WHCD Comedian Colin Jost to Biden: My Grandpa Voted for You Because You Are a Decent Man

JOST And with my ░░░░░░░░ in mind I wanted ░░░░░░░░ share one last thing ░░░░░░░░ you before I go ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to share ░░░░░░░░ thing with you Mr ░░░░░░░░ before I go I ░░░░░░░░ my grandfather this year ░░░░░░░░ you alluded to a ░░░░░░░░ William Kelly He s ░░░░░░░░ reason that our son ░░░░░░░░ middle name is William ░░░░░░░░ helped raise me growing ░░░░░░░░ and I would not ░░░░░░░░ here today without him ░░░░░░░░ grandpa was a firefighter ░░░░░░░░ Staten Island for 40 ░░░░░░░░ to make extra money ░░░░░░░░ his family He was ░░░░░░░░ substitute teacher and he ░░░░░░░░ houses And since it ░░░░░░░░ Staten Island I should ░░░░░░░░ out it s not ░░░░░░░░ the Scorsese Irishman painting ░░░░░░░░ He was not a ░░░░░░░░ hitman he actually painted ░░░░░░░░ The FBI is here ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ a whole thing My ░░░░░░░░ was another rare Irishman ░░░░░░░░ didn t drink because ░░░░░░░░ lost his father and ░░░░░░░░ brother to alcoholism And ░░░░░░░░ swear Mr President this ░░░░░░░░ not an age comparison ░░░░░░░░ remind me of him ░░░░░░░░ of your best qualities ░░░░░░░░ me of his And ░░░░░░░░ will say he was ░░░░░░░░ and he was still ░░░░░░░░ at stairs I think ░░░░░░░░ s because he didn ░░░░░░░░ try to run up ░░░░░░░░ But the reason that ░░░░░░░░ bring up my grandfather ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you know realize Mr ░░░░░░░░ but Staten Island firefighters ░░░░░░░░ not normally your demographic ░░░░░░░░ Island voted about 70 ░░░░░░░░ for Trump in the ░░░░░░░░ election and the other ░░░░░░░░ percent was for Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ Staten Island also sided ░░░░░░░░ the British during the ░░░░░░░░ War so we re ░░░░░░░░ always on the right ░░░░░░░░ of history You remember ░░░░░░░░ But my grandfather a ░░░░░░░░ Island firefighter voted for ░░░░░░░░ Mr President He voted ░░░░░░░░ you in the last ░░░░░░░░ that he ever voted ░░░░░░░░ I mean I m ░░░░░░░░ someone else will vote ░░░░░░░░ in this election using ░░░░░░░░ name but that s ░░░░░░░░ how the democratic machine ░░░░░░░░ He voted for you ░░░░░░░░ the reason that he ░░░░░░░░ for you is because ░░░░░░░░ re a decent man ░░░░░░░░ My grandpa voted for ░░░░░░░░ and decency is why ░░░░░░░░ re all here tonight ░░░░░░░░ is how we re ░░░░░░░░ to be here tonight ░░░░░░░░ is how we re ░░░░░░░░ to make jokes about ░░░░░░░░ other and one of ░░░░░░░░ doesn t go to ░░░░░░░░ after We go to ░░░░░░░░ Newsmax after party And ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of freedom throughout history ░░░░░░░░ even around the world ░░░░░░░░ this is the exception ░░░░░░░░ freedom is incredibly rare ░░░░░░░░ the journalists in this ░░░░░░░░ help protect that freedom ░░░░░░░░ we cannot ever take ░░░░░░░░ for granted Applause So ░░░░░░░░ President I thank you ░░░░░░░░ your decency on behalf ░░░░░░░░ my grandfather And I ░░░░░░░░ all of you almost ░░░░░░░░ of you for your ░░░░░░░░ as well I am ░░░░░░░░ honored and grateful that ░░░░░░░░ invited me here tonight ░░░░░░░░ you and good night ░░░░░░░░