BOOK GUEST FOR EVERYBODY. HE SHOULD BE. BUT HE LOVES TO COME. BUT HE LOVES TO COME ON W WITH YOU. SO WE'LL JUST ALL ON WITH YOU. SO WE'LL JUST ALL WATCH.

>> WE'RE WE'RE.

>> LUCKY TO O GET HIM.

>> LUCKY TO GET HIM.

>> THANKS, JEN.

>> THANKS, LAUREN.

>> THANK YOU. WELL.

>> TOM.

>>>> TOM.

>> NICHOLS.

>> A.

>> FORMER PROFESSOR.

>> AT THE.

>> US NAVAL.

>> WAR.

>> COLLEGE.

>> C COLLEGE.

>> WROTE.

>> WROTE..

>> IN THE.

>> ATLANTIC THAT T THE. QUESTION

>> ATLANTIC THAT THE. QUESTION ON THE MINDSDS OF THE TOP ON THE MINDSDS OF THE TOP MILITARY. MILILITARY.

>> COMMANDERS AFTER LISTENING.

>> COMOMMANDERS AFTER LISTENING.

>> TO DONALD TRUMP YESTERDAY MUST.

>> HAVAVE BEEN.

>> HAVE E BEEN.

>> HOW CAN I KNOW THAT AN ORDER.

>> I RECEIVE TO LAUNCH MY

>> I RECEIVE TO LAUNCH MY MISSILES CAME FROM A SANE MISSILES CAME FROM A SANE PRESIDENT? THEY WON'T KNOW HOW PRESIDENT? THEY WON'T KNOW HOW MANY FLASHES OF INSANITY. MANY FLASHES OF INSANITY.

>> FROM A PRESIDENT SHOULD WE

>> FROM A PRESIDENT SHOULD WE TOLERATE? TOLERATE?

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT DESERVES A ZERO. THAT DESERVES A ZERO.

>> TOLERANCE POLICY.

>> AND WE.

>> HAVE NEVER SEEN PUBLIC.

>> FLASHES OF.

>> FLASHSHES OF.

>> INSANITY FROM.

>> ANY PRESIDEDENT OTHER THAN

>> ANY PRESIDENT OTHER THAN DONALD TRUMP. AND WE. DONALD TRUMP. AND WE.

>> NOW SEE.

>> NOWOW SEE.

>> THEM.

>> EVERY DAY.

>> A PRERESIDENT.

>> A PRESIDENT.

>> WHO HAS.

>>>> WHO HAS.

>> FAILED TO.

>> FAILED TO..

>> GET HIS FUNDING PLAN PASSED

>> GET HIS FUNDING PLAN PASSED BY. BY.

>> A.

>> CONGRESS COMPLETELY CONTROLLLLED BY HIS PARTY, THEN. CONTROLLED BY HIS PARTY, THEN.

>> SPENDS THE DAY CREATING PUBLIC. SPENDS THE DAY CREATING PUBLIC.

>> VERSIONS OF HIS.

>> HALLUCINATIONS ABOUT. THE

>> HALLUCINATIONS ABOUT. THE DEMOCRATIC. LEADERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC. LEADERS OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

>> THE PRESIDENT. PRPRESIDENT.

>> GIVES EVERY. INDICATION THAT.

>> YOU COUOULD.

>> YOU COULD.

>> POSSIBLY ASK K FOR THAT. HE

>> POSSIBLY ASK FOR THAT. HE HAS. HAS.

>> LOST HIS MIND, AND. EVERY

>> LOST HIS MIND, AND. EVERY SINGLE. SINGLE.

>> ELECTED REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL

>> ELECTED REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL IN WASHINGTON. EXCUSES IT.T. MOT IN WASHINGTON. EXCUSES IT. MOST OF THEM. RUN AWAY FROM IT. OF THEM. RUN AWAY FROM IT.

>> THEY DON'T EVEN.

>> WANT TO. TALKLK ABOUT IT.

>> WANT TO. TALK ABOUT IT.

>> AND THE HIGHEST. RANKING

>> AND THE HIGHEST. RANKING ELECTED REPUBLICAN. ELECTED REPUBLICAN.

>>>> IN WASHINGTON SAYS.

>> IN WASHINGTON SAYS.

>> IT'S FUNNY.

>> THOSE WERE HIHIS WORDS.

>> THOSE WERE HIS WORDS.

>>>> IT'S FUNNY.

>> IT'S FUNNY.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES.

>> IS.

>> EMPOWERED BY THE

>> EMPOWERED BY THE CONSTITUTION TO. CONVENE THE. CONSTITUTION TO. CONVENE THE.

>> CABINET.

>> TO TAKE A.

>> VOTE UNDER THE 25TH

>> VOTE UNDER THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO.

>> TEMPORARILY RELIEVE.

>> THE.

>> PRESISIDENT OF HIS.

>> PRESIDENT OF HIS.

>> DUTIEIES AND INSTALL.

>> DUTIES AND INSTALL.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT AS THE.

>> ACTING PRESIDENT. WHEN THE

>> ACTING PRESIDENT. WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS OBVIOUSLY INSANANE. PRESIDENT IS OBVIOUSLY INSANE.

>> OR WHEN.

>> OR R WHEN.

>> THE.

>> PRESIDENT IS. INCNCAPACITATED

>> PRESIDENT IS. INCAPACITATED IN. IN.

>> SOME WAY, MENTAL.

>> OR.

>> PHYSICAL.

>> AND.

>>>> AND.

>> OBVIOUSLY CANNOT DO.

>> THE JOB, MOST REPUBLICANS IN

>> THE JOB, MOST REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON ARE RUNNING AWAY WASHINGTON ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM. FROM.

>> THE QUESTION OF.

>> IS DONALD TRUMP INSNSANE FOR.

>> IS DONALD TRUMP INSANE FOR.

>> POSTING CRAZY SOCIAL.

>> MEDIA LIES.

>> ABOUT CHUCKCK SCHUMER AND

>> ABOUT CHUCK SCHUMER AND HAKEEM JEFFRIEIES IN. THE MIDDL. HAKEEM JEFFRIES IN. THE MIDDLE.

>> OF A GOVERNMENT.

>> SHUTDOWN, OR IN THE MIDDLE

>> SHUTDOWN, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF ANY WORKDKDAY FOR A PRESIDENT OF ANY WORKDAY FOR A PRESIDENT WHEN DONALD TRUMP IS SUPPOSED WHEN DONALD TRUMP IS SUPPOSED TO BE TRYIYING. TO BE TRYING.

>>>> TO FIND.

>> TO FIND.

>> A.

>>>> A.

>> SOLUTION TO.

>> THAT SHUTDOWNWN.

>> THAT SHUTDOWN.

>> AND OTHER OTHER. GOVERNING

>> AND OTHER OTHER. GOVEVERNING CHALLENGES. IT SURE. CHALLENGES. IT SURE.

>> LOOKED LIKE.

>> 25TH AMENDMENT DAY Y IN THE

>> 25TH AMENDMENT DAY IN THE WHITE. WHITE.

>> HOUSE TODAY, WHERE DONALD

>> HOUSE TODAY, WHERE DONALD TRUMP WAS. NOT PUBLICLY VISIBLB, TRUMP WAS. NOT PUBLICLY VISIBLE, AND. AND.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED. STATESES TOOK. UNITED. STATES TOOK.

>> TO THE MICROPHONE. ONON DAY

>> TO THE MICROPHONE. ON DAY ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

>> TO BASICALLY.

>> ASSURE THE COUNTRY.

>> I GUESS, THAT.

>> H HE'S IN CHARGE.

>> HE'S IN CHARGE.

>> ANDND VERY SPECIFICALLY.

>> AND VERY SPECIFICALLY.

>> AND DELIBERATELY.

>> TO DRAW ATTENTION.

>> TO DONALD TRUMP'S PUBLIC

>> TO DONALD TRUMP'S PUBLIC INSANITY. INSANITY.

>> BY ACTIVELY SEEKING OUTUT.

>> BY ACTIVELY SEEKING OUT.

>> AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK

>> AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK PUBLICLY. ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S. PUBLICLY. ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S.

>> MANIFESTATIONS OF. OUTRIGHT

>> MANIFESTATIONS OF. OUTRIGHT INSANITY. INSANITY.

>> ON THE SUPERHERO THING. I

>> ON THE SUPERHERO THING. I MEAN, HAKEEM JEFFRIES SAID IT MEAN, HAKEEM JEFFRIES SAID IT WAS RACIST, AND I KNOW THAT HE WAS RACIST, AND I KNOW THAT HE SAID THAT, AND I HONESTLY DON'T SAID THAT, AND I HONESTLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. LIKE EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. LIKE IS IS IS HE A MEXICAN AMERICAN IS IS IS HE A MEXICAN AMERICAN THAT IS OFFENDED BY HAVING A THAT IS OFFENDED BY HAVING A SOMBRERO MEME? I MEAN, I SAW SOMBRERO MEME? I MEAN, I SAW ONE OF THE MAJOR TV STATIONS ONE OF THE MAJOR TV STATIONS PUT THE MEME UP AND THEN SAY, PUT THE MEME UP AND THEN SAY, THIS IS AI GENERATED. AND HE THIS IS AI GENERATED. AND HE HAD LIKE THE CURLY ANIMATED HAD LIKE THE CURLY ANIMATED MUSTACHE TO IT'S LIKE, DO THE MUSTACHE TO IT'S LIKE, DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO YOU REALLY AMERICAN PEOPLE DO YOU REALLY NOT REALIZE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOT REALIZE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT HE DID NOT ACTUALLY COME TO THE WHIHITE ACTUALLY COME TO THE WHITE HOUSE WEARING A SOMBRERERO AND A HOUSE WEARING A SOMBRERO AND A BLACK, CURLY ANIMATION MUSTACHE, BLACK, CURLY ANIMATION MUSTACHE, LIKE, GIVE THE COUNTRY A LITTLE LIKE, GIVE THE COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT OF CREDIT. WE'RE ALL TRYING BIT OF CREDIT. WE'RE ALL TRYING TO DO A VERY IMPORTANT JOB FOR TO DO A VERY IMPORTANT JOB FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED D STATES PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES LIKEKES TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LIKES TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN WHEN HE'S DOING IT, AND I FUN WHEN HE'S DOING IT, AND I THINK THAT'S OKAY. THINK THAT'S'S OKAY.

>> OF COURSE HE THINKS IT'S

>> OF COURSE HE THINKS IT'S OKAY. OKAY.

>> JAMES DAVID VANCE WANTS TO.

>> STATART PUBLICLY ACTING AS

>> START PUBLICLY ACTING AS PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> AS HE.

>> DID TODAY.

>> WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS

>> WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS TOTALLY. TOTALLY.

>> INVISIBLE.

>>>> PERHAPS SLUMPED OVER IN

>> PERHAPS SLUMPED OVER IN EXHAUSUSTION.

>> TOO.

>> WEAK FROMOM YESTERDAY'S

>> WEAK FROM YESTERDAY'S EXERTION OF. EXERTION OF.F.

>> GIVING A SPEECH.

>> TO SLATHEHER ON HIS HOMEMADE

>> TO SLATHER ON HIS HOMEMADE ORANGE.

>> MAKEUP.

>> ANDND.

>> AND.

>>>> TO THINK OF SOMETHING.

>> TO THINK OF SOMETHING.

>> TO SASAY TO THE AMERICAN.

>> TO SAY TO THE AMERICAN.

>> PEOPLE E ABOUT WHY.

>> PEOPLE ABOUT WHY.

>> HE SHUT D DOWN.

>> HE SHUT DOWN.

>> THE GOVERNMENT. DONALD TRUMP

>> THE GOVERNMENT. DONALD TRUMP WAS INCAPABLE.

>> OF DOING THAT TODAY.

>> AND SO.

>> J.D.

>> VANCE JUMPED FORWARD.

>>>> WHY DID J.D. VANCE AND EVEY

>> WHY DID J.D. VANCE AND EVERY REPUBLICAN. REPUBLICAN.

>> IN WASHINGTON, WHY.

>> ARE THEY.

>> IN FAVOR OF TAKING HEALTH.

>> INSURANCE AWAY.

>> FROM AMERICANS AND.

>> ONLNLY FROM AMERICANS? DONALD

>> ONLY FROM AMERICANS? DONALD TRUMP. TRUMP.

>> DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE ENERGY.

>> TODAY TO LIE AGAIN. ABOUT

>> TODAY TO LIE AGAIN. ABOUT DEMOCRATS TRYING TO PROVIDE. DEMOCRATS TRYING TO PROVIDE.

>> HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> HEALTH INSUSURANCE.

>> FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

>> FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. THAT IS A LIE. DONALD TRUMP. THAT IS A LIE. DONALD TRUMP.

>> THINKS THAT THAT LIE IS.

>> BRILLIANTLY UNDERLINED BY

>> BRILLIANTLY UNDERLINED BY HIM TACKING. HIM TACKING.

>> MARIACHI MUSIC.

>> AND SOMBREROS. ONTO VIDEOS.

>> OF HAKEEM JEFFRIES AND.

>> OF HAKEEM JEFFRIEIES AND.

>> CHUCK SCHUMER, AND.

>> CHUCK SCHUMUMER, AND.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENENT.

>> THINKS IT'S.

>> THINKS ITIT'S.

>> FUNNY, BUT HE HASN'T

>> FUNNY, BUT HE HASN'T EXPLAINED D THE JOKE IN ALL. EXPLAINED THE JOKE IN ALL.

>> THAT. .

>> EXPLAINING HE WAS.

>> TRYING TO DO OF.

>> WHATEVER IT.

>> IS DONALD TRUMP.

>> IS DOING.

>> I IS DOING.

>> WITH.

>> THOSE VIDEOS.

>> J.D. VANCE COULD.

>> NOT EXPLAIN T THE JOKE.

>> NOT EXPLAIN THE JOKE.

>> JOKES NEVER.

>> HAVE TO BE EXPLAINED.

>> J.D. VANCE HAD.

>> TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE.

>> AND COULDN'T.

>> BECAUAUSE IT'S NOT A JOKE.

>> BECAUSE IT'S NOT A JOKE. THERE'S NOTHING. THERE'S S NOTHING.

>> FUNNY ABOUT IT.

>> THE PRESIDENT.

>> HAS LOST.

>> HIS MIND.

>> THAT ISIS THE.

>> THAT IS THE.

>> CLEAREST EXPLANATION FOR

>> CLEAREST EXPLANATION N FOR WHAT DONALD TRUMP IS DOING. IN WHAT DONALD TRUMP IS DOING. IN HIS SOCIAL MEDEDIA POSTING. HE'S HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING. HE'S LOST. LOST.

>> HIS MIND.

>> JOHN JAMES DAVID VAVANCE SAY.

>> JOHN JAMES DAVID VANCE SAYS.

>> DONALD TRUMP.

>> LIKES TO HAVE.

>> A A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.

>> WHILE HE IS WORKING.

>> THAT IS NOT.

>> AN EXEXPLANATION FOR ANYTHIN,

>> AN EXPLANATION FOR ANYTHING, BECAUSUSE. BECAUSE.

>> WE.

>> KNOW DONALD.

>> KNOW DONANALD.

>> TRUMP IS.

>> NOT WORORKING.

>> NOT WORKING.

>> AND WE KNOW DONALD.

>> TRUMP HAS. NO SENSE OF HUMOR.

>> TRUMP HAS. NO SENSE OF HUMOM.

>> AND WE KNOW. WHAT WHAT THEY

>> AND WE KNOW. WHAT WHAT THEY ALL WHAT THEY ALL WOULD D HAVE ALL WHAT THEY ALL WOULD HAVE SAID, WHAT THEY WOULD. SAID, WHAT THEY WOULD.

>> ALL BE.

>> SCREAMING IF JOE BIDEN HAHAD

>> SCREAMING IF JOE BIDEN HAD EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE WHAT EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE WHAT DONALD. DONALD.

>> TRUMP HAS.

>> TRURUMP HAS.

>> DONE THIS WEEK, AND WHAT

>> DONE THIS WEEK, AND WHAT DONALD TRUMP DOES EVERY WEEK DONALD TRUMP DOES EVERY WEEK AND EVERY DAY. THE VICE AND EVERY DAY. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED.

>> STATES IS WHAT DONALD

>> STATES IS WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S. TRTRUMP'S.

>> SECRETARY OF. DEFENSE NOW

>> SECRETARY OF. DEFENSE NOW CALLS A A BEARDO. PETE HEGSETH CALLS A BEARDO. PETE HEGSETH THINKS YOU'RE WEIRD. YOU'RE A THINKS YOU'RE WEIRD. YOU'RE A WEIRDO IF YOU HAVE A BEARD. AND WEIRDO IF YOU HAVE A BEARD. AND SO HE HAS COINED THE TERM SO HE HAS COINED THE TERM BEARDO. PETE HEGSETH THINKS IT BEARDO. PETE HEGSETH THINKS IT IS DISQUALIFYING IN THE AMERICAN.

>> MILITARY TO HAVE A BEARD.

>> HE SAID. THAT IN AN.

>> ADMINISTRATION WITH MORE BEARDS ADMINISTRATION WITH MORE BEARDS THAN WE HAVE SEEN SISINCE. THAN WE HAVE SEEN SINCE.

>> PRESIDENT GRANT'S PRESIDENT GRANT'S ADMINISTRATION. INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION. INCLUDINING THE VICE PRESIDENT'S BEARD, WHICH VICE PRESIDENT'S BEARD, WHICH IS HARDLY.

>> THE.

>> WEIRDRDEST.

>> WEIRDEST.

>> THING ABOUT HIM.

>> SO THE SECRETARY Y OF. DEFENE

>> SO THE SECRETARY OF. DEFENSE TOLD. TOLD.

>> THE GENERALS.

>> THE G GENERALS.

>> AND ADMIRALS YESTERDAY, DON'T YOU DARE GET.

>> AS FAT AS.

>> DONALD TRUMP.

>> AND DON'T YOU EVER, EVER,

>> AND DON'T YOU EVER, EVER, EVER. EVER.

>> LOOK LIKE THE CURRENT. D

>> VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AT THE SAME. TIME THAT STATES. AT THE SAME. TIME THAT THAT SECRETARY OF. THAT SECRETARY OF.

>> DEFENSE WANTS TO WORSRSHIP A.

>> DEFENSE WANTS TO WORSHIP AT.

>> THE ALTARS OF CONFEDERATE.

>> GENERALS.

>> GENENERALS.

>> INCLUDING THE VERY BEARDED.

>> ROBERT E.

>> LEE.

>>>> LEE.

>> WHO THIS SECRETARY OF

>> WHO THIS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. DEDEFENSE.

>> NOW WORSHIPS.

>> NOW WORSHIPS.S.

>> EVEN THOUGH ROBERT E LEE

>> EVEN THOUGH ROBERT E LEE COMMITTED TREASON. COMMITTED TREASON.

>> AGAINST THIS.

>> COUNTRY TO FIGHT TO.

>> PRESERVE SLAVERY.

>> IN THIS COUNTRY. THE CURRENT

>> IN THIS COUNTRY. THE CURRENT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DOESN'T. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DOESN'T.

>> SEEM TO KNOW.

>> THAT THE GENERAL WHO WON THE

>> THAT THE GENERAL WHO WON THE BLOODIEST WAR IN HISTORY BLOODIEST WAR IN HISTORY AGAINST ROBERT. AGAINST ROBERT.

>> E LEE.

>> UNITED STATES GENERAL

>> UNITED STATES GENERAL ULYSSES S GRANT, WON THAT WAR ULYSSES S GRANT, WON THAT WAR WITH A BEARD, AND THEN SERVED WITH A BEARD, AND THEN SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR. STATATES FOR.

>> TWO TERMS.

>> TWO TERMSMS.

>> WITH A BEARD. THE SECRETARY

>> WITH A BEARD. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. OF DEFEFENSE.

>> IS, OF.

>> COUOURSE, AN UTTER INCOMPETET

>> COURSE, AN UTTER ININCOMPETET AND A SHOCKINGLY POOR STUDENT AND A SHOCKINGLY POOR STUDENT OF HISTORY, EMPLOYABLE ONLY BY OF HISTORY, EMPLOYABLE ONLY BY SOMEONE AS INCOMPETENT AND SOMEONE AS INCOMPETENT AND IGNORANT AS DONALD TRUMP, THE IGNORANT AS DONALD TRUMP, THE FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WAS ALSO WHAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WAS ALSO WHAT PETE HEGSETH, WHO HAD TO PETE HEGSETH, WHO HAD TO PROMISE TO STOP DRINKING TO GET PROMISE TO STOP DRINKING TO GET HIS JOB, WOULD CALL A BEARDO. HIS JOB, WOULD CALL A BEARDO. THOSE GENERALS AND ADMIRALS THOSE GENERALS AND ADMIRALS YESTERDAY WERE SUBJECTED TO THE YESTERDAY WERE SUBJECTED TO THE WORST. STEW OF FETID IGNORANANCE WORST. STEW OF FETID IGNORANANCE EVER STIRRED IN FRONT OF THEM EVER STIRRED IN FRONT OF THEM BY A SECRETARY OF. DEFENSE AND. BY A SECRETARY OF. DEFENSE AND.

>> A PRESIDENT.

>> WHO SPENT THE DAY, YEYESTERDY

>> WHO SPENT THE DAY, YESTERDAY AND TODAY, DELIGHTING IN A AND TODAY, DELIGHTING IN A SHUTDOWN OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT. SHUTDOWN OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT. DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF CHOSE TO DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF CHOSE TO DO. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DO. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOVERNING JD VANCE AND DONALD GOVERNING JD VANCE AND DONALD TRUMP. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TRUMP. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OPEN. KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OPEN. THAT'S THE ONE TASK, THE ONE THAT'S THE ONE TASK, THE ONE TASK OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. TASK OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT COOPERATIVELY, WHICH IS IT MAY COOPERATIVELY, WHICH IS IT MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE TONIGHT THE BE HARD TO BELIEVE TONIGHT THE AMERICAN WAY, DOING THINGS AMERICAN WAY, DOING THINGS COOPERATIVELY WITH PEOPLE YOU COOPERATIVELY WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH AND DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH AND SOMETIMES NEVER AGREE WITH. AND SOMETIMES NEVER AGREE WITH. AND THAT'S NOT JUST AN AMERICAN THAT'S NOT JUST AN AMERICAN FORM OF SOCIAL WISDOM. THAT IS FORM OF SOCIAL WISDOM. THAT IS HOW CIVILIZATION HAS ADVANCED HOW CIVILIZATION HAS ADVANCED ON THIS PLANET. BY COOPERATION, ON THIS PLANET. BY COOPERATION, SMALL SCALE AND LARGE SCALE, SMALL SCALE AND LARGE SCALE, AND ULTIMATELY INTERNATIONAL AND ULTIMATELY INTERNATIONAL AND INTERCONTINENTAL AND INTERCONTINENTAL COOPERATION. SOMETHING DONALD COOPERATION. SOMETHING DONALD TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICANS NOW TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICANS NOW SWEAR TO OPPOSE. BUT WE ALL SWEAR TO OPPOSE. BUT WE ALL STILL DO IT. WE OUT OUT HERE STILL DO IT. WE OUT OUT HERE ALL STILL DO IT EVERY DAY. NO ALL STILL DO IT EVERY DAY. ONE HAS DESCRIBED HOW WE DO IT ONE HAS DESCRIBED HOW WE DO IT BETTER THAN JON STEWART AND BETTER THAN JON STEWART AND WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR ME, WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR ME, HIS FINEST MOMENT OF SO MANY HIS FINEST MOMENT OF SO MANY FINE MOMENTS. IT WAS 15 YEARS FINE MOMENTS. IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO WHEN MANY OF US THOUGHT AGO WHEN MANY OF US THOUGHT THEN THAT OUR POLITICS WERE THEN THAT OUR POLITICS WERE COMING APART, THAT PEOPLE WERE COMING APART, THAT PEOPLE WERE LOSING THE ABILITY TO TALK TO LOSING THE ABILITY TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ACROSS THE POLITICAL EACH OTHER ACROSS THE POLITICAL DIVIDE. . JON STEWART AND STEPHN DIVIDE. JON STEWART AND STEPHEN COLBERT WENT TO WASHINGTON AND COLBERT WENT TO WASHINGTON AND OF A SATURDAY AFTERNOON HELD A OF A SATURDAY AFTERNOON HELD A RALLY CALLED THE RALLY TO RALLY CALLED THE RALLY TO RESTORE SANITY. JON STEWART RESTORE SANITY. JON STEWART CREATED THAT DAY AN IMAGE OF CREATED THAT DAY AN IMAGE OF OUR COOPERATION THAT I FOUND OUR COOPERATION THAT I FOUND THEN AND NOW, UNFORGETTABLE. HE THEN AND NOW, UNFORGETTABLE. LOCATED THAT COOPERATION IN THE LOCATED THAT COOPERATION IN THE PLACE THAT SO MANY AMERICANS PLACE THAT SO MANY AMERICANS THINK OF AS THE ROUGHEST PLACE THINK OF AS THE ROUGHEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY, THE RUDEST IN THE COUNTRY, THE RUDEST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY, CERTAINLY PLACE IN THE COUNTRY, CERTAINLY A PLACE THEY CERTAINLY NEVER A PLACE THEY CERTAINLY NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE WANT TO HAVE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH TRAFFIC JAMS. A PLACE THROUGH TRAFFIC JAMS. A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING FROM THE WHERE EVERYTHING FROM THE OUTSIDE SEEMS CHAOTIC AND OUTSIDE SEEMS CHAOTIC AND IMPOSSIBLY CROWDED. IT IS A IMPOSSIBLY CROWDED. IT IS A PLACE THAT DONALD TRUMP DECIDED PLACE THAT DONALD TRUMP DECIDED TO ATTACK TODAY IN HIS OWN TO ATTACK TODAY IN HIS OWN HATEFUL WAY, BECAUSE THE PLACE HATEFUL WAY, BECAUSE THE PLACE WHERE DONALD TRUMP IS FROM WHERE DONALD TRUMP IS FROM VOTED AGAINST HIM. AND SO HE VOTED AGAINST HIM. AND SO HE DECIDED TO TRY TO STOP FUNDING DECIDED TO TRY TO STOP FUNDING FOR THE NEW TUNNEL UNDER THE FOR THE NEW TUNNEL UNDER THE HUDSON RIVER, JOINING NEW YORK, HUDSON RIVER, JOINING NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, A NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, A CRUCIAL INTERSRSTATE CONNECTOR CRUCIAL INTERSTATE CONNECTOR THAT BENEFITS THE E ENTIRE THAT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, NOT JUST NEW YORK AND COUNTRY, NOT JUST NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY COMMUTERS. ON THAT NEW JERSEY COMMUTERS. ON THAT DAY 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN BARACK DAY 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN BARACK OBAMA WAS PRESIDENT AND NO ONE OBAMA WAS PRESIDENT AND NO ONE FEARED FOR THE SANITY OF THE FEARED FOR THE SANITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. BUT MANY OF US HAD THOUGHT THAHT BUT MANY OF US HAD THOUGHT THAT OUR POLITICS HAD COME TO THE OUR POLITICS HAD COME TO THE MOST TENSE STANDOFF SINCE THE MOST TENSE STANDOFF SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR. JON STEWART, IN A VIETNAM WAR. JON STEWART, IN A TRULY BEAUTIFUL FLIGHT OF URBAN TRULY BEAUTIFUL FLIGHT OF URBAN POETRY, FOUND. THE SOUL OF POETRY, FOUND. THE SOUL OF AMERICAN COOPERATION, THE SOUL AMERICAN COOPERATION, THE SOUL OF THE AMERICAN WAY IN A TUNNEL. OF THE AMERICAN WAY IN A TUNNEL. MOST AMERICANS. DON'T LIVE MOST AMERICANS. DON'T LIVE THEIR LIVES. SOLELY AS THEIR LIVES. SOLELY AS DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, LIBERALS OR CONSERVATIVES. LIBERALS OR CONSERVATIVES. AMERICANS LIVE THEIR LIVES. AMERICANS LIVE THEIR LIVES. MORE AS PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST A MORE AS PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT LATE FOR SOMETHING LITTLE BIT LATE FOR SOMETHING THEY. HAVE TO DO. OFTEN, THEY. HAVE TO DO. OFTEN, SOMETHING THEY DO NOT WANT TO SOMETHING THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO. BUT THEY DO IT. DO. BUT THEY DO IT.

>> IMPOSSIBLE THINGS.

>> EVERY DAY.

>> THAT ARE ONLY.

>> MADE POSSIBLELE THROUGH THE

>> MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LITTLE REASONABLE COMPROMISES LITTLE REASONABLE COMPROMISES WE. ALL MAKE. WE. ALL MAKE.

>> LOOK.

>> LOOK ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS.

>> THIS IS WHERE.

>> WE ARE. THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

>> WE ARE. THIS IS WHO WE ARE. THESE CARS, THAT'S A SCHOOL THESE CARS, THAT'S A SCHOOL TEACHER. TETEACHER.

>> PROBABLY THINKS.

>> HISIS TAXES ARE TOO HIGH. HES

>> HIS TAXES ARE TOO HIGH. HE'S GOING TO WORK. THERE'S ANOTHER GOING TO WORK. THERE'S ANOTHER CAR. A WOMAN WITH TWO SMALALL CAR. A WOMAN WITH TWO SMALL KIDS CAN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT KIDS CAN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSLSE RIGHT NOW. ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW. THERE'S ANOTHER CAR SWINGING. THERE'S ANOTHER CAR SWINGING.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU CAN.

>> SEE IT. THESE MILLIONS OF

>> SEE IT. THESE MILLIONS OF CARS MUST SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO CARS MUST SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO SQUEEZE ONE BY ONE INTO A MILE SQUEEZE ONE BY ONE INTO A MILE LONG, 30 FOOT WIDE TUNNEL LONG, 30 FOOT WIDE TUNNEL CARVED UNDERNEATH A MIGHTY CARVED UNDERNEATH A MIGHTY RIVER. CARVED BY PEOPLE, BY THE RIVER. CARVED BY PEOPLE, BY THE WAY, WHO I'M SURE HAD THEIR WAY, WHO I'M SURE HAD THEIR DIFFERENCES. AND THEY DO IT. DIFFERENCES. AND THEY DO IT. CONCESSION BY CONCESSION. YOU CONCESSION BY CONCESSION. GO, THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. OH MY GOD, IS THAT AN NRA? AN OH MY GOD, IS THAT AN NRA? AN NRA STICKER ON YOUR CAR? IS NRA STICKER ON YOUR CAR? IS THAT AN. OBAMA S STICKER ON YOUR THAT AN. OBAMA STICKER ON YOUR CAR? WELL THAT'S OKAY, YOU GO CAR? WELL THAT'S OKAY, YOU GO AND THEN I'LL GO. AND SURE, AT AND THEN I'LL GO. AND SURE, AT SOME POINT THERE WILL BE A SOME POINT THERE WILL BE A SELFISH JERK WHO ZIPS UP THE SELFISH JERK WHO ZIPS UP THE SHOULDER AND CUTS IN AT THE SHOULDER AND CUTS IN AT THE LAST MINUTE. BUT THAT LAST MINUTE. BUT THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RARE, AND HE IS INDIVIDUAL IS RARE, AND HE IS SCORNED.

>> AND.

>> N NOT HIRED AS.

>> NOT HIRED AS.

>> AN ANALYST.

>> BECAUSE WE KNOW.

>> INSTINCTIVELY.

>> AS A PEOPLE. THAT IF WE ARE

>> AS A PEOPLE. THAT IF WE ARE TO GET THROUGH THE DARKNESS AND TO GET THROUGH THE DARKNESS AND BACK INTO THE LIGHT, WE HAVE. BACK INTO THE LIGHT, WE HAVE.

>> TO WORK TOGETHER.

>> AND THE TRUTH IS, THERE WILL

>> AND THE TRUTH IS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DARKNESS, AND ALWAYS BE DARKNESS, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT AT THE END SOMETIMES THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ISN'T THE OF THE TUNNEL ISN'T THE PROMISED LAND. SOMETIMES IT'S PROMISED LAND. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NEW JERSEY. BUT WE DO IT JUST NEW JERSEY. BUT WE DO IT ANYWAY, TOGETHER. FOR 100 YEARS, ANYWAY, TOGETHER. FOR 100 YEARS, THE HOLLAND TUNNEL CONNECTING THE HOLLAND TUNNEL CONNECTING NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. YOU GO, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. PURE GO. YOU GO, THEN I'LL GO. PURE POETRY. AND WE ALL DO IT EVERY POETRY. AND WE ALL DO IT EVERY DAY. GETTING ON SUBWAYS, DAY. GETTING ON SUBWAYS, GETTING ON ESCALATORS, GETTING ON ESCALATORS, ELEVATORS, AIRPLANES, DRIVING ELEVATORS, AIRPLANES, DRIVING ON THE F FREEWAYS. WE ALL KNOW ON THE FREEWAYS. WE ALL KNOW HOW TO DO IT. AND CONGRESS USED HOW TO DO IT. AND CONGRESS USED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT, AND TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT, AND CONGRESS USED TO DO IT. BUT CONGRESS USED TO DO IT. BUT DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T WANT TO DO

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Lawrence: How many flashes of insanity from a president should we tolerate?

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