1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,869 [theme music] 2 00:00:01,969 --> 00:00:03,237 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New 3 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:07,608 York City, the only city in America, it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,708 --> 00:00:13,747 Tonight, President Barack Obama is here, and Barack Obama, 5 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:17,184 and did we mention President Barack Obama? 6 00:00:17,284 --> 00:00:21,054 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:21,154 --> 00:00:28,161 [cheering] 8 00:00:37,171 --> 00:00:38,472 What's going on, everybody? 9 00:00:38,572 --> 00:00:40,040 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 10 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:41,275 Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,844 And thank you for coming out in person, everybody. 12 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:44,845 Thank you for being here. 13 00:00:44,945 --> 00:00:46,013 Thank you so much for being here. 14 00:00:46,113 --> 00:00:47,014 Thank you for being here. 15 00:00:47,114 --> 00:00:48,048 Take a seat. 16 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:49,383 Take a seat. 17 00:00:49,483 --> 00:00:51,552 We've got a very special show lined up for you tonight. 18 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:53,420 We're all going back to the moon. 19 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,722 Republicans are storming the House again. 20 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:57,257 And Herschel Walker gets involved 21 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:00,060 in a fight between werewolves and vampires. 22 00:01:00,093 --> 00:01:02,930 Plus, we're being joined by one of my favorite Black 23 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:04,064 American presidents. 24 00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:05,732 Barack Obama is joining us on the show today. 25 00:01:05,832 --> 00:01:07,067 [cheering] 26 00:01:07,167 --> 00:01:08,168 So let's do this, people. 27 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,204 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 28 00:01:10,304 --> 00:01:13,173 [music playing] 29 00:01:13,273 --> 00:01:17,644 [cheering] 30 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:19,379 All right, people, I'm going to be honest. 31 00:01:19,479 --> 00:01:20,647 With all the news happening right now, 32 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:23,617 I don't think we have enough space in today's show. 33 00:01:23,717 --> 00:01:24,985 There's not enough time. 34 00:01:25,085 --> 00:01:26,186 And I tried everything. 35 00:01:26,286 --> 00:01:27,287 I tried everything. 36 00:01:27,387 --> 00:01:28,922 I even tried putting the news in the sauna 37 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,524 so it could sweat it out for a little while. 38 00:01:30,624 --> 00:01:31,792 But it didn't work. 39 00:01:31,892 --> 00:01:33,260 The news just came out glistening 40 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,394 and sexier than ever. 41 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:37,631 But we still don't have enough time. 42 00:01:37,731 --> 00:01:39,666 Fortunately, though, not enough time 43 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:42,236 is just enough time for a segment we call Ain't Nobody 44 00:01:42,336 --> 00:01:43,537 Got Time for That. 45 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:47,407 [cheering] 46 00:01:47,508 --> 00:01:50,210 All right, let's kick things off with the moon, a.k.a. 47 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:51,311 Ashy Earth. 48 00:01:51,411 --> 00:01:55,282 The last time humans set foot on it was 1972. 49 00:01:55,382 --> 00:01:58,452 But now we might finally be getting a sequel. 50 00:01:58,552 --> 00:02:01,588 REPORTER: NASA going back to the moon for the first time 51 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:04,858 in five decades, launching the most powerful rocket 52 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:07,060 in the world into space, kicking off its 53 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,062 high-stakes Artemis 1 mission. 54 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:11,465 This is a test flight with test dummies. 55 00:02:11,565 --> 00:02:14,067 But if this succeeds, astronauts could 56 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:15,769 do the same in two years. 57 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:17,604 And NASA says that this really 58 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:21,642 opens the door to a whole new world of space exploration. 59 00:02:21,742 --> 00:02:24,578 The long-term goal here is to set up a base on the moon 60 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:26,513 where people can actually live. 61 00:02:26,613 --> 00:02:29,750 Yes, unlike crypto, we are actually going to the moon. 62 00:02:29,850 --> 00:02:31,451 [laughter] 63 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:33,086 And before you haters start saying, oh, 64 00:02:33,187 --> 00:02:35,088 do we really need to go back to the moon? 65 00:02:35,122 --> 00:02:36,089 Yes, we do. 66 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:37,524 Of course, we do. 67 00:02:37,624 --> 00:02:39,092 Buzz Aldrin left his keys up there. 68 00:02:39,126 --> 00:02:41,295 The dude's been locked out of his house for 53 years. 69 00:02:41,395 --> 00:02:42,696 And, you know, I was thinking, wouldn't it 70 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:44,464 be funny if when we got back up there, 71 00:02:44,565 --> 00:02:46,166 we find out that the original astronauts 72 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:48,802 did a bunch of crazy shit that they didn't tell us about? 73 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:50,504 Like, the new astronauts step out, 74 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:52,005 and there's a bunch of moon babies 75 00:02:52,105 --> 00:02:53,240 that look like Neil Armstrong. 76 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:54,608 [laughter] 77 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:56,610 Yeah, just like, daddy, you're finally back from your trip 78 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:57,778 to get cigarettes. 79 00:02:57,878 --> 00:03:01,381 It's like, wait, why are you still babies? 80 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:03,717 Now, as much as I love space travel-- 81 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:05,853 and I really do-- my one issue with NASA 82 00:03:05,953 --> 00:03:08,288 is, why do they keep using Greek names? 83 00:03:08,388 --> 00:03:09,289 Huh? 84 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:11,058 This program is Artemis. 85 00:03:11,158 --> 00:03:12,793 The old one was Apollo. 86 00:03:12,893 --> 00:03:15,062 Why doesn't NASA's update things, you know? 87 00:03:15,095 --> 00:03:17,297 Name rockets after today's mythical heroes. 88 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:19,466 Everyone, we're sending Artemis to the moon. 89 00:03:19,566 --> 00:03:21,201 Boring. 90 00:03:21,301 --> 00:03:24,071 Everyone, we're sending John Wick to the moon. 91 00:03:24,137 --> 00:03:25,305 Oh, yeah! 92 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:26,607 Shit's about to go down. 93 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:28,075 Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew! 94 00:03:28,108 --> 00:03:29,877 [cheering] 95 00:03:29,977 --> 00:03:31,812 Now, if we had more time, we could talk about 96 00:03:31,912 --> 00:03:34,081 whether humans should be going anywhere in the universe given 97 00:03:34,181 --> 00:03:36,483 the fact that we can't even get COVID under control down here. 98 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:37,751 Because if we're not careful, we 99 00:03:37,851 --> 00:03:38,919 might turn into the conquistadors 100 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:40,087 of the solar system, right? 101 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,555 Just be like, is there life on Mars? 102 00:03:41,655 --> 00:03:42,856 Uh, there was. 103 00:03:42,956 --> 00:03:45,425 [coughs] But we don't have time to talk about lifeforms 104 00:03:45,526 --> 00:03:47,227 in space because there are some new life 105 00:03:47,327 --> 00:03:48,896 forms coming to Congress. 106 00:03:48,996 --> 00:03:50,697 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just 107 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:53,100 said that she will not seek a leadership 108 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,535 position in the new Congress. 109 00:03:54,635 --> 00:03:56,870 Her announcement comes after Republicans 110 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:58,906 won control of the House of Representatives 111 00:03:59,006 --> 00:04:00,073 in the midterm elections. 112 00:04:00,174 --> 00:04:02,643 With great confidence in our caucus, 113 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:06,046 I will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership 114 00:04:06,146 --> 00:04:07,581 in the next Congress. 115 00:04:07,681 --> 00:04:08,582 Yes, that's right. 116 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:10,350 It is a new era in Congress. 117 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:12,052 Nancy Pelosi is stepping down. 118 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:15,422 And Republicans have officially won control of the House. 119 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:17,291 And this time they did it without shitting on the floor. 120 00:04:17,391 --> 00:04:18,292 That's growth. 121 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:20,127 That is growth. 122 00:04:20,227 --> 00:04:22,696 And, you know, Kevin McCarthy might be happy right now, 123 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:25,265 you know, that he could replace Nancy Pelosi next year 124 00:04:25,365 --> 00:04:26,400 as Speaker of the House. 125 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:29,503 But, remember-- remember, half of his caucus 126 00:04:29,603 --> 00:04:33,240 believe in Jewish space lasers that stole the election 127 00:04:33,340 --> 00:04:35,075 using Venezuelan mind control. 128 00:04:35,142 --> 00:04:39,479 So good luck to him controlling them. 129 00:04:39,580 --> 00:04:40,814 Yeah, he's going to be trying to get more 130 00:04:40,914 --> 00:04:41,982 tax cuts for corporations. 131 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:43,517 Meanwhile, they'll be like, boo! 132 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:46,086 We want to subpoena Hunter Biden's penis! 133 00:04:46,119 --> 00:04:47,521 Bring it here! 134 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:51,358 Put that penis under oath! 135 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:52,626 And, you know, Republicans are finally 136 00:04:52,726 --> 00:04:54,094 going to learn that being in charge 137 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:56,330 brings its own sets of promises, you know? 138 00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:57,831 You've got to deliver. 139 00:04:57,931 --> 00:05:00,334 You have to deliver on your campaign promises. 140 00:05:00,434 --> 00:05:01,902 That's a challenge. 141 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:04,471 And what was the number one issue that they campaigned on? 142 00:05:04,571 --> 00:05:05,906 [bleep] Joe Biden. 143 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:07,508 [laughter] 144 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:09,543 And now that they won, voters will be expecting 145 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:11,245 them to [bleep] Joe Biden. 146 00:05:11,345 --> 00:05:12,846 [laughter] 147 00:05:12,946 --> 00:05:14,281 They have to do it. 148 00:05:14,381 --> 00:05:15,349 [cheering] 149 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:17,050 They have to go through the steps. 150 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,553 They said it, not me. 151 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:21,722 Yeah, they're going to have to pass a bill to ask him out. 152 00:05:21,822 --> 00:05:24,191 They're going to have to agree on the restaurant 153 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:25,192 to take him out to. 154 00:05:25,292 --> 00:05:26,326 And then when they take him home, 155 00:05:26,426 --> 00:05:27,461 they're going to have to listen to his stories 156 00:05:27,561 --> 00:05:28,629 before he lets them smash. (IMITATING BIDEN) 157 00:05:28,729 --> 00:05:29,863 And we're going to see the people-- 158 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:31,899 did I tell you about the time I was by the pool, man. 159 00:05:32,065 --> 00:05:33,066 It's a great time with this Negro. 160 00:05:33,133 --> 00:05:34,101 Yeah, good luck keeping a hard-on 161 00:05:34,201 --> 00:05:36,069 through that, Republicans. [laughter] 162 00:05:36,136 --> 00:05:38,405 Now, if we had more time, we could 163 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:40,407 talk more about all the news coming 164 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:41,542 out of America's politics. 165 00:05:41,642 --> 00:05:43,243 For instance, we could talk about the Senate 166 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:46,079 moving closer to protecting gay marriage, finally. 167 00:05:46,113 --> 00:05:48,582 Or we could talk about Karen Bass becoming 168 00:05:48,682 --> 00:05:50,450 LA's first female mayor. 169 00:05:50,551 --> 00:05:53,453 Or we could talk about whether the next Speaker of the House 170 00:05:53,554 --> 00:05:55,189 will be able to beat Nancy Pelosi's high score 171 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:56,190 on the stock market. 172 00:05:56,290 --> 00:05:58,125 But we don't have the time for that 173 00:05:58,225 --> 00:06:00,194 because there's one man who, god forbid, 174 00:06:00,294 --> 00:06:02,029 might be joining these people in the Capitol. 175 00:06:02,129 --> 00:06:04,765 And, boy, is he going to be bringing the greatest hits. 176 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:06,934 I watched this movie called Fright Night, Freak 177 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:08,135 Night, some kind of a night. 178 00:06:08,235 --> 00:06:09,703 But it was about vampires. 179 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:11,605 But I'm going to tell you something that I found out. 180 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:13,106 A werewolf can kill a vampire. 181 00:06:13,207 --> 00:06:14,908 Did you know that? I never knew that. 182 00:06:15,042 --> 00:06:16,276 So I don't want to be a vampire anymore. 183 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:17,544 I want to be a werewolf. 184 00:06:17,644 --> 00:06:21,315 So I'm watching my TV of these kids watching their TV. 185 00:06:21,415 --> 00:06:22,950 The guy jumped in front of them, this holy water, 186 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:24,184 threw it on the vampire forehead. 187 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,186 He covered his eyes. 188 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:27,521 Then he took his hand away. 189 00:06:27,621 --> 00:06:28,822 He started laughing. 190 00:06:28,922 --> 00:06:29,823 He took the cross. 191 00:06:29,923 --> 00:06:31,291 He put it on the vampire forehead. 192 00:06:31,391 --> 00:06:33,093 And the vampire didn't even do anything. 193 00:06:33,193 --> 00:06:34,161 He said, that don't work. 194 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:35,462 And that's the way it is in our life. 195 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:37,564 It doesn't work unless you've got faith. 196 00:06:37,664 --> 00:06:38,932 You've got to have faith in this country. 197 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:41,735 You got to have faith in the elected officials. 198 00:06:41,835 --> 00:06:43,904 And right now that's the reason I'm here. 199 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:47,741 [laughter] 200 00:06:47,841 --> 00:06:49,877 Step aside, Gettysburg Address. 201 00:06:49,977 --> 00:06:51,078 [laughter] 202 00:06:51,178 --> 00:06:53,847 America has the new greatest speech of all time. 203 00:06:53,947 --> 00:06:55,315 Because you tell me the last time 204 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:57,684 you heard a speech about vampires, werewolves, faith, 205 00:06:57,784 --> 00:07:01,121 politics, and garlic, huh? 206 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:03,390 And I don't know if Herschel Walker should be a US Senator. 207 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:06,026 But he should definitely be elected as America's 208 00:07:06,059 --> 00:07:07,494 official movie reviewer. Did you hear that? 209 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:08,495 I want to watch that movie. 210 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:09,796 I don't even know what it was. 211 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:11,031 He should do this for every movie. (IMITATING WALKER) 212 00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:12,165 Y'all seen The Little Mermaid? 213 00:07:12,266 --> 00:07:13,767 This woman was a fish, but then her boyfriend 214 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:14,935 threw a fork in the ocean. 215 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:16,937 And because of an octopus, she lost her voice. 216 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:18,639 And we need a new voice in Washington. 217 00:07:18,739 --> 00:07:21,175 And now that Little Mermaid is Black. 218 00:07:21,275 --> 00:07:22,309 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. 219 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:23,310 Thank you. 220 00:07:23,410 --> 00:07:25,879 [cheering] 221 00:07:26,046 --> 00:07:29,783 Now, if only we had more time, we could watch more 222 00:07:29,883 --> 00:07:31,084 of Herschel Walker's speech. 223 00:07:31,185 --> 00:07:33,187 Or we could talk about how Elon Musk said that he will 224 00:07:33,287 --> 00:07:35,055 eventually let someone else run Twitter, which 225 00:07:35,088 --> 00:07:36,490 is a genius idea that everyone else had 226 00:07:36,590 --> 00:07:37,891 before he took over Twitter. 227 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:40,827 Or we could talk about how this FTX crash could actually bring 228 00:07:40,928 --> 00:07:42,362 all of crypto down because of the regulators 229 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:43,630 looking into crypto. 230 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:45,632 Or we could talk about how Congress might be bringing 231 00:07:45,732 --> 00:07:47,968 Ticketmaster in for hearings because I 232 00:07:48,068 --> 00:07:49,903 guess they couldn't get Taylor Swift tickets either. 233 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:51,572 But we don't have the time for any of that 234 00:07:51,672 --> 00:07:52,873 because there's someone backstage 235 00:07:52,973 --> 00:07:54,274 by the name of Barack Obama. 236 00:07:54,374 --> 00:07:56,076 And we've got to make time to speak to him right after this. 237 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:57,544 Don't go away. 238 00:07:57,644 --> 00:07:59,346 President Barack Obama is coming up on the show. 239 00:07:59,446 --> 00:08:03,116 [cheering] 240 00:08:08,425 --> 00:08:13,997 [cheering] 241 00:08:14,097 --> 00:08:16,166 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 242 00:08:16,266 --> 00:08:19,503 Our guest tonight is here to discuss the inaugural Obama 243 00:08:19,603 --> 00:08:21,638 Foundation Democracy Forum, and how 244 00:08:21,738 --> 00:08:24,308 he's training the next generation of young leaders 245 00:08:24,408 --> 00:08:25,943 in the US and around the world. 246 00:08:26,043 --> 00:08:27,644 Please welcome the 44th president of the United 247 00:08:27,744 --> 00:08:28,812 States, Barack Obama. 248 00:08:28,912 --> 00:08:35,919 [cheering] 249 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,530 Thank you. 250 00:08:46,630 --> 00:08:47,998 Thank you. 251 00:08:48,098 --> 00:08:50,000 Thank you. 252 00:08:50,100 --> 00:08:52,503 Thank you very much. 253 00:08:52,603 --> 00:08:56,006 Thank you. 254 00:08:56,106 --> 00:08:58,075 Thank you. 255 00:08:58,175 --> 00:08:59,276 Thank you. 256 00:08:59,376 --> 00:09:00,944 Thank you very much. 257 00:09:01,044 --> 00:09:08,051 Yeah, that's right. 258 00:09:11,355 --> 00:09:14,892 I should have brought Michelle here, so that you could-- 259 00:09:15,025 --> 00:09:19,129 [cheering] 260 00:09:19,229 --> 00:09:23,634 This is how I'd like to be greeted when I come home. 261 00:09:23,734 --> 00:09:25,669 But I feel like Michelle's the star now, right? 262 00:09:25,769 --> 00:09:26,804 Oh, absolutely, absolutely. 263 00:09:26,904 --> 00:09:28,639 Mr. President, welcome to The Daily Show. 264 00:09:28,739 --> 00:09:30,040 It is wonderful to see you. 265 00:09:30,073 --> 00:09:32,509 Do you miss your name, by the way? 266 00:09:32,609 --> 00:09:34,244 Because everyone calls you Mr. President, but like, 267 00:09:34,344 --> 00:09:35,646 I feel like I would, like if people 268 00:09:35,746 --> 00:09:37,080 called me like Mr. Daily, I would 269 00:09:37,181 --> 00:09:39,383 miss just being called Trevor. 270 00:09:39,483 --> 00:09:40,717 Do you miss your name sometimes? 271 00:09:40,818 --> 00:09:41,885 My best friends call me Barack. 272 00:09:42,052 --> 00:09:43,320 TREVOR NOAH: OK, OK. So, Barack. 273 00:09:43,420 --> 00:09:44,655 You should call me Mr. President. 274 00:09:44,755 --> 00:09:45,889 TREVOR NOAH: Oh, I knew it. 275 00:09:46,056 --> 00:09:46,890 But-- 276 00:09:47,057 --> 00:09:47,891 You know, I was-- 277 00:09:48,058 --> 00:09:50,727 [laughs] welcome to the show. 278 00:09:50,828 --> 00:09:52,663 Let's start with, I mean, the most pressing news. 279 00:09:52,763 --> 00:09:54,164 The midterms just happened. 280 00:09:54,264 --> 00:09:55,332 You know, America voted. 281 00:09:55,432 --> 00:09:56,467 The House is flipping. 282 00:09:56,567 --> 00:09:57,901 Democrats have held onto the Senate. 283 00:09:58,068 --> 00:10:00,904 Many credit you for coming out and pushing 284 00:10:01,071 --> 00:10:02,272 out people to vote. 285 00:10:02,372 --> 00:10:04,541 I would love to know two parts to that. 286 00:10:04,641 --> 00:10:07,845 Number one, do you do you feel pressure whenever 287 00:10:08,011 --> 00:10:08,846 you're asked to come out? 288 00:10:09,012 --> 00:10:10,914 It's like in the movies when they need 289 00:10:11,014 --> 00:10:13,150 that home run and the bases are load and the team's losing 290 00:10:13,250 --> 00:10:14,485 and they go, Barack, we need you 291 00:10:14,585 --> 00:10:16,620 to hit this out of the park, we might lose everything. 292 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:17,621 Do you feel the pressure? 293 00:10:17,721 --> 00:10:18,622 Does it get to you? 294 00:10:18,722 --> 00:10:20,157 And second of all, what does it say 295 00:10:20,257 --> 00:10:22,092 about the state of the Democratic party 296 00:10:22,192 --> 00:10:23,694 that they always need you to come out and do 297 00:10:23,794 --> 00:10:24,761 that before an election? 298 00:10:24,862 --> 00:10:29,299 Look, I think that the reason we did better 299 00:10:29,399 --> 00:10:36,406 than expected can be attributed to not me or anything I did, 300 00:10:37,441 --> 00:10:39,343 but it has to do with A, we recruited 301 00:10:39,443 --> 00:10:41,378 some excellent candidates. 302 00:10:41,478 --> 00:10:45,082 You look like at a Wes Moore in Maryland, a Josh 303 00:10:45,182 --> 00:10:48,752 Shapiro in Pennsylvania. 304 00:10:48,852 --> 00:10:50,721 You look at our Senate candidates, 305 00:10:50,821 --> 00:10:55,626 you know, John Fetterman and Mark Kelly. 306 00:10:55,726 --> 00:11:00,631 They are committed, passionate, down to earth, 307 00:11:00,731 --> 00:11:03,200 they connect with people. 308 00:11:03,300 --> 00:11:08,005 And so I come in mainly to shine a spotlight on them. 309 00:11:08,105 --> 00:11:09,273 So that's point number one. 310 00:11:09,373 --> 00:11:12,276 And the second thing that happened in this Midterm, 311 00:11:12,376 --> 00:11:14,077 and we've seen it now for three elections, 312 00:11:14,178 --> 00:11:18,782 so I'm starting to feel pretty hopeful that this is a habit, 313 00:11:18,882 --> 00:11:20,450 young people are voting. 314 00:11:20,551 --> 00:11:26,824 And you've got higher, it has been many times 315 00:11:26,924 --> 00:11:30,194 remarked how I got thumped during Midterms 316 00:11:30,294 --> 00:11:31,462 during my presidency. 317 00:11:31,562 --> 00:11:34,832 And part of it was that voting rates were really low. 318 00:11:34,932 --> 00:11:39,937 People in some sense, I think a lot of Democrats felt, 319 00:11:40,037 --> 00:11:42,272 all right, Obama's there, we'll be OK. 320 00:11:42,372 --> 00:11:47,945 And if it turns out that McConnell and Boehner 321 00:11:48,045 --> 00:11:50,914 and others suddenly have power, then 322 00:11:51,048 --> 00:11:53,383 that greatly restricts what a president can do. 323 00:11:53,484 --> 00:11:56,053 And I think that lesson was learned. 324 00:11:56,119 --> 00:12:01,091 Trump comes in and suddenly 2018, 2020, and now this one, 325 00:12:01,191 --> 00:12:02,759 you've seen young people come in 326 00:12:02,860 --> 00:12:09,099 and they're typically voting at a rate of 70 to 30, 60 to 40 327 00:12:09,199 --> 00:12:10,434 Democrat to Republican. 328 00:12:10,534 --> 00:12:11,435 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 329 00:12:11,535 --> 00:12:12,669 And that makes a huge difference. 330 00:12:12,769 --> 00:12:13,904 And so their-- 331 00:12:14,004 --> 00:12:15,272 TREVOR NOAH: But many of them are-- 332 00:12:15,372 --> 00:12:18,475 --enthusiasm I think is what really drove this election. 333 00:12:18,575 --> 00:12:22,479 I agree with that in terms of the people who actually voted. 334 00:12:22,579 --> 00:12:25,182 But young people don't seem to be turning out as much. 335 00:12:25,282 --> 00:12:27,050 So the ones who did vote, voted overwhelmingly Democrat. 336 00:12:27,151 --> 00:12:28,051 Yes. 337 00:12:28,152 --> 00:12:29,653 But then the number of young voters 338 00:12:29,753 --> 00:12:31,889 seems to be dwindling from election to election. 339 00:12:32,022 --> 00:12:33,023 And many young voters are saying 340 00:12:33,123 --> 00:12:34,258 they feel disillusioned. 341 00:12:34,358 --> 00:12:36,193 They feel like America hasn't made a way for them. 342 00:12:36,293 --> 00:12:37,861 They don't see a future for themselves. 343 00:12:38,028 --> 00:12:41,732 Well, look, what is always true is young people are 344 00:12:41,832 --> 00:12:45,335 going to vote at slightly lower rates than old people, 345 00:12:45,435 --> 00:12:46,436 like me. 346 00:12:46,537 --> 00:12:49,173 Because they've got better things to do. 347 00:12:49,273 --> 00:12:53,744 Michelle and I are sitting at home, eating dinner. 348 00:12:53,844 --> 00:12:57,347 We've kind of run out of things to say. 349 00:12:57,447 --> 00:12:59,349 Well, let's go vote. 350 00:12:59,449 --> 00:13:02,286 Young people, Malia and Sasha, they're out, 351 00:13:02,386 --> 00:13:05,122 they got all kinds of stuff. 352 00:13:05,222 --> 00:13:08,192 So that's always going to be the case 353 00:13:08,292 --> 00:13:11,295 that young people voting rates are a little bit lower. 354 00:13:11,395 --> 00:13:15,399 They are higher now than they were in the Midterms 355 00:13:15,499 --> 00:13:16,500 when I was president. 356 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:21,004 And in such a polarized environment, 357 00:13:21,038 --> 00:13:26,510 1%, 2%, 3%, if they're turning out at 21% instead of 18%-- 358 00:13:26,610 --> 00:13:27,678 TREVOR NOAH: It makes a difference. 359 00:13:27,778 --> 00:13:29,046 --that can make an enormous difference. 360 00:13:29,146 --> 00:13:30,047 Right. 361 00:13:30,147 --> 00:13:32,015 When you look at that tiny difference, 362 00:13:32,049 --> 00:13:34,551 you still see the places where, I mean, 363 00:13:34,651 --> 00:13:36,553 people got into power despite the fact 364 00:13:36,653 --> 00:13:37,654 that they deny elections. 365 00:13:37,754 --> 00:13:40,190 I think Republicans got 170 election deniers 366 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:43,360 into Congress, people who don't believe in the way America 367 00:13:43,460 --> 00:13:45,162 is running its elections, people who don't believe Joe 368 00:13:45,262 --> 00:13:47,731 Biden should be president or they'll 369 00:13:47,831 --> 00:13:49,433 be vague about their answers. BARACK OBAMA: Yeah. 370 00:13:49,533 --> 00:13:50,767 What do you what do you think it says 371 00:13:50,868 --> 00:13:54,171 about American democracy that so many people are getting 372 00:13:54,271 --> 00:13:57,040 elected to these positions when they seem to dismiss 373 00:13:57,141 --> 00:13:58,442 the election itself? 374 00:13:58,542 --> 00:14:00,444 Well, the interesting thing is, you notice, 375 00:14:00,544 --> 00:14:04,281 election deniers don't deny their own election. 376 00:14:04,381 --> 00:14:08,785 Funny how that works. 377 00:14:08,886 --> 00:14:13,190 How many of them actually believe 378 00:14:13,290 --> 00:14:18,162 some of the nonsense that circulates versus those who 379 00:14:18,262 --> 00:14:20,764 think it's convenient or it's a way to own the libs 380 00:14:20,864 --> 00:14:24,768 or it's a way to send a message or align themselves 381 00:14:24,868 --> 00:14:25,803 with Trump? 382 00:14:25,903 --> 00:14:27,104 That's hard to say. 383 00:14:27,204 --> 00:14:31,141 But what is important is, that because of some really 384 00:14:31,241 --> 00:14:33,577 concerted efforts in a lot of important states, 385 00:14:33,677 --> 00:14:38,916 some of the most egregious, prominent, and potentially 386 00:14:39,016 --> 00:14:40,617 dangerous election deniers-- 387 00:14:40,717 --> 00:14:41,618 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 388 00:14:41,718 --> 00:14:43,287 --they got thumped. 389 00:14:43,387 --> 00:14:44,555 They got beat. 390 00:14:44,655 --> 00:14:47,524 And particularly in these Secretary of States races, 391 00:14:47,624 --> 00:14:49,059 and in some cases, Governor's races, 392 00:14:49,159 --> 00:14:51,795 where in the next presidential election, 393 00:14:51,895 --> 00:14:55,699 you could have somebody who could really do some damage. 394 00:14:55,799 --> 00:14:57,401 There, I think we held the line. 395 00:14:57,501 --> 00:14:59,603 Now what it does say more broadly, 396 00:14:59,703 --> 00:15:03,073 is the fact that not just here in the United States, 397 00:15:03,173 --> 00:15:05,943 but around the world, the fundamental precepts 398 00:15:06,043 --> 00:15:07,578 of democracy are being challenged. 399 00:15:07,678 --> 00:15:09,213 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 400 00:15:09,313 --> 00:15:12,382 We're not having arguments about policy, 401 00:15:12,483 --> 00:15:18,288 but we're having arguments about the rules of the game, 402 00:15:18,388 --> 00:15:21,625 which previously we all agreed to, right? 403 00:15:21,725 --> 00:15:24,561 There was a notion that all right, 404 00:15:24,661 --> 00:15:27,431 we run elections, whoever gets the most votes actually wins. 405 00:15:27,531 --> 00:15:29,399 The loser concedes, goes back and tries 406 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:31,668 to do better next time. 407 00:15:31,768 --> 00:15:35,806 And what we've seen now for a whole host of reasons 408 00:15:35,906 --> 00:15:42,713 is a creeping sense that if the outcome is not what we want, 409 00:15:43,714 --> 00:15:45,315 then we can do whatever we want and say 410 00:15:45,415 --> 00:15:48,152 whatever we want in order for us to win. 411 00:15:48,252 --> 00:15:51,155 And that is profoundly dangerous. 412 00:15:51,255 --> 00:15:53,724 And as I said, it's not unique to the United States, 413 00:15:53,824 --> 00:15:56,493 but when it happens in the United States, 414 00:15:56,593 --> 00:15:59,396 it sends a signal all around the world 415 00:15:59,496 --> 00:16:01,498 that weakens democracy. 416 00:16:01,598 --> 00:16:04,034 And that's why I think us getting our house 417 00:16:04,134 --> 00:16:05,302 in order is so important. 418 00:16:05,402 --> 00:16:07,404 When you look at the discourse in the country, 419 00:16:07,504 --> 00:16:09,573 as well, and around the world, but again, I 420 00:16:09,673 --> 00:16:11,108 think you're correct in that America is 421 00:16:11,208 --> 00:16:13,610 a leader in what's happening right now, 422 00:16:13,710 --> 00:16:15,245 the discourse has become so toxic. 423 00:16:15,345 --> 00:16:16,380 Yeah. 424 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,982 TREVOR NOAH: You were in every single state. 425 00:16:19,016 --> 00:16:22,085 You were meeting with people all the way from Iowa 426 00:16:22,186 --> 00:16:24,087 through to California, wherever you were 427 00:16:24,188 --> 00:16:25,088 meeting people on the ground. 428 00:16:25,189 --> 00:16:26,557 They were listening to you. 429 00:16:26,657 --> 00:16:29,226 There was an openness, even though people 430 00:16:29,326 --> 00:16:31,128 had different political affiliations. 431 00:16:31,228 --> 00:16:33,997 It seems like that has eroded over time. 432 00:16:34,064 --> 00:16:36,133 And I wonder what you make of that. 433 00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:37,668 Where do you think it's coming from? 434 00:16:37,768 --> 00:16:39,036 Do you think it's social media? 435 00:16:39,136 --> 00:16:41,538 Do you think it's the tenor of politicians in the capital? 436 00:16:41,638 --> 00:16:42,573 Two things. 437 00:16:42,673 --> 00:16:44,208 The biggest change that's taking place. 438 00:16:44,308 --> 00:16:48,212 When I ran for let's say US Senate in Illinois, 439 00:16:48,312 --> 00:16:49,913 you go down state, that's the South. 440 00:16:50,013 --> 00:16:52,316 I mean, it's rural, it's conservative. 441 00:16:52,416 --> 00:16:56,386 There aren't a lot of folks who look like you or me. 442 00:16:56,487 --> 00:16:59,756 And certainly, there are more Trevors than there 443 00:16:59,857 --> 00:17:01,492 are Baracks in these areas. 444 00:17:01,592 --> 00:17:03,193 [laughs] 445 00:17:03,293 --> 00:17:10,100 And so-- and I'm driving around, I've got a map. 446 00:17:11,235 --> 00:17:14,872 For young people here, it's this paper thing. 447 00:17:14,972 --> 00:17:16,673 You can't figure out how to fold it back, 448 00:17:16,773 --> 00:17:22,312 but it's how you find your way on roads. 449 00:17:22,412 --> 00:17:28,986 But I go into a town and it'd be 70% Republican, a lot 450 00:17:29,052 --> 00:17:31,822 of evangelicals, et cetera. 451 00:17:31,989 --> 00:17:38,662 But I could go to a diner or a VFW Hall or a county fair. 452 00:17:39,663 --> 00:17:42,266 I could go to the local newspaper, 453 00:17:42,366 --> 00:17:44,301 and the owner there is conservative, 454 00:17:44,401 --> 00:17:46,336 and he's got a bow tie and buzz, cut 455 00:17:46,436 --> 00:17:49,039 and he's kind of skeptical about my ideas. 456 00:17:49,139 --> 00:17:53,377 But there wasn't the filter that 457 00:17:53,477 --> 00:17:59,216 had been created by Fox News or the media infrastructure, 458 00:17:59,316 --> 00:18:05,022 the sort of right wing conspiracy theory folks. 459 00:18:05,122 --> 00:18:08,091 And so they came at me with an open mind. 460 00:18:08,192 --> 00:18:11,562 And I could listen to them, and they could listen to me. 461 00:18:11,662 --> 00:18:13,397 And at the end of the day, they might say, well, 462 00:18:13,497 --> 00:18:14,731 he's a little liberal for our taste, 463 00:18:14,832 --> 00:18:17,000 but we have something in common. 464 00:18:17,100 --> 00:18:20,504 He talked about his mom getting sick. 465 00:18:20,604 --> 00:18:22,406 I remember my mom getting sick. 466 00:18:22,506 --> 00:18:24,208 You know, it seems like he loves his kids. 467 00:18:24,308 --> 00:18:25,209 I love my kids. 468 00:18:25,309 --> 00:18:28,412 There was some sense of connection. 469 00:18:28,512 --> 00:18:32,349 And I think the filter now has become so thick. 470 00:18:32,449 --> 00:18:34,618 It started I think with Fox News 471 00:18:34,718 --> 00:18:39,723 and some of the other traditional media. 472 00:18:39,823 --> 00:18:42,893 And now with social media, that's gotten turbocharged. 473 00:18:42,993 --> 00:18:46,063 If you go into those same communities now, 474 00:18:46,163 --> 00:18:49,133 they have so many preconceptions about what 475 00:18:49,233 --> 00:18:52,603 somebody like me believes, cares about, 476 00:18:52,703 --> 00:18:54,638 et cetera, that it's very hard to penetrate. 477 00:18:54,738 --> 00:19:00,277 So I think the answer is both thinking about information 478 00:19:00,377 --> 00:19:05,482 flow and media, and how can we break through that information 479 00:19:05,582 --> 00:19:07,484 bubble that people are in. 480 00:19:07,584 --> 00:19:11,188 That requires, by the way, progressives to get 481 00:19:11,288 --> 00:19:13,457 out of their media bubble. 482 00:19:13,557 --> 00:19:15,592 Because we've got some preconceptions that I 483 00:19:15,692 --> 00:19:18,729 think create barriers as well. 484 00:19:18,829 --> 00:19:22,299 And then working a lot more locally. 485 00:19:22,399 --> 00:19:25,235 Because you notice that when you're 486 00:19:25,335 --> 00:19:30,841 on the ground doing stuff, it's harder to stereotype people. 487 00:19:30,941 --> 00:19:35,045 And the nationalization of our politics I think 488 00:19:35,112 --> 00:19:37,381 has been damaging. 489 00:19:37,481 --> 00:19:43,187 The more we can focus on grassroots efforts, 490 00:19:43,287 --> 00:19:46,590 real world rather than just virtual meetings, 491 00:19:46,690 --> 00:19:50,828 conversations, that's what over time I think 492 00:19:50,928 --> 00:19:53,330 can help strengthen democracy. 493 00:19:53,430 --> 00:19:56,834 And that's part of what our emphasis has been 494 00:19:56,934 --> 00:19:59,503 at the foundation is, with young leaders who 495 00:19:59,603 --> 00:20:01,238 are working on the ground-- 496 00:20:01,338 --> 00:20:02,573 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 497 00:20:02,673 --> 00:20:04,308 --coming up with new ideas to create those connections. 498 00:20:04,408 --> 00:20:06,076 Well, I definitely want to speak to you about that. 499 00:20:06,176 --> 00:20:08,345 I want to speak to you about democracy worldwide. 500 00:20:08,445 --> 00:20:10,314 I want to speak to you about disinformation 501 00:20:10,414 --> 00:20:12,616 and what we can do to immunize ourselves from it. 502 00:20:12,716 --> 00:20:14,251 But we've got to take a quick break. 503 00:20:14,351 --> 00:20:15,586 We'll be right back after this with more 504 00:20:15,686 --> 00:20:17,254 from President Barack Obama. - Very good. 505 00:20:17,354 --> 00:20:18,255 Thank you. 506 00:20:18,355 --> 00:20:21,625 [cheering] 507 00:20:29,599 --> 00:20:36,039 [cheering] 508 00:20:38,808 --> 00:20:40,243 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 509 00:20:40,343 --> 00:20:42,646 We are still here with President Barack Obama, 510 00:20:42,746 --> 00:20:45,348 chatting democracy, disinformation, and who 511 00:20:45,448 --> 00:20:46,549 is better looking between us. I won. 512 00:20:46,650 --> 00:20:47,550 Oh. 513 00:20:47,651 --> 00:20:48,718 [laughter] 514 00:20:48,818 --> 00:20:49,719 TREVOR NOAH: Let's start-- 515 00:20:49,819 --> 00:20:51,354 [laughs] 516 00:20:51,454 --> 00:20:52,622 Listen. 517 00:20:52,722 --> 00:20:55,792 The real question is, how will he look when he's 60? 518 00:20:55,892 --> 00:20:57,627 [laughter] 519 00:20:57,727 --> 00:20:58,795 61. 520 00:20:58,895 --> 00:21:04,200 You know, I mean, everybody's attractive when 521 00:21:04,301 --> 00:21:05,669 they're in their 20s and 30s. 522 00:21:05,769 --> 00:21:06,936 I mean, come on. - [laughs] 523 00:21:07,037 --> 00:21:07,937 You know? 524 00:21:08,038 --> 00:21:09,005 TREVOR NOAH: I'm almost 40, sir. 525 00:21:09,105 --> 00:21:10,440 That's no feat. Almost? 526 00:21:10,540 --> 00:21:12,075 TREVOR NOAH: Yeah, almost. - That doesn't count. 527 00:21:12,175 --> 00:21:13,310 - Almost. - Still doesn't count. 528 00:21:13,410 --> 00:21:14,311 Let's talk-- 529 00:21:14,411 --> 00:21:15,312 Live a little bit. 530 00:21:15,412 --> 00:21:16,446 [laughs] Let's talk about-- 531 00:21:16,546 --> 00:21:17,447 I plan to. 532 00:21:17,547 --> 00:21:19,115 Let's talk about your foundation. 533 00:21:19,215 --> 00:21:20,283 Let's talk about what you're doing. 534 00:21:20,383 --> 00:21:21,284 We see you out there. 535 00:21:21,384 --> 00:21:23,987 We see you talking about democracy. 536 00:21:24,087 --> 00:21:26,623 The world is in a really interesting place in that, 537 00:21:26,723 --> 00:21:28,692 a few years ago, I think the world was at, 538 00:21:28,792 --> 00:21:31,428 like, 49%, 50% of the world was-- you could say 539 00:21:31,528 --> 00:21:34,531 the countries were democratic. 540 00:21:34,631 --> 00:21:35,632 They had elections. 541 00:21:35,732 --> 00:21:36,800 People won those elections. 542 00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:38,802 There was an exchange of power, et cetera. 543 00:21:38,902 --> 00:21:42,539 And now I think 70% of the world is living in a state 544 00:21:42,639 --> 00:21:43,740 where they're either ruled-- where 545 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,210 it's a complete autocracy or it isn't a democracy. 546 00:21:47,243 --> 00:21:48,244 Right. 547 00:21:48,345 --> 00:21:49,446 Two things again. 548 00:21:49,546 --> 00:21:52,782 One, why do you think the world has gotten there? 549 00:21:52,882 --> 00:21:57,053 If democracy and freedom are things that everybody wishes 550 00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:58,855 to have, why does it seem like the world 551 00:21:58,955 --> 00:22:00,290 is moving away from that? 552 00:22:00,390 --> 00:22:04,394 And then, secondly, what can we do, or why should we then try 553 00:22:04,494 --> 00:22:06,096 to get back to this democracy? 554 00:22:06,229 --> 00:22:08,231 If you look at the trend lines, 555 00:22:08,298 --> 00:22:10,800 there are a bunch of factors, I think. 556 00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:15,105 Globalization, the global economy disrupted a lot 557 00:22:15,238 --> 00:22:17,774 of traditional societies. 558 00:22:17,874 --> 00:22:19,576 TREVOR NOAH: What do you mean by disrupted? 559 00:22:19,676 --> 00:22:24,481 Well, the global supply chain eliminates industries, 560 00:22:24,581 --> 00:22:25,615 eliminates jobs-- 561 00:22:25,715 --> 00:22:26,916 TREVOR NOAH: Got it. 562 00:22:27,017 --> 00:22:32,622 --increases the wealth gap not only between countries 563 00:22:32,722 --> 00:22:33,723 but within countries, right? 564 00:22:33,823 --> 00:22:38,061 So-- and then modernity challenges people's 565 00:22:38,194 --> 00:22:43,099 traditional notions of religion and family and gender roles. 566 00:22:43,199 --> 00:22:45,335 And you've got these culture clashes, right? 567 00:22:45,435 --> 00:22:47,637 You're in some village in Yemen, 568 00:22:47,737 --> 00:22:49,072 and suddenly your kid has a phone 569 00:22:49,205 --> 00:22:51,374 and is looking at the Kardashians and-- 570 00:22:51,474 --> 00:22:52,375 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 571 00:22:52,475 --> 00:22:56,212 And so you get this vertigo. 572 00:22:56,246 --> 00:23:00,917 And what happened-- what you've seen happen, I think, 573 00:23:01,017 --> 00:23:04,120 in a whole bunch of places is essentially 574 00:23:04,220 --> 00:23:07,424 a pushback, a backlash to change that is happening 575 00:23:07,524 --> 00:23:10,760 too fast for their comfort. 576 00:23:10,860 --> 00:23:14,764 And when people are pushing back against change, 577 00:23:14,864 --> 00:23:16,566 then they're vulnerable to politicians who say, 578 00:23:16,666 --> 00:23:17,867 you know what? 579 00:23:17,968 --> 00:23:24,240 I can make things just like it was back then, when you 580 00:23:25,241 --> 00:23:26,543 were feeling more important. 581 00:23:26,643 --> 00:23:28,378 You had higher status. 582 00:23:28,478 --> 00:23:32,382 You didn't have people who don't look like you suggesting 583 00:23:32,482 --> 00:23:39,189 somehow that you're doing something wrong, 584 00:23:40,223 --> 00:23:44,961 that somehow your traditions are flawed. 585 00:23:45,061 --> 00:23:49,199 And that appeal usually also involves 586 00:23:49,299 --> 00:23:51,434 saying the problems you're feeling 587 00:23:51,534 --> 00:23:53,503 are somebody else's fault. It's those folks there. 588 00:23:53,603 --> 00:23:54,504 It's immigrants. 589 00:23:54,604 --> 00:23:55,505 It's gays. 590 00:23:55,605 --> 00:23:57,073 It's Hindus. 591 00:23:57,207 --> 00:23:58,074 It's Muslims. 592 00:23:58,208 --> 00:24:03,279 It's-- so forth and so on. 593 00:24:03,380 --> 00:24:08,585 And that then gets turbocharged with the information issues 594 00:24:08,685 --> 00:24:11,121 that we talked about. 595 00:24:11,221 --> 00:24:15,325 And, look, democracy requires, by definition, 596 00:24:15,425 --> 00:24:19,529 getting along with people who don't agree with you. 597 00:24:19,629 --> 00:24:21,965 And the other thing that happens 598 00:24:22,065 --> 00:24:24,634 is these countries are becoming less homogeneous, right? 599 00:24:24,734 --> 00:24:31,741 And so you just had a right-wing party in Sweden, 600 00:24:34,944 --> 00:24:36,579 which we always used to-- Swedes, right? 601 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:37,580 They're fun. 602 00:24:37,681 --> 00:24:38,982 They're so chill-- 603 00:24:39,082 --> 00:24:39,983 [laughs] Yes. 604 00:24:40,083 --> 00:24:41,318 --and democratic, right? 605 00:24:41,418 --> 00:24:45,088 But if you've got a whole bunch of immigrants coming in, 606 00:24:45,188 --> 00:24:47,057 suddenly people start getting nervous. 607 00:24:47,190 --> 00:24:51,861 And so part of what I think we have to do 608 00:24:51,961 --> 00:24:58,568 is to stand fast on the principles of equality 609 00:24:59,636 --> 00:25:01,938 and self governance and representation, 610 00:25:02,038 --> 00:25:04,474 and everybody gets a seat at the table. 611 00:25:04,574 --> 00:25:08,111 But I think we have to also find a language and a story, 612 00:25:08,211 --> 00:25:13,116 a way of telling the story about how we can get together 613 00:25:13,216 --> 00:25:15,218 that does not threaten people who 614 00:25:15,318 --> 00:25:18,822 are uncomfortable with change as much. 615 00:25:18,922 --> 00:25:21,658 And that's going to be different 616 00:25:21,758 --> 00:25:22,625 for different countries. 617 00:25:22,726 --> 00:25:24,260 But I'll give you an example. 618 00:25:24,361 --> 00:25:27,998 There's a young leader who we worked with from Slovenia-- 619 00:25:28,098 --> 00:25:29,766 she's part of our network-- 620 00:25:29,866 --> 00:25:34,537 who was an advocate for doing something 621 00:25:34,638 --> 00:25:36,473 about domestic violence. 622 00:25:36,573 --> 00:25:38,775 The laws of that country didn't have domestic violence. 623 00:25:38,875 --> 00:25:40,443 It was a real problem. 624 00:25:40,543 --> 00:25:43,013 Ran a referendum-- it got crushed. 625 00:25:43,179 --> 00:25:46,016 And we worked with her and suggested, 626 00:25:46,182 --> 00:25:47,684 well, maybe you want to talk to the people 627 00:25:47,784 --> 00:25:49,185 who didn't vote for it. 628 00:25:49,219 --> 00:25:54,090 So she goes out to these rural villages with these older, 629 00:25:54,190 --> 00:25:56,993 traditional, rural, very religious, very conservative 630 00:25:57,093 --> 00:25:59,562 women, and just interviewed them and listened to them 631 00:25:59,663 --> 00:26:00,930 and talked to them. 632 00:26:01,031 --> 00:26:05,635 And it's not that they agreed with domestic abuse. 633 00:26:05,735 --> 00:26:09,272 It's that they thought their way of life 634 00:26:09,372 --> 00:26:10,273 was being challenged. 635 00:26:10,373 --> 00:26:11,274 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 636 00:26:11,374 --> 00:26:12,842 She adapted their language, ran 637 00:26:12,942 --> 00:26:14,511 the referendum again a few years later, 638 00:26:14,611 --> 00:26:16,279 and it passed, right? 639 00:26:16,379 --> 00:26:19,916 Because she adopted the language that made them feel 640 00:26:20,016 --> 00:26:26,122 as if, OK, this is not so much of a earthquake, 641 00:26:26,222 --> 00:26:27,991 a huge change in how we live. 642 00:26:28,091 --> 00:26:30,760 But it's rather affirming our best values. 643 00:26:30,860 --> 00:26:35,432 And I think us finding ways to do that in a consistent way 644 00:26:35,532 --> 00:26:37,334 will help. 645 00:26:37,434 --> 00:26:38,568 But it's hard. 646 00:26:38,668 --> 00:26:40,904 Yeah, look, for most of human history, 647 00:26:41,004 --> 00:26:44,507 democracy is a relatively recent vintage. 648 00:26:44,607 --> 00:26:45,508 TREVOR NOAH: It's a blip. 649 00:26:45,608 --> 00:26:47,410 It's a blip, yeah. 650 00:26:47,510 --> 00:26:53,249 Tribe, nation state, race, sect-- 651 00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:55,885 that's typically been how we organize things. 652 00:26:55,986 --> 00:26:58,822 And it's always easy to say us versus them. 653 00:26:58,922 --> 00:27:00,090 That's the easy politics. 654 00:27:00,190 --> 00:27:01,091 Right. 655 00:27:01,191 --> 00:27:03,493 What democracy demands is always 656 00:27:03,593 --> 00:27:04,527 a little bit more difficult. 657 00:27:04,627 --> 00:27:08,598 It also feels like when you observe it, 658 00:27:08,698 --> 00:27:12,268 there are two elements that I often see is on the one hand 659 00:27:12,369 --> 00:27:15,005 storytelling, as you said. 660 00:27:15,105 --> 00:27:16,439 It's often easier to tell a story of blame. 661 00:27:16,539 --> 00:27:17,440 Yes. 662 00:27:17,540 --> 00:27:18,675 Why are things going wrong? 663 00:27:18,775 --> 00:27:20,276 It's because of that person. It's simple. 664 00:27:20,377 --> 00:27:22,212 There's the person. We've solved it. 665 00:27:22,278 --> 00:27:23,546 Why are things going wrong? 666 00:27:23,647 --> 00:27:25,081 Well, there's a confluence of factors, and you have this, 667 00:27:25,215 --> 00:27:26,216 and you have the economy. 668 00:27:26,249 --> 00:27:27,250 You got to understand the supply chain. 669 00:27:27,350 --> 00:27:28,718 That's not an answer for many people. 670 00:27:28,818 --> 00:27:30,053 Yes. 671 00:27:30,153 --> 00:27:31,921 And when you sell freedom, they go, I can't eat freedom. 672 00:27:32,022 --> 00:27:33,156 I can't buy a house with freedom. 673 00:27:33,189 --> 00:27:34,391 I can't-- you know? 674 00:27:34,491 --> 00:27:36,693 And then the second part is what you're talking about, 675 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:40,597 the us versus the them, the who is and who isn't. 676 00:27:40,697 --> 00:27:43,867 Sometimes I think for many people it feels like-- 677 00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:47,637 it feels like the populists come in and just do, you know? 678 00:27:47,737 --> 00:27:51,808 Whether it is in Brazil, you know, whether it's Bolsonaro, 679 00:27:51,908 --> 00:27:53,576 whether it's in America with Trump, 680 00:27:53,677 --> 00:27:54,944 they go, they're just going to do. 681 00:27:55,045 --> 00:27:56,613 And whether they do or don't actually do it, 682 00:27:56,713 --> 00:27:57,881 it feels like they're going to do. 683 00:27:57,981 --> 00:27:59,716 But then some people go, oh, but when 684 00:27:59,816 --> 00:28:02,652 we get the freedom people, they want to talk, 685 00:28:02,752 --> 00:28:03,687 and they want to discuss. 686 00:28:03,787 --> 00:28:05,455 And it seems incremental, and it seems 687 00:28:05,555 --> 00:28:06,656 like things won't change. 688 00:28:06,756 --> 00:28:07,857 Yeah. 689 00:28:07,957 --> 00:28:09,359 Is there a way to combat that? 690 00:28:09,459 --> 00:28:11,194 Because it is a feeling a lot of the time. 691 00:28:11,227 --> 00:28:15,598 Well, yeah, look, if you want to be 692 00:28:15,699 --> 00:28:20,236 a progressive, pluralist, tolerant democrat-- 693 00:28:20,337 --> 00:28:22,205 and I don't mean small d democrat. 694 00:28:22,305 --> 00:28:25,542 I don't mean Democratic Party. 695 00:28:25,642 --> 00:28:26,643 You can't be a wuss. 696 00:28:26,743 --> 00:28:27,877 TREVOR NOAH: [laughs] 697 00:28:27,978 --> 00:28:34,484 I mean, you've got to have a story with some swag. 698 00:28:34,584 --> 00:28:37,320 You've got to be able to sell the future. 699 00:28:37,420 --> 00:28:39,155 [cheering] 700 00:28:39,189 --> 00:28:42,425 And deliver. 701 00:28:42,525 --> 00:28:46,162 And also call out the fact that what 702 00:28:46,229 --> 00:28:49,766 those folks say they're going to do, they almost never 703 00:28:49,866 --> 00:28:51,601 do, right? 704 00:28:51,701 --> 00:28:58,208 Because the truth of the matter is that when you look at-- 705 00:28:58,308 --> 00:29:02,345 we have experiments-- those countries 706 00:29:02,445 --> 00:29:06,783 that have the ability to harness everyone. 707 00:29:06,883 --> 00:29:08,818 And everybody participates, and there's consent, 708 00:29:08,918 --> 00:29:10,820 and people feel like, all right, 709 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:16,793 this is working for us, versus places that are failed states. 710 00:29:16,893 --> 00:29:22,399 The track record of democracy is pretty good. 711 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:27,203 But we have to be forceful in making our argument. 712 00:29:27,304 --> 00:29:32,275 And what is true is that we can't just talk. 713 00:29:32,375 --> 00:29:35,945 We got to walk the walk, which is why we're 714 00:29:36,046 --> 00:29:37,681 having a forum in New York. 715 00:29:37,781 --> 00:29:40,483 One of the topics that we're talking about 716 00:29:40,583 --> 00:29:43,620 is inclusive capitalism. 717 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,522 People are-- when you think about, 718 00:29:45,622 --> 00:29:47,657 let's say, here in the United States, 719 00:29:47,757 --> 00:29:52,662 there's greater appeal of right-wing populism in a lot 720 00:29:52,762 --> 00:29:54,197 of communities, rural communities, 721 00:29:54,297 --> 00:29:59,936 that they're not wrong that the economy, the global economy, 722 00:30:00,036 --> 00:30:03,640 has shifted away from them to urban centers, 723 00:30:03,740 --> 00:30:05,475 even in their own states. 724 00:30:05,575 --> 00:30:11,014 And so the opportunities in Austin, Texas 725 00:30:11,181 --> 00:30:16,820 are different than in a rural community in East Texas. 726 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,055 And people notice that. 727 00:30:19,189 --> 00:30:22,192 So we have to spend some time thinking about, 728 00:30:22,292 --> 00:30:26,596 how are we delivering on behalf of people whose lives-- 729 00:30:26,696 --> 00:30:31,267 who used to work in a factory, who used to farm for a living, 730 00:30:31,368 --> 00:30:37,641 and have dignity and worth and stability and security 731 00:30:37,741 --> 00:30:40,744 in those lives, and now, suddenly, they don't feel 732 00:30:40,844 --> 00:30:43,246 as if they've got the lottery ticket 733 00:30:43,346 --> 00:30:45,315 in this existing economy? 734 00:30:45,415 --> 00:30:46,983 That does have to be addressed. 735 00:30:47,083 --> 00:30:53,990 And in places like Africa, you know, right now you have, 736 00:30:55,058 --> 00:30:57,861 let's say, China coming in, heavy presence 737 00:30:57,961 --> 00:31:00,330 in a lot of these countries, providing 738 00:31:00,430 --> 00:31:02,799 a lot of foreign aid-- a lot of strings attached, 739 00:31:02,899 --> 00:31:06,169 a lot of Chinese workers coming in to build big buildings. 740 00:31:06,269 --> 00:31:07,604 Right, them owning the points, et cetera. 741 00:31:07,704 --> 00:31:08,605 Et cetera. 742 00:31:08,705 --> 00:31:12,042 But if we're not there, if we're not 743 00:31:12,142 --> 00:31:15,312 helping build that road, if we're not there 744 00:31:15,412 --> 00:31:20,717 to build that port, then naturally people 745 00:31:20,817 --> 00:31:22,052 are going to start thinking, well, maybe 746 00:31:22,152 --> 00:31:26,022 that's a recipe for bettering my life as 747 00:31:26,122 --> 00:31:28,858 opposed to some flowery language, 748 00:31:28,958 --> 00:31:29,926 but it has nothing behind it. 749 00:31:30,026 --> 00:31:31,194 TREVOR NOAH: Right, right. 750 00:31:31,227 --> 00:31:35,665 I wonder, though, do you think inclusive capitalism 751 00:31:35,765 --> 00:31:37,567 is somewhat of a paradox? 752 00:31:37,667 --> 00:31:38,935 A few think it's possible. 753 00:31:39,035 --> 00:31:41,237 It feels-- you think it's-- because it feels like, I mean, 754 00:31:41,338 --> 00:31:43,239 capitalism is designed to extract as much 755 00:31:43,340 --> 00:31:45,208 wealth as possible from every single 756 00:31:45,308 --> 00:31:46,776 interaction that it can. 757 00:31:46,876 --> 00:31:50,647 Yeah, but, look, I mentioned Sweden 758 00:31:50,747 --> 00:31:52,248 and some of the problems they're having because. 759 00:31:52,349 --> 00:31:53,616 Immigration on the other hand, you look 760 00:31:53,717 --> 00:31:54,617 at Scandinavian countries. 761 00:31:54,718 --> 00:31:56,252 They're capitalist countries, but-- 762 00:31:56,353 --> 00:31:57,287 But some people would argue-- 763 00:31:57,387 --> 00:31:58,722 --and those work very well. 764 00:31:58,822 --> 00:32:01,224 But some people would argue that their foundation is more 765 00:32:01,324 --> 00:32:02,625 socialist, and then they go with-- 766 00:32:02,726 --> 00:32:05,095 it's almost like they go, we're socialist first, 767 00:32:05,228 --> 00:32:06,997 and then capitalism is our undercurrent. 768 00:32:07,097 --> 00:32:07,998 TREVOR NOAH: Not really. 769 00:32:08,098 --> 00:32:09,099 You don't agree with that? 770 00:32:09,232 --> 00:32:12,969 Well, if you go there, essentially, 771 00:32:13,069 --> 00:32:15,472 people are taxed more, and they have more common goods. 772 00:32:15,572 --> 00:32:16,840 Right. 773 00:32:16,940 --> 00:32:19,275 But you're still going around at a job, and you get paid, 774 00:32:19,376 --> 00:32:22,746 and you can't-- it's not like you're going into the store, 775 00:32:22,846 --> 00:32:25,515 just grabbing whatever you want [laughs] and walking out. 776 00:32:25,615 --> 00:32:26,983 - But the question-- - All right, see you! 777 00:32:27,083 --> 00:32:27,984 [laughs] 778 00:32:28,084 --> 00:32:29,285 See you, Sven, you know? 779 00:32:29,386 --> 00:32:30,286 No, but the reason-- 780 00:32:30,387 --> 00:32:31,454 No, you got to pay for it, right? 781 00:32:31,554 --> 00:32:32,622 Right. 782 00:32:32,722 --> 00:32:34,557 Then the guy at the cash register's checking, 783 00:32:34,658 --> 00:32:36,092 did I make a profit here today? Right. 784 00:32:36,192 --> 00:32:37,827 Right, but the reason I'm asking that is because-- 785 00:32:37,927 --> 00:32:40,096 and maybe it's the words that fail us sometimes. 786 00:32:40,196 --> 00:32:41,998 I often-- I'll talk to my friends about this. 787 00:32:42,098 --> 00:32:44,034 I go, it's interesting that we sort of stopped. 788 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:45,268 We went, oh, this is socialism. 789 00:32:45,368 --> 00:32:46,903 There's this. There's the communism. 790 00:32:47,003 --> 00:32:48,204 There's capital-- and then we just stopped. 791 00:32:48,271 --> 00:32:49,205 We're like, this is it. 792 00:32:49,272 --> 00:32:50,407 There's capitalism, and that's that. 793 00:32:50,507 --> 00:32:52,542 I sometimes wonder, is there not something better? 794 00:32:52,642 --> 00:32:54,210 Is there not something we could be moving towards? 795 00:32:54,311 --> 00:32:55,645 Well, I think there is. The-- 796 00:32:55,745 --> 00:32:57,781 Maybe I should be asking, what is inclusive capitalism? 797 00:32:57,881 --> 00:33:04,387 The reason I just used, let's say, a Denmark as an example 798 00:33:04,487 --> 00:33:07,624 is not because it's going to work perfectly in India, 799 00:33:07,724 --> 00:33:08,958 the United States, et cetera. 800 00:33:09,059 --> 00:33:11,361 The point, though, is they've got some blend, some mix. 801 00:33:11,461 --> 00:33:12,362 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 802 00:33:12,462 --> 00:33:14,030 Right? 803 00:33:14,130 --> 00:33:17,334 There is an advantage in terms of efficiency 804 00:33:17,434 --> 00:33:19,736 and also freedom to a market system. 805 00:33:19,836 --> 00:33:20,737 TREVOR NOAH: OK. 806 00:33:20,837 --> 00:33:22,472 You have a control system. 807 00:33:22,572 --> 00:33:24,908 You have some guy in an office is deciding how many potatoes 808 00:33:25,008 --> 00:33:26,076 we're going to grow this year. 809 00:33:26,242 --> 00:33:27,243 That usually doesn't work. 810 00:33:27,344 --> 00:33:28,478 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 811 00:33:28,578 --> 00:33:31,314 The flip side of it is that what we've also learned 812 00:33:31,414 --> 00:33:36,286 is that if some guy in a boardroom is deciding, 813 00:33:36,386 --> 00:33:38,722 I'm going to ravage the environment 814 00:33:38,822 --> 00:33:40,890 to do whatever I want, that doesn't work either. 815 00:33:40,991 --> 00:33:42,025 TREVOR NOAH: Right. 816 00:33:42,192 --> 00:33:44,794 So we're going to have a blend of some sort. 817 00:33:44,894 --> 00:33:46,596 We want some collective decision 818 00:33:46,696 --> 00:33:50,567 making about the social good. 819 00:33:50,667 --> 00:33:53,737 And we want something that's efficient and dynamic 820 00:33:53,837 --> 00:33:57,574 and allows us to exercise our innovation and freedom. 821 00:33:57,674 --> 00:34:01,344 And we don't need to worry so much about the labels as we do 822 00:34:01,444 --> 00:34:04,848 about being practical and thinking about 823 00:34:04,948 --> 00:34:06,349 what's working and what isn't. 824 00:34:06,449 --> 00:34:09,753 And this is going back to the information issues. 825 00:34:09,853 --> 00:34:13,323 This is part of why, to me, one of the biggest challenges 826 00:34:13,423 --> 00:34:16,526 to democracy is not just the mechanics of elections 827 00:34:16,626 --> 00:34:19,529 or the independent judiciary. 828 00:34:19,629 --> 00:34:20,797 Those things are all important. 829 00:34:20,897 --> 00:34:24,701 But this is why this information and media 830 00:34:24,801 --> 00:34:26,436 issue is so important. 831 00:34:26,536 --> 00:34:29,205 Because what we've seen here in the United States 832 00:34:29,306 --> 00:34:34,544 and elsewhere is a abandonment of a commitment 833 00:34:34,644 --> 00:34:41,618 to facts and reason and logic and stuff that is useful. 834 00:34:42,619 --> 00:34:44,254 [laughter] And-- 835 00:34:44,354 --> 00:34:45,255 Some would say necessary. 836 00:34:45,355 --> 00:34:47,223 Necessary. 837 00:34:47,324 --> 00:34:50,527 And if we can't have a debate based on facts, 838 00:34:50,627 --> 00:34:54,964 then we can't get to better solutions, right? 839 00:34:55,065 --> 00:34:57,968 We start talking in slogans and nonsense. 840 00:34:58,068 --> 00:35:00,270 And there's no reality check. 841 00:35:00,370 --> 00:35:01,638 We just make stuff up. 842 00:35:01,738 --> 00:35:03,206 I didn't lose an election. 843 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,976 You know, there's something broken over there. 844 00:35:06,076 --> 00:35:09,245 And it doesn't-- and it's impervious to facts. 845 00:35:09,346 --> 00:35:11,915 So part of what I think-- 846 00:35:12,015 --> 00:35:13,817 why I've been spending a lot of time thinking 847 00:35:13,917 --> 00:35:17,954 about this disinformation issue is how do we-- 848 00:35:18,054 --> 00:35:24,027 in how we teach our kids in either industry standards 849 00:35:24,127 --> 00:35:28,064 and/or regulation of these social media platforms-- 850 00:35:28,231 --> 00:35:32,469 how do we get back to the point where you can have opinions-- 851 00:35:32,569 --> 00:35:38,908 we all do-- but facts matter, and proof matters? 852 00:35:39,009 --> 00:35:43,480 And our capacity to debate and say, you know what? 853 00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:46,549 If we do things this way, it might work better. 854 00:35:46,650 --> 00:35:50,854 And then you may disagree, but at least we 855 00:35:50,954 --> 00:35:52,822 agree to a set of rules whereby we can 856 00:35:52,922 --> 00:35:54,224 arrive at a better solution. 857 00:35:54,324 --> 00:35:56,192 TREVOR NOAH: Do you think it's possible to get to that place 858 00:35:56,226 --> 00:35:58,194 when almost half-- let's just talk about the United States-- 859 00:35:58,228 --> 00:35:59,429 where almost half the country says, 860 00:35:59,529 --> 00:36:00,497 well, what are those rules? 861 00:36:00,597 --> 00:36:01,698 And why are you even deciding them? 862 00:36:01,798 --> 00:36:04,067 And why are we having this conversation? 863 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,268 You are not even a fact. 864 00:36:05,368 --> 00:36:06,703 How do you-- I honestly mean, how 865 00:36:06,803 --> 00:36:09,939 do you get to that place with people 866 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,341 where you can agree a little? 867 00:36:11,441 --> 00:36:15,245 The interesting thing is even in those places that are just 868 00:36:15,345 --> 00:36:21,818 inundated with what I consider to be nonsense and lies 869 00:36:21,918 --> 00:36:28,792 and distortions, when people operate in their own lives, 870 00:36:28,892 --> 00:36:30,627 they're still operating on facts, right? 871 00:36:30,727 --> 00:36:35,432 On their jobs, when they're coaching their kid's 872 00:36:35,532 --> 00:36:38,702 little league or their soccer game or football game, 873 00:36:38,802 --> 00:36:41,271 they don't let the ref just kind of say, ah, 874 00:36:41,371 --> 00:36:42,872 you know what? 875 00:36:42,973 --> 00:36:44,074 This time, we're just going to get 876 00:36:44,174 --> 00:36:45,775 5 points for the touchdown. 877 00:36:45,875 --> 00:36:48,244 It's like, wait, wait, wait. 878 00:36:48,345 --> 00:36:50,580 Folks on the sidelines say, nope, 879 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,048 it's 6 points for the touchdown, 880 00:36:52,182 --> 00:36:53,350 and then you get the extra point. 881 00:36:53,450 --> 00:36:58,822 And so we abide by all kinds of facts in our own lives. 882 00:36:58,922 --> 00:37:03,793 It's just this national story that is being told where 883 00:37:03,893 --> 00:37:06,196 we allow lies to be told. 884 00:37:06,229 --> 00:37:10,233 And we accept them mainly because it turns out 885 00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:11,801 that when we tell a story about the other side, 886 00:37:11,901 --> 00:37:12,936 it makes us feel better. 887 00:37:13,036 --> 00:37:15,939 It's like, ah, you know, Trevor, he's a jackass. 888 00:37:16,039 --> 00:37:17,440 You should see-- 889 00:37:17,540 --> 00:37:19,576 I don't know it has to be me who's the example. 890 00:37:19,676 --> 00:37:20,944 Well, you happen to be sitting there. 891 00:37:21,044 --> 00:37:22,846 I mean-- [laughs] 892 00:37:22,946 --> 00:37:26,883 And so we enjoy the performative aspects 893 00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:30,153 of making stuff up. 894 00:37:30,253 --> 00:37:32,622 And part of that is because we don't think 895 00:37:32,722 --> 00:37:34,057 there are consequences to it. 896 00:37:34,157 --> 00:37:40,030 Now what we learned from the election of my successor, 897 00:37:40,163 --> 00:37:43,400 from the pandemic, from the insurrection, is, 898 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:45,568 actually, the stories we tell do matter. 899 00:37:45,669 --> 00:37:52,008 And having some baseline of sticking to the truth when 900 00:37:52,175 --> 00:37:57,180 you're telling stories about our country, about policy, 901 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:01,418 but also about the other side, that matters. 902 00:38:01,518 --> 00:38:04,354 And I like to think that part of what 903 00:38:04,454 --> 00:38:06,289 happened in this election is people said, 904 00:38:06,389 --> 00:38:08,091 OK, you know what? 905 00:38:08,191 --> 00:38:10,460 Some of this stuff's getting a little too crazy. 906 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:16,199 It turns out that there is a majority of country that 907 00:38:16,232 --> 00:38:20,070 does prefer normal, not crazy. 908 00:38:20,203 --> 00:38:23,606 And that's a basis for hope. 909 00:38:23,707 --> 00:38:26,009 [cheering] 910 00:38:26,109 --> 00:38:27,677 I could talk to you for hours about this. 911 00:38:27,777 --> 00:38:29,479 I know you don't have the time. 912 00:38:29,579 --> 00:38:31,448 It has been wonderful having you here though. 913 00:38:31,548 --> 00:38:33,783 It's also been wonderful seeing what you're getting up to. 914 00:38:33,883 --> 00:38:37,020 Because after I had the pleasure of interviewing you 915 00:38:37,153 --> 00:38:38,355 at the White House just before you left, 916 00:38:38,455 --> 00:38:40,890 and then afterwards I saw you kite surfing. 917 00:38:40,991 --> 00:38:43,927 And I loved it. 918 00:38:44,027 --> 00:38:45,929 I loved it, by the way. 919 00:38:46,029 --> 00:38:46,963 Great technique. 920 00:38:47,063 --> 00:38:50,533 But I often wonder, like, what is Mr. 921 00:38:50,634 --> 00:38:51,668 President going to do next? 922 00:38:51,768 --> 00:38:53,069 Where does he go? 923 00:38:53,169 --> 00:38:55,205 And you started producing shows about issues around the world. 924 00:38:55,305 --> 00:38:56,806 And now you've got this forum. 925 00:38:56,906 --> 00:39:01,044 I wondered if maybe you have any tips for me as-- you know? 926 00:39:01,177 --> 00:39:02,045 Well-- 927 00:39:02,178 --> 00:39:03,413 Because, I mean, you and I, like, 928 00:39:03,513 --> 00:39:04,848 we're basically the same. - We're the same. 929 00:39:04,948 --> 00:39:05,849 We're basically the same. 930 00:39:05,949 --> 00:39:06,950 You know, it's-- 931 00:39:07,050 --> 00:39:08,451 You know, I think-- 932 00:39:08,551 --> 00:39:13,823 [cheering] 933 00:39:13,923 --> 00:39:17,460 I think you're going to have to really focus 934 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:22,032 on relearning things like driving, pressing 935 00:39:22,198 --> 00:39:24,968 your own elevator buttons. 936 00:39:25,068 --> 00:39:27,103 I think you have different ideas what was my job is 937 00:39:27,203 --> 00:39:28,371 and what your job is. 938 00:39:28,471 --> 00:39:30,407 When was the last time you were at the dry cleaners? 939 00:39:30,507 --> 00:39:31,508 I was actually on 53rd Street. 940 00:39:31,608 --> 00:39:32,642 Has it been-- OK. 941 00:39:32,742 --> 00:39:33,643 That's where I go. I take it myself. 942 00:39:33,743 --> 00:39:34,644 Yeah. 943 00:39:34,744 --> 00:39:36,680 Yeah, we are very-- you-- 944 00:39:36,780 --> 00:39:38,882 like, you're very like, [grunts] you know? 945 00:39:38,982 --> 00:39:41,351 Like I said, you're Mr. President forever. 946 00:39:41,451 --> 00:39:42,652 You have Secret Service forever. 947 00:39:42,752 --> 00:39:43,653 That's correct, right? 948 00:39:43,753 --> 00:39:45,522 I do, and it-- 949 00:39:45,622 --> 00:39:47,724 I barely get to keep my hoodies after this. 950 00:39:47,824 --> 00:39:48,725 I-- 951 00:39:48,825 --> 00:39:50,560 [laughter] 952 00:39:50,660 --> 00:39:53,830 I still am in a bubble. 953 00:39:53,930 --> 00:39:56,032 I thought I could escape it. 954 00:39:56,166 --> 00:39:58,001 Quick story since we're in New York, 955 00:39:58,168 --> 00:40:00,303 I used to say, oh, you know what? 956 00:40:00,403 --> 00:40:02,906 Once I get out of here, I'm going to just be able to, 957 00:40:03,006 --> 00:40:04,307 like, walk through Central Park, and-- 958 00:40:04,407 --> 00:40:05,308 TREVOR NOAH: Oh, wow. 959 00:40:05,408 --> 00:40:07,043 --it's going to-- and I'll just put, 960 00:40:07,177 --> 00:40:09,646 like, on a baseball cap, and it's going to be fine. 961 00:40:09,746 --> 00:40:12,048 And Michelle's all like, yeah, OK. 962 00:40:12,182 --> 00:40:13,249 [laughs] 963 00:40:13,350 --> 00:40:14,584 Good luck with that. 964 00:40:14,684 --> 00:40:19,956 And the first time I tried it, I got, like, half a block. 965 00:40:20,056 --> 00:40:21,291 [laughter] 966 00:40:21,391 --> 00:40:24,427 And then, suddenly, there was this swarm, 967 00:40:24,527 --> 00:40:27,964 and there's phones and traffic stopping. 968 00:40:28,064 --> 00:40:30,367 And it didn't work. 969 00:40:30,467 --> 00:40:33,503 [laughter] 970 00:40:33,603 --> 00:40:39,042 So, you know, I guess what I would say, 971 00:40:39,142 --> 00:40:42,545 though, is that you will be missed here. 972 00:40:42,646 --> 00:40:43,880 But-- 973 00:40:43,980 --> 00:40:50,553 [cheering] 974 00:40:51,554 --> 00:40:53,256 But we were talking backstage. 975 00:40:53,356 --> 00:40:55,458 You're already following one piece of advice 976 00:40:55,558 --> 00:40:58,328 that I would have is leave when your poll numbers are high. 977 00:40:58,428 --> 00:41:00,230 [laughter] 978 00:41:00,330 --> 00:41:02,132 That's how they'll remember you. 979 00:41:02,232 --> 00:41:03,133 So-- 980 00:41:03,233 --> 00:41:04,968 I'm actually-- yeah, I'm excited. 981 00:41:05,068 --> 00:41:06,136 I'm going to go on the road. 982 00:41:06,236 --> 00:41:07,170 Yes. 983 00:41:07,270 --> 00:41:08,538 I mean, I've said this to you before. 984 00:41:08,638 --> 00:41:09,806 Yeah. 985 00:41:09,906 --> 00:41:11,274 You know, whether it's the White House Correspondents 986 00:41:11,374 --> 00:41:12,876 Dinner, in Georgia when you're doing the speech, 987 00:41:12,976 --> 00:41:14,210 you're a very funny guy. 988 00:41:14,311 --> 00:41:15,312 So you want me to open for you. 989 00:41:15,412 --> 00:41:17,113 [cheering] 990 00:41:17,213 --> 00:41:19,316 I've got some shows in Chicago. 991 00:41:19,416 --> 00:41:20,950 You know what? Not even open. 992 00:41:21,051 --> 00:41:21,951 I wouldn't dare. 993 00:41:22,052 --> 00:41:23,286 We could co-- you know? 994 00:41:23,386 --> 00:41:24,521 You can't open for me. 995 00:41:24,621 --> 00:41:25,588 You're still Mr. President. 996 00:41:25,689 --> 00:41:26,923 - Banter. - We just do like a-- 997 00:41:27,023 --> 00:41:28,625 Just banter. Do a little banter. 998 00:41:28,725 --> 00:41:30,360 Yeah, the coheadlining tour, you know what I mean? 999 00:41:30,460 --> 00:41:31,628 We'll call it Half and Half. 1000 00:41:31,728 --> 00:41:32,629 You know what I mean? 1001 00:41:32,729 --> 00:41:33,963 [cheering] 1002 00:41:34,064 --> 00:41:35,198 [laughs] 1003 00:41:35,231 --> 00:41:36,666 - I like that. - We could do it. 1004 00:41:36,766 --> 00:41:37,667 - We can do it. - We'll talk. 1005 00:41:37,767 --> 00:41:38,935 We'll get our people in contact. 1006 00:41:39,035 --> 00:41:40,570 President Barack Obama, everybody. 1007 00:41:40,670 --> 00:41:41,871 We're going to take a quick break. 1008 00:41:41,972 --> 00:41:43,840 But we'll be right back after this. 1009 00:41:43,940 --> 00:41:46,343 [cheering] 1010 00:41:46,443 --> 00:41:48,345 Thank you so much. 1011 00:41:58,621 --> 00:41:59,455 [audience cheers] 1012 00:41:59,555 --> 00:42:00,389 Well that's our show for tonight. 1013 00:42:00,489 --> 00:42:01,190 Thank you so much for tuning in. 1014 00:42:01,290 --> 00:42:02,258 Charlemagne is up next. 1015 00:42:02,358 --> 00:42:04,360 Now here it is, your moment of zen. 1016 00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:06,795 Good morning, Cecilia. 1017 00:42:06,896 --> 00:42:08,597 Yeah, I got the good assignment this morning. 1018 00:42:08,697 --> 00:42:10,032 Listen to these guys. 1019 00:42:10,132 --> 00:42:11,200 [claps] 1020 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:14,136 They are not happy with you.