>> Many of you are ░░░░░░░░ watching this at home ░░░░░░░░ your family your loved ░░░░░░░░ in which case I ░░░░░░░░ it s high time ░░░░░░░░ us to put jokes ░░░░░░░░ and have a serious ░░░░░░░░ discussion about the state ░░░░░░░░ our nation I know ░░░░░░░░ s uncomfortable but this ░░░░░░░░ the time for us ░░░░░░░░ confront those closest to ░░░░░░░░ to be honest about ░░░░░░░░ political differences And I ░░░░░░░░ just screwing around Can ░░░░░░░░ Can you imagine Oh ░░░░░░░░ Oh I was just ░░░░░░░░ thinking about that Oh ░░░░░░░░ have to take a ░░░░░░░░ of whiskey just to ░░░░░░░░ that out of my ░░░░░░░░ Cheers and applause And ░░░░░░░░ course since it s ░░░░░░░░ I m gonna chase ░░░░░░░░ with a shot of ░░░░░░░░ sauce Cheers and applause ░░░░░░░░ t work Laughter There ░░░░░░░░ already enough fighting going ░░░░░░░░ in D C that ░░░░░░░░ a segue as Donald ░░░░░░░░ s team battles each ░░░░░░░░ over his cabinet picks ░░░░░░░░ Democrats bicker Oh Rudy ░░░░░░░░ is back in the ░░░░░░░░ And for that I ░░░░░░░░ thankful For more on ░░░░░░░░ it s time for ░░░░░░░░ Closer Look Cheers and ░░░░░░░░ Now that s not ░░░░░░░░ say everything s rosy ░░░░░░░░ chill It s still ░░░░░░░░ midnight on Thanksgiving The ░░░░░░░░ are gone The wine ░░░░░░░░ are empty The driveway ░░░░░░░░ covered in empty JUUL ░░░░░░░░ from your weird cousins ░░░░░░░░ the uppers have worn ░░░░░░░░ so there s gonna ░░░░░░░░ some tension If your ░░░░░░░░ s anything like mine ░░░░░░░░ parents are currently arguing ░░░░░░░░ who gets the bigger ░░░░░░░░ room backstage Oh is ░░░░░░░░ just me Am I ░░░░░░░░ only American who thought ░░░░░░░░ best way to diffuse ░░░░░░░░ tension was put them ░░░░░░░░ TV Okay great And ░░░░░░░░ it s Thanksgiving after ░░░░░░░░ election that also means ░░░░░░░░ political parties are fighting ░░░░░░░░ themselves The Democrats for ░░░░░░░░ are still sniping back ░░░░░░░░ forth over what went ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden was so ░░░░░░░░ he disappeared into the ░░░░░░░░ rainforest Laughter never to ░░░░░░░░ seen or heard from ░░░░░░░░ Things went so bad ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Biden did the ░░░░░░░░ Simpson meme Laughter cheers ░░░░░░░░ Of course I am ░░░░░░░░ am just kidding Biden ░░░░░░░░ return to pardon two ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ week He had to ░░░░░░░░ them because they were ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI team ░░░░░░░░ raided Mar a Lago ░░░░░░░░ Biden was worried Trump ░░░░░░░░ go after them As ░░░░░░░░ What do you call ░░░░░░░░ top secret recipe for ░░░░░░░░ a Turkey Classi fried ░░░░░░░░ fried Air horns blaring ░░░░░░░░ gobbles Normal voice See ░░░░░░░░ re having fun Laughter ░░░░░░░░ speaking of deep fried ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats Biden might ░░░░░░░░ chilling with turkeys and ░░░░░░░░ the rainforest but the ░░░░░░░░ of them are at ░░░░░░░░ other s wattles Democrats ░░░░░░░░ playing the blame game ░░░░░░░░ blaming Joe Biden for ░░░░░░░░ getting out of the ░░░░░░░░ early Others blaming their ░░░░░░░░ Many Democrats blaming those ░░░░░░░░ the far left of ░░░░░░░░ party We need to ░░░░░░░░ stock of why we ░░░░░░░░ being held hostage to ░░░░░░░░ far left Vermont Senator ░░░░░░░░ Sanders chided Democrats saying ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ that a party which ░░░░░░░░ abandoned working class people ░░░░░░░░ find that the working ░░░░░░░░ has abandoned them Now ░░░░░░░░ chair Jamie Harrison he ░░░░░░░░ that calling it straight ░░░░░░░░ B S This is ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s fault ░░░░░░░░ s not Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ fault It s not ░░░░░░░░ Obama s fault It ░░░░░░░░ the fault of the ░░░░░░░░ Party in not knowing ░░░░░░░░ to communicate effectively to ░░░░░░░░ Okay But aren t ░░░░░░░░ in charge of the ░░░░░░░░ Party And of like ░░░░░░░░ with the voters I ░░░░░░░░ t remember Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ saying Hey don t ░░░░░░░░ at me I just ░░░░░░░░ work here Laughter I ░░░░░░░░ just biding time until ░░░░░░░░ can pursue my real ░░░░░░░░ stand up comedy Laughter ░░░░░░░░ you watch the Bears ░░░░░░░░ the Lions today They ░░░░░░░░ crushed Last time a ░░░░░░░░ was that dead RFK ░░░░░░░░ Dumped it in Central ░░░░░░░░ Laughter scattered groans Oh ░░░░░░░░ know it was true ░░░░░░░░ and applause Real quick ░░░░░░░░ are recording this on ░░░░░░░░ so if the Bears ░░░░░░░░ the Lions congratulations on ░░░░░░░░ me eat crow which ░░░░░░░░ something I bet RFK ░░░░░░░░ Has also done Laughter ░░░░░░░░ RFK Jr I once ░░░░░░░░ a dead crow on ░░░░░░░░ highway Normal voice Real ░░░░░░░░ The raspy RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ hurts my throat when ░░░░░░░░ do it so my ░░░░░░░░ going forward is just ░░░░░░░░ be a terrible JFK ░░░░░░░░ JFK Ask not what ░░░░░░░░ dead crow can do ░░░░░░░░ you Laughter Normal voice ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ It s a good ░░░░░░░░ Also I don t ░░░░░░░░ how you can blame ░░░░░░░░ when Kamala Harris ran ░░░░░░░░ most centrist campaign in ░░░░░░░░ memory and the guy ░░░░░░░░ picked her as V ░░░░░░░░ was Joe Biden Dude ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of a ░░░░░░░░ He looks like old ░░░░░░░░ America Laughter So Democrats ░░░░░░░░ bickering and pointing fingers ░░░░░░░░ on the other hand ░░░░░░░░ made it very clear ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are all on ░░░░░░░░ same page Our movement ░░░░░░░░ built on love I ░░░░░░░░ in love and you ░░░░░░░░ in love We re ░░░░░░░░ in love together We ░░░░░░░░ done something that nobody ░░░░░░░░ ever done The love ░░░░░░░░ love the love in ░░░░░░░░ room It was breathtaking ░░░░░░░░ was like a love ░░░░░░░░ An absolute love fest ░░░░░░░░ s ever had love ░░░░░░░░ that That was love ░░░░░░░░ the room Oh my ░░░░░░░░ he sounds like the ░░░░░░░░ on Thanksgiving who accidentally ░░░░░░░░ his red wine with ░░░░░░░░ back pills I m ░░░░░░░░ love You re in ░░░░░░░░ re in love together ░░░░░░░░ Don you re talking ░░░░░░░░ a Turkey Nobody Nobody ░░░░░░░░ in our love Laughter ░░░░░░░░ there you go Republicans ░░░░░░░░ each other And after ░░░░░░░░ the election they must ░░░░░░░░ basking in the warm ░░░░░░░░ of that love His ░░░░░░░░ has returned to the ░░░░░░░░ of his first term ░░░░░░░░ office with shouting matches ░░░░░░░░ from meetings and name ░░░░░░░░ There has been so ░░░░░░░░ infighting and backstabbing It ░░░░░░░░ the President s attorneys ░░░░░░░░ one of his own ░░░░░░░░ Epshteyn Was trying to ░░░░░░░░ down people for access ░░░░░░░░ contracts for money You ░░░░░░░░ not do that under ░░░░░░░░ circumstance and believe me ░░░░░░░░ will be repercussions if ░░░░░░░░ was Musk has been ░░░░░░░░ aggressive in pushing his ░░░░░░░░ about Trump s second ░░░░░░░░ that he s stepping ░░░░░░░░ the toes of Trump ░░░░░░░░ transition team Musk is ░░░░░░░░ becoming a source of ░░░░░░░░ the Trump transition team ░░░░░░░░ the choice for Treasury ░░░░░░░░ It is now turning ░░░░░░░░ an all out knife ░░░░░░░░ between Trump s orbit ░░░░░░░░ they try to prove ░░░░░░░░ has been the most ░░░░░░░░ to him and who ░░░░░░░░ a spot on his ░░░░░░░░ or within his administration ░░░░░░░░ was described to me ░░░░░░░░ a knife fight Shouting ░░░░░░░░ knife fights and top ░░░░░░░░ trying to shake each ░░░░░░░░ down for money You ░░░░░░░░ better watch out or ░░░░░░░░ Scorsese s gonna make ░░░░░░░░ movie about this De ░░░░░░░░ s gonna play Trump ░░░░░░░░ he s gonna win ░░░░░░░░ Oscar As De Niro ░░░░░░░░ Windmills Windmills cause cancer ░░░░░░░░ As JFK Ask not ░░░░░░░░ my De Niro Laughter ░░░░░░░░ voice Man it really ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving They went from ░░░░░░░░ in the room to ░░░░░░░░ fight like your family ░░░░░░░░ your sister s ex ░░░░░░░░ up to dinner Brad ░░░░░░░░ have some nerve showing ░░░░░░░░ face after how you ░░░░░░░░ my daughter I thought ░░░░░░░░ were on a journey ░░░░░░░░ self discovery in the ░░░░░░░░ The knife fights in ░░░░░░░░ World are apparently so ░░░░░░░░ that they re even ░░░░░░░░ out into public view ░░░░░░░░ was involved in two ░░░░░░░░ matches including one involving ░░░░░░░░ Musk Tell us more ░░░░░░░░ the tension the divisiveness ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s certainly ░░░░░░░░ like a drama filled ░░░░░░░░ a Lago cause both ░░░░░░░░ these occurred at that ░░░░░░░░ resort one of them ░░░░░░░░ between Elon Musk and ░░░░░░░░ Epshteyn The second outburst ░░░░░░░░ kind of confrontation that ░░░░░░░░ learned about from several ░░░░░░░░ at Mar a Lago ░░░░░░░░ between Bessent and Boris ░░░░░░░░ with Epshteyn shouting at ░░░░░░░░ essentially saying he was ░░░░░░░░ to sue him at ░░░░░░░░ point Wow I can ░░░░░░░░ believe that information got ░░░░░░░░ Two turkeys aren t ░░░░░░░░ to fight in public ░░░░░░░░ s supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ fried Classi fried Air ░░░░░░░░ blaring Turkey gobbles Echoing ░░░░░░░░ m in love Cheers ░░░░░░░░ applause Laughter So Trump ░░░░░░░░ aides and allies are ░░░░░░░░ out at each other ░░░░░░░░ there s one Trump ░░░░░░░░ who s missing out ░░░░░░░░ all the fun and ░░░░░░░░ guys that s Rudy ░░░░░░░░ He can t throw ░░░░░░░░ tantrum in Mar a ░░░░░░░░ because he s busy ░░░░░░░░ a tantrum in court ░░░░░░░░ New York City Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani lashed out in ░░░░░░░░ during a collection proceeding ░░░░░░░░ that 146 million defamation ░░░░░░░░ against him The judge ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani of failing to ░░░░░░░░ with court orders to ░░░░░░░░ over valuables to help ░░░░░░░░ off his debt Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ new attorney said the ░░░░░░░░ New York City mayor ░░░░░░░░ started turning over his ░░░░░░░░ including his treasured 1980 ░░░░░░░░ Benz that once belonged ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall ░░░░░░░░ I m gonna do ░░░░░░░░ think about Lauren Bacall ░░░░░░░░ but with Rudy instead ░░░░░░░░ Humphrey Bogart You know ░░░░░░░░ to whistle don t ░░░░░░░░ Rudy You just put ░░░░░░░░ lips together and blow ░░░░░░░░ Like that Was that ░░░░░░░░ you were asking for ░░░░░░░░ right Rudy s supposed ░░░░░░░░ hand over his assets ░░░░░░░░ two election workers he ░░░░░░░░ He was in court ░░░░░░░░ to explain why he ░░░░░░░░ t been doing that ░░░░░░░░ it did not go ░░░░░░░░ for him It s ░░░░░░░░ to describe what happened ░░░░░░░░ a New York courtroom ░░░░░░░░ as anything but Rudy ░░░░░░░░ throwing a tantrum Oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ s the transcripts that ░░░░░░░░ the story but tonight ░░░░░░░░ s really these court ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s former ░░░░░░░░ erupted after a federal ░░░░░░░░ asked why he had ░░░░░░░░ to turn over nearly ░░░░░░░░ million worth of his ░░░░░░░░ assets to those two ░░░░░░░░ poll workers that he ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately owes 148 ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani launched into an ░░░░░░░░ and he told the ░░░░░░░░ and I m quoting ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani now So it ░░░░░░░░ like it s going ░░░░░░░░ good Laughter I don ░░░░░░░░ have a car I ░░░░░░░░ t have a credit ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ bottom teeth These sketches ░░░░░░░░ incredible He looks like ░░░░░░░░ third guy who got ░░░░░░░░ from The Creation of ░░░░░░░░ Like he s in ░░░░░░░░ animated kids movie and ░░░░░░░░ s about to eat ░░░░░░░░ and Gretel I m ░░░░░░░░ at you and I ░░░░░░░░ gonna get you It ░░░░░░░░ a turbulent time in ░░░░░░░░ politics the country is ░░░░░░░░ divided both parties are ░░░░░░░░ amongst themselves and there ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ of stress to come ░░░░░░░░ for now I hope ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving was less of ░░░░░░░░ knife fight and more ░░░░░░░░ a Love fest This ░░░░░░░░ been A Closer Look ░░░░░░░░ and applause Hey guys ░░░░░░░░