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Go to ffrf. us slash daily or text daily to five eleven five eleven. teext daily to five eleven five eleven, text fees may apply. I'm not giving up. I am selling the building The final season of FX is the Bear The restaurant is flooded.. Everything's either gonna be okay? No Or not. We are out gun and we are out mananned, but we have each other FX is the Bear, the final season, All episodes now streaming on Disney plus You're listening to Comedy Central O of the most trusted journalists at Cedy Center. It's America's only source for new This is the Daily showhow with your host, Josh Johnson Welcomeome to the Daily Show. I'm Josh Johnson. We've got so much to talk about tonight. The TSA identifies a new delicious threat. The trade war hits our big beautiful tubas, and New York completes its transformation to full communist hellhoold. We did it, comrades. So let's get into the headlines Let's Start with the World Cup. The main way American kids learn geography now It's been great for America to host the game since recently our staff in the world went from global superpower to Mkey who got loose at the zoo and has a knife But with the World Cup, people are discovering the good things about America, like our food. And obviously, it goes way beyond our food. It's also our condiments. Soccer fans are falling in love with ranch dressing. The World Cup has led to a sudden sauce craze. The TSA issuing a warning posting on social media, quote, If you're visiting for a very large sporting event and you happen to discover ranch while you're here Please pack it in your checked bag on the way home Come on, TSA, do you really need to be so strict about this? No one's gonna blow up a plane with a bottle of ranch The bathroom maybe, but not the plane By the way, I like how there's one bottle of face wasash in that photo You know their somebodega Oer who's like Sara V, it's just a different flavorrange It's not even that valuable. It's just ranch. You can make it at home. All you have to do is mix Wait, what the hell is Rand? But let's move on to today's top story and our ongoing coverage in Decision twenty twenty six Last night was election night in America, again. So if you were in a middle school gymnasium yesterday, hopefully that's the reason why And while every election has its wners and losers, there was one guy who came out on top last night who wasn't even on the ballot. Democratic Socialist mayayor, Zora Mamani winning record this morning, three endorsement and three victories. The progressive candidates he backed won their House primary races the king of New York City politics right now is Mayor Mandani. He's the kingmaker and he's in charge A socialist making kings? That's crazy That's like if a the capitalist made a hospital everybody could afford But all right, M, Donnie, all your candidates won last night. so take the victory lap. Preach to the people. We are showing there is a new path for politics in our city and in our country Wait, did you guys hear that woman's scream Can we play that again t even sound like an election night scream. It sounded like hitting the drop at the tower terror screen But now that she's got that out of her system, let's hear Zuron speak. We are showing that last June, a year ago tomorrow was not an anomaly We're still being murdered, but that's great about the wind though. Now, obviously, Republicans are mad about Mam's win, but it also pissed off the Democrat establishment, which is pretty insane because they're in your party. And Zoron, you need to watch out because you know what happens when establishment dims are mad at you. You get away with whatever you want But there was one person who was willing to give Zoron his props and say game recognized game. President Trump posted this on Tuth Social. Mayor Maam Dani pulled through three solid communism and has received loud and universal applause from the fake news media. Congratulations, mister Mayor. I went sixteen h last night helping to elect wonderful American patriots, and the media doesn't say a word Over the past two years, he says my endorsement has neted two hundred and fifty nine primary wins, almost no losses zero media attention, fake news Trump sounds like someone at a birthday party trying to remind people it's also his birthday. He's just walking up like, Hey, happppy birthday, Margaret. L lookooks like we're both Gemins, huh? And yeah, technically, you know, I've been having this birthday longer, so you kind of stole it from me,. But nobody talks about that And I feel for Donald Trump because he is not wrong about his endorsement clout. In fact, another one of his congressional candidates won a surprise victory last night in upstate New York. Thank you, President Trump. Y. Businessman and sticker mule CEO Anthony Constantino, riding a president Donald Trump endorsement to victory Okay, Sticker CEO doesn't sound like a real job. Like if you went on a date and someone said, I'm the president of Bouncy Balls, you'd be like Okay, sounds like we're splitting it. Got it. G it But who is this guy? I'm endorsed by President Trump because I faought for him. I wantan to detransition America. I don't like the transgender scam at all. Just like I don't like the solar scam. I hate seeing these solar panels all over our farmland in upstate New York. It bothers me because they're ugly as hell. Wow It's like Michael's facebook came to life. But don't let all the things that Constantino hates fool you. One thing I know about him is that he likes being funny and having fun. I know this because he told us. I like being funny, I like making people laugh. I like having fun. If you're not having fun in life, what else matters Why does he look? Why does he look like he's about to read off what my grandma left me at her will? I like being funny, but today is not about me. It's about Eunice Marie Johnson wonderful lady. Like the words he's saying are I like to have fun, but the tone is saying I hit a cat with my car and felt nothing But here's the other reason I know he's a fun guy. Constantino recorded a hip hop album titled Thank you, President Trump. I made a ten song Patriotic album to persuade all Americans to be more patriotic and to see the world as we see it Using the power of music. Trump Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump Trump, Trump I'll Donald Trump All right, as black people I know we had our fun, but I think we need to let Rp go It's over now. We lost it Don't get it wrong though, Constantino doesn't only rap about how great Donald Trump is, he also raps about how terrible Trump's nemesis is. U Dumi's let a terrorist run for office in New York City. M Per Mandami, he ain't even from here. He's still a citizen in Uganda. one of the worst most v Forget Okay. This guy's got it. And by it, I mean a learning disability. Also, I don't know if you heard that, but does he think Uganda did nine hundred and eleven? New Ganda barely got seven eleven But you know what? I wanna be fair. People love to isolate a piece of a song to trash an artist. Let's give him another chance and keep listening. Hey Andrew Co T, you corpses. We all remember the bullhy you did during COVID. That's why you lost the primary. Eric Adams, by the way You do, You corrupt piece of shit. Did he just get so bad? he forgot he was supposed to be rapid? That's not even a sg anymore. It's just a guy on the corter going and another thing. With that level of talent, it's no wonder he's getting endorsements from the cream of the crop. I am very impressed with Anthony Cstantina. Anthony is exactly the kind of person we need in politics. It's like this is what I talk about that peopleople like this have to get involved in politics Why are you looking up That's not where the camera is or Giuliani He's trying to endorse you, but you're making him look like he's a dad trying to convince a new school to take you. Like, no, no, no, you don't understand. He's a good boy, all right? He doesn't do well in class, but he makes the kids laugh. He didn't mean to hurt that girl. He had just never seen curly hair before And you might be wondering, how could Donald Trump endorse a dude that doesn't look like he's allowed in pet stores But this guy isn't anywhere near as bad as some of Trump's other endorsements. Just look at Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton. Ken Paxton has been repeatedly accused of bribery, fraud, self dealing. In twenty twenty, a group of aides reported him to the FBI accusing him of bribery and abuse of office to help a friend and political donor. impeached by the Republican controlled House on multiple charges of abuse of office sued by the state Bar of Texas for his efforts to overturn the twenty twenty presidential election aliating against whistleblowers two counts of securities fraud, claimed three homes as his primary residence. He slept around with a married mother of seven Aused of adultery by his wife who filed for divorce last year on quote biblical grounds Biblical ground I've never heard that before Imagine showing up to your divorce with a Bible going, He committed all the sins. You're just standing there like, whatever thou shalt not, he did. This guy is garbage. so what is it about him that Trump likes? Tell you what, I love President Trump. Every time I'm around him, it's infectious. That's it That's a weird way to describe your relationship Did you cheat on your wife with Trump? But I guess that's what matters to Trump. He doesn't care about competence. he just wants loyalty. That's why he endorsse Kim Paon over John Cornan. and that's why he endorsse Ed Gowrine over Thomas Massey, even though Massey was more MAGA than Trump. But Thomas Massey told Trump, he's not gonna blow him to get elected. while Kim Paxton told Trump, watch me suck this peanut butter through a straw and see what I can do for you And it's chunky And that's the difference between these two parties. They both have kingmakers, but kingmakers are looking for two different things on each party. One looks for this in his candidates a fight to reject the politics of big money and small ideas, making health care more affordable and making housing more affordablee For a city you can afford And the other looks for this. When people like me, I like them. It's very simple. It's a very simple formula That's not really a formula. I mean, I guess it's a formula this guy could understand Whatever you think about Trump or Mom Donnie, it's very clear that they are controlling the vibe of their party. and voters are eager to see come November, which bass is gonna sound like this. is going to make our tubes now, so don't go away. Study and play! come together on a Windows eleven PC. And for a limited time, college students get the best of both worlds. Get the unreal college deal, everything you need to study and play with select Windows eleven PC's. Eligible students get a year of Microsoft three hundred sixty five premium and a year of Xbox GamePass ultimate with a custom color Xbox wireless controller Learn more at windows d. com slash student offffer. Lw suppupplies last ends june thirtieth, terms at aka. mS slash collllege PC lot billionires, yeah, maybe one or two are bad, but the rest are flawless. Troy Awada discovered one of ' them But Every day, it seems like another billionaire is hurting the American worker to maximize their own profits. Amazon announced a new round of layoffs today. Google announced more layoffs. Meta announced it's cutting eight thousand jobs But in a refreshing change of pace, there is one heroic billionaire who actually cares about employment in America John Paulson, we've lost thousands of factories, millions of jobs to foreigners because of the unfair trade competition. You can't have American producers close at American factories and offshoreing Even our administration agrees. We're bringing manufacturing back to the United States bigly. John Paulson is the kind of inspiring leader who will always support factory workers like those here at the Con Selmer Brass Instruments pllant Cast suummer has been around for roughly one hundred years Brass manufacturer of tubas Suzophones, French horns, trumpets, trombones, Zipzorps. You name it.s biggest name in bnd in America. It's a lot of generations of families that come through it. That's the true American way. Absolutely Robert Hines is a union leader at Conseeler, and he is the perfect example of the kind of worker John Paulson is demanding we protect So what is your position at this company? I'm a color buffer and skill bender That's incredible. You know, I also am a skilled vendor You can find an astronaut in this country easier than somebody that can build a French horn. I'm the only color buffer of the suophone Beills. The only color buffer of the Susophone Bells, Damn. You must just be swimming and pussy. Well, I am a huge admirer of what you do, and I actually consider myself somewhat of a musical prodigy. Well, you know I don't actually My heart will go on. Celine Don. One of my favorites. There's nothing more American than honest hardworking factory workers taking pride in making the instruments that nerds play to cheer on our young athletes every weekend. There's no way on earth these jobs will ever be offshore. We were just told that we were gonna close our facility in East Lake and offshore to China Goddamn it. You're going offshore to China. That's what we were told. We're sending essential American manufacturing jobs to China. They're already dominating in string instruments. Leave the blow horns to us This is exactly what John Paulson warned us of. We are literally the last American brass manufacturer All our competitors are already in China. Where am I supposed to buy on my susa boats? China. How are we gonna to musically make fart sounds? China. Do you think it's going to affect the overall quality of the product? Maybe is possible Material seems to be cheaper. These instruments will be a lesser quality and more expensive for us in the future. Absolutely. We've already Sorry, that was just the best way to express my sadness This moment calls for a hero A man who has publicly stated can't have American producers close at American factories and offshoring. A man with a Crisco comb overver named John Paulson. So who made this decision to offshore to China? Coneler's owner, hedge fund billionaire John Paulson? Oh o, watch your back. compleompletely different but identically named hedge fund billionaire who owns Conseelmer John Paulson. Because the good John Paulson won't let you get away with this craven offshore Unlike Bad John Paulson whose signgn it was in Jeffre Gbbsson's littleittle black book Good John Pulse is no coward Has John Paulson showed up in any way to tell it to your face? Absolutely not We basically got ghosted. You know, this reminds me of the time when I found out I was dumped when I received my ex's wedding invitation That's no fun at all. It still went it' was a beautiful ceremon Deep down, I believed John Paulson, the sworn enemy of offshoring, would come to rescue this factory from John Paulson, the twisted sadistic freak who was shutting it down But if I was wrong, I wanted to give this place a fitting tribute. P get the hell out of here. But much like the instruments they make, these American workers won't be silenced by monsters like this John Paulson. Billionaire hedge fund owner John Paulson A manufacture to offshore jobs. Yeah he himself is offshoreing our work to facilities in Chago. Wait, hold on. Is there just one John Paulson? Now that I'm looking, they do look kind of similar. This John Pulson, Your legacy is selling out Americans, shipping American jobs overseas. Oh my God, there is no good John Paulson. Only bad John Paulson They're the shining twins trapped in one body If you could say one thing to John Paulson right now, what would you say? Do the right thing. You're rich, you're loaded. Shame on you. Go yourself. Yeah, aboutought that Exactly go! K yourself, Johon Haulson. In fact, go Both yourselves. I brera this a one to a time now. We haven't been like this since Bang c. T time. Okay, this one's yours The rally was powerful, but it was missing something Like a big finale with American made instruments So it's John Paulson. If you're going to break your word and offshore these jobs, we hope you can hear this loud and clear. This episode is brought to you by Google Chrome. You think you know a browser, but Gemini and Chrome, that's new. It can help you with practically anything on the web, like restoring a vintage motorcycle from a fifty page restoration block, or finally break down that long article you've had open for weeks. Gemini and Chrome is here for it. Ready to make anything online makes sense? There's no place like Chrome. Check responses setup required compatibility and availability varies eighteen plus called the Odyssey. He also hosts the Fox game show, The Quiz withith Balls. Please welcome Jay Farreow They're.. I'm excited to see you. I'm happy about that, man. I'm happy to see you. You know what? This is one of the nicest, most humblest people in the world. deserve Yeah, I'm excited about your new season coming up. So is there quiz with balls? Yep, D didnn't name it myself. This show wasn't me. Fair enough. This show basically, it's a quiz show.. And then if you get answers wrong, you get hit with balls into. No, no, you get hit with big balls. This one Yes into water. I water. Okay. It's a pretty basic formula No Have you ever had anybody yet that was big enough not to get knocked in by the ball? Yes, Yes. there were two people. One was a wrestler. name was Mata. Mata and then the other one, it was this dude from Nashville. and that's what he had he had cushion, Jack, he got hit He got hit and he just was like He looked mad. Like he was offended. The ball hit him. He was like I can't believe you tryed to knock me. He had to had to jump in afterwards, you know? Oh, you have to jump. I feel like if the ball hits you and it doesn't knock you in, that should be another shot right there. You know what? I feel I feel like we can incorporate that next season. You know what I'm saying? But or let people dodge. Yeaht if they just think it out of the way like this If they can shake it real fast. Yeah, then they deserve They deserve to be back.. ' this is like jeopardy for people who can swim. Absolutely. Yeah You know what the best part is, man. This is like it's like family feud cross with wipeout I always find when you have a show where the crowd can play at home Yeah, got you got a recipe for success. Of course. I mean, we're on season three and I mean and we're probably going go to four and five and six so. No, that's amazing. An What I like about this show is the consequences, You know? 'ause sometimes you'll watch a family feud and you'll be like, okay, so that's it. They can just be wrong They like they people to get punished for their bad doing. That when they're in the only punishment from doing poorly on family feud is the car ride home. That's the only time where it's like, really, Sheila? Really Oh reallyally? You didn't know what color the sky was? Yeah. Yeah. I panicked. I don't know what to tell you. Yo, there was a yo, I gott to speak on a Family F too because me and my family actually did celebrity Family Few, you know, with Steve Hart. Yeah, played a few, baby. you know. and we had this question where they said who is one of the greatest stars, right And then they had Brittney Spears, they had they had what it was two other people we said Prince and then it was wrong. And Steve Harvey got so offended. He said, I ain't even know that they they got that that out up there shoot Well. I guess we are going go home now boy. so we all got up. he got up and walked us we all just walked off a secondc ' becausecause Prince is definitely one of the greatest popong I appreciate the campaay you're on about this. A lot of people will go on family feud be like, yeah, well, we didn't get it. You're like, no, they were wrong. Yeah,. They were absolutely wrong. It happened two years ago and I'm still hurt. You know what I'm saying? Have you had anyone like that on? The quiz with balls. Oh my gosh. Oh yes. yeo, there was this there was this girl on the first episode. We called it first season. Her name was Double take Tina Because she got the question right, but she was peering over looking at other people ' she just knew she fell in the water. Yeah So if you fall in the water, but you didn't get pushed to the water by a ball, y'all let people get up and then o you're still in. It's called it's the resurrection. You get back. Yeah. That's amazing. Can you tell me about the Odyssey? Yes, sir. I can tell you about the Odyssey. Well, I would like to say I have been rapping longer than I've been doing comedy. I actually started as a rapper When I was thirteen, I was trash. but I got a lot better. By the time I was eighteen, man, I had a whole bunch of I had this rap group that I was in that we were doing me, my home boy. I had a forum on my space. remember My sppace, y'all?ember My space. So we did this forum called Heavy Spitters and it would be different people from different states battling each other And I orchestrated it and I kept rapping. and I met up with this producer, hisis name is Miles William, who I became really friend with. That's my bro. He's done he's done songs for Eminem, Beyonce, he's done for Drake, for everybody, The baby, anything. He's got platinum. He's got platinum records, whatever. So we actually started recording in twenty fifteen By twenty sixteen, we had a song But we ain't do nothing with it. So we were like, yo, we've got to put out a full cohesive project. And we came together in twenty twenty four and we created this idea. And it's basically me in another dimension You know, people would give me the power to save planet Earth Yeah, which I won't do. That's too much but but the things in this album, brother are, you know, you can have all the money in the world You know, but that's not going to make you happy What makes you happy is having love, having connection, and being able to give what you've earned all back because you can't take it with you in the end. So that's what the p Yeah, Yeah, to cover our dope, AI is doing a great job. You know? they get it right sometimes, you know. So then with the music,es know, what was the reasoning behind? Because we discovered you first through comedy.. So why did you choose to sort of showcase comedy before music Well, um It just popped first. you know, it wasn't like something that I chose. It was It was just, you know, hey, Lauren Michael, youre ready to come up? You you got to, you know Yeah. Lauren calls you for S andL. What I'm gonna do? putut out a mix tape? No, I'm gonna go. That's not on. Yes especially when you're like, battlerap because this is the thing, like I've thought about this before because I used to watch battle rarap in the entire time when I was in high school. Yeah, I still do.. And it is a wild thing when you're watching Battle rarap and that you know organizers in the bracket 'cause then it's like you're basically bating who's gonna pay you. And that that's gott toa be nerve wracking for the other person. Yeah. Yeah, battle your boss. I mean, if you win, you win, if you lose, you lose. You know what I'm? You know what? I've got a lot of friends actually who are battle rappers shout out and I gotta say his name. shhout out to Chilla Jones. I don't know if you know. You know Chilla? You know Chilla? That's my dude B.t understand. L the black actors. You gota understand. So Chilla Jones, he's really dope, man. he's dope. I know loaded Lux. I know all of those guys and load okay. I'm still a battle rarap head. So still I love it. I love lyricism. That's my thing. You know, my mother's from Brooklyn. I'm not I sound like I am because I'm a good at ersonations but yeah, I'm all about the N York the New York rawess of lyricism and. Load it, looad it looks. Load it looks royalty. Beloved, What' up King, bless King. Damn. I'm giving a lot of clout. This is crazy right now. You'all know, but that's a great loaded luck. It is now. It is I find Josh, a lot of the impressions that I do well like fifty of them, I can't even do no more 'cause the people they ain't relevant anymore. You know what I'm saying? Yeah No, it is tough when it's like, oh man, I was gonna do this great impression. But it got me too. Yeah, Now no one wants to see or hear from him. Noobody Okay, so I have a quick request for you. Sure, man. I've been working on something. the same way that you know you were working on music all this time. I've been working on a bit of a political drama, like a movie of sorts. Really? Could be a series, but I think it's more of a movie. It's a movie. And I'm hoping that because you can do so many great impressions that we can do a bit of a table read right now if it's all right. I mean, I don't mind at all. Yeah, let's do it Would y'all like that So We're gonna do one of the scenes, okay? Let's do it. And I'll do like the stage direction. Right. And then I'll just sort of toss to you. Okay. Okay. Okay Interior, oval offffice, night. President Trump sits in his chair in a bad mood It's it's it's a terrible day. It's an absolutely day but it's still phenomenal because I'm breathing and I'm the greatest thing God has ever put on this earth Suddenly, the door bursts open President Bill Clinton walks in Well, listen, Trump, you did some things for me earlier and I think you're gonna have to repeat them again. You know. Just when all seems lost for Trump who smashes through the window, but President Barack Obama. now, hold on Now Everybody, wait a minute. Now this is the overval office. It's not the oral office. Okay The three all start arguing Oh Lord, You know, it's just you always have to ruin my moment. Well, I don't think you're ruining anything because we're the two blackish people in here. I confirm that because I could say you can't say the word, but you can play it with your sex Their argument is interrupted when Patrick Mahones falls through the ceiling. Well, I gotta say, everything was great Everything was totally fantastic until Tella Swift came, she messed up everything. But it's okay. We're gonna be back there. Maybe we'll win next year. Maybe we will. Suddenly, secre secret agent and widely believed to be handsome Josh Johnson comes in with shoulders and a wide back and very defined legs, he speaks Well, there's a couple of things we can talk about. and I would just I would just like to say I feel heavily slighted because nobody even invited me. I just had to Okay I' just learned that one today. Yeah It's only kind of hurtful But here's the thing, here's the thing. and I'm gonna say this. The fact that you are just such a cool person I don't know if you've heard people, but there are two people that are beefing still with each other to this day. If you don't listen to the radio, then you don't know what I'm talking about. But Drake and Kendrick, I can't believe it Yeah The fact that they agree so heavily I just got to get swagged down just a little bit more. Just you know, you have such a relaxed swag. Even your everything is so gentle. It is just you are You are the most gentle correspondent And that's what makes you absolutely unique. That's what makes you unique Yeah Yep, It's like staring in a taller mirror Thank you so much for being on the show. Thank you so much for everything. I mean, I'm excited to have more and more people check out the album. I'm excited for the next season of Quiz withith Balls. Yes. And I'm especially excited for what is now our political drama. Absolutely. Yeah You'all g give it up for Jay Farrell So we'll be right back after this. Riser Dari Ui al Civali Cheivalier, I should say, who got Mamani's backing took down long time Cgressman, Adira Nois of P. No as Pia Explore more shows from the Daily Show podcast universe by searching the Daily Show, wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the Daily Show Week nights at eleven, Ten Central on Comedy Central, and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus This has been a comedy central podcast