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Republicans Play "War Plan" Semantics as Journalist Brings Receipts | Steve Coogan

2025/3/27
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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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Ronny Chieng humorously discusses the controversy of a journalist being accidentally added to a group chat where sensitive war plans were allegedly shared. The conversation highlights the absurdity and semantics around the definition of 'war plans.'
  • Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a group chat with sensitive information.
  • The chat included discussions on U.S. military strike timings and weather conditions.
  • Pete Hegseth denied the sharing of war plans, calling it a misunderstanding.
  • The conversation turned into a humorous debate on what constitutes a war plan.
  • The Pentagon correspondent humorously downplayed the severity of the leak.

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Ronny Chieng dives into the churn of Signal-gate as Pete Hegseth downplays the war chat, Michael Waltz makes excuses, and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg releases texts.

Chris Distefano jumps in to solve America's issues, from export tariffs to immigration to DOGE cuts to Canada and Greenland sovereignty.

Comedian and actor Steve Coogan joins Ronny Chieng to discuss his expansive career and new film, “The Penguin Lessons.” They talk about their experiences at Edinburgh Fringe, his West End run portraying four roles in a “Dr. Strangelove” adaptation, why comic characters like his infamous Alan Partridge speak to both political parties, and his experience on-set with real and robotic penguins.

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