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>> india's supreme court has declared unconstitutional the practice of instant divorce among muslims in rindia, a ruling described by women's rights activists a win. it allowed muslim mens to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word talaq three times. >> you could do it over the phone, or instant messaging. >> trevor: you could divorce your wife just by saying a word three times? that's crazy. that is insane. i guess we do have a version of this here as well. you just say your wife's sister's name three times during sex, and that's the same thing. it's the same thing, i guess, the same thing. but this is insane, right? what's even crazier is you could text the word three times, text it and you are divorced. how does it work? three times in one text? three separate texts? can you use emojis.

"itout! i'm out! i'm out." that is the ultimate anti-booty text. how do they even allow that? thankfully the supreme court in india has outlawed this practice. great job. great job. great job. ( cheers and applause ) this is ridiculous. how do you divorce someone-- oh, and speak of someone you wush you could divorce in a text, last night, president donald trump popped into phoenix to hold a campaign rally for the election that he just won. and seeing as trump won arizona, it's no surprise that last night's rally was paction. packed. there was a line around the block like someone was releasing a racist sneaker. when the show started, it started way bang. ben carson came out of hibernation to lukewarm-up the crowd. ( laughter ) i can just say, having ben carson kicking off a party is like having ben carson kicking

off a party. he's, like, the worst choice ever. "d.j., doctor... is... in... the house. are you all ready... to... have... a festive... moment?" ( cheers and applause ) but, look, nobody came to a trump rally to hear a slow-motion black man speak. ( laughter ) they came for fire and fury. and that's exactly what they got. >> we were just one vote away from victory after seven years of everybody proclaiming "repeal and replace." seven years! one vote away! i will not mention any names. antifa! he's in a twitter storm again i

don't do twitter storms. the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it, but believe me, we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> trevor: wait, what happened to mexico paying for the wall? what do you mean the government is going to shut down? mexico pays for the wall. that's only reason i watch the rally. you can't just change the words to your song, trump. who is going to pay for it? mexico! change the words ♪ i like big brains and i cannot lie ♪ because i'm a trivia guy it's not the same! mexico pays for the wall! what do you mean the government's going to shut down? now, although most of trump's rally was an outstanding rejection of sanity, there was a key issue that he had to address. and that was demanding justice for the real victim of charlottesville-- himself. because according to the president, he gave a pitch-perfect performance after charlottesville. he said all the right things, but the dishonest media didn't report it fairly. so he read us his statements all

over again. >> so here's what i said, really fast, here's what i said on saturday. "we're closely following the terb events unfolding in charlottesville virginia." this is me speaking. "we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence." then i said, "racism is evil." did they report that i said, "racism--" and i finished. i said, "we will defend and protect the sacred rights of all americans." "all" is capitalized. i didn't say, "i love you because you're black. "or, "i love you because you're white." or "i love you because you're from japan." i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacist, the neo-nazi. i got them all in there. k.k.k. we have k.k.k. i got them. >> trevor: i'm so glad we

didn't elect an irrational woman as president. i really am, really am. who is this person. "from japan." does he not know how to say "japanese?" he sounds less like a president and an angry waiter arguing about an order he got wrong." i got you the neo-nazi! i got you the fries. i go got you the k.k.k.! i got it all! i got it all!" here's the thing, though, here's the thing. while trump was accusing the media of selectively reporting what he said, he was selectively reporting what he said. >> the president again defending his response to the violence in charlottesville. he spent nearly 15 minutes recounting his words, but with a glaring omission. >> "we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence." that's me speaking on saturday. >> we condemn in the strongest

possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides, on many sides. >> trevor: exactly. you can't leave out "on many sides." that was the whole reason people were mad. that was it. leaving out "on many sides" erases the context of what happened. like, in any story, if you remove a crucial piece of information, of course, the story will change. you can't just move-- like, in "charlie and the chocolate factory" if you remove "the chocolate factory" now willy wonka is just a pedophile. you're like, "why does this guy have these kids in the house?" but you add the chocolate, and you're like, "i hope you let my kids visit him. context, people. ( laughter ) so last night, in the name of unity, donald trump once again sets out to divide americans even further. and, unfortunately, it seems to be working. >> before the rally, the thousands of trump supporters entering the convention center were met by a wall of

protestsers. the hoiler family says the level of animosity surprised them. >> it's a little scary, yeah, it was a little scary. i'm not sure what the anger is all about. ( laughter ) >> trevor: you're-- you're not sure what the anger is all about? have you been living wherever trump hides his tax returns? ( laughter ) you know, in a way, i envy these trump supporters because they're living in a state of bliss. for everyone else, trump's presidency is a little more painful. >> this protester was seen kicking a smoke bomb towards police who responded by shooting him with a non-lethal projectile. >> trevor: yup, that's trump's america, people. one side doesn't see anything wrong, and the other side feels like it's been shot in the dick. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) i would like three weeks vacation.

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analysis. >> trevor: you're going to give me some analysis. >> i have this analysis waiting for you. >> trevor: roy, listening to pump's words last night what, did you-- >> his words? you're still listening to trump's words? trump's speeches are like rat videos. you don't listen to the lyrics, you just look at the backup dancers. >> trevor: i'm sorry, who? >> the backup dancers, the people they pick to stand behind him in the rally. every time trump says something, "oooh." that's where the real message is behind trump. these people set the mood for how trump wants you to feel. last night after all the recent tensions, trump wanted america to relax so they had this laid-back dude dressed like he was about to go get in the hammock. like, you all see that dude? i'm not worried about north korea's nukes. i just want to grab a beer and listen to him tell me stories. "did i tell you about the time i caught a cat fish with my bare

hands?" those are the two twins from "the shining." ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> trevor: i don't get it. what mood are they supposed to be setting? >> that's trump's whole message, man. he wants you to feel to nalgic for things that were pretty scary at the time. the best backup dancer is the black one right there. look at this brother. look at this negro. he's got a perm and a ponytail. ( laughter ) too much. look at his sign. everybody else had preprinted signs. you know why he wrote, "black for trump" by hand? because the minimum order is 100. >> trevor: i think everyone noticed that guy. who is he? >> the black man. >> trevor: yeah, no, no, that's who i'm talking about. >> that's who i'm talking about. that's his name "michael the black man." >> the "blacks for trump" signs you often see at trump rallies, they are handed out by a man

called "mike the black man." >> a muderous cult accused of stabbing and beheading people in the 90s. >> trevor: sweet jesus, what! that's the guy standing behind the president at a rally? >> don't freak out about it. he wasn't accused of beheading anybody. though he was accused of gouging a dude's eyes out with a stick. but he was acquitted. it the 90s. (bleep) was crazy. hammer pants, cocaine. everybody had a stick in the 90s. anyway, mr. black man reformed himself and started a website. >> trevor: oh, you mean the website that was on his shirt. what is that, gods2.com? what is that? >> it's definitely a legit website. you can tell by the home page. enter here, and if that link doesn't work, click here. and if that link doesn't work, click here. and if that link doesn't work, click here.

and if that link doesn't work, call me. >> trevor: wow. okay, when you do click through, what's the actual message, though? >> you know alex jones, right? >> trevor: yeah. >> all right, imagine this dude is like a black alex jones who couldn't afford a video camera or high-speed internet. that's pretty much what this dude's website is. look at this (bleep). talking about how cherokee indians are the real k.k.k. and, and he says isis is teaming up with hillary to start a race war, which, first of all, we know is (bleep) because isis wouldn't take that hit to their reputation, you know? ( laughter ) honestly, this whole thing made me feel bad for donald trump. he's so desperate to have a black supporter, he's just grabbing anybody. he outside the rally: "you, you, with the stick, put your perm in the ponytail and get up here." ( laughter ) look, mr. president, if you're so hard up for black friends, bro, you could have called me, man. i would stand up behind you at a rally. it ain't no thing. you just have to let me hold up my sign, brother. that's all you got to do. that's it.

( laughter ) ( applause ) >> trevor: roynutjuice.com? >> it's my almond milk company. >> trevor: oh! dude, that's a horrible sign, man. >> still better than "blacks for trump." >> trevor: you have a point there. roy wood jr., everybody. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ why do we grow our own hops? to brew an ipa all our own. there are no shortcuts to goose ipa. we don't need to be the only beer you drink. we just want to be the best beer you drink. ♪ oooooh ooh ooh oh ooooooooh daaaaaaaaa ♪ ♪ dum dum dum dum ♪ harmonious melody

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( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." my guests tonight are here to talk about the equal injustice initiative "lynching in america" project. please welcome founder and executive director bryan stevenson, and grammy award-nominated singer/songwriter, andra day. ( cheers and applause ) thank you so much for being on the show. there is no easy way to get into

this subject. in a week, there's been so much talk about history and heritage. people talking about monuments in america. people talking about the history of america. but in many ways, bryan, you would argue that the history people wish to-- wish to remember for all of america is not really the full story. what is your project about? >> well, it's about confronting the fact that we're not really free in america. i think we're burdened by a history of racial inequality that we have not addressed. to me, the great evil of slavery wasn't involuntary servitude. it wasn't forced labor. it was this ideology of white supremacy. the idea that black people aren't like white people. and because of that, i don't think slavery ended in 1865. i think it evolved, and it turned into decades of terrorism and violence. and we don't understand that history, and that's why we started this project. between the end of the civil war and world war ii, thousands of african americans were pulled out of their homes. they were burned alive. that you were hanged. they were brutalized.

and we've got to understand that era if we are going to understand the issues we're dealing with. >> trevor: when we talk about the equal injustice initiative, you worked together with google to create a map and to create an interactive journey into america's past. it's painful. it's looking at where all of the reported and discovered lynchings happened in the united states-- >> yeah. >> trevor: which is a scary map to look at because there are far more incidents than anyone really cares to speak about. when you came across this project, andra, as an artist, people would think you would stay away from a topic that some would consider contentious. you made music. what made you want to get involved? >> well, i think it was-- when i first heard about it, it was just-- it was echoing things, conversations i had in my small group of people and friends and family for years. but on top of that, you know, one of the things that they-- they stressed at e.j.i. is you can't get to reconciliation without truth.

and i lived my life on that principle. the last album i wrote was based off of that. and so, you know, for me, you might want to stay away from it, but when you can see that truth and dealing with those painful realities of our history and people-- us being accountable for those. that's the only way we can move forward and the way we can reconcile and the way we can heal as a country. i can't think about myself, and what people will think about me when i engage with him and engage with e.j.i. i have to think about the future of this country and the people and freedom and reconciliation. >> trevor: when you look at the future, though, some people may say, "hey, bryan, i get that lynchings happened. but why remind people of such a painful past? why not move forward? why do we have to remember this pain? how is that helping? is it not just dividing people? >> well, i think we haven't engaged in the narrative conversation we need to have. the south-- the north won the civil war, but the south won the narrative war.

this idea that white supremacy, racial apartheid was unacceptable was not something we ever embraced. and that's why we have this era of terror, and that's why we have this era of segregation. and it's also where why we have this presumption of dangerousness and guilt that still follows black and brown people. in south africa, there was a recognition we were not going to be able to make progress without some process to give truth a hearing. if you go to rwanda, they will tell you about the genocide. it's not possible to spend time there without hearing about that. >> trevor: right. >> in germany, in berlin, you can't go 100 meters in berlin without seeing markers and stones that have been placed next to the homes of jewish families. the germans want you to go to the holocaust memorial because they're trying to change their identity. they don't want to be thought of as nazis. but in this country, we don't talk about slavery. we don't talk about lynchings. we don't talk about segregation. we're preoccupied with the 19th century. in my region. hundreds of confederate

memorials and statues, but nothing about slavery or lynching. so i don't think we are going to get free. we will not overcome these problems until we confront this history. and i agree with what andra said. we want truth and reconciliation. we want unity. but we don't realize those two things are not simultaneous. you have to have truth before reconciliation. it's sequential. and we haven't done truth telling in this, and we won't get to where we want to go until we do. >> trevor: what role do yo >> thank you for joining us on the show. to learn more about this project, go to: lynchinginamerica.eji.org. that's: lynchinginamerica.eji.org. bryan stevenson andra day, everybody. we'll be right back. electric light orchestra ]

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burnin' flesh >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with trevor noah! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ >> trevor: welcome to "the daily show"! i'm trevor noah! thank you for tuning in! coming up on the show, minnesota senator amy klobuchar will be joining us, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) but first, we've all been freaking out about the escalating war of words between, you know, the crazy guy with the hairdo and ki kim jong un.