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>> AN EMBATTLED FRESHMAN
LAWMAKER, GEORGE SANTOS, IS
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FACING NEW ACCUSATIONS THAT HE
STOLE MONEY FROM A DISABLED
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VETERAN WHO WAS TRYING TO GET
LIFE-SAVING SURGERY FOR HIS
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DYING SERVICE DOG.
>> LASSIE!
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>> OH, NO!
REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE SANTOS
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FELL DOWN A WELL.
OH, MY GOSH!
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GO GET HELP, GIRL!
( BARKING )
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( BARKING )
YOU SAY EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY
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FINE AT THE WELL?
THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
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SO WHY DON'T YOU STAY HERE AND
HAVE LUNCH.
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( BARKING )
>> TUNE IN NEXT WEEK TO
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"LASSIE," WHEN REPRESENTATIVE
GEORGE SANTOS GETS TRAPPED IN A
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BURNING BARN.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
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SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT:
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PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
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CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER
AND MUSICAL GUEST, MEET ME @ THE
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ALTAR.
WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
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HARVEY GUILLEN
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FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE
LATE SHOW BAND.
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AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE
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ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HAPPY THURSDAY.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HAPPY THURSDAY.
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HAPPY THURSDAY.
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
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THURSDAY.
>> Audience: STEPHEN!
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STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU,
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EVERYBODY!
THAT'S RIGHT.
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HELLO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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THANK YOU.
HELLO!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WELCOME!
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THE THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS.
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
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SIT DOWN!
SIT, SIT, SIT.
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THEY'RE VERY NICE.
WELCOME.
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>> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!
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STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
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YOU'RE VERY KIND.
WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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IN HERE, OUT THERE, ALL AROUND
THE WORLD TO "THE LATE SHOW."
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I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE
TONIGHT WITH FRIENDS BECAUSE WE
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HAVE-- WE HAVE SAD NEWS FROM NEW
ZEALAND.
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THEIR PRIME MINISTER JACINDA
ARDERN ANNOUNCED SHE WILL STEP
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DOWN NEXT MONTH.
NOOOOO!
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JACINDA!
IF YOU'RE NOT PRIME MINISTER,
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WHO'S GONNA PICK ME UP FROM THE
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY!
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>> I AM LEAVING BECAUSE WITH
SUCH A PRIVILEGED ROLE COMES
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RESPONSIBILITY.
I KNOW WHAT THIS JOB TAKES, AND
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I KNOW THAT I NO LONGER HAVE
ENOUGH IN THE TANK TO DO IT
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JUSTICE.
>> Stephen: WAIT.
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WAIT A SECOND.
SHE'S LEAVING BECAUSE IT'S THE
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RIGHT THING TO DO?
( LAUGHTER )
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OR STEAL CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS,
OR HAVE A BORIS JOHNSON SEX
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PARTY?
( LAUGHTER )
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DEMOCRACY WORKS?
DO YOU HAVE EVEN ONE DERANGED
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PILLOW SALESMAN?
SHE CONTINUED:
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>> AFTER GOING ON SIX YEARS OF
SOME BIG CHALLENGES, I AM
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HUMAN.
POLITICIANS ARE HUMAN.
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>> Stephen: "EXCEPT MARJORIE
TAYLOR GREENE.
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SHE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF
COCONUT WITH A WIG ON A STICK."
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( LAUGHTER )
ARDERN--
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( APPLAUSE )
LITTLE CHOKED UP THERE.
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BUT SHE SEES THE BRIGHT SIDE OF
THE POST-POLITICAL LIFE.
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>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY
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ONCE AGAIN.
AND SO TO NEVE, MOM IS LOOKING
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FORWARD TO BEING THERE WHEN YOU
START SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
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>> Stephen: THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL
THAT REALLY IS.
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THAT IS ABSOLUTELY--
( APPLAUSE )
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THAT'S WHAT SHE'S LIKE.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO
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SELFISH.
SURE, YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME
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WITH YOUR DAUGHTER, BUT WHAT
ABOUT YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER, ME?
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( LAUGHTER )
YOUR BACK YARD WITH LORDE?
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YOU'RE THE ONLY WORLD LEADER I'M
FRIENDS WITH.
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DON'T MAKE ME START HANGING OUT
WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
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( LAUGHTER )
BUT HE SMELLS LIKE HOT YOGA AND
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POUTINE.
( LAUGHTER )
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IT'S NOT JUST THE KIDS.
JACINDA'S ALSO LEAVING ME FOR
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HER FIANCE.
>> AND TO CLARKE, LET'S FINALLY
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GET MARRIED.
>> Stephen: CLARKE, YOU BETTER
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SAY YES.
I AM SAVING THE DATE.
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PUT ME DOWN FOR FISH, BECAUSE
YOU TWO HAVE FOUND YOUR FLOWER
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GIRL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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JACINDA ARDERN.
IN 2017 SHE BECAME THE
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YOUNGEST WORLD LEADER AND THE
YOUNGEST LEADER OF NEW ZEALAND
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IN OVER 150 YEARS WHEN SHE WAS
ELECTED AT THE AGE OF 37.
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IN HER SECOND TERM, SHE FORMED
THE MOST DIVERSE GOVERNMENT IN
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NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY.
HER LEADERSHIP ON COVID KEPT HER
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COUNTRY LARGELY FREE OF THE
VIRUS UNTIL LAST YEAR.
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AND AFTER THE HORRIFIC GUN
MASSACRE IN CHRISTCHURCH, SHE
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SPEARHEADED LEGISLATION TO BAN
ASSAULT RIFLES JUST SIX DAYS
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LATER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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BRAVA!
( APPLAUSE )
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YOU TO COME TO AMERICA TO RUN IN
2024.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AT 42 YOU ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY
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OLD ENOUGH TO BE A PRESIDENT'S
GRANDCHILD.
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WHAT IS IT?
IS IT THURSDAY?
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IT'S A DAY OF THE WEEK, AND YOU
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS: WE'VE
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FOUND OUT MORE LIES ABOUT
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN GEORGE
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SANTOS, ALSO KNOWN AS
ANTHONY DEVOLDER, ALSO KNOWN AS
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ANTHONY ZABROVSKY, ALSO KNOWN AS
GEORGE DEVOLDER.
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THAT'S TOO MANY NAMES FOR ONE
PERSON BUT JUST ENOUGH FOR
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ONE LAW FIRM.
( LAUGHTER )
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TODAY'S NEW SANTOS LIE IS HIS
FAKE GLAMOROUS LIFE IN NEW YORK
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CITY, AS HE TOLD THIS PODCAST
HOST:
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>> I'VE BEEN OSTRACIZED FROM
EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE SOCIAL
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CIRCLE.
I WAS A GUY WHO USED TO GO TO
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THE MET GALA.
I'M NOT INVITED BACK.
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>> Stephen: OH, HONEY.
OH, HONEY, YOU'RE NOT INVITED
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BACK BECAUSE YOU WERE NEVER
INVITED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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OKAY, OKAY.
UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
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MR. MET GALA.
IT'S SO GLAMOROUS.
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LAST YEAR'S THEME WAS "BASEBALL
HEAD."
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TODAY, WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT
ANOTHER SANTOS PERSONA,
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BECAUSE ACCORDING TO ASSOCIATES,
HE USED TO BE A DRAG QUEEN IN
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BRAZIL PAGEANTS.
WOW.
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GEORGE SANTOS DID SOMETHING
INTERESTING.
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( LAUGHTER )
BORING LIKE, "I WORKED AT A
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BANK," AND "MY MOTHER IS A
VOLLEYBALL."
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SOURCES SAY THAT SANTOS
PERFORMED UNDER THE DRAG NAME
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"KITARA RAVACHE."
REALLY?
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"KITARA RAVACHE."
THAT'S WHEN HE WENT WITH?
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I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH SOMETHING
FUN, LIKE "ANITA ALIBI" OR
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"IVANA PAWN YOUR JEWELRY."
BUT KITARA RAVACHE NEVER MADE IT
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TO THE BIG LEAGUES.
ACCORDING TO A FELLOW DRAG
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PERFORMER, "HE DID NOT HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A
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PROFESSIONAL.
GEORGE DID NOT HAVE THE GLAMOUR
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FOR THAT."
OH, SNAP!
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( LAUGHTER )
THE G.O.P.-- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
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I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THE G.O.P. BETTER BAN BOOKS
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FASTER, BECAUSE SANTOS JUST GOT
READ!
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( SNAPS )
( SNAP )
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I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MEANS
SOMETHING.
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I'M NOT SURE WHAT I JUST SAID.
( LAUGHTER )
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ALL OF THIS, AND I CAN
UNDERSTAND WHY-- HIS PARTY, THE
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G.O.P., HAS DECLARED WAR ON DRAG
QUEENS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
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OVER THE LAST YEAR.
THEY DON'T CARE THAT SANTOS IS A
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SERIAL LIAR WHO STEALS MONEY
INTENDED FOR DYING DOGS, BUT FOR
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REPUBLICANS FINDING OUT HE
PERFORMED DRAG WOULD BE AS BAD
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AS FINDING OUT HE OFFICIATED
A WEDDING BETWEEN THE GREEN M&M
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AND A COVID VACCINE.
( LAUGHTER )
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WELL--
( LAUGHTER )
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I TALKED ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT,
AND NOW IT'S HAPPENED:
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THE U.S. HAS REACHED ITS
$31.4 TRILLION DEBT CEILING.
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NOW, NORMALLY, CONGRESS
AUTOMATICALLY RAISES THE DEBT
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LIMIT AS NEEDED.
BUT HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE
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REFUSING, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE
THE STANDOFF TO EXTRACT MAJOR
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SPENDING CUTS ON SOCIAL
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SOCIAL
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SECURITY AND MEDICARE.
THAT IS AN INSANE NEGOTIATING
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TACTIC.
( BOOING )
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IT'S LIKE A HUSBAND SAYING,
"HONEY, WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH
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ON ENTERTAINMENT.
SO EITHER WE CANCEL ONE OF
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OUR STREAMING SERVICES OR I
SHOVE GRANDPA INTO THE RIVER.
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WHICH IS IT?
NETFLIX OR PEE-POP?"
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( LAUGHTER )
REJECTING WHAT IT SAYS ARE
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HOSTAGE DEMANDS USING THE DEBT
CEILING AS A WEAPON.
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SO IT COULD BE A LONG BATTLE AND
A LONG ME TALKING ABOUT IT.
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BECAUSE AS "PUNCHBOWL NEWS" PUT
IT, "WELCOME TO THE NEXT SIX
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MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE."
WELL, THERE GOES DRY JANUARY...
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AND-- AND--
( APPLAUSE )
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NO?
AND DRY FEBRUARY...
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AND NO-METH MARCH.
( LAUGHTER )
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THING BIDEN HAS TO WORRY ABOUT
BECAUSE A SUSPECTED RUSSIAN SPY
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SHIP HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE
COAST OF HAWAII.
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OH, NO!
YOU KNOW THEY'RE DESPERATE FOR A
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RATINGS BUMP WHEN THEY DO A
HAWAII EPISODE.
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( RUSSIAN ACCENT )
PUTIN FAMILY IS GOING TO
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HONOLULU!
WE WILL SAY 'ALOHA' TO
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JOURNALIST, AND THEN WE WILL SAY
'ALOHA TO JOURNALIST.'"
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( LAUGHTER )
RUSSKIES HAVE BEEN SNIFFING
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AROUND OUR SHORES.
RECENTLY, THIS SAME RUSSIAN SPY
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SHIP WAS SPOTTED SAILING OFF THE
COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
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WOW.
I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T SEE IT.
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I DO A LOT OF FISHING DOWN
THERE IN MY HOME STATE.
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THOUGH, THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY
THAT ONE FISH WAS SO BIG AND
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YELLING AT ME IN RUSSIAN.
FRIED UP REAL GOOD, THOUGH.
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OH, THERE'S HUGE NEWS-- YES,
EATING HUMANS.
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WHY NOT!
( APPLAUSE )
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JOKE.
THERE'S HUGE NEWS FROM
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WASHINGTON, WHERE WE'RE
LEARNING-- IS THIS TRUE?
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IS THIS TRUE?
HAS THIS BEEN VERIFIED?
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AN OLD MAN ATE A HAMBURGER.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED: TO
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PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES, THE
PRESIDENT ORDERED LUNCH FROM A
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D.C. BURGER JOINT, SURPRISING
THE EMPLOYEE WHO TOOK THE CALL:
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>> GHOSTBURGER, BRITTANY
SPEAKING.
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HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
>> HI, BRITTANY.
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THIS IS JOE BIDEN.
I'D LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR
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LUNCH IF I COULD, OKAY?
>> HI!
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>> HI!
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE?
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>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A
BACON CHEESEBURGER WITH AMERICAN
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CHEESE, AND A SIDE OF FRENCH
FRIES.
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WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE COME PICK IT
UP, OKAY?
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HOW'S BUSINESS AT GHOSTBURGER
THESE DAYS?
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>> IT'S PRETTY GOOD!
>> WELL, GOOD!
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OKAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING LUNCH.
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>> Stephen: (AS BIDEN)
"OKAY, OKAY, THERE YOU GO.
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ALL RIGHT.
I LOVE LUNCH, BRITT!
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ONE OF MY TOP THREE MEALS BEHIND
DINNER AND JELL-O CUP!
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YA' KNOW, BACK IN SCRANTON, WE
DIDN'T HAVE McDONALD'S, AND
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FORGET 'IN AND OUT.'
WE JUST HAD 'OUT.'
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DOORS WEREN'T REALLY A THING
BACK THEN, AND EVERYONE SLEPT IN
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ONE BIG ROOM, LIKE THAT CHARLIE
BUCKET GUY.
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GOOD OLE' CHUCKIE BUCKIE.
HIS CHUBBY PAL'S STILL STUCK IN
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THAT PNEUMATIC CHOCO-TUBE.
REST IN POWER, AUGUSTUS GLOOP."
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( LAUGHTER )
REALLY?
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REALLY?
ACCORDING TO AIDES-- A.K.A. THE
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PRESIDENT'S HAMBURGER HELPERS--
BIDEN ENJOYED HIS LUNCH.
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BUT HE DID GET THE GHOSTBURGER
WITH NO SPOOKY SAUCE-- WHICH IS
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EITHER A GHOSTBURGER SPECIAL
SAUCE OR WHAT BIDEN CALLS
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KETCHUP HE DOESN'T TRUST.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
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TONIGHT!
MY GUEST IS CONGRESSMAN ADAM
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KINZINGER.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I ASK
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CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS SOME
VERY, VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS.
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STICK AROUND.
♪ ♪ ♪
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( APPLAUSE )
WELCOME BACK TO REQUEST THE THE
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LATE SHOW."
GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND
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THE LATE SHOW BAND RIGHT THERE.
( APPLAUSE )
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THANK YOU, FRIENDS.
HAPPY THURSDAY.
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>> Louis: HAPPY THURSDAY.
>> Stephen: HAPPY THURSDAY.
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I'M EXCITED.
HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY.
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THANKS SO MUCH.
IN JUST A MINUTE, WE'VE GOT A
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GENTLEMAN WE'VE HAD ON THE SHOW
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
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IT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION.
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REPRESENTATIVE ADAM KINZINGER IS
GOING TO BE HERE.
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>> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: FORMERLY OF
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CONGRESS, FORMERLY OF THE
JANUARY 6 PANEL.
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I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY NOW THAT HE
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DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REELECTED.
THAT SHOULD BE BRACING IS I'LL
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FIND THE CONVERSATION.
YOU KNOW I LOVE ME A DON LEMON.
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DON IS A DEAR, DEAR FRIEND,
SOULCYCLE EMERGENCY CONTACT.
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AND OF COURSE I ALWAYS WATCH THE
CNN-- WHAT'S IT CALLED?
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"CNN THIS MORNING."
C.T.M.,s WE CALL IT, CNN THIS
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MORNING.
AND I WAS WATCHING THIS MORNING
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AND I WAS A LILINGSZ TAKEN
ABACK.
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I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS.
CAN YOU SHOW WHAT HE WAS
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WEARING?
THERE YOU GO.
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YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE A GREAT MAN
ONCE SAID WHAT THE ( BLEEP ) IS
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THAT?
( LAUGHTER )
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WANT TO ADD SOME COMEDY TO CNN
AND THIS IS HILARIOUS.
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BUT HOW DO YOU REPORT THE NEWS
IN THAT OUTFIT?
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HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT
TRAGEDY WEARING THAT, BECAUSE
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WHAT COULD BE MORE TRAGIC THAN
THAT LOOK HE HAD THIS MORNING?
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COULD YOU PUT IT BACK UP?
HE'S LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
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TEACHER WHO WENT FOR A RUN AND
THEN GOT A LITTLE HUNGRY AND
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STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT BUT IT
WAS TOO NICE OF A RESTAURANT,
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AND THEY SAID, "SIR, YOU HAVE TO
WEAR A JACKET."
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SO THEN HE SOO HE STOLE A JACKET
FROM AN EXTRA FROM "GUYS &
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DOLLS."
ANYWAY, DON,s YOU'VE GOT A LOT
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TO ANSWER FOR.
I HOPE YOU TALK ABOUT THIS
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TOMORROW MORNING ON THE SHOW.
I'LL BE WATCHING.
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FOLKS, EARLIER IN THE MONOLOGUE,
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE LATEST
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ALLEGATIONS REGARDING
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN GEORGE
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SANTOS.
BUT OF COURSE TODAY'S
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REVELATIONS ARE JUST ADDED TO
THE LONG LIST OF LIES SANTOS
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APPEARS TO HAVE TOLD ABOUT
HIMSELF-- WHICH, IN CASE YOU
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FORGOT, INCLUDE CLAIMING HE
ATTENDED BARUCH COLLEGE AND
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N.Y.U., GRADUATED SUMMA CUM
LAUDE, WORKED AT GOLDMAN SACHS
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AND CITIGROUP, HAD UKRAINIAN
JEWISH GRANDPARENTS WHO FLED TO
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BRAZIL TO ESCAPE THE HOLOCAUST,
HAD A MOTHER WHO DIED IN 9/11,
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EMPLOYEES WHO DIED IN THE PULSE
NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING, WAS ONE OF
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THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GET COVID,
OWNED AN ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY,
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ATTENDED A PRESTIGIOUS PREP
SCHOOL, WAS A VOLLEYBALL STAR,
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MADE $750,000 SALARY, WAS MUGGED
ON HIS WAY TO PAY RENT,
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HAD A CAREER SELLING YACHTS,
A MILLION-DOLLAR APARTMENT,
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13 REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, AND
NEW REVELATIONS ARE COMING EVERY
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DAY.
SO THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS
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WONDERING WHAT IS THE TRUTH
ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS?
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WELL, HERE TO TELL US THE TRUTH
ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS, PLEASE
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WELCOME CONGRESSMAN GEORGE
SANTOS!
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( APPLAUSE )
JOINING US.
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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME,
STEPHEN.
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IT'S AN HONOR TO BE BACK ON YOUR
SHOW.
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>> Stephen: THIS IS ACTUALLY
YOUR FIRST TIME HERE.
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>> NOT ACCORDING TO MY IMDb.
IT SAYS I'VE BEEN A GUEST FIVE
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TIMES, AND I WAS ALSO YOUR
BANDLEADER, JON BATISTE.
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( LAUGHTER )
NOT TRUE.
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THAT'S NOT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE HIS
NAME.
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IN FACT, YOU ARE FACING DAMNING
ACCUSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE
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FABRICATED ALMOST ALL OF YOUR
BACKSTORY.
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BUT HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT
NOW, TO TELL THE TRUTH AND CLEAR
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THINGS UP.
>> WHAT'S TO CLARIFY?
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EVERYTHING I'VE SAID HAS BEEN
THE TRUTH, OR MY NAME ISN'T
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GEORGE ANTHONY DEVOLDER SANTOS
KITARA ZABROVSKY JOHN JACOB
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JINGLEHEIMER CELLINO AND BARNES.
>> Stephen: IS ANY OF THAT YOUR
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REAL NAME?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
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PROBABLY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
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LET'S GET INTO SOME OF THESE
ALLEGATIONS.
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EARLIER TODAY, YOU DENIED CLAIMS
THAT YOU USED TO PERFORM AS A
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DRAG QUEEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY, STEPHEN.
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THIS DRAG STORY IS JUST ANOTHER
MEDIA DISTRACTION THAT IS SIMPLY
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NOT GONNA WERK!
OKURR...
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SORRY, SORRY, NEXT QUESTION,
PLEASE.
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>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT YOUR
CLAIM TO HAVE ATTENDED BOTH
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N.Y.U. AND BARUCH COLLEGE, EVEN
THOUGH THERE IS NO RECORD THAT
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YOU WENT TO EITHER?
>> NO RECORD?
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OKAY, THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
THIS?
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HMMM!
LEGALLY, THAT'S A DIPLOMA!
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>> Stephen: NO, THAT'S NOT.
IT'S A SHIRT.
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AND YOU OBVIOUSLY MADE THAT.
>> I DID NOT.
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ALTHOUGH I COULD HAVE.
I DOUBLE MAJORED IN T-SHIRT
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DESIGN AND PROFESSIONAL
VOLLEYBALL.
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>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE STICKING
TO YOUR STORY THAT YOU PLAYED
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VOLLEYBALL AT A SCHOOL YOU NEVER
WENT TO?
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>> OF COURSE.
I'M A VOLLEYBALL STAR!
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A STAR!
I'M A STAR!
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IN FACT, I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A
BIG MATCH RIGHT NOW.
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SEE, TOUCHDOWN!
( APPLAUSE )
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ANOTHER WIN FOR HOGWARTS!
>> Stephen: LOOK, JUST TELL THE
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TRUTH.
WHAT ABOUT "FRIENDS OF PETS
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UNITED," THE ANIMAL CHARITY
YOU CLAIMED TO RUN AND COLLECTED
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MONEY FOR, EVEN THOUGH THE
I.R.S. HAS NO RECORD OF IT?
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>> SO WHAT?
THE I.R.S. DOESN'T KNOW
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EVERYTHING.
DOES THE I.R.S. KNOW THE WEIGHT
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OF A WISH?
( LAUGHTER )
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THE WAY, THOSE ARE THE NAMES OF
MY OTHER CHARITIES.
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PLEASE DONATE BELOW.
>> Stephen: JIMMY, TAKE THAT
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DOWN!
TAKE 2 DOWN, JIMMIE!
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DO NOT SEND MONEY THERE.
SANTOS, YOU'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF
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SOME REALLY ATROCIOUS THINGS.
YOU CLAIMED YOUR MOTHER DIED IN
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THE SEPTEMBER 11th ATTACKS, THEN
YOU SAID THAT SHE DIED A FEW
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YEARS LATER AND THEN YOU SAID
SHE DIED IN 2016.
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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
( LAUGHTER )
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YOU BRING THAT UP AT A TIME LIKE
THIS?
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CAN'T YOU SEE I'M AT MY MOTHER'S
FUNERAL RIGHT NOW?
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DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO
LOSE SOMEONE WHEN THEY'VE
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ALREADY DIED THREE TIMES BEFORE?
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY FOR YOUR
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LOSSES.
BUT, REPRESENTATIVE SANTOS,
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AFTER ALL THIS DECEPTION, DO YOU
REALLY EXPECT REPUBLICANS TO
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KEEP YOU IN CONGRESS?
>> OF COURSE, STEPHEN.
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THEY CAN'T GET RID OF ME.
I'M THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!
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( LAUGHTER )
NOT.
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NO.
DON'T APPLAUD HIM!
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NO.
THAT'S KEVIN McCARTHY.
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>> OKAY, BOOMER.
THEN WHERE DID I GET THIS GAVEL?
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>> Stephen: YOU OBVIOUSLY BOUGHT
THAT.
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IT STILL HAS THE PRICE TAG.
>> I'M GONNA HAVE TO FACT CHECK
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YOU THERE, STEVE.
I DID NOT BUY IT.
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I STOLE IT.
>> Stephen: EVERYTHING YOU'VE
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SAID HERE HAS BEEN A LIE.
UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO
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ACTUALLY TELL THE TRUTH, THIS
INTERVIEW IS OVER.
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JIMMY--
>> WAIT WAIT!
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OKAY, FINE.
ALL RIGHT.
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NO MORE LIES.
I'M READY TO COME CLEAN.
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>> Stephen: GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE TRUTH IS, MY
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ENTIRE CAMPAIGN WAS SECRETLY
FUNDING BY
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( BUZZING ).
MY TELEPHONE?
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HELLO?
ANNA WINTOUR?
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YOU WANT ME BACK AT THE MET
GALA?
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AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DRAG,
SOMETHING THAT I'VE DEFINITELY
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NEVER, EVER DONE BEFORE?
OH, I GOTTA GO, STEVE.
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I'M SO SORRY.
>> Stephen: REPRESENTATIVE
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GEORGE SANTOS, EVERYBODY.
AND THANK YOU TO HARVEY GUILLEN.
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WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE
REAL CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER!
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>> THAT'S ME!
THAT'S ME.
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>> Stephen: NO IT'S NOT.
THAT'S NOT YOUR NAME.
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( APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO.
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WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT YOU ALL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST
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TONIGHT SERVED SIX TERMS IN
CONGRESS AND IS NOW A SENIOR
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POLITICAL COMMENTATOR FOR CNN.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
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SHOW," CONGRESSMAN ADAM
KINZINGER.
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♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE )
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>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
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>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
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>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
>> I'M FREE!
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>> Stephen: OUT OF THERE.
WELL, THAT LEADS TO MY FIRST
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QUESTION.
YOU'RE OUT OF CONGRESS FOR THE
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FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS?
>> 12 YEARS.
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>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT LIKE ON
THE OUTSIDE?
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>> IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GREAT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I --
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>> Stephen: IF YOU HAD KNOWN
IT WOULD BE THIS GOOD YOU WOULD
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HAVE QUIT SOONER.
>> YOU MISS PARTS OF IT, YOU
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KNOW.
SOMETIMES IN THE FIGHT YOU WISH
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YOU COULD BE THERE TO KIND OF
HAVE YOUR SAY ON SOME OF THIS
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STUFF.
BUT WHEN I WATCHED THAT SPEAKER
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FIGHT HAPPEN AND SOME OF THOSE--
SEE THING THROUGH ONE SPEAKER
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VOTE IS MISERABLE.
SITTING THROUGH 15 IS INSANITY,
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AND I'M SO GLAD I WASN'T THERE
FOR THAT.
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>> Stephen: YES, BUT, OKAY--
( APPLAUSE )
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GRATIFYING AT ALL TO WATCH KEVIN
McCARTHY SQUIRM FOR THOSE 15
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VOTES, TO HAVE TO KOWTOW TO GUYS
LIKE GAETZ?
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TO ACTUALLY GO HAT IN HAND TO A
MAN LIKE MATT GAETZ.
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WASN'T THAT PLEASANT.
>> IT WAS A LITTLE GRATIFYING.
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THE TOUGH THING IS YOU KNOW HOW
BAD THAT IT IS FOR THE COUNTRY.
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YOU'RE MAKING COMMITMENT TO
PEOPLE I FRANKLY DON'T THINK
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HAVE THIS COUNTRY'S HEART IN
THEIR MINDS.
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IT'S ABOUT THEIR OWN FAME, THEIR
ATTENTION.
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I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE DAY
KEVIN McCARTHY WENT TO
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MAR-A-LAGO A WOWM OF WEEKS AFTER
JANUARY 6, HE CHANGED THE
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DIRECTION OF THE PARTY.
>> Stephen: AFTER HAVING SAID
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AFTER JANUARY 6, THE PRESIDENT
BEARS SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
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WHAT HAPPENED.
>> THEN HE FORGOT THAT.
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SO WATCHING HIM HAVE TO, HAVE
TO, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE A LITTLE
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BIT.
I WOULD SAY THERE'S A LITTLE
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PART OF ME THAT KIND OF ENJOYED
THAT.
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>> Stephen: AND YOU HAVE NEVER
BEEN THAT SOFT SPOKEN.
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YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND.
YOU'RE PRETTY FRANK.
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BUT YOU RECENTLY-- I THINK THIS
WAS JUST LAST WEEK-- YOU SAID
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THIS ON A PODCAST.
YOU HAD SOME CHOICE WORDS ABOUT
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THE NEW SPEAKER.
JIM.
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00:24:29,534 --> 00:24:33,872
>> KEVIN'S A PIECE OF ( BLEEP ).
LET'S JUST BE HONEST ABOUT THIS.
399
00:24:33,939 --> 00:24:37,442
HE WILL SAY WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO
SAY TO STAY IN POWER.
400
00:24:37,509 --> 00:24:41,847
I'M NOT EVEN SAYING THAT
GRATUITOUSLY TO BE MEAN TO HIM.
401
00:24:41,913 --> 00:24:48,787
IT'S JUST A FACT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
402
00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:52,524
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THE MIC WAS ON.
>> Stephen: JUST TO BE CLEAR
403
00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:57,095
YOU SAID THAT AFTER YOU LEFT
OFFICE, RIGHT?
404
00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:59,397
>> I DID, I DID.
>> Stephen: HOW MANY MEMBERS
405
00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:02,133
OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CALLED
YOU UP AND WENT, "OH, THANK YOU
406
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,636
FOR SAYING THAT"?
>> I THINK THEY'RE ALL SCARED
407
00:25:04,703 --> 00:25:06,204
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO DIME THEM
OUT IF I DO.
408
00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:09,341
I STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT CALLED
ME SAYING, "I WISH WE COULD GET
409
00:25:09,407 --> 00:25:11,376
THROUGH THIS."
I WAS GETTING A LOT OF
410
00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:12,844
INFORMATION DURING THE SPEAKER'S
VOTE.
411
00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:16,014
I KNOW THE DYNAMICS THAT WERE AT
PLAY THERE, AND IT'S MISERABLE.
412
00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:19,184
>> Stephen: SO WHAT'S THE DEAL
NOW,s IS ANY ONE PERSON IN THE
413
00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:22,787
HOUSE CAN CALL FOR ESSENTIALLY
LIKE A SNAP VOTE AND SAY HE HAS
414
00:25:22,854 --> 00:25:24,556
TO RUN FOR SPEAKER AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
415
00:25:24,623 --> 00:25:28,493
SO BASICALLY THEY CAN CALL THIS
LIKE A NO CONFIDENCE, A MOTION
416
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,129
TO VACATE THE CHAIR.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF
417
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:32,764
THAT.
ANYBODY IN THE HOUSE CAN DO IT
418
00:25:32,831 --> 00:25:33,732
NOW.
>> Stephen: REPUBLICAN OR
419
00:25:33,798 --> 00:25:35,033
DEMOCRAT.
>> REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
420
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:40,372
AND THIS WAS HELD AS, LIKE, A
SWORD OF DAM CLOSE OVER PRIOR
421
00:25:40,438 --> 00:25:43,208
SPEAKERS' HEADS.
BOEHNER FOR INSTANCE WANTS TO
422
00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:46,177
CUT A DEAL WITH THE DEMOCRATS ON
DEBT, THEY WOULD HOLD THIS OVER
423
00:25:46,244 --> 00:25:50,916
HIS HEAD, PAUL RYAN.
SO THEY CHANGED THE THRESHOLD SO
424
00:25:50,982 --> 00:25:54,019
THEY IT COULDN'T BE USED AS A
WEAPON.
425
00:25:54,085 --> 00:25:57,389
WHEN WE GET TO THE DEBT LIMIT,
WE APPROACHED IT TODAY, BUT WE
426
00:25:57,455 --> 00:26:00,258
HAVE TIME WITH MEASURES BEING
TAKEN PLACE, THEY'RE GOING TO
427
00:26:00,325 --> 00:26:02,827
SAY, THESE 20 PEOPLE OR
WHATEVER, ARE GOING TO SAY,
428
00:26:02,894 --> 00:26:05,630
"KEVIN, IF YOU CUT A DEAL WITH
THE DEMOCRATS IF WE DON'T PASS
429
00:26:05,697 --> 00:26:09,467
THE DEBT LIMIT, WE'RE GOING TO
VACATE THE CHAIR."
430
00:26:09,534 --> 00:26:13,705
THAT IS A SCARY THING BECAUSE WE
HAVE NEVER AS A COUNTRY, NEVER,
431
00:26:13,772 --> 00:26:16,942
BREACHED THE DEBT LIMIT.
WE CAME AS CLOSE AS WE COULD IN
432
00:26:17,008 --> 00:26:19,577
2011 WHEN I WAS THERE AND IT HAD
REAL EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY.
433
00:26:19,644 --> 00:26:22,647
>> Stephen: TECHNICALLY
SPEAKING HERE, IF KEVIN
434
00:26:22,714 --> 00:26:25,450
McCARTHY ACTUALLY GREW A PAIR
AND SAID, "WE HAVE TO
435
00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:28,586
INVESTIGATE GEORGE SANTOS,"
COULD SANTOS CALL FOR A SNAP
436
00:26:28,653 --> 00:26:31,623
ELECTION?
>> YEAH, YEAH, HE COULD.
437
00:26:31,690 --> 00:26:33,358
HE COULD.
>> Stephen: WOW.
438
00:26:33,425 --> 00:26:38,129
>> IN HIS RECOUNTING HE PROBABLY
ALREADY HAS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
439
00:26:38,196 --> 00:26:41,833
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICELY DONE.
440
00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:46,104
NICELY DONE.
YOUR-- YOU'RE PETITIONING FOR
441
00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:49,374
SANTOS TO RESIGN.
YOU'VE ORGANIZED A PETITION
442
00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:52,577
ONLINE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
TELL ME WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT.
443
00:26:52,644 --> 00:26:57,816
>> SO HE MADE SOME COMMENT
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, "LOOK IF
444
00:26:57,882 --> 00:27:02,053
170,000 PEOPLE VOTED FOR HIM TO
PUT HIM IN OFFICE, IF 170,000
445
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,557
PEOPLE WANT ME OUT I'LL LEAVE."
WE WANT TO GET 170,000 PEOPLE.
446
00:27:05,623 --> 00:27:08,960
I DON'T THINK HE SPECIFIED WHERE
THEY HAD TO BE FROM.
447
00:27:09,027 --> 00:27:11,696
>> Stephen: IS THAT AN
ABERRATION OR AN EXTENSION OF
448
00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:13,932
NORMALIZING THE AMOUNT OF LIES
THE FORMER PRESIDENT TOLD, AND
449
00:27:13,999 --> 00:27:17,902
PEOPLE LIKE MARJORIE TAYLOR
GREENE OR BOEBERT OR GOSSAR.
450
00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:20,338
>> Stephen: WE'RE IN A
DANGEROUS PLACE.
451
00:27:20,405 --> 00:27:23,875
OBVIOUSLY, HE AND OF HIMSELF,
COMPLETELY LYING ABOUT ANYTHING,
452
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:27,078
WITH NO MOORING TO ANYTHING TRUE
WHATSOEVER IS AN ABERRATION.
453
00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:31,683
THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE ARE
DEFENDING HIM, NOT JUST BECAUSE
454
00:27:31,750 --> 00:27:34,753
THERE'S ONLY A FIVE-SEAT
MAJORITY BUT BECAUSE NOW
455
00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:36,588
POLITICS IS ALL ABOUT JUST
OWNING THE OTHER SIDE.
456
00:27:36,654 --> 00:27:39,858
IF YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING MEAN
ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE, IT DOESN'T
457
00:27:39,924 --> 00:27:43,461
MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, IT DOESN'T
MATTER HOW YOU LIE, AND THAT IS
458
00:27:43,528 --> 00:27:46,164
A PROBLEM WHEN YOU BECOME
UNMOORED TO TRUTH.
459
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:49,968
WHEN YOU LIE ABOUT AN ELECTION
BEING STOLEN, WHEN YOU LIE ABOUT
460
00:27:50,035 --> 00:27:53,371
DIFFERENT THINGS, TRUTH OF A
SUDDEN IS REALLY EASY TO GET
461
00:27:53,438 --> 00:27:55,607
AWAY FROM.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO MAKE STUFF
462
00:27:55,673 --> 00:27:56,841
UP.
SO I THINK HE PROBABLY WOULDN'T
463
00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:59,511
BE THERE WITHOUT THE LIES THAT
HAD PRECEDED THIS MOMENT.
464
00:27:59,577 --> 00:28:01,413
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK.
465
00:28:01,479 --> 00:28:03,481
BUT STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE CONGRESS ADAM
466
00:28:03,548 --> 00:28:05,817
KINZINGER, EVERYBODY.
467
00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:21,199
RIGHT THERE, THAT GENTLEMAN
RIGHT THERE YOU RECOGNIZE FROM
468
00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:25,036
THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE.
IT'S CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER.
469
00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:30,775
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A
SMALL BUT POWERFUL GROUP OF THE
470
00:28:30,842 --> 00:28:33,511
REPUBLICANS WANT, AND KEVIN
McCARTHY SAYS HE'S GOING TO DO
471
00:28:33,578 --> 00:28:37,582
IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE
JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE.
472
00:28:37,649 --> 00:28:39,818
SO THAT'S IN SOME WAYS AN
INVESTIGATION OF YOU.
473
00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:42,787
YOU'RE ON OF THE PROMINENT
MEMBERS OF THE JANUARY 6
474
00:28:42,854 --> 00:28:44,055
COMMITTEE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU
475
00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:51,463
ALL DID, BY THE WAY.
( APPLAUSE )
476
00:28:51,529 --> 00:28:56,267
OF A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
BEING USEFUL.
477
00:28:56,334 --> 00:28:59,204
IF THEY SUBPOENAED YOU AND THEY
ASKED YOU TO SHOW UP, WOULD YOU
478
00:28:59,270 --> 00:29:00,905
DO IT?
>> WELL, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT
479
00:29:00,972 --> 00:29:04,242
LOOKS LIKE, BUT I BELIEVE IN THE
POWER OF CONGRESS TO SUBPOENA,
480
00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:07,645
EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN IGNORED
481
00:29:07,712 --> 00:29:10,381
OUR SUBPOENA, I BELIEVE IN THE
POWER OF CONGRESS FOR OVERSIGHT.
482
00:29:10,448 --> 00:29:12,183
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE
TO OWN THAT.
483
00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:15,854
BUT, LOOK, I'M HAPPY, I AM PROUD
OF THE WORK THE COMMITTEE DID.
484
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,790
I'M HAPPY TO PUT THAT OUT.
WE PUT ALL OF IT OUT FOR THE
485
00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:22,293
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SEE, AND YOU
WANT TO INVESTIGATE WHAT
486
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,028
INVESTIGATING TRUTH LOOKS LIKE
AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
487
00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:27,332
ACTUALLY TELL THE TRUTH AND
RECOVER FROM A BAD MOMENT IN
488
00:29:27,398 --> 00:29:30,535
DEMOCRACY, I WALK IN THAT,
BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT STORY WE
489
00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,605
CAN TELL AGAIN, CAN WHICH IS
THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN
490
00:29:33,671 --> 00:29:36,441
THAT HELD THE LINE ON JANUARY 6,
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ROT AND
491
00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:39,911
LIES THAT LED TO THAT DAY.
DEMOCRACIES AREN'T DEFINED BY
492
00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:42,147
BAD DAYS.
THEY'RE DEFINED BY HOW WE COME
493
00:29:42,213 --> 00:29:48,286
BACK FROM THOSE BAD DAYS.
( APPLAUSE )
494
00:29:48,353 --> 00:29:53,791
MISSED THE NUT OF YOUR ANSWER.
THEY SUBPOENA, "YOU DO SHOW UP?
495
00:29:53,858 --> 00:29:59,664
>> YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS NUANCES.
LIKE, I WANT IT TO BE A LEGAL
496
00:29:59,731 --> 00:30:00,698
SUBPOENA.
>> Stephen: YOU SUBPOENAED
497
00:30:00,765 --> 00:30:02,200
THEM.
YOU SUBPOENAED KEVIN
498
00:30:02,267 --> 00:30:03,968
McCARTHY--
>> AND THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO
499
00:30:04,035 --> 00:30:06,104
SHOW UP.
>> Stephen: AND MEADOWS.
500
00:30:06,171 --> 00:30:07,639
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE
501
00:30:07,705 --> 00:30:09,440
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEGAL AND
NONLEGAL SUBPOENA?
502
00:30:09,507 --> 00:30:10,842
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
503
00:30:10,909 --> 00:30:12,777
ONE'S LEGAL.
I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, BUT
504
00:30:12,844 --> 00:30:14,812
I KNOW THIS: I HAVE NOTHING TO
HIDE.
505
00:30:14,879 --> 00:30:16,281
THEY DID, OBVIOUSLY.
>> Stephen: NOW MIGHT BE A
506
00:30:16,347 --> 00:30:19,350
GOOD TIME TO FIND OUT IF YOU
HAVE ANY CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN
507
00:30:19,417 --> 00:30:21,986
YOUR HOME.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT JUST--
508
00:30:22,053 --> 00:30:24,289
JUST-- PROBABLY DON'T, BUT I'D
CHECK--
509
00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:26,624
>> DO A QUICK SWEEP.
>> Stephen: I'D CHECK MY
510
00:30:26,691 --> 00:30:28,626
GARAGE JUST TO BE SURE THAT
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
511
00:30:28,693 --> 00:30:32,664
>> THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
>> Stephen: LAST MONTH, THE
512
00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:36,501
JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE HELD THEIR
FINAL HEARING, AND WHAT IS THE
513
00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:40,238
ONE PIECE OF THAT REPORT THAT
YOU THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE
514
00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:42,640
AWAY FROM?
BECAUSE WE LEARNED SO MUCH OVER
515
00:30:42,707 --> 00:30:45,977
THE COURSE OF THOSE SIX MONTHS.
AND, AGAIN, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL
516
00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:48,479
FOR RESTORING FAITH NAY
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE THAT
517
00:30:48,546 --> 00:30:51,683
ISN'T JUST A CIRCUS.
BUT WE LEARNED SO MUCH, IF YOU
518
00:30:51,749 --> 00:30:54,886
COULD CLEAR EVERYTHING AWAY AND
JUST LEAVE US WITH ONE THING
519
00:30:54,953 --> 00:30:57,355
WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> IF I COULD LEAVE WITH ONE
520
00:30:57,422 --> 00:31:01,059
THING ON THAT, IT'S LESS ABOUT
THE DAY OF JANUARY 6.
521
00:31:01,125 --> 00:31:04,495
IT'S THE FACT THAT THERE WERE
DECISIONS MADE PRIOR IN THE OVAL
522
00:31:04,562 --> 00:31:07,532
OFFICE, IN THE POLITICAL
CIRCLES-- EVERYWHERE-- THAT LED
523
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:10,401
TO A MOMENT WHEN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY, IN ESSENCE, WAS
524
00:31:10,468 --> 00:31:12,937
CONVINCED THAT AN ELECTION WAS
STOLEN.
525
00:31:13,004 --> 00:31:15,440
BY THE WAY, DEMOCRACY,
SELF-GOVERNANCE CANNOT SURVIVE
526
00:31:15,506 --> 00:31:18,076
IF YOU CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT
THEIR VOTE DOESN'T COUNT BECAUSE
527
00:31:18,142 --> 00:31:19,978
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL
UNREPRESENTED.
528
00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:22,647
THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THE
IDEA OF BEING REPRESENTED.
529
00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:25,583
SO THE ONE THING I WOULD LEAVE
PEOPLE WITH IS THIS IS NOT A
530
00:31:25,650 --> 00:31:28,953
MOMENT IN HISTORY.
THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT WE
531
00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:32,757
AS A COUNTRY HAVE TO TAKE HOLD
OF, TELL THE TRUTH, FIGHT BY THE
532
00:31:32,824 --> 00:31:35,460
RULES, AND THEN WE CAN
SELF-GOVERN FOR THE REST OF THE
533
00:31:35,526 --> 00:31:36,894
EXISTENCE WE HAVE HERE IN
AMERICA.
534
00:31:36,961 --> 00:31:46,271
( APPLAUSE )
THAT LAST MEETING LIKE?
535
00:31:46,337 --> 00:31:50,441
DID YOU GUYS GO OUT FOR DRINK?
IT WAS LIKE JOB WELL DONE.
536
00:31:50,508 --> 00:31:53,278
YOU AND LIZ CHENEY ARE OUT OF
THERE.
537
00:31:53,344 --> 00:31:55,880
AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE ALL
WAITING FOR THEIR SUBPOENAS,
538
00:31:55,947 --> 00:31:58,116
TOO.
BUT YOU DID YOUR JOB IN AN
539
00:31:58,182 --> 00:32:00,418
EXEMPLARY WAY.
DID YOU GUYS-- I MEAN, I KNOW
540
00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:03,621
IT'S A DARK SECRETARY--
>> IT WAS A UNIQUE MOMENT.
541
00:32:03,688 --> 00:32:05,156
>> Stephen: DID YOU CELEBRATE
IN ANY WAY.
542
00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:09,994
>> IT WAS A UNIQUE MOMENT.
WE GO INTO THE ANTE ROOM THE
543
00:32:10,061 --> 00:32:11,996
ROOM WE COME OUT OF AND RETREAT
TO.
544
00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:14,966
WE'RE ALL STANDING AROUND AND
USUALLY WE KIND OF GO OUR OWN
545
00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:16,801
WAYS, AND THE GROUP WASN'T
BREAKING UP.
546
00:32:16,868 --> 00:32:19,437
AND I THINK THERE WAS KIND OF
THIS FEELING OF THIS IS IT.
547
00:32:19,504 --> 00:32:24,075
FOR ME, IT WAS MY LAST ACT AS A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS, RIGHT, FOR
548
00:32:24,142 --> 00:32:26,244
ABOUT HALF OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
549
00:32:26,311 --> 00:32:27,779
SO IT WAS-- IT WAS-- IT WAS
UNIQUE.
550
00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:30,848
WE SAID SOME REALLY INTERESTING
WORDS TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THE
551
00:32:30,915 --> 00:32:32,717
HISTORY OF THIS, WHICH WE OF
COURSE MEANT.
552
00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:36,187
AND THEN WE WENT OUR SEPARATE
WAYS, AND I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND
553
00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:38,122
HAD TO AIR THAT UP AND DRIVE
HOME.
554
00:32:38,189 --> 00:32:39,457
>> Stephen: YOU LITERALLY HAD
A FLAT TIRE.
555
00:32:39,524 --> 00:32:42,827
>> I LITERALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A METAPHOR
556
00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:43,961
RIGHT THERE.
>> EXACTLY.
557
00:32:44,028 --> 00:32:49,467
>> Stephen: YOU ALL REFERRED
FOUR CHARGES TO THE JUSTICE
558
00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:52,003
DEPARTMENT, OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT, HISTORIC, AS YOU
559
00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,338
SAID.
WHAT ARE--
560
00:32:53,404 --> 00:33:01,312
( APPLAUSE )
WOULD YOU GIVE ME ODDS ON
561
00:33:01,379 --> 00:33:03,448
WHETHER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
ACTUALLY BRINGS THOSE CHARGES?
562
00:33:03,514 --> 00:33:08,086
>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY-- I MEAN,
I THINK THERE ARE PRETTY GOOD
563
00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:09,654
ODDS.
>> Stephen: 2:1.
564
00:33:09,721 --> 00:33:12,590
EVEN MONEY?
>> LET'S CALL IT EVEN MONEY.
565
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:14,826
I THINK EVEN MONEY.
NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW IN THE
566
00:33:14,892 --> 00:33:17,862
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THAT INCLUDES THE-- THAT'S
567
00:33:17,929 --> 00:33:19,063
ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
568
00:33:19,130 --> 00:33:23,968
AND I THINK THERE IS NO DOUBT,
PARTICULARLY WHEN HE'S SITTING
569
00:33:24,035 --> 00:33:27,572
IN THE OVAL OFFICE, TELL THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE ACTING
570
00:33:27,638 --> 00:33:31,142
ATTORNEY GENERAL, "JUST SAY THE
ELECTION WAS THE STOLEN, JUST
571
00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:33,778
SAY IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO ME
AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN."
572
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:36,080
THAT IS AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT HE
INTEND TO DO.
573
00:33:36,147 --> 00:33:38,082
SO THIS IS A TOUGH THING FOR THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVE,
574
00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:39,751
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PROVE
INTENT.
575
00:33:39,817 --> 00:33:43,488
THAT RIGHT THERE TO ME IS A
VERY, VERY COMPELLING INTENT
576
00:33:43,554 --> 00:33:45,957
AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE
HAVE.
577
00:33:46,023 --> 00:33:48,226
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BREAK HERE, BUT WHEN WE COME
578
00:33:48,292 --> 00:33:50,495
BACK, I WILL ASK THE CONGRESSMAN
IF THERE'S STILL A MEANINGFUL
579
00:33:50,561 --> 00:33:51,763
PLACE FOR HIM IN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
580
00:33:51,829 --> 00:33:54,465
STICK AROUND.
♪ ♪ ♪
581
00:34:06,744 --> 00:34:12,784
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH FORMER
CONGRESSMAN, JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE
582
00:34:12,850 --> 00:34:15,586
MEMBER, ADAM KINZINGER.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE NOW IN
583
00:34:15,653 --> 00:34:19,023
CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, AND,
OBVIOUSLY, THE DEMOCRATS ARE IN
584
00:34:19,090 --> 00:34:21,325
CONTROL OF THE SENATE, AND
NOTHING IS NECESSARILY GOING TO
585
00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:24,295
GO THROUGH THAT'S TOO DRASTIC.
BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS ON
586
00:34:24,362 --> 00:34:27,165
THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA-- AND DO I
HAVE IT RIGHT HERE?
587
00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:28,900
I DON'T.
WHERE DO I HAVE IT?
588
00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:30,735
I'LL REMEMBER IT.
THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT
589
00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:33,638
OCCURRED TO ME THAT ARE ON THEIR
AGENDA.
590
00:34:33,704 --> 00:34:36,941
I'M CURIOUS WHETHER YOU THINK
THESE THINGS ARE THE KIND OF
591
00:34:37,008 --> 00:34:39,944
MODERATE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD
HAVE VOTED FOR, OR WHETHER THESE
592
00:34:40,011 --> 00:34:43,948
ARE EXTREME.
THEY VOTED THIS WEEK, THEY WANT
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TO ELIMINATE THE I.R.S.
NOW, THE REPUBLICANS FAMOUSLY
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LIKE TO CUT TAXES.
WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF
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COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE
I.R.S.?
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00:34:53,591 --> 00:34:55,760
>> NO, NO, NO.
I VOTED-- IN FACT, EVERY YEAR
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00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:59,230
THAT WOULD COME UP AS SOME WEIRD
VOTE, AND I'D VOTE AGAINST IT.
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00:34:59,297 --> 00:35:02,266
YOU CAN'T ELIMINATE THE I.R.S.
YOU HAVE TO COLLECT TAXES.
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00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:04,569
>> Stephen: THEY WANT TO
COLLECT TAXES BUT THEY WANT TO
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MAKE INSTEAD A 30% SALES TAX, A
NATIONAL SALES TAX.
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00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:09,674
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ACROSS THE UNITED
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STATES, WHICH OF COURSE WOULD BE
A FAIRLY REGRESSIVE TAX AND
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WOULD HIT THE POOREST PEOPLE THE
MOST.
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00:35:13,978 --> 00:35:17,582
>> IT HAS-- AND WE GO DOWN THIS
ROAD EVERY TIME THERE'S A NEW
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00:35:17,648 --> 00:35:20,718
MAJORITY OR NEW GROUP COMES IN
AND THEY SOMEHOW THINK THIS IS A
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MAGIC BULLET.
LOOK, IF WE COULD REINVENT THE
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00:35:24,489 --> 00:35:26,190
TAX SYSTEM WE COULD DO IT, BUT
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A 30% SALES
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TAX.
>> Stephen: MAYBE.
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>> MAYBE.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU
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MEANINGFULLY REPUBLICAN ANY
MORE?
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00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:37,201
I KNOW THEY KICKED YOU AND LIZ
CHENEY OUT OF THE CAUCUS WHEN
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00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:38,836
YOU JOINED THE JANUARY 6
COMMITTEE.
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00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:42,840
ARE YOU-- IS THERE A
MEANINGFULLY A PARTY FOR YOU
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00:35:42,907 --> 00:35:44,075
THERE?
>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A QUESTION I
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00:35:44,141 --> 00:35:46,477
ASK MYSELF ALL THE TIME.
AS REAGAN FAMOUSLY SAID, HE
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00:35:46,544 --> 00:35:48,613
ALWAYS SAID, "I DIDN'T LEAVE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
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00:35:48,679 --> 00:35:50,915
THEY LEFT ME."
I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT THE
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00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,850
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
I STILL HOLD THE VALUES I HOLD.
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00:35:52,917 --> 00:35:56,854
WITH TIME, YOU MATURE A LITTLE
BIT, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS,
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00:35:56,921 --> 00:36:00,358
ABOUT BUT I HAVEN'T TOTALLY SOLD
OUT WHO I WAS JUST FOR POWER.
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00:36:00,424 --> 00:36:02,059
I FEEL LIKE I'M MAINTAINING
THAT.
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00:36:02,126 --> 00:36:03,995
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY PARTY
BELIEVES ANYMORE.
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00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:06,764
I HONESTLY DON'T.
I DON'T HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT
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00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:08,399
SMALLER GOVERNMENT.
I DON'T HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT A
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00:36:08,466 --> 00:36:10,568
STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE.
I HEAR SOME OF THEM SUPPORTING
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00:36:10,635 --> 00:36:12,637
VLADIMIR PUTIN OVER THE
FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLE OF
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00:36:12,703 --> 00:36:14,071
UKRAINE.
AND IT'S NOT A PARTY I
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00:36:14,138 --> 00:36:18,175
RECOGNIZE.
I'LL STILL FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF
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IT, BUT I DO FEEL A LITTLE
POLITICALLY HOMELESS AT THE
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00:36:20,244 --> 00:36:21,612
MOMENT.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU LIKE
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00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:23,314
CNN?
DO YOU ENJOY WORKING OVER THERE?
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00:36:23,381 --> 00:36:25,883
>> YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GREAT, I
LOVE IT.
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00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:28,085
IT IS GOOD FOLKS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU TALK TO
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00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:30,721
DON LEMON ABOUT WHAT HE WORE
THIS MORNING ON THAT SHOW?
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00:36:30,788 --> 00:36:33,925
>> I WAS ON IT!
>> Stephen: WERE YOU SHOCKED?
636
00:36:33,991 --> 00:36:36,594
YOU WERE ON THE SHOW THIS
MORNING PURPOSE YOU SHOCKED AT
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00:36:36,661 --> 00:36:39,463
WHAT HE WAS WEARING?
WAS THERE ANY EXPLANATION?
638
00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:42,967
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME
REASON FOR IT, BUT I GUESS NOT.
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00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:45,736
I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU DOING A
RUNNING SEGMENT LATER.
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00:36:45,803 --> 00:36:47,605
>> Stephen: HE WAS TALKING A
LOT ABOUT INTERMITTENT FASTING,
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00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:48,873
TOO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
642
00:36:48,940 --> 00:36:51,309
WE JUST TAYOU COULD ABOUT
SANTOS.
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00:36:51,375 --> 00:36:53,477
THAT'S MORE FUN.
>> Stephen: CONGRESSMAN, THANK
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00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:56,480
YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
645
00:36:56,547 --> 00:36:57,615
CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER,
EVERYBODY.
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00:36:57,682 --> 00:36:59,750
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY MEET ME @ THE
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00:36:59,817 --> 00:37:03,487
ALTAR.
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00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,609
>> Stephen: MAKING THEIR
TELEVISION DEBUT WITH "SAY IT
649
00:37:24,675 --> 00:37:27,378
(TO MY FACE)" FROM THEIR
UPCOMING ALBUM, "PAST PRESENT
650
00:37:27,445 --> 00:37:33,751
FUTURE," MEET ME @ THE ALTAR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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00:37:33,818 --> 00:37:40,858
♪ ♪ ♪
>> ♪ I'M A BITCH AND MY BAND IS
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00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:42,893
AN INDUSTRY PLANT
♪ LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON
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00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:47,431
THE INTERNET
♪ THINK YOU KNOW WHO I AM, YOU
654
00:37:47,498 --> 00:37:48,532
SAY YOU'RE NOT A FAN
♪ BUT YOU GOT ALL MY SONGS
655
00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:54,438
PLAYING IN YOUR HEAD
♪ IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU REALLY
656
00:37:54,505 --> 00:38:01,679
WANT MY ATTENTION
♪ HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN
657
00:38:01,746 --> 00:38:04,281
STILL STUCK IN YOUR
♪ MOTHER'S BASEMENT
658
00:38:04,348 --> 00:38:06,317
STILL STUCK
♪ TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
659
00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:10,655
MILLION MILES AWAY
♪ I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
660
00:38:10,721 --> 00:38:13,190
I'M NOT
♪ I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE YOU'RE
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00:38:13,257 --> 00:38:14,859
NEVER EVER GONNA
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
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00:38:14,925 --> 00:38:17,294
SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
663
00:38:17,361 --> 00:38:20,698
SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
664
00:38:20,765 --> 00:38:25,970
SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
665
00:38:26,037 --> 00:38:28,039
OH
YOU'RE SO IRRELEVANT,
666
00:38:28,105 --> 00:38:29,940
♪ ALMOST DIDN'T COMMIT
ALMOST DIDN'T WRITE YOU
667
00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:33,411
♪ A SECOND VERSE
REALLY WISH I COULD STAY,
668
00:38:33,477 --> 00:38:39,517
♪ GOTTA FLY TO LA
PLAY A SHOW AT THE WILTERN
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00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:43,921
♪ IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU REALLY
NEED SOME ATTENTION
670
00:38:43,988 --> 00:38:51,796
♪ HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN
STILL STUCK IN YOUR
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00:38:51,862 --> 00:38:53,564
STILL STUCK
TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
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00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,434
♪ MILLION MILES AWAY
I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
673
00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:59,270
♪ I'M NOT
I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE
674
00:38:59,336 --> 00:39:01,205
♪ YOU'RE NEVER EVER GONNA
SAY IT TO MY FACE
675
00:39:01,272 --> 00:39:04,575
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
SAY IT TO MY FACE
676
00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:07,344
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
SAY IT TO MY FACE
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00:39:07,411 --> 00:39:12,717
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
SAY IT TO MY FACE
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00:39:12,783 --> 00:39:27,665
OH
♪ I KNOW, I KNOW
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00:39:27,732 --> 00:39:28,766
OH
♪ I KNOW, I KNOW
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00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:35,106
THAT YOU REALLY NEED YOUR MOM
♪ RUN HOME, RUN HOME
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00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:39,477
GO HOME
♪ STILL STUCK IN YOUR MOTHER'S
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00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:41,979
BASEMENT
♪ TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
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00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:47,418
MILLION MILES AWAY
♪ I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
684
00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:49,253
I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE YOU'RE
♪ NEVER EVER GONNA
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00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,923
SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
686
00:39:52,990 --> 00:39:55,659
SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
687
00:39:55,726 --> 00:39:58,763
WHY CAN'T YOU SAY IT TO MY FACE?
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
688
00:39:58,829 --> 00:40:09,240
SAY IT TO MY FACE
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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00:40:09,306 --> 00:40:14,578
BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
690
00:40:14,645 --> 00:40:17,081
THANK YOU.
MEET ME @ THE ALTAR, EVERYBODY!
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00:40:17,148 --> 00:40:20,451
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK.
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00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:23,554
GOOD NIGHT!
( APPLAUSE )