Trump news on Youtube Feb 8 2019

 Kellyanne Conway has a photo on her wall of the moment she was sworn into office

It is from Jan 22 2017, two days after Donald Trump's inauguration.  On the left stands Ms Conway, taking her oath to become the US president's counsellor

On the right, separated by a podium, is a gaggle of other senior White House aides

 Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer – at the time Mr Trump's chief strategist, chief of staff and press secretary – are all in the latter group

 "That picture's fun," Ms Conway says, spotting it from across her West Wing office

It is blown up big, two foot wide at a guess.  "Jared's behind the podium so you can't see him," she says, referencing Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's

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Trump, Xi unlikely to meet before March 1st trade deadline: U.S. officials - Duration: 2:10.

now with the rising speculation that US president Donald Trump in Chinese

President seizing pain will meet in Vietnam during the planned at North

Korea US summit Washington actually says that such a meeting is not likely to

happen before the March 1st deadline to reach a trade deal between the two world

powers Eason Jae has more speculation the u.s. president Donald Trump and

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Vietnam was shut down by US officials

on Thursday who say it's unlikely the two leaders will meet before the March

1st deadline said by the two sides to reach a trade deal

however White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow remained optimistic telling

reporters that the leaders of the two economic powerhouses could still meet a

later well the president said number times that he expects to meet with

President Xi on trade when and where is totally up in the air at the moment does

it depend on the meetings this week I wouldn't I wouldn't want to say one way

or another it might you know hopefully the meetings will go well president

Trump on Tuesday during a State of the Union address said any new trade deal

with Beijing must include real structural change to end unfair trade

practice as the US continues to press China to make major reforms Trump has

vowed to increase US tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese imports to 25

percent from the current 10 percent if the two sides cannot reach a deal by

March first watchers say the u.s. does not want to hold talks with China in

Vietnam to show that its focus currently lies on the hotly anticipated second

summit with North Korea they add that any misunderstandings that could arise

from meeting with China in Vietnam could lead to a negative impact on

denuclearization talks with North Korea from the upcoming second summit with

North Korean leader Kim jong-un to the March 1st deadline the next few weeks

will be intense for Trump and his administration

he's NJ Arirang news

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Trump, Xi unlikely to meet before March 1st trade deadline: U.S. officials - Duration: 2:10.

now there is rising speculation that US President Donald Trump is going to meet

his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the planned North Korea u.s.

summit in Vietnam but Washington says that such a meeting is not likely to

happen before the March 1st deadline to reach a

trade deal between the two countries easing Jay reports speculation the US

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in

Vietnam was shut down by US officials on Thursday who say it's unlikely the two

leaders will meet before the March 1st deadline said by the two sides to reach

a trade deal however White House economic adviser

Larry Kudlow remained optimistic telling reporters that the leaders of the two

economic powerhouses could still meet a later well the president said number

times that he expects to meet with President Xi on trade when and where is

totally up in the air at the moment does it depend on the meetings this week I

wouldn't I wouldn't want to say one way or another it might you know hopefully

the meetings will go well president Trump on Tuesday during a State of the

Union address said any new trade deal with Beijing must include real

structural change to end unfair trade practice as the US continues to press

China to make major reforms Trump has vowed to increase US tariffs on 200

billion dollars of Chinese imports to 25 percent from the current 10% if the two

sides cannot reach a deal by March first watchers say the u.s. does not want to

hold talks with China in Vietnam to show that its focus currently lies on the

hotly anticipated second summit with North Korea they add that any

misunderstandings that could arise from meeting with China in Vietnam could lead

to a negative impact on denuclearization talks with North Korea from the upcoming

second summit with North Korean leader Kim jong-un to the March 1st deadline

the next few weeks will be intense for Trump and his administration easing J

Arirang news

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Don't Trust Trump's HIV Pledge: Feb 8 Debrief - Duration: 3:32.

Trump says he wants to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, but actions speak louder than words

-- he's actually gutting programs that would stop transmissions.

A new study shows that the kids of same-sex parents do better than the kids of straight

parents in school.

Brazil is erasing queer and feminist curricula from schools, but at least one US state is

expanding access to inclusive education.

We'll have the week's top LGBTQ news and how it affects you on Weekly Debrief.

Weekly Debrief is made possible by the folks who pledge their support on Patreon.

Head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out the

rewards available to backers.

In the State of the Union this week, Donald Trump pledged to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

But we all know what a promise from Trump is worth, and his words are pretty hollow

considering that his administration spent the last two years dismantling the very programs

needed to end HIV.

Last year Republicans tried to cut a billion dollars from HIV programs, which experts say

would have killed hundreds of thousands of people if Congress hadn't stopped them.

Trump fired his advisors on HIV/AIDS shortly after taking office.

He wants to kick everyone with HIV out of the military.

And he's trying to kill Obamacare, which drastically expanded LGBTQ access to health

care.

Just a few months ago, a coalition of HIV nonprofits laid out a plan to end the epidemic

by 2025.

Their recommendations include stuff like safe injection sites, sex education, more access

to PrEP -- the kind of stuff that this administration has been working nonstop to undermine.

Maybe this pledge is a change of direction.

But I wouldn't count on it.

Also this week a new study shows that children raised by same-sex parents perform better

in school and are more likely to graduate than the kids of straight parents.

In part, that's because same-sex couples tend to have more financial resources when

they choose to become parents, which provides more advantages to their kids.

In Brazil, the new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro revealed plans to remove all references

to LGBTQ people from textbooks, along with references to feminism.

Brazil has thousands of schools with no water, electricity or plumbing, but getting rid of

women and gays is apparently Bolsonaro's solution.

But here in the states, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just signed a bill requiring more

inclusive curricula.

Schools will now portray political, economic, and social contributions of people with disabilities

as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

That's thanks in large part to the work of Garden State Equality, so great job New

Jersey.

This is only the second state after California to require this kind of inclusive curriculum.

And with federal education controlled by the same kind of right-wing homophobes as in Brazil,

state legislation is probably the best way to improve queer representation.

To my knowledge, there's no coordinated national effort right now to pass similar

bills in other states or countries.

I could be wrong, but I've searched and haven't found anything.

So maybe it's time to start one.

This week's action item: Write to your elected officials, whether you're in the US or abroad,

and ask them to introduce legislation requiring LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum.

California and New Jersey are providing a model that works, so let's see if we can

replicate that success around the country and around the world.

As always let me know about stories that need covering @mattbaume on Twitter and in the

YouTube comments.

Thanks to everyone who makes Weekly Debrief possible with a monthly pledge of Patreon

-- head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out the

backer rewards.

And I'll debrief you next week.

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Trump Admin To Roll Back Regulations On Predatory Payday Lenders - Duration: 5:08.

Donald Trump has an unhealthy obsession with Barack Obama.

In fact, the only real thing that Donald Trump has done since becoming president of the United

States is rolling back all of the good things that Barack Obama did while he was president,

and this week is no exception.

Donald Trump's consumer financial protection bureau announced that they're going to be

revising the regulations that Obama put in place against predatory payday lenders.

Specifically, they want to take away the regulation that said that payday lenders have to determine

whether or not somebody is even capable of paying back one of these payday loans before

they make the loan.

That helped a lot of people from entering a cycle of endless debt, which is what these

predatory payday lenders had based their entire industry on.

That's what they did.

They would get people to come in hand over their car title or you know, a pay stub showing

this is how much they make.

They'd give them $500 and say, you've got one week to pay us back.

If they didn't pay him back in one week, not only were they hit with fees and interest

rates, that could be up to 50 percent, but after that week they were hit with interest

rates that went into the hundreds of percents trapping people in an endless cycle of debt

and making that initial loan that they took out, you know, double and triple and quadruple

in a matter of weeks.

That $500 loan became a $4,000 loan in a month or two, and Obama was trying to put an end

to that.

The regulation they put in place.

The CFPB said, you cannot give them money if you determine that they will never be able

to pay you back, but now Trump admin comes along and says to hell with whether or not

they can pay you back, loan them the money, and then go from there.

Charge them these astronomical interest rates.

Go ahead and rip them off prey on the poorest communities in this country, which as we've

discussed countless times over the years on ring of fire.

That is exactly what they did.

They would set up shop in poor communities and just watch that cash come rolling in,

trapping people in what has been described as an endless cycle of debt and Trump's trying

to take us back to that why?

Because he hates Barack Obama so much and of course the people he's put in government,

including those at the CFPB, uh, they also are good friends with the payday lenders and

they want them to be able to make as much money as possible because they have also made

money off the payday lending industry through their campaigns.

And this is political payback.

This is what you get.

You give enough money to the right people in Washington DC.

They will deregulate the hell out of you so you can continue to screw over American citizens

at every given opportunity in the payday, lenders knew that their day would come, all

they had to do was wait, and now they're getting rewarded.

There is a positive note here.

There is still with this proposed rule change, a 90 day comment period.

So I encourage every single person out there to get on the consumer.

Financial Protection Bureau is website.

Submit a comment and let them know that this decision to change this rule will be an absolute

disaster for the American economy and that you do not in any way, shape or form.

Support this rule.

Change our voices right now.

We have a chance to be heard, so let's not waste it.

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#1 Trump Rejects Socialism in Landmark Address - Duration: 5:47.

As you all know, President Donald Trump stood up to a resurgent wave of socialism in America

during the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, telling Congress and the nation, "America

will never be a socialist country."

The president reviewed his administration's successes, most of which have been antithetical

to socialism.

He charted a course toward American greatness and away from the failures of communism.

Since taking office in 2017, Trump has lambasted socialism and communism on the world stage.

On Feb. 5, facing members of the Democratic Party—many of whom are socialists—the

president confronted, for the first time, the ideology's encroachment on America.

Trump said,

"Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country."

He also went onto say,

"America was founded on liberty and independence–not government coercion, domination, and control.

We are born free, and we will stay free," he added, drawing a standing ovation from

the Republicans.

"Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country."

As Republicans chanted "USA, USA" in response to the president, Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed

socialist, fidgeted in his seat, his lips tight and his hand propping up his chin.

A small number of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, stood up and

applauded.

Trump prefaced his remarks about socialism by pointing to Venezuela, a once-wealthy nation

that has been crippled by socialist policies.

Democrats in Congress have floated similar policies for years and have intensified the

push beginning in the 2018 midterm election cycle.

Prominent members of Congress, including presidential candidate Kamala Harris, are

backing socialist policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal that would open

the floodgates to massive government expansion into the health care and energy sectors.

While calls for socialist policies received a significant amount of media attention during

and after the 2018 election, the proposals are not new to American politics.

"Obamacare" nearly achieved the socialist dream of the total government takeover of

the entire health care insurance industry, paving the way toward the goals enshrined in Medicare

for All.

Under the guise of progressivism and other causes benevolently named, socialism–the

preliminary stage of communism–has penetrated deeply into U.S. politics, higher education,

the sciences, and culture.

Trevor Loudon, an author and contributor to The Epoch Times who has spent more than 30 years

researching radical left, Marxist, and terrorist movements and their covert influence on mainstream politics said,

"It was great to see him throw down the gauntlet and name the problem because the

biggest political problem is the danger of socialism and communism right now.

"A quarter of his audience were socialists, so he was throwing down the gauntlet to the

left wing of the Democratic Party—which is now the main leading wing—and telling

them that their agenda was not acceptable."

The Congressional Progressive Caucus was co-founded by Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist.

The caucus swelled by 26 seats after the 2018 election to a roster of 100 members.

Many members have links to the Democrat Socialists of America and the Communist Party of USA,

according to Loudon's research. And as many of you know, Trevor Loudon is also the author of many of Declassified's stories right here on this channel.

The bulk of what Trump has achieved during his first two years in office either rolled

back socialist policies or prevented the ideology's further encroachment on America.

The president took steps to protect religious freedom, insulating against socialism's promotion

of atheism and attacks on religion.

He also spearheaded the passage of a major tax-cut package and ordered an unprecedented

purge of government regulations.

The moves were a major blow to socialists' moves to expand the government via new regulations,

and to fund that growth by raising taxes.

William Gairdner, an author and independent scholar, said,

"[Trump] sees that America has been rushing toward the socialist brink for a long time,

perhaps since the middle of the last century and very much accelerated during the Obama

presidency, which was scary for anyone who believes as he does and certainly as I do

that socialism is not going to go." He also said, "That was strategic.

He wanted to cut the Democrats off at the pass."

Trump's choice of Venezuela stood out, considering

that examples of socialism's failures abound.

The president has taken a tough stance on Maduro's regime and intensified pressure

on the socialist dictator to step down.

In January, Venezuela's National Assembly declared Maduro's presidency illegitimate.

Juan Guaidó, the assembly's leader, stepped forward as an interim president.

Maduro refused to give up control.

Trump immediately recognized Guaidó, triggering a virtual global referendum on socialism.

Free-world nations, like Germany and Australia, sided with Guaidó.

Socialist and communist regimes, like those in China, North Korea, and Cuba, backed Maduro.

Russia, which is not socialist on paper, has been propping up socialists and communists

in South America for decades.

The Kremlin backed Maduro.

Thank you very much for your company on our very first podcast.

So what were your thoughts on the State of the Union Address? Thank you

for tuning into this episode, and we look forward to your company on the next.

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Trump's Leaked Private Schedule Causes a Stir | The Daily Show - Duration: 5:17.

This weekend,

the groundhog wasn't the only adorable fur ball

that came out of hibernation.

President Trump made a rare appearance

on a non-Fox News program.

And you can tell that he was tired

because at times, he actually made sense.

Would you let your son Barron play football?

Uh, it's very... It's a very tough question,

and it's a very good question. If he wanted to, yes.

Would I steer him that way? Uh, no, I wouldn't.

-Why? -I just don't like the reports

that I see coming out having to do with football.

I mean, it's a dangerous sport.

I really think that, as far as my son...

well, I've heard NFL players saying they wouldn't let

their sons play football, so, uh, it's not totally unique.

But I would have a hard time with it.

That's right, Trump doesn't want his son to have brain damage.

Which is strange,

because usually fathers want their children

-to follow in their footsteps. -(laughter)

But that was... that was a thoughtful response

from the president.

And really different from how he usually talks about football.

Today, if you hit too hard-- right?--

they hit too hard, "15 yards! Throw him out of the game."

They had that last week. I watched for couple of minutes.

Two guys just... really beautiful tackle.

Boom! "15 yards!" The referee gets on television.

His wife is sitting at home. She's so proud of him.

They're ruining the game.

Used to see these tackles, and it was incredible to watch.

Right? Now they tackle. "Oh, head-on-head collision.

15 yard..." The whole game is all screwed up.

Football's become soft like our country has become soft.

-(cheering) -It's true.

"It's true, folks. Totally true, folks.

"And what's the deal with seat belts?

"Back in my day, you went straight through the windshield,

"into the other guy's car, and that's how you made friends.

Fun fact: That's how I met Rudy Giuliani."

(laughter)

Basically, what Trump is saying is that he's cool

with other kids playing football,

but he doesn't want his little guy hurting his brain.

Safety first. And if he had it his way,

football would be even more dangerous.

Yeah, there'd probably be coconuts getting dropped

on the players' heads, a ball that just bursts into flames

at random times, a mid-game purge.

(deep voice): For the next five minutes,

all crime is legal between the 20- and 50-yard lines.

Now, Trump didn't just make football news this weekend.

He also commented on the other violent crisis

threatening Americans: Syria.

You see, the president wants to pull out,

so that he's not stuck paying support for years.

He knows how this goes.

-(laughter) -And a lot of senators...

a lot of senators, led by Mitch McConnell,

are worried that if America pulls out of Syria,

ISIS could regain power.

But luckily, the commander in chief has that figured out.

You could, in that vacuum, see a resurgence of ISIS...

Sure, and you know what we'll do?

We'll come back if we have to. We have very fast airplanes,

we have very good cargo planes-- we can come back very quickly.

(laughter)

I love that his rationale is:

"We have very fast airplanes. We can just go back."

Like America can just back into Syria

like a mom checking on her son

to see if he's doing drugs in his room.

Just like, "Okay, ISIS, we're going now. Bye-b... Aha!"

But believe it or not, his views on football and Syria

weren't the biggest Trump news of the weekend.

No, the story everyone was talking about was this.

NEWSMAN: Axios says a White House source

leaked President Trump's private schedule

from the last three months.

It indicates he has spent about 60% of his time

in "unstructured" executive time.

Axios sources say much of that is spent

in his private residence watching TV, reading the papers

and phoning aides and other people.

In response, press secretary Sarah Sanders says

while the president spends much of his average day

in scheduled meetings, events and calls,

there is time to allow for a more creative environment.

"A more creative environment"?

That is not cool, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

You're supposed to be defending the president,

not making him sound like he spends all morning

-in a Montessori preschool. -(laughter)

Right? He spends time in "a more creative environ..."?

'Cause now I'm just picturing Trump in his briefings

like: "The duck goes..." "Quack!"

"The dog goes..." "Woof!"

-"ISIS goes..." -"Boom!"

"And The Donald goes..." "No collusion!"

(laughter)

-Now... -(applause)

now, predictably...

predictably... many people were upset at the news

that the president spends nearly two-thirds of his day

not doing anything.

They think he should be working hard in the Oval Office,

studying policy, military strategy,

you know, really tackling the nation's problems head-on.

But I'll be honest, I disagree.

Because, I mean, it's not his place...

Basically, what I'm saying is,

I'm cool with other presidents working hard,

but I don't want my little guy hurting his brain.

Safety first.

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Lawrence's Last Word: President Donald Trump And God | The Last Word | MSNBC - Duration: 6:36.

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Trump Attends National Prayer Breakfast, Heart-Shaped Sausage - Monologue - Duration: 3:28.

-Let's get to the news. President Trump spoke

at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning,

specifically, "Are you going to finish that?"

[ Laughter ]

That's right, President Trump attended

the National Prayer Breakfast this morning,

and he even brought Count Chocula.

[ Laughter ]

According to new research, eye contact is not needed

in order to have an enjoyable conversation.

"Yeah, we know," texted millennials.

[ Laughter ]

A motorist in the UK was arrested yesterday

after he crashed his car while swerving to avoid

hitting an octopus he claimed to have seen in the road.

Officials became suspicious

when they couldn't find any squid marks.

[ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ]

That's accurate. [ Cheering ]

You reacted accurately to that joke.

[ Applause ]

I also kind of hated it.

[ Laughter ]

HBO has released new photos

from the upcoming final season of "Game of Thrones,"

and I have to say -- yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]

Although, be careful, because I have to say,

those photos, pretty big spoilers.

[ Laughter ]

Two elderly women in Canada this week

got into a physical fight after they both wanted to sit

in the same chair during a game of Bingo.

One of them even lost an eye... 26.

[ Laughter ]

[ Scattered cheers ]

Well, I mean, on the same night as "squid marks,"

you guys are -- [ Laughter ]

You guys are a pretty lucky audience.

[ Laughter ]

Oh, this one actually counts as well.

[ Laughter ]

A company in England has begun selling

a heart-shaped sausage ahead of Valentine's Day.

It's the perfect way to tell that special someone

that you want to bang her.

[ Laughter, cheers and applause ]

Those --

[ Applause ]

[ Chuckles ] I don't know.

[ Laughter ]

Campbell's Soup recently received

official trademark rights to the word "Chunky"

for its brand of soups,

while Trump has trademarked it for his brand of suits.

[ Laughter ]

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson claimed yesterday

that he was the first choice to host this year's

Academy Awards before Kevin Hart.

Unfortunately, he also did questionable things in his past.

[ Laughter ]

Officials in Turkey recently found an ancient Bible

that is believed to be 1,200 years old.

It's so old, the first half is just called "Testament."

[ Laughter ]

That joke kills when I do it at the Catskills.

[ Laughter ]

Oh sure, Mrs. Maisel does it, it brings down the house.

[ Laughter ]

It's just called "Testament."

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Applause ]

Tip your waiters, tip your waitresses.

[ Laughter ]

And -- [ Laughs ]

And finally, Haagen-Dazs has started selling

alcohol-infused ice cream,

so if one of you wants ice cream,

and one of you wants alcohol, you're these two.

[ Laughter ]

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We're Finally Going To Get Trump's Tax Returns - Duration: 11:14.

WELCOME UP THERE, DOWN THERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WELCOME,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO "THE LATE SHOW."

I'M YOUR SHOWS STEPHEN COLBERT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THERE'S EXCITEMENT.

IT'S ELECTRIC IN THE AIR.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN AMERICA BECAUSE REMEMBER TRUMP'S THREAT

FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION?

>> IF THERE IS GOING TO BE PEACE AND LEGISLATION, THERE CANNOT BE

WAR AND INVESTIGATION.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> STEPHEN: WELL, BYE, BYE,

PEACE BECAUSE, LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING DIRECTLY

THREATENED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE

DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCED A NEW INVESTIGATION INTO PRESIDENT

TRUMP'S FOREIGN FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND RUSSIA TIES.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT WORKED OUT.

YES, TRUMP DREW A LINE IN THE SAND, BUT YOU KNOW A GOOD WAY TO

ERASE THAT?

A BLUE WAVE.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )

♪ CAST ALSO IN THE SAND ♪ YESTERDAY, THE HOUSE

INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED A FIVE-POINT INVESTIGATION

THAT'S GOING TO DIG DEEP INTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN OUR

POLITICAL SYSTEM.

THEY ARE LOOKING INTO EVERYTHING.

AS ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, ERIC SWALWELL, PUT IT, "WE ARE

GOING TO TAKE AN M.R.I. TO ANY RUSSIAN FINANCING THAT THE TRUMP

ORGANIZATION AND THE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE HAD."

(AS COMMITTEE MEMBER) "YES, WE'RE TAKING AN M.R.I. TO

THE FINANCES, A CAT SCAN TO THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE, AND, WE

DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, BUT SOMEONE ALREADY GAVE US A URINE SAMPLE."

( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ALLEGEDLY.

WE DON'T KNOW.

>> Jon: ALLEGEDLY.

>> Stephen: WE DON'T KNOW.

AND THEY'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT INTERFERENCE BY RUSSIA.

SWALWELL EXPLAINED HE WAS WORRIED OTHER COUNTRIES MAY HAVE

TRIED TO INFLUENCE THE PRESIDENT, SAYING "WE ARE NOT

GOING TO BE SO NAIVE TO ASSUME THAT TRUMP'S FAITHFUL TO THE

RUSSIANS."

WELL, COME ON!

WHY WOULD TRUMP BE UNFAITHFUL TO THE RUSSIANS?

HE'S NOT MARRIED TO THEM.

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

OH, OH!

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.

THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MET TODAY TO START

BUILDING A CASE TO PURSUE TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) REMEMBER THOSE?

DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE?

>> Jon: I REMEMBER THAT!

>> Stephen: OH, MY GOSH.

WERE WE EVER SO YOUNG?

( LAUGHTER ) WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO FIND OUT

WHAT'S IN THEM!

DID PUTIN CLAIM TRUMP AS A DEPENDENT?

( LAUGHTER ) DID TRUMP CHECK THE BOX TO

DONATE $3 TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH?

( LAUGHTER ) DID HE LIST HIS STATUS AS

"MARRIED" OR "YEAH, BUT I'M NOT DEAD"?

( LAUGHTER ) AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR

TRUMP TO STOP IT, BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT THAT AN OBSCURE

PROVISION IN THE FEDERAL TAX CODE GIVES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

COMMITTEE UNILATERAL POWERS TO REQUEST TAX INFORMATION ON ANY

FILER, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YES.

>> Jon: THERE IT IS.

>> Stephen: KEEP IN MIND, VERY IMPORTANT --

THAT'S AN "OBSCURE" PROVISION OF THE FEDERAL TAX CODE-- UNLIKE

THE PARTS WE ALL MEMORIZED IN GRADE SCHOOL.

HERE WE GO!

(SINGING) "IN...

THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED FOR EACH

TAXABLE YEAR A TAX EQUAL TO 3.8% OF!"

WHY AREN'T YOU GUYS SINGING WITH ME?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WAS I THE ONLY ONE WHO -- >> Jon: I KNEW IT!

>> Stephen: YOU KNOW ALL THE SONGS!

YOU CAN'T STUMP THE BAND.

>> Jon: YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> Stephen: AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

ACCORDING TO ONE COMMITTEE AIDE, "THE TAX RETURNS ARE ONLY ONE

EVIDENTIARY PIECE OF THE LARGER PUZZLE ABOUT TRUMP'S FINANCES."

A LARGER PUZZLE?

I DON'T CARE HOW LARGE IT IS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO SOLVE.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) (AS TRUMP)

"I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE, PAT.

IS IT 'WITCH HUNT'?" ( LAUGHTER )

( PIANO RIFF ) BUT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE

PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION TO AVOID APPEARING PARTISAN.

ONE MEMBER SAID, "THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE METHODICALLY.

THERE CANNOT BE AN OUNCE OF 'LET'S GO GET HIM.'"

THAT'S VERY PRUDENT.

ALSO, LET'S GO GET HIM!

( LAUGHTER ) WE ARE WAY PAST AT T DECORUM HER

GUYS!

WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF A BURNING BUILDING, YOU DON'T

STOP AT THE DOOR TO SAY, "NO, AFTER YOU.

NO, AFTER YOU, I INSIST.

OOPS!

WE'RE DEAD."

( LAUGHTER ) BUT THIS MIGHT TAKE A WHILE,

BECAUSE TRUMP HAS TOLD HIS TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO READY

PLANS TO DRAG THE EXPECTED DEMOCRATIC REQUEST OUT FOR

MONTHS AND WELL INTO THE 2020 CAMPAIGN.

WAIT, HE WANTS HIS TAXES RELEASED DURING THE 2020

CAMPAIGN?

(AS TRUMP) "I WANT THIS TO LAND RIGHT

BEFORE THE ELECTION.

I HATE THIS JOB.

GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE."

( LAUGHTER ) TRUMP IS NOT HAPPY.

I CAN YO UNDERSTAND.

>> Jon: IT'S A TOUGH JOB.

LOT OF ACCUSATIONS.

>> Stephen: TRUMP'S NOT HAPPY.

YESTERDAY, HE COINED A NEW CATCHPHRASE TO DESCRIBE THE

INVESTIGATIONS.

>> IT'S CALLED PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT.

>> STEPHEN: YES, PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) IT'S LIKE SEXUAL HARASSMENT,

ONLY REPUBLICANS TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

AND, TODAY, HE SINGLED OUT HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

AND MAN SEEING THE WARM BROWNIES COME OUT OF THE OVEN, ADAM

SCHIFF, TWEETING, "SO NOW CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF

ANNOUNCES, AFTER HAVING FOUND ZERO RUSSIAN COLLUSION, THAT HE

IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT EVERY ASPECT OF MY LIFE, BOTH

FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO REASON TO BE

DOING SO.

NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!

UNLIMITED PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT, DOT DOT DOT DOT...

...DOT DOT DOT DOT, THE DEMS AND THEIR COMMITTEES ARE GOING

'NUTS.'" YES, THE DEMS ARE GOING "NUTS,"

LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE "CRIMES" THAT YOU DEFINITELY "DID."

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

( PIANO RIFF ) HE CONTINUED, "THE REPUBLICANS

NEVER DID THIS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA."

HAVE BEEN YOU BEEN HUFFING THE AQUANET?

WE WERE ALL ALIVE THEN.

NONE OF US WERE IN A COMA ALL THEY DID WAS INVESTIGATE

HIM!

THE I.R.S., THE A.T.F, THE A.C.A., SOLYNDRA, BENGHAZI,

BENGHAZI, AND BENGHAZI.

THE ONLY THING THEY DIDN'T SUBPOENA IS HIS TAXES.

CAN YOU GUESS WHY?

HINT: HE RELEASED THEM!

( LAUGHTER ) TRUMP HALLUCINATED FURTHER: "I

HEAR OTHER COMMITTEE HEADS WILL DO THE SAME THING.

EVEN STEALING PEOPLE WHO WORK AT WHITE HOUSE!"

IS HE USING "STEALING" AS A VERB OR AN ADJECTIVE?

(AS TRUMP) "THEY KEEP TAKING MY BEST

'STEALING PEOPLE'.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET RICHER WITHOUT MY BEST STEALING PEOPLE?

YOU KNOW, MY THIEVING FRIENDS, MY BURGLAR BUDDIES, MY

CORRUPTION COMPADRES, MY MONEY-LAUNDERING MUCHACHOS."

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

MOOCHO DINERO.

TRUMP MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION, BECAUSE

THIS MORNING, HE SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST.

MAKES SENSE.

THE ONLY THING TRUMP'S EVER PRAYED FOR IS MORE BREAKFAST.

( LAUGHTER ) IN THE VERY FIRST WORDS OF HIS

SPEECH, TRUMP MADE A PROMISE.

>> I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.

I CAN SAY THAT.

NEVER.

>> STEPHEN: DID THE PRESIDENT JUST RICK-ROLL THE PRAYER

BREAKFAST?

(AS TRUMP) "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND

DESERT YOU.

UNLESS YOU JUST GAVE BIRTH, THEN I'M GONNA BOINK A PORN STAR."

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> Stephen: REALLY?

TOO FAR?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) REALLY?

I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD SO MANY PORN STARS HERE TONIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) THEN HE LISTED WHAT OUR NATION

HAS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE POWER OF PRAYER.

>> SINCE THE FOUNDING OF OUR NATION, MANY OF OUR GREATEST

STRIDES FROM GAINING OUR INDEPENDENCE TO ABOLITION OF

CIVIL RIGHTS...

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

>> STEPHEN: ABOLITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS?

(AS TRUMP) "OOPS, I ACCIDENTALLY READ NEXT

YEAR'S SPEECH."

( LAUGHTER ) HIS MOUTH ALSO SAID THIS --

>> AMERICA'S POTENTIAL IS UNLIMITED BECAUSE OUR

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE ARE JUST SOMETHING THAT IS NUMBER

ONE...NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO.

( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: HE'S TALKING LIKE

THEY SPUN HIM AROUND TEN TIMES, PULLED THE BAG OFF HIS HEAD, AND

PUSHED HIM ON STAGE.

(AS TRUMP) "AMERICA -- AND I MEAN THIS FROM

THE BOTTOM OF IT -- AMERICA -- AMERICA ARE NUMBER ONE, WHEN

THEY WENT THE JOURNEY, LOVE AND FRIEND, AND I'LL SAY THAT TO

ANYONE, WHERE AM I?" ( APPLAUSE )

"THEN GAME MARCO -- MARCO -- MARCO.

THANK YOU ."

( APPLAUSE ) THEN CAME TRUMP'S LEAST FAVORITE

PART OF ANY SPEECH, TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO

AREN'T HIM.

>> THIS SATURDAY, PASTOR BRUNSON WILL WALK HIS DAUGHTER DOWN THE

AISLE.

WOW, THIS IS GREAT, CONGRATULATIONS.

>> STEPHEN: HIS SPEECH JUST BROKE NEWS TO HIMSELF.

( LAUGHTER ) (AS TRUMP)

"AS YOUR PRESIDENT-- AM I STILL PRESIDENT?

WOW, THAT LASTED LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

MUELLER HASN'T GOT ME YET?" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.

CHRIS PRATT IS HERE!

BUT WHEN WE RETURN, I SHARE MY MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS.

STICK AROUND!

For more infomation >> We're Finally Going To Get Trump's Tax Returns - Duration: 11:14.

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Trump and Phil Robertson Freak Out About "Socialism": A Closer Look - Duration: 11:39.

It seems like President Trump is freaking out

about the Democrats running for president.

For more on this, it's time for "A Closer Look."

♪♪

Trump spoke this morning to religious leaders

at the National Prayer Breakfast.

It's always a slightly awkward situation

for a president who's been married three times,

paid hush money to a porn star,

and has probably, at best, skimmed the Bible.

"And as you all know, God set a fire to a bush

so he could collect the insurance money

and build a casino.

It was smart. It was a smart move."

For example, Trump mentioned the problem of human trafficking,

and here is his expert diagnosis on what's causing it.

-Together we will end the "scorj"

of modern-day slavery that, because of the Internet,

is at levels that nobody can believe.

The Internet came along, and some good things happened,

but some very bad things happened.

-Oh, really, Dr. Science? That's your expert opinion?

The Internet came along, and some good things happened,

and some bad things happened?

One of the good things about the Internet

is you can Google how to pronounce the word "scourge."

-Scorj.

[ Laughter ]

-Trump then laid out what I guess you could say

is his thesis statement for America,

the thing that makes our country great.

Reagan called it the shining city on a hill,

and Obama said America is a place

where you can write your own destiny.

And now here are President Trump's thoughts

on what makes America great.

-America's potential is unlimited

because our extraordinary people

are just something that is number one.

-Soaring words. Just soaring words.

He's like a guy on a date getting lines fed to him

through an ear piece, and the feed cut out.

"You have beautiful eyes, and your...nose.

Well, I mean, you know, it's your nose, but it's, uh...

You got a real great honker."

Trump was trying to live up to the theme of unity

he set out in his State of the Union address Tuesday.

As we all know, he's incapable of that.

Trump always needs something to scare people about,

and in his speech on Tuesday, he landed on a new target,

warning that Democrats would turn America into a socialist country,

and it prompted a few scattered reactions

from Republicans in the audience.

-Here in the United States, we are alarmed

by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country.

[ Scattered boos ]

-Well, guys, you did it. You stopped socialism by booing it.

It reminds me of Ronald Reagan's famous line --

"Mr. Gorbachev, boo this wall."

At least they're making real proposals like Medicare for all.

You guys stole your best political argument

from Statler and Waldorf.

-Boo! -Boo!

-And then...

[ Cheers and applause ]

Then, of course, the camera caught the reaction

of self-described Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders

after Trump vowed to stop socialism

from taking root in America.

-America was founded on liberty and independence,

and not government coercion, domination, and control.

We are born free, and we will stay free.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughter ]

-So, turns out Statler was in the audience.

I mean, that is -- That's a real --

[ Cheers and applause ] Classic Bernie face there.

That's the face Bernie makes

when he finds out the restaurant charges for bread.

"Bread is supposed to be free! Breadicare for all!"

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

I hope you're applauding for the writer

who told me "Breadicare for all" wouldn't work.

[ Laughter ]

And then yesterday in an interview on CNBC,

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin doubled down on Trump's line

about socialism, although the way he said it

left some people scratching their heads.

-The good news is, the U.S. economy is doing terrific.

We continue to have very strong jobs numbers.

I think you've just begun to see the beginning of tax reform.

I think you're going to see that kick in a lot again.

And as the President talked about last night,

his economic program is working.

We're not going back to socialism.

-Now, when he says "going back," he's probably referring

to President Obama, who was many things,

but he was not a socialist.

I mean, first of all, look at the way he dresses now.

He looks like a high-powered sports agent.

"LeBron, baby! You're, uh...crushin' it."

The minute he left the White House,

he got cast in a recurring role on "Ballers."

[ Laughter ]

And yet...while he was whining about socialism in public,

Trump was also claiming in private that he had predicted

the success of one of the most famous self-described

Democratic socialists of the new Congress,

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Trump met news anchors hours before his speech

and claimed that he was among the first

to spot her political talent

and said he had predicted her primary upset last year.

Trump said he knew Ocasio-Cortez had "it," meaning star power.

Oh, really? You predicted that one of the most charismatic

and Internet-famous politicians in the country had star power?

I wonder who else he brags about.

"You know who I think is going places? Tom Hanks."

[ Laughter ]

Trump thinks he's good at spotting star power

because he thinks he has star power,

but when people say Trump has "it," that's not what they mean.

"I'm sorry, but it looks like you have it.

And, um...

it has gone straight to your brain."

Scaremongering about socialism

might have worked a few years ago,

but it's lost its punch now that Republicans have used it

over, and over, and over again.

Just take last year's midterm elections.

Trump went to Wisconsin, a state he won in 2016,

to campaign against Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin,

and he tried to warn the crowd that Baldwin

would support socialized medicine,

although he claimed he was trying to be nice about it.

-Leah's radical far-left opponent is Tammy Baldwin...

[ Audience boos ]

...who wants a socialist takeover of healthcare.

[ Audience boos ]

You know, I'm trying to say that very nicely.

I'm trying to -- See, normally I'd scream,

"They want a socialist takeover!"

Now I say, "Wants a socialist takeover."

I'm trying to be nice.

-It's so jarring when he tells people

he's pretending to be nice.

It's like if Robert De Niro looked into the camera

halfway through a movie and said,

"I'm not really in the mafia. I'm pretending.

None of this is real."

[ Laughter and applause ]

And the attack didn't work.

Baldwin ended up winning her race by 10 points,

but if you thought billionaire Donald Trump

would be the least effective messenger

against the supposed dangers of socialized medicine,

you'd be wrong.

Because on Tuesday, Fox Business News

actually found someone who was even worse at it --

"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson.

Fox had him on for some reason, and instead of asking him

about something he's qualified to talk about,

like duck calls or how to dress

if you want to blend into a marsh,

they asked him about healthcare policy,

and he ended up going on an insane rant

about Senator Kamala Harris' proposal

to eliminate private health insurance.

Even the Fox anchor who invited him on

was flustered by how crazy his answers were.

-We have been given, contrary to what Kamala Harris said --

She says, "Elect me, and everything's free.

Look, everybody can have their own healthcare.

The government's going to finance the whole thing."

What I'm saying is that, Kamala, I already have healthcare.

It's given to me by God. Eternal healthcare.

I'm guaranteed to be raised from the dead.

I have life and immortality

given to me by God through Jesus Christ.

-But people get sick on Earth in human form,

so would you advise --

-The temporary reprieve is not worth it.

-The anchor actually had to say,

"People get sick on Earth in human form."

[ Laughter ]

I mean, I'm assuming -- I'm assuming

after you have to say that to a guest,

your next stop is at your producer's office to say,

"Maybe no more woods people?"

Also, it's so crazy seeing a guy say that

with a stock ticker underneath him.

"Did you get any stock tips today?"

"No, but I heard Phil Robertson's gonna live forever."

And, by the way, lest you think

Fox sought out the opinion of a regular guy,

Hillbilly Gandalf here reportedly has a net worth

of $15 million,

plus an extra 38 cents if he ever combs out his beard.

"Ooh!"

[ Laughter ]

And yet somehow the fever dream got weirder from there

because Robertson went on to claim that people don't need

healthcare at all and that he was living proof.

-I'm telling her, I have eternal healthcare, and it's free.

Doctors can give you a little temporary reprieve,

but they cannot save you from physical death.

The doctors who treat you, they die, too. Jesus --

-But you're not dismissing that we need --

people need healthcare, right?

It's just who pays --

-I didn't have healthcare for 50 years.

-Well, you look great.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

The reason they're all freaking out about Medicare for all

is because they know it makes basic sense to people.

Most people don't care whether it's called socialism

or capitalism or whatever.

They just know it's inherently unfair for mega-billionaires

to hoard their wealth while millions of Americans don't even have healthcare.

Ocasio-Cortez made that point in an interview recently,

and a Fox News guest mocked her for it.

-A system that allows billionaires to exist

when there are parts of Alabama

where people are still getting ringworm

because they don't have access to public health is wrong.

-She's saying, Mark, that basically

she doesn't want the kind of poverty

that leads to lack of healthcare to exist...

when people are, you know, allowed to have

billions of dollars and be fat cats, essentially.

-Well, first of all, I mean the fact is ringworm isn't deadly.

I mean, people get ringworm -- It's like foot fungus.

-"We know ringworm isn't deadly. For some people, it's jewelry."

[ Laughter ]

"Will you take this ring and be my swamp bride?

I'm never gonna die.

You can be on my health insurance. I get it from Jesus!"

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Now, there is a reason, a reason

these guys are freaking out about Medicare for all

and why most Democrats running for President are for it.

It makes basic sense to people. Everyone deserves healthcare.

For one very simple reason, and that is...

-People get sick on Earth in human form.

-This has been "A Closer Look."