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Republicans Desperately Spin Yemen Group Chat Fumble | Mayor Michelle Wu

2025/3/26
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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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Ronny Chieng humorously dissects the Trump administration's blunder of adding a journalist to a Signal group chat discussing missile strikes on Yemen.
  • The Trump administration accidentally included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat about a planned attack on Yemen.
  • The group chat shared sensitive operational details, raising concerns about national security.
  • MAGA supporters and administration officials attempted to downplay the incident as a simple mistake.

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Ronny Chieng tackles Republicans' desperate attempts to defend Trump administration officials accidentally adding a journalist to their Signal group chat for planning missile strikes on Yemen.

Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper face off in a March Madness edition of Sports War, where the two debate the McNeese student manager's rise to fame, fans' upset over a lack of upsets, and the NCAA tournament's link to vasectomy season. Plus, a special Sports War halftime report from Grace Kuhlenschmidt.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sits down with Ronny Chieng to discuss blazing a trail as Boston's first female and first Asian-American elected mayor. They talk about winning over Boston’s passionate and diverse constituency by focusing on solving their everyday challenges, valuing immigrants for a safer environment, investing in affordable housing, and why Boston remains the safest big city in America.

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