss today. 656 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,910 The-- there are no more Black governors? 657 00:24:37,010 --> 00:24:40,347 That was all the Black governors? 658 00:24:40,447 --> 00:24:41,414 Damn. 659 00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:43,116 Black people have produced less governors 660 00:24:43,216 --> 00:24:44,918 than Predator movies. 661 00:24:45,018 --> 00:24:46,353 That tells me two things-- 662 00:24:46,453 --> 00:24:50,557 one, America must do better, and, two, I 663 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:51,624 need to watch Predator again. 664 00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:53,026 That was a damn good movie. 665 00:24:53,126 --> 00:24:54,894 This has been CP Time. 666 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:57,197 And, remember, we're for the culture. 667 00:24:57,297 --> 00:25:00,400 [music playing] 668 00:25:00,567 --> 00:25:03,703 Gas station six pill kicking in. 669 00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:06,639 Jimmy, bring me my defibrillator. 670 00:25:06,740 --> 00:25:07,741 [cheering] 671 00:25:07,841 --> 00:25:08,942 Thank you so much for that, Roy. 672 00:25:09,042 --> 00:25:10,744 All right, stay tuned because when we come back, 673 00:25:10,844 --> 00:25:13,346 the star of The Woman King, Thuso Mbedu, 674 00:25:13,446 --> 00:25:15,015 will be joining me right here on the show. 675 00:25:15,115 --> 00:25:16,016 You don't want to miss it. 676 00:25:16,116 --> 00:25:20,053 [cheering] 677 00:25:24,524 --> 00:25:28,595 [applause] 678 00:25:28,695 --> 00:25:30,363 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 679 00:25:30,463 --> 00:25:33,833 My guest tonight is an award-winning actor 680 00:25:33,934 --> 00:25:36,703 who currently stars alongside Viola Davis 681 00:25:36,803 --> 00:25:39,739 in the critically-acclaimed film, The Woman King, which 682 00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:41,174 is in theaters right now. 683 00:25:41,274 --> 00:25:43,410 I have watched soldiers die because they 684 00:25:43,510 --> 00:25:44,911 did not have discipline. 685 00:25:45,011 --> 00:25:46,580 Their easy life did not prepare them for-- 686 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:47,581 I did not have an easy life! 687 00:25:47,681 --> 00:25:52,352 --prison life here as an Agojie! 688 00:25:52,452 --> 00:25:55,355 (VOICE BREAKING) I did not have an easy life. 689 00:25:55,455 --> 00:25:58,725 Please, I want to be with the others. 690 00:25:58,825 --> 00:26:04,698 I want to fight for my king. 691 00:26:04,798 --> 00:26:11,104 Your tears mean nothing. 692 00:26:11,204 --> 00:26:17,777 To be a warrior, you must kill your tears. 693 00:26:19,012 --> 00:26:21,715 Please welcome my fellow South African, Thuso Mbedu. 694 00:26:21,815 --> 00:26:28,555 [applause, cheering] 695 00:26:29,556 --> 00:26:36,296 [chatter] 696 00:26:39,299 --> 00:26:40,233 Hi. 697 00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:42,202 Thuso Mbedu, welcome to The Daily Show. 698 00:26:42,302 --> 00:26:43,169 Oh! 699 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:44,237 I'm excited to be here. 700 00:26:44,337 --> 00:26:45,205 TREVOR NOAH: I'm excited to have you here. 701 00:26:45,305 --> 00:26:46,172 This is so amazing. - My goodness. 702 00:26:46,273 --> 00:26:47,173 South African. South African. 703 00:26:47,274 --> 00:26:48,174 Huh? Huh? 704 00:26:48,275 --> 00:26:49,175 Look at this. 705 00:26:49,276 --> 00:26:50,176 Look at this. 706 00:26:50,277 --> 00:26:51,444 Look at this. - [laughs] 707 00:26:51,544 --> 00:26:53,146 And not just a South African, a South 708 00:26:53,213 --> 00:26:56,016 African who is absolutely crushing 709 00:26:56,149 --> 00:26:57,183 it in everything that you do. 710 00:26:57,284 --> 00:26:58,184 Congratulations. - Thank you. 711 00:26:58,285 --> 00:26:59,185 Thank you. Thank you. 712 00:26:59,286 --> 00:27:00,186 Right? 713 00:27:00,287 --> 00:27:01,254 Congratulations on The Woman King. 714 00:27:01,354 --> 00:27:02,756 I mean, everyone-- critics, 90%-something, 715 00:27:02,856 --> 00:27:04,324 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. 716 00:27:04,424 --> 00:27:05,992 Everybody talks about it, raves about it. 717 00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:06,993 It's not an easy film to watch-- 718 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:07,994 Yeah. 719 00:27:08,161 --> 00:27:09,329 --again. 720 00:27:09,429 --> 00:27:11,665 And it feels like you have this knack for not just acting 721 00:27:11,765 --> 00:27:15,201 but portraying a person, a moment, and a feeling 722 00:27:15,302 --> 00:27:18,672 in time that makes people feel-- like, what-- 723 00:27:18,772 --> 00:27:20,073 do you do that on purpose? 724 00:27:20,173 --> 00:27:21,708 Not the acting part, but do you choose a role because you go, 725 00:27:21,808 --> 00:27:23,176 I'm going to make people cry with this one. 726 00:27:23,276 --> 00:27:24,511 Not cry. 727 00:27:24,611 --> 00:27:26,313 [laughter] 728 00:27:26,413 --> 00:27:28,114 That's funny because I'm always-- 729 00:27:28,214 --> 00:27:29,482 like, back home in South Africa, 730 00:27:29,583 --> 00:27:30,884 that's what I was known for. 731 00:27:30,984 --> 00:27:36,356 And so I am actively resisting roles that I, as a character, 732 00:27:36,456 --> 00:27:37,524 would have to cry. 733 00:27:37,624 --> 00:27:39,726 And in this one, I loved the fact 734 00:27:39,826 --> 00:27:42,963 that Viola's character tells my character 735 00:27:43,129 --> 00:27:44,130 that you do not cry-- 736 00:27:44,164 --> 00:27:45,131 Right. 737 00:27:45,165 --> 00:27:46,132 --in this space. 738 00:27:46,166 --> 00:27:47,334 Absolutely loved it because then 739 00:27:47,434 --> 00:27:48,335 it means I don't have to cry. 740 00:27:48,435 --> 00:27:49,336 [chuckles] 741 00:27:49,436 --> 00:27:50,370 [laughter] 742 00:27:50,470 --> 00:27:52,872 But then, you know, the movie then 743 00:27:52,973 --> 00:27:55,875 tells us that what Viola was telling my character 744 00:27:55,976 --> 00:27:56,876 is not necessarily true. 745 00:27:56,977 --> 00:27:58,144 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 746 00:27:58,178 --> 00:27:59,646 Because taking away her tears means stripping her 747 00:27:59,746 --> 00:28:01,681 of her humanity ultimately. 748 00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:06,253 So-- but, yeah, I choose projects that I feel 749 00:28:06,353 --> 00:28:07,654 will have some sort of impact. 750 00:28:07,754 --> 00:28:08,955 We're not following the money. 751 00:28:09,055 --> 00:28:10,156 We're following purpose. 752 00:28:10,223 --> 00:28:12,792 We're following changing people's lives. 753 00:28:12,893 --> 00:28:15,161 I did drama in high school and in university 754 00:28:15,228 --> 00:28:17,364 because I wanted to use acting as a tool for social change. 755 00:28:17,464 --> 00:28:18,398 - I love that. - So-- yeah. 756 00:28:18,498 --> 00:28:19,766 I love it. 757 00:28:19,866 --> 00:28:21,201 Because people take for granted how much it shapes culture, 758 00:28:21,301 --> 00:28:22,202 how it influences-- 759 00:28:22,302 --> 00:28:23,336 Yeah. 760 00:28:23,436 --> 00:28:25,372 --how we see the world and what we do in it. 761 00:28:25,472 --> 00:28:26,973 This is also a great opportunity 762 00:28:27,107 --> 00:28:28,275 for me and-- for you. 763 00:28:28,375 --> 00:28:32,345 And you seized it because you kick ass in this movie. 764 00:28:32,445 --> 00:28:33,346 Literally. 765 00:28:33,446 --> 00:28:35,382 Thuso, like, you-- 766 00:28:35,482 --> 00:28:36,383 you fight. 767 00:28:36,483 --> 00:28:37,484 Yes. 768 00:28:37,584 --> 00:28:38,952 And you-- I want to know how many martial 769 00:28:39,119 --> 00:28:40,887 arts did you study for that? 770 00:28:40,987 --> 00:28:42,322 You got to go and-- 771 00:28:42,422 --> 00:28:43,623 what was it, like-- 772 00:28:43,723 --> 00:28:45,492 Bruh, it was a lot. 773 00:28:45,592 --> 00:28:46,793 [laughter] 774 00:28:46,893 --> 00:28:47,827 It was a lot. 775 00:28:47,928 --> 00:28:49,863 There was a range of different things. 776 00:28:49,963 --> 00:28:52,632 I got cast I think like April-ish. 777 00:28:52,732 --> 00:28:55,302 Preproduction training was starting in July. 778 00:28:55,402 --> 00:28:57,470 So I put myself through Muay Thai between-- 779 00:28:57,571 --> 00:28:58,471 - Yes, yes. - Yeah, because I-- 780 00:28:58,572 --> 00:28:59,472 Yeah. 781 00:28:59,573 --> 00:29:00,440 So you're doing Muay Thai-- actually, 782 00:29:00,540 --> 00:29:01,474 you're hitting yourself with weapons. 783 00:29:01,575 --> 00:29:03,043 - [laughs] - There's a video on Thuso. 784 00:29:03,143 --> 00:29:04,444 You should check it out if it's still on your social media. 785 00:29:04,544 --> 00:29:05,579 It hurts! 786 00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:07,013 It's amazing because you show us the progression. 787 00:29:07,147 --> 00:29:08,348 Yes. 788 00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:09,349 So, obviously, in the movie, it's just you like kick ass, 789 00:29:09,449 --> 00:29:10,550 pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. 790 00:29:10,650 --> 00:29:11,952 And then you play the video where you start off 791 00:29:12,052 --> 00:29:13,253 and it's like, aha, aha, aha, aha, aha. 792 00:29:13,353 --> 00:29:14,554 Actually, yeah. 793 00:29:14,654 --> 00:29:17,223 It's basically you beating yourself in the beginning. 794 00:29:17,324 --> 00:29:18,558 Why would you put yourself through that? 795 00:29:18,658 --> 00:29:20,360 You know you can use a stunt double, right? 796 00:29:20,460 --> 00:29:21,661 Oh. OK, wait. 797 00:29:21,761 --> 00:29:23,296 Gina, our director, does not believe in stunt doubles. 798 00:29:23,396 --> 00:29:24,297 Wow! 799 00:29:24,397 --> 00:29:25,599 Yes. 800 00:29:25,699 --> 00:29:27,567 Number one-- and so part of my audition for the movie 801 00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:29,970 was going through a physical and fitness 802 00:29:30,103 --> 00:29:30,971 test to determine-- 803 00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:32,172 TREVOR NOAH: Wow! 804 00:29:32,272 --> 00:29:33,740 --whether I'd be able to do my own stunts or not. 805 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,108 AUDIENCE MEMBER: Woo! - Yes. 806 00:29:35,208 --> 00:29:37,110 So that means-- like, you know how to fight now. 807 00:29:37,143 --> 00:29:38,311 I like to believe so. 808 00:29:38,411 --> 00:29:39,579 [laughs] 809 00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:40,714 I would like to believe so too. 810 00:29:40,814 --> 00:29:42,315 You can fight. - I don't know. 811 00:29:42,415 --> 00:29:43,350 I don't know. 812 00:29:43,450 --> 00:29:45,685 We have "action" and "cut" in a movie. 813 00:29:45,785 --> 00:29:46,987 In real life? - No. 814 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:48,388 I think you can fight. 815 00:29:48,488 --> 00:29:51,391 I think-- I also learned from talking to some of the people 816 00:29:51,491 --> 00:29:52,993 who were involved in the movie that you-- 817 00:29:53,126 --> 00:29:54,861 this is one of my favorite stories from the film. 818 00:29:54,961 --> 00:29:55,862 Everyone had to do-- 819 00:29:55,962 --> 00:29:57,797 I think it was two hours of training. 820 00:29:57,898 --> 00:29:58,798 Oh, yeah. 821 00:29:58,899 --> 00:29:59,799 Two hours of training. 822 00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:01,334 You then said, "No. 823 00:30:01,434 --> 00:30:02,903 I would like to do three hours." 824 00:30:03,003 --> 00:30:04,237 An extra hour. Yeah. 825 00:30:04,337 --> 00:30:05,805 - OK. - Mm-hmm. 826 00:30:05,906 --> 00:30:06,806 Naturally. 827 00:30:06,907 --> 00:30:08,441 But then because of that, the director 828 00:30:08,541 --> 00:30:09,743 was like, that's actually a great idea. 829 00:30:09,843 --> 00:30:11,011 Everyone should do three hours. 830 00:30:11,144 --> 00:30:12,545 [laughter] - It was my bad. 831 00:30:12,646 --> 00:30:13,713 It really, really, really, really-- 832 00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:14,981 - Come on now, Mbedu. - No, man. 833 00:30:15,148 --> 00:30:17,150 Guys, no understand. 834 00:30:17,183 --> 00:30:19,753 It was-- we're all new to stunts and action. 835 00:30:19,853 --> 00:30:22,889 And I have great confidence in the amount of time 836 00:30:22,989 --> 00:30:24,791 that I put into my acting and to the research 837 00:30:24,891 --> 00:30:27,227 and the conversations and the rehearsals. 838 00:30:27,327 --> 00:30:29,763 And so let's say my acting is up here. 839 00:30:29,863 --> 00:30:33,400 I needed my stunts to be at least in the vicinity. 840 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:34,768 And so that means extra time. 841 00:30:34,868 --> 00:30:37,003 TREVOR NOAH: Yeah, but then you became that kid in class. 842 00:30:37,103 --> 00:30:38,104 I remember in school-- 843 00:30:38,204 --> 00:30:39,439 and you know the kids I'm talking about. 844 00:30:39,539 --> 00:30:41,408 You became that kid in class where sometimes a lesson 845 00:30:41,508 --> 00:30:43,310 would end, and then the teacher would be like, OK, 846 00:30:43,410 --> 00:30:44,444 everybody go. 847 00:30:44,544 --> 00:30:45,912 And then there's that kid that goes like, sir, 848 00:30:46,012 --> 00:30:47,147 you didn't give us homework. 849 00:30:47,247 --> 00:30:49,549 [laughter] 850 00:30:49,649 --> 00:30:50,617 Everyone got an extra hour. 851 00:30:50,717 --> 00:30:52,385 I mean, it came out great in the movie. 852 00:30:52,485 --> 00:30:54,287 But there must have been a moment where people were like, 853 00:30:54,387 --> 00:30:55,422 Thuso Mbedu. 854 00:30:55,522 --> 00:30:57,991 Viola, yeah, was very much, Thuso, come on. 855 00:30:58,124 --> 00:30:59,292 [laughs] 856 00:30:59,392 --> 00:31:01,161 Before I let you go, I want to talk about the projects 857 00:31:01,261 --> 00:31:02,162 that you're embarking on now. 858 00:31:02,262 --> 00:31:03,630 Because it's one thing to perform 859 00:31:03,730 --> 00:31:04,764 in front of the camera. 860 00:31:04,864 --> 00:31:07,767 It's another to cement yourself in an industry. 861 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:11,338 But you've really jumped from strength to strength. 862 00:31:11,438 --> 00:31:14,908 You've got an entire production deal with Paramount+ now where 863 00:31:15,008 --> 00:31:16,643 you're going to be working on your own productions, 864 00:31:16,743 --> 00:31:17,877 which I know you're really passionate about. 865 00:31:17,978 --> 00:31:19,145 Yes. 866 00:31:19,179 --> 00:31:20,280 I'd love to know what you would dream of creating. 867 00:31:20,380 --> 00:31:22,382 If you could-- not the specific stories, but what 868 00:31:22,482 --> 00:31:23,850 are you trying to create in the world 869 00:31:23,950 --> 00:31:26,219 where you are the teller of the story versus just the person 870 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:27,254 who's in it? 871 00:31:27,354 --> 00:31:28,989 I think more than anything, you know, 872 00:31:29,089 --> 00:31:33,393 I want to create the stories that are innately in us. 873 00:31:33,493 --> 00:31:36,363 Because growing up and being in this industry, one, 874 00:31:36,463 --> 00:31:38,265 you believe that you can be anything 875 00:31:38,365 --> 00:31:39,966 until you get to the industry and they tell you no, 876 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:40,967 you can't. 877 00:31:41,101 --> 00:31:43,803 And so, what are those stories? 878 00:31:43,904 --> 00:31:46,940 Like, with the Paramount+ deal, we're specifically focusing 879 00:31:47,107 --> 00:31:49,843 on health, climate, and equity as part of their social 880 00:31:49,943 --> 00:31:50,844 impact initiative-- 881 00:31:50,944 --> 00:31:51,978 Right. 882 00:31:52,112 --> 00:31:53,813 --and taking that to South Africa and Africa. 883 00:31:53,914 --> 00:31:57,350 And so those are stories that will 884 00:31:57,450 --> 00:31:58,752 transform people's thinking. 885 00:31:58,852 --> 00:32:00,954 Because from my understanding and from what I've experienced 886 00:32:01,121 --> 00:32:04,958 back home is, they're vary keen on commissioning projects that 887 00:32:05,125 --> 00:32:07,627 will encourage destructive behavior, 888 00:32:07,727 --> 00:32:09,563 but aren't necessarily teaching people 889 00:32:09,663 --> 00:32:11,331 how to transform and empower their lives. 890 00:32:11,431 --> 00:32:12,332 Wow. 891 00:32:12,432 --> 00:32:15,368 And so if we can come with those stories 892 00:32:15,468 --> 00:32:17,737 that are both entertaining and teaching people 893 00:32:17,837 --> 00:32:19,472 to do better and be better, then 894 00:32:19,573 --> 00:32:21,474 I'm all the happier for it. - Excellent. 895 00:32:21,575 --> 00:32:22,475 Because otherwise why are we doing this? 896 00:32:22,576 --> 00:32:23,476 - I like that. - You know? 897 00:32:23,577 --> 00:32:24,477 Yeah. - Yeah. 898 00:32:24,578 --> 00:32:25,712 I really like that. Congratulations. 899 00:32:25,812 --> 00:32:27,113 Thank you. 900 00:32:27,213 --> 00:32:29,583 It's been beautiful to watch your journey. 901 00:32:29,683 --> 00:32:32,619 I've seen you act and do the best and just kick ass. 902 00:32:32,719 --> 00:32:36,289 I've seen you kick ass in all martial arts including 903 00:32:36,389 --> 00:32:37,290 yourself and the other people. 904 00:32:37,390 --> 00:32:38,692 [laughs] 905 00:32:38,792 --> 00:32:40,694 I truly believe-- and I don't think I'll be wrong on this-- 906 00:32:40,794 --> 00:32:42,095 you're going to kick ass in everything-- 907 00:32:42,128 --> 00:32:43,563 your production company-- - Thank you. 908 00:32:43,663 --> 00:32:45,332 --with the work you're doing in South Africa, everything 909 00:32:45,432 --> 00:32:46,466 you do going forward. 910 00:32:46,566 --> 00:32:47,567 Thank you so much for joining me on the show. 911 00:32:47,667 --> 00:32:48,602 - Thank you. - Wonderful seeing you again. 912 00:32:48,702 --> 00:32:49,803 - Always good. - Absolute pleasure. 913 00:32:49,903 --> 00:32:51,304 - Thank you. - Thuso Mbedu, everybody. 914 00:32:51,404 --> 00:32:52,305 [applause] All right. 915 00:32:52,405 --> 00:32:53,340 We're going to take a quick break, 916 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,542 but we'll be right back after this. 917 00:32:55,642 --> 00:32:56,743 [chatter] 918 00:32:56,843 --> 00:33:00,780 [applause, cheering] 919 00:33:04,791 --> 00:33:08,662 [cheering] 920 00:33:08,762 --> 00:33:09,863 Well, that's our show for tonight. 921 00:33:09,963 --> 00:33:11,131 Thank you so much for tuning in. 922 00:33:11,231 --> 00:33:13,266 But before we go-- before we go, 923 00:33:13,366 --> 00:33:15,101 the polls are almost closed. 924 00:33:15,202 --> 00:33:16,469 So it's a little late to sign up 925 00:33:16,570 --> 00:33:18,171 to be a poll worker this year. 926 00:33:18,271 --> 00:33:20,307 But, remember, new poll workers will 927 00:33:20,407 --> 00:33:22,609 always be needed to help keep America's 928 00:33:22,709 --> 00:33:23,677 democracy functioning. 929 00:33:23,777 --> 00:33:27,848 So why not go to powerthepolls.org to learn 930 00:33:27,948 --> 00:33:29,482 more and sign up and help. 931 00:33:29,583 --> 00:33:31,351 Until next time, stay safe out there. 932 00:33:31,451 --> 00:33:34,120 And, remember, if you voted today, 933 00:33:34,221 --> 00:33:35,922 everything that happens from now on is your fault. 934 00:33:36,022 --> 00:33:38,458 Now here it is, your Moment of Zen. 935 00:33:38,558 --> 00:33:39,860 I'm a combat veteran. 936 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,562 I actually fought in countries so that they would 937 00:33:42,662 --> 00:33:45,832 have the right to vote freely. 938 00:33:45,932 --> 00:33:47,234 And that's being threatened. 939 00:33:47,334 --> 00:33:48,768 I just feel the issue of abortion 940 00:33:48,869 --> 00:33:50,971 is foremost in my mind. 941 00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:53,039 I don't care about the economy or inflation. 942 00:33:53,139 --> 00:33:55,475 Inflation is already there all the time. 943 00:33:55,575 --> 00:33:58,745 I think Black folks realized at the last presidential 944 00:33:58,845 --> 00:34:02,949 election, the strength and the value of our vote 945 00:34:03,049 --> 00:34:06,453 and turned out in overwhelming numbers. 946 00:34:06,553 --> 00:34:09,589 And that reversed a lot of things around here. 947 00:34:09,689 --> 00:34:14,227 So we realized that our vote has value. 948 00:34:14,394 --> 00:34:20,400 And our vote is our voice, and that if we want to be heard, 949 00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:22,736 we have to vote.