The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Trump Demotes Greg Bovino as GOP Turns Against Minnesota Crackdown | Michael Urie

40 min
Jan 28, 20264 months ago
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Summary

The episode covers Trump's demotion of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino following the controversial Minneapolis immigration crackdown, which sparked bipartisan criticism and led to Tom Homan's deployment to Minnesota. The show also features an interview with actor Michael Urie about his role in Apple TV's 'Shrinking' and a comedic sports segment.

Insights
  • Political pressure from constituents and media can override executive loyalty, forcing administrations to make visible personnel changes to manage public perception
  • Social media restrictions and reassignments are used as indirect punishments within government agencies when direct firing would appear politically damaging
  • Bipartisan criticism on high-profile policy failures can accelerate policy reversals, even from administrations resistant to external pressure
  • Media personalities and cable news hosts have measurable influence on executive decision-making, with on-air suggestions sometimes becoming policy within hours
  • Mental health and emotional vulnerability are becoming mainstream entertainment topics, with audiences responding positively to shows that normalize therapy and grief
Trends
Increased bipartisan pushback against executive immigration enforcement policiesUse of personnel reshuffling as political damage control strategyGrowing mainstream acceptance of mental health discussions in entertainmentCable news influence on real-time policy implementationPublic demand for accountability from government officials involved in controversial enforcement actionsEntertainment industry focus on grief, therapy, and emotional processing post-pandemicSocial media restrictions as workplace punishment mechanismStreaming platforms investing in character-driven ensemble dramas addressing social issues
Topics
Immigration Enforcement PolicyGovernment Personnel ManagementPolitical Accountability and Public PressureMental Health Stigma ReductionMedia Influence on PolicyBipartisan Political CriticismBorder Security OperationsStreaming Entertainment StrategyGrief and Loss in Narrative TelevisionWorkplace Dynamics in Government AgenciesPublic Relations Crisis ManagementSocial Media as Punishment ToolExecutive Decision-Making Under PressureTherapeutic Narrative in Mainstream MediaPolitical Optics and Image Management
Companies
Apple TV
Platform hosting 'Shrinking,' the Emmy-nominated series discussed in the episode's interview segment
Comedy Central
Network broadcasting The Daily Show: Ears Edition, the podcast's parent show
Fox News
Referenced through Brian Kilmeade's role as Fox & Friends host influencing Trump's policy decisions
Newsmax
Conservative news outlet criticized for defending Trump's immigration policies with weak arguments
Department of Homeland Security
Federal agency that reassigned Greg Bovino and restricted his social media access
NRA
Organization that publicly criticized Trump's immigration enforcement approach in Minneapolis
People
Greg Bovino
Border Patrol commander demoted and reassigned following controversial Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Donald Trump
President who demoted Bovino and deployed Tom Homan to Minnesota after media and public pressure
Tom Homan
Trump's border czar deployed to Minnesota to manage immigration enforcement after Bovino's removal
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State who reportedly hides from Trump on Air Force One to avoid appearing weak
Brian Kilmeade
Fox & Friends host whose on-air suggestion to deploy Tom Homan was implemented by Trump within 20 minutes
Greg Abbott
Texas Governor calling for White House to recalibrate immigration enforcement approach
Thomas Massey
Republican Congressman criticizing Trump's immigration enforcement policies
Greg Kelly
Newsmax host who defended immigration enforcement with weak arguments about phone resembling a gun
Michael Urie
Actor starring in Apple TV's 'Shrinking,' interviewed about his role and career trajectory
Jason Segel
Co-star in 'Shrinking' playing therapist grieving his wife's death
Harrison Ford
Co-star in 'Shrinking' playing therapist, known for withholding demeanor on set
Jessica Williams
Co-star in 'Shrinking' playing therapist character
Vanessa Williams
Urie's former boss on 'Ugly Betty' who gave him creative agency after discovering his mimicry
Quotes
"If you want the President to ignore you, just be a jobs report. Or a middle-aged woman wearing pants."
Host (Daisy Lindon)Early segment on Marco Rubio hiding from Trump
"Man, do you know how badly you have to be at immigration enforcement that you get deported to Mexico?"
Host (Daisy Lindon)On Greg Bovino's reassignment
"I think because I was also really young. And I think because I thought there was no chance of moving forward with this, I just tried anything. I would do anything. And made a lot of big choices."
Michael UrieInterview segment discussing Ugly Betty casting
"His best quality is knowing that he's going to need all of these people around him."
Michael UrieOn his character Brian's approach to fatherhood in Shrinking
"I shake up teams. Everybody here, these are a lot of owners of farms and places. And you shake up your team if they can't do the crops fast enough."
Donald TrumpMoment of Zen segment at episode end
Full Transcript
You're listening to Comedy Central. Ow! From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Daisy Lindon. APPLAUSE So, Daisy Lindon, I am Greg Leiland. We've got so much to talk about tonight. Marco Rubio just wants to disappear. Greg Bovino gets iced out and did you know that heated rivalry is based on a real sport? Who knew? Let's get into the headlines. There is so much chaos in the news lately. It is truly overwhelming. And if President Trump has you feeling exhausted and wanting to hide under a blanket, you're not alone. Marco Rubio admitting he hides from President Trump during his naps on Air Force One, even cocooning himself in a blanket to cover his head. He says he knows the President never sleeps on the plane and will prowl the hallways to see who's awake. Quote, I wanted to think it's a staffer who fell asleep. I don't want him to see his secretary of state sleeping on a couch and think, oh, this guy is weak. Oh, Marco, Trump isn't going to think you're weak because you're napping. He's going to think you're weak because you're a pussy. I mean, come on, you don't have to cover yourself in blankets. If you want the President to ignore you, just be a jobs report. Or a middle-aged woman wearing pants. By the way, how is this guy suddenly the sleep police? He's like my laptop. If you don't touch him for five minutes, he just shuts down. But I can see why the people in the Trump administration want to lay low and cover up right now. The whole country is outraged over their fascist cosplaying in Minneapolis. And none of them want to take the blame for it. Unfortunately, for him, Borda Patrol commander Greg Bovino has become the face of the immigration crackdown, and that he's the only one not hiding his face. People have been demanding his firing, but if there's one thing we know about President Trump, it's that he has always been a loyal man to his staff and to his wives and to his mistresses. And he is not going to toss out Greg Bovino just to cover up his own culpability. Sources telling ABC News, Borda Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is out as part of a staffing shakeup. The controversial commander has been reassigned to his regular job along the US-Mexico border. Oh no. Come and say, D.C., bye, bitch. Man, do you know how badly you have to be at immigration enforcement that you get deported to Mexico? That's an embarrassing demotion by any standards. The Department of Homeland Security has been insisting this is not a demotion for Bovino. Oh, uh-huh. Okay, of course not. We're not throwing you under the bus. We're throwing you onto a bus and sending it far, far away. But still, there seems to be some confusion here. If there's any clear definite sign that Trump has lost his confidence in Bovino. Mr. Bovino, we just learned, has been cut off from accessing his social media accounts by the Department of Homeland Security. Oh, he's toast. This administration practically runs on shitposting, so there's no greater punishment to them than telling someone, turn in your badge and your dank means. I'm just kidding. They don't have badges. I can't believe that no more screen time works on both eight-year-olds and the head of a fascist death squad. Wow, technology is really powerful. Powerful stuff. So it looks like Greg Bovino is gone, not to be confused with Dan Bongino, who is also gone. There's anyone in the Trump administration named like Mike Bovino. That guy is f**king right now. So no, Trump has a problem. He needs to find a replacement for Bovino. Does anyone have an idea and I mean anyone? What I would do is just bring Tom Homan in. I would love to see Tom Homan just be asked to go in there and settle things down. I would hope that maybe a press that I's Tom Homan going in there to be in control of this. Okay, I think Brian Kilmeade might want Tom Homan. For those who don't know, Tom Homan is Trump's border czar. Seen here, eyeing a paper bag filled with $50,000. But this is Kilmeade. Okay, he's the Fox and Friends host. He's not a cabinet member just because he's spitting balling ideas on camera. It doesn't mean that Trump's actually going to do exactly what he's suggesting. 20 minutes later. The president just posted on truth social moments ago. He says I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. Well, f*** me in the face. They say TV is dying, but there's still power in it. I mean, God, if Brian Kilmeade can will something into existence, imagine what I could do. Hey, Timothy Shalamey. It's time. Shave that mustache from Marty Supreme. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think that was the best use of my power. But the truth is, a suggestion from couch people wouldn't have worked on its own. What worked was what the good people of Minneapolis have done with their bravery and their determination and sacrifice. It was their unceasing resistance and banding together in bone-chilling temperatures, mind you, that kept attention on the injustice is being committed by ice. To the point where even conservatives were pushing back. At least 30 Republicans are now demanding a full and complete and thorough investigation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says that it's time for the White House to recalibrate their approach. The NRA even speaking outposting, responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens. Republican Congressman Thomas Massey posting, carrying a firearm is not a death sentence. It's a constitutionally protected God-given right. I mean, I love that conservatives are speaking out, but carrying a gun is a God-given right. You guys, there's no guns in the Bible. Are you thinking of the novelization of the Equalizer II? Which to be fair is my personal Bible. So you've got everyone from GOP senators to the NRA criticizing how Trump is handling this, but no matter how many people abandon him, he will always, always have newsmax. They'll defend him even if it makes them look stupid, especially if it makes them look stupid. Can I tell you something? Look at that. Take that full. In a weird way, that phone, I think, could be mistaken for a gun. I want to show you something. Does that look like a gun? I think it does a little bit. It's a phone. It's black. Like most phones. That's crazy stuff. I won't disagree with you there. That is crazy stuff. If you think this couldn't be any stupider, never underestimate Greg Kelly. Oh my god, there's a guy over there. Stop! Does that look like a gun? Seriously. It's just my silly phone. I can't change the screen saver. I didn't choose that one. I just popped up. I think it's like Black Lives Matter or something. I do not support, but I can't get rid of it. See you tomorrow. That is the most newsmax sentence of all time. I don't know what that is, but I do not support it. It's amazing what you can get canceled for on the right. I don't support civil rights. I swear it's a tech issue. You gotta believe me. I have to say, Greg Kelly, that entire demonstration was just embarrassing. I just, I hope Donald Trump didn't see you shit the bed that hard. Oh, f you. You're good. He was sleeping. For more on Minnesota and the removal of Greg Bovino, let's go live to Minneapolis with our very own Troy Iwata. Oh, yeah. What was the final straw for Trump? Well, Dazzi, there's no doubt it was Greg Bovino's handling of the crack down in Minnesota, but for Trump, it was also an image issue. He likes a strong leader, and as you can see, Bovino falls short of that, literally. I mean, with respect, he looks like he's leaving his shift at the chocolate factory. Okay, okay, Troy, I don't think we need to criticize his appearance here. I think it's more relevant to focus on his sinister behavior in the crack down in, and also the fact that he threw tear gas like a math elite whose arm fell asleep. Yes, that's true. Plus, you know, when he throws the tear gas, the canister just hits your shins. At Troy. I mean that with respect. With respect. Yes, you involve the respect. But at the same time, does you can't discount the importance of appearances here? Like his decision to dress as a bad guy from the sound of music. Exactly. Exactly. See, that's a performance issue, because it's confusing when people can't tell if he's looking for immigrants or the Von Trapp children. Yes, yes. Especially when it looks like he has to buy his Nazi outfits in the Hitler Youth section, you know, with respect. Troy, please stop focusing on his appearance. He can't change the fact that he has resting illiterate face. With respect. Yeah, well, with respect. You know, he tried to change. Does he before last week, he projected an image that experts said, quote, looks like what chat GBT generates from the prompt guy who f**ked his cousin. Yeah. See, I wouldn't emphasize his facial features. I'd emphasize his choice of a haircut. How can he crack down on Latinos while asking his barber to give the sides of his head a Brazilian? With respect. Yes, yes, nothing but respect. So much respect. Okay, so how did Bolino try to fix his image? Well, last week, he tried to add glasses to look smarter, but as you can see, that backfired. President Trump hates DEI, so he can't have the head of board of patrol looking like a bushwick lesbian. I can see why that looked didn't fly with Trump. From the neck down, it says secret police. But from the neck up, it says open mic poem about my vulva. Respectfully. Respectfully. So much respect for the vulva. Oh, God bless the vulva. God bless. You know, regardless of why Greg Bavino is leaving Minneapolis, the important thing is that he is leaving and that he left with his head held high, looking like a test go getting shaved before surgery. Oh, Troy. Respectfully, respectfully. Respectfully, respectfully. Troy, you want it, everyone? You want it, yeah, he talked for it. Thank you, Troy. 500 orders a month was manageable. 5,000 is madness. Embrace intelligent, order fulfillment with shipstation. The only platform combined in order management, where else workflows, inventory, returns, and analytics in one place. What used to take five separate tools, shipstation does in one. Go to shipstation.com and use code start to try shipstation free for 60 days. Welcome back to the Daily Show. 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Pat Spans are dancing in the snow-filled streets. There are a lot of fried vocal cords in Seattle. Two teams from opposite coast ready to face off in football's biggest game. Yes, it's the Seahawks versus the Patriots. Seattle versus New England. Starbucks versus Duncan. Point is, I am shitting myself with excitement and neither will give me the bathroom code. Ronnie, who do you like? Oh, Costa, I go go with Seattle for pretty obvious reasons because that is where Frazier lived in his hit sitcom Frazier. Right. Ronnie, that is the dumbest reason to support Seattle. I'm all in on New England for one simple reason. Boston is where Frazier lived in the hit sitcom Cheers. LAUGHTER Uh... Costa sounds like we got ourselves a Frazier Bowl. LAUGHTER Of course, this is a rematch of the 2015 Frazier Bowl and it fits anything like that game by the fourth quarter. Those players' brains will be tossed salad and scrambled eggs and I'm here for it. 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It's one thing to take steroids or gamble on your own games or hire your idiot boyfriend to take a pipe to your rival's knee, but lying about your dong size, that's where I draw a big, veiny line. Well, an average size line, but veiny. Imagine a purple spiderweb. Enough. Stop telling me about your dick. I prefer a text. That way it's searchable. First of all, if lying about your dick is a crime, then lock me and my massive hog right up. This is great for ski jumping. Okay? Because I'm finally going to tune in. Now, instead of watching to see if the ski jumpers die, I'll be walking to see how big their digs are right before they die. Come on. Come on, Ronnie. Think of safety here. Some of these ski jumpers are inflating the size of their penises with hyaluronic acid. The only acid that should be anywhere near the penis is LSD. Trust me. I did it and I was soaring. 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Oh, sometimes I'm just a murder suicide. I just opened it. Oh. No. I'm not sure. It was a little bit. Um, no. And another, another, the deaths had nothing to do with each other. Oh, Michael, you're everyone. I think we get in touch about that. I think we got it. With you can't, you can't have that joke. Oh my god. So it's like some real highs and some real lows. Oh, jeez. Kind of a crazy year. You are such a busy man. Here's my big question is, which loved one are you actively avoiding in your life? That's the work of the time. I'm just working non-stop. Yeah. Yeah. It's great to not be home when you live with someone like Ryan. Yes. My partner, he's amazing. He's amazing. I met him. He really is amazing. Yes, he's amazing. I know you're lying. He's the best. Um, most of us fell in love with you from Ellie Betty. Oh. You were such a standout in that show. Thank you. I just heard recently that originally your character was only supposed to be in one episode. Yeah. Is that true? Yeah. So I played Vanessa Williams' assistant on the show. Yeah. We worked at a fashion magazine. And the idea was that she was such a tyrant of a boss that every episode she'd have a new assistant. Yeah. They always quit or got fired. And so I was only in the pilot. And I knew that. And I was a co-star. I was not a, you know, series regular or anything. And I thought, I think because I was also really young. And I think because I thought there was no chance of moving forward with this, I just tried anything. I would do anything. And made a lot of big choices. And one of them was, I thought it would be really, because they always put me right behind Vanessa when we would come into a room or whatever. I thought it would be really funny if I just sort of physically did her. So like if she tossed her hair, I would toss my hair. As she sat down slowly, I would sit down slowly. And she had no idea I was doing that because I was behind her. And someone told her I was doing that. Someone went up and they were like, hey, Vee, you know what? That queen's doing behind you. And she was like, what? What? And then she came over to me and she was like, hey, I hear you're doing me behind me. And I was like, I'm going to get fired. And I said, yeah, sorry. I thought it would be funny if I kind of physically emulated you behind you. And she said, that's great. What else can I do that you can do? And she immediately gave me all of this agency. And I'm pitching her ideas. And she's like, stand closer, you'll be in the shot. I didn't know where the camera was. Where are you? And they put me in the cast photo by the end of the pilot. Oh, you're the dude. Which is. Yeah, it's so special. So special. She's amazing, but she's the greatest. Oh, that makes me lover even more. And you for take, it's just also such a great thing to remember, take big swings. Make big choices, like take advantage. And it totally paid off. Yeah, because they told us, you know, when I was getting out of drama school, they were like, nobody ever gets a series regular job off of a guest star. So when you go to a guest star, just do a guest star. Don't, don't, don't swing for the fences. It'll never work. It'll never happen. It did. Julia, you're wrong. You're wrong. You're wrong. You're wrong about everything, Julia. And now you're starring in shrinking. I love this show so much. I feel like this show is really met the moment. It just feels like a nice warm hug when we all need it. So desperately. It's so funny. It's laugh out loud, funny. It's emotionally resonant. The show isn't afraid to explore really challenging topics, like mental health and grief, single parenting, living with illness. For those who haven't seen the show, tell us what it's about. It's about this guy, Brian, who's really handsome. Obviously. Yeah. It's about. By the way, that's a very Brian thing to say. It's about this therapist who's grieving the loss of his wife. When we meet these characters, it's been a year since the death of Tia. And all of us had a connection to her, some married daughter, best friends. And we're trying to pick up the pieces. And so it's kind of a hangout show about this guy, Jimmy, played by Jason Siegel, the amazing Jason Siegel. His family, his neighbors, his workmates. I play his best friend, even best friend since college. And they're therapists. So Jason Siegel. Jessica Williams of the Daily Show. And Harrison Ford, who you may have heard of, are therapists. And so every episode we're dealing with mental health, our own, their patients, theirs. And it feels like it came around at a really good time. It came out sort of at the end of the pandemic. And we all were kind of given permission to talk about our mental health during the pandemic, I think. And the taboos were sort of going away around that. And so here's not just a show about mental health, but we have action hero talking about his feeling. And Jason Siegel, who's like a bro talking about his feelings. And I hear from so many people on the street or on social media, like, straight guys, who tell me, that's new for me. And like go on. That means how much it means to them. How much it means to them. That's what. And so now, here we come. Season three is out. Yes. And thank you. And it feels like we need a hug again. I know. It feels like we could use a hug. It feels like we desperately do. We desperately do. Your character, Brian, has a baby this season. What kind of father do you think Brian is going to be? Brian? Brian? Well, Brian himself is a baby. So he's going to have to learn to be an adult. And I think his greatest quality is that he knows it takes a village. And he's got the greatest village. So he leans on Jimmy and Paul and Derek his dad. He leans on Liz as a mom. He leans on Gabby Jessica's character as a shrink. And he knows that he can't do it himself. He also has an amazing husband and Charlie played by Devon Kawakoka. It's so wonderful. And so his best quality is, even though he puts himself first all the time, his best quality is knowing that he's going to need all of these people around him. Yes. I heard that you had a fan come up to you and diagnose your character. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Yes, somebody came up to me. This is somebody came up to me. By the way, I have to say for those who haven't seen it, his character is so lovable and hilarious and funny. Steals all the scenes. But also is a lot. She came up and she was like, I'm a shrink. And I love shrinking, which is a great compliment. Yes. And I love your character. He's such a narcissist. And I was like, is he? I had no idea. And then you went back to Bill Lawrence who created the show. You were like, is he a narcissist? I was like, am I playing a narcissist? And they're like, oh, oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And then I was like, have I been doing it right all this time? And then I went to my therapist and I was like, am I a narcissist? She said, she said, nobody who asks is actually a narcissist. I ask my therapist to say the, yeah, where is safe zone? Oh my God, that's so funny. So when Jason Segel was here last, he was talking about working with Harrison Ford and said that Harrison Ford gave him a compliment about his dick. What? True story. He did say that on this show. What is the nicest thing that Harrison Ford ever said about you? Great butthole. Oh. Yeah. I was hoping you'd come through with that. He's going to be so happy when he goes back and watch his own. Mom, dad, home. No, obviously that didn't happen. He, well, he doesn't, you know, he's withholding Harrison Ford is generally a withholding person. When he, every once in a while, he will ask me something about myself. Every now and again. And it's, and because he's withholding, you know, he's developed this really like hilarious Kentankerous persona that we see in interviews and it's really funny. And like he has everyone on set in stitches because he's so cranky. But it's not real. We all know it's not real. He loves working. He loves being with us. He loves this character. And, and, you know, he will give us, when you get a smile, it's just like it melts your entire. Oh, like that. And, and he, I think, I think from like he will always ask me about theater. Oh. Because he knows I do a lot of theater. I'm like, during every break I go and do theater. And he, back on Broadway, tell me everything. And it just means the world, like that he's, that he, you know, wants to know. But he's a really good actor. And I've learned so much from working with him. He knows the camera so, so well. He, he, he, like, always always talking to the camera, the camera department. What, where is it? This is a cowboy. He's just, you know, he's always like checking in with them. And I'm always like, I mean, Vanessa Williams told me that the camera was 20 years ago. I still don't know. I still don't really know it. I mean, oh, yeah, I should know this. Yeah, we are not supposed to look in it. Yeah. He's doing it all wrong. Because I'm in the theater. I'm cheating to every camera. You know, whenever there's a camera, like, you know, whatever, whatever the angle is, I'm, I'm looking at it. And he's so good about that. And treats every scene like it's new, you know, like he doesn't rest on his laurels ever. I love hearing that. Yeah. I love it. It makes me love and respect him even more. And so season three premieres tomorrow. Yeah. And we also found out just some news. A little bit ago, there's going to be a season four. Yes. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you. You guys picked up. So cool. It's so exciting. It's so cool. It's so nice to know that, like, there's more, obviously. Yeah. And especially, it's right before the premiere, we get to find out and everyone gets to know. So thrilled to hear. Yeah. I cannot wait to watch. I have any expectations for Brian. Where would you like to see Brian go next season? Well, it's so interesting because I don't know, like, how old the baby will be. Like, how far they skip ahead. Yeah, like, how far are we going to skip ahead? Are we going to pick right up? Does that mean we get new babies? Because I really imprinted on the baby actors we had. Oh, yes. Like, they would bring these babies. Because they're like little babies. And they bring these babies in. And I really, I would like, really look into their eye. I guess it's just a baby. Like, they're not acting. They're just baby-ing. And it's such a great thing for an actor to have, you know, like, that thing won't tell me a lie. This thing won't, this thing will be what it's sort of like, you know, like, this is a mug. You know. That is the most juliar thing you have ever said, by the way. This guy clearly graduated from juliar. Every time there was a scene with a baby, they would be like, do you want the baby in the crib so we can shoot it out and you can, you know, then focus on the scene and I was like, no, give me the baby. I want to hold the baby. I'm better with the baby. Oh, it's smell of the baby. Oh, it's smell of the baby. I want the baby to poop on me. Yeah. Committed. Yeah. That's real commitment. But we had a break once in shooting where we didn't see the baby for like six weeks. And when they brought them back, it was the same babies. They were totally different. Right? This is a thing about babies. Tell them. Tell them that they get babies. The thing about babies is they change all the time. They grow. They grow. They get bigger. They get bigger. Like, is this, wait a minute, is this Eliora? Yeah. Did you bring me an imposter baby? And they're like, no, that's her. Now she's that, that's how big she is. Yeah, they grow. They develop. And then one day they turn on you and they treat you like shit. They treat you like shit and they stop thinking you're cool. I'm just kidding. My son never thought it was cool. That's good. I'm so excited for you. I cannot wait to watch this next season. I'm so happy for you. Thank you for being here. It was so fun to be here. It was so fun to be here. Thank you. Thank you. And of course, we need an Apple TV, Michael Fury. We're going to take a quick break. It was a right time. That's the best. That's the best. Yay! That's the show for tonight. And now here it is, your moment of band. Mr. President, why did you decide to shake a good leadership team in Minnesota and send Tom? I do that all the time. I shake up teams. Everybody here, these are a lot of owners of farms and places. And you shake up your team if they can't do the crops fast enough. Look, we have an incredible team. 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