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>> trevor: welcome to "the daily show," everybody! thank you so much for tuning in! i'm trevor noah! thank you for coming out! thank you all for coming out to the show! ( cheers and applause ) our guest tonight -- our guest tonight, she's one of the stars on "black-ish" and at 14 one of the youngest movie producers in hollywood. here with her brand-new movie "little," marsai martin is joining us, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) also on tonight's show, the trump administration is a threat to national security. spring break has gone wild. and the rap song that's a little bit country. first, let's catch up on today's headlines. jeff bezos. two months ago, the amazon c.e.o. and shaved muppet revealed that his nude photos had been leaked to the "national enquirer." that's right. they somehow got pictures of his amazon package. ( laughter ) now the big surprise is how they may have gotten them. >> this morning, an explosive

new claim that amazon c.e.o. jeff bezos was targeted in an alleged phone hacking scheme. bezos launched his private investigation to determine who leaked the intimate text messages and racy photos published in a bombshell "national enquirer" story about the billionaire's extra marital affair with girlfriend lauren sanchez. our investigators and several experts concluded with high confidence that the saudis had access to bezos' phone and gained private information. >> trevor: i give up. if the world's biggest tech c.e.o. can get his phone hacked, the rest of us don't stand a chance. i'm serious. i'm going to send my dick picks to saudi arabia right now, save them the trouble. they're probably, like, no trouble, we don't want to see -- aaahhh! too late, too late! you got them all. the third is my favorite. ( laughter ) you would think that jeff bezos

would be impossible to hack, but, i guess at the same time it is jeff bezos, which means you could probably get into his face i.d. using any thumb. ( laughter ) moving on to news from the supreme court. over the past few months, the newly conservative court has handed down rulings that are really reshaping the death penalty in america. they ruled against a muslim prisoner who wanted his imam present at his execution. they rejected an appeal by prisoners who said that capital punishment is taint bid racial bias, and they've now said that the electric chair is now an electric standing desk. they say it's a healthier lifestyle choice. ( laughter ) and yesterday, the court said that a convicted killer who wanted to die in the gas chamber rather than lethal injection does not have a right to choose a less painful method of execution. now, this is one of those weird stories because, on the one hand, you've got a person that', and it is a little strange they go before the court and go, come

on, guys, have a heart, huh? ( laughter ) but if america is going to have the death penalty, i feel it's only fair to let people choose how they want to go out. you are still going to die so you should say you want to be waterboarded with milk shakes or have beyonce follow you on instagram so you have a heart attacks literally dead. if i was to choose my own death penalty -- ( laughter ) -- if it was to choose my own death penalty, i would choose stoning because i feel like -- i know this is weird but i feel like with stoning i have a chance, because the only execution where you can throw the execution back at them. die! no, you! you might even get lucky and have an execution of who throwss like 50-cent. >> (ref) just a bit outside. >> trevor: i sentence you to death! my bad. my bad, not you. new york city is a city of firsts.

first u.s. capitol, first supermarket, first rat on city council, and the big apple is adding a new first to the list. >> new york city is said to become the very first city in the nation to levy a congestion tabs on drivers. >> governor cuomo's congestion driving plan gets the green light in albany but many people are seeing bright red. >> drivers entering mid town below 60th street will be charged a toll with the money going toward the city's public transit system. >> you shoved this down my throat like the bicycle lanes, and now you want me to pay for it. i'm not happy about it. not at all. >> trevor: wow. white morphius is angry. ( laughter ) although, to be fair, any change makes new yorkers angry, right? they could build a new park and new yorkers would be, like, great, now you're shoving fresh air down my throat, why don't you eat a bag of dicks?

( laughter ) the truth is new york has to do something about traffic, right? the other day i asked ways for the best route to penn station and the message i got was "kill yourself." ( laughter ) i will say, this is a weird thing, but i hope congestion pricing doesn't reduce traffic too much because that's always my excuse for being late. if there's no traffic, i don't want to be like, sorry i'm late, there was -- godzilla? ( laughter ) entertainment news. >> win is a song played on country radio, suddenly judged to be not a country song. it's this song. ♪ riding on a horse ♪ with your horse." i have been in a valley ♪ ♪ been up on that horse old town road from lill nas exeks kicked up outrage after getting taken off the billboard country chart. while old town road incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery, it does not embrace

enough elements of today's country music to chart in its current version. >> trevor: a weird one -- the song got kicked off the country charts? on the one hand i agree, that doesn't sound like your typical country song, but, on the other hand, taylor swift is now totally pop music and she still makes the country charts. so you have to ask, what could possibly be the difference between lill nas x and taylor swift? lill nas didn't break tom hiddleston's heart, that's what. i'll be honest. i'm tired of what genre music goes into. music is music. let's make the rules simple -- if there's a horse in the song, it's country. all right? if someone's being irresponsible with money, it's rap. if your mom likes it, it's michael buble. we're done. simple. better yet, let's put all music into one of two genres. music you can smash to and music you can't smash so.

that's all that matters. cuff sex, can you not, that's it. ettes clear which goes category. this -- ( soft music ) yeah -- oh, we smashing tonight. and then this ( old country ) >> trevor: i mean, i can make it work. ( laughter ) all right, let's move on to today's top story. ( cheers and applause ) with the end of robert mueller's russia investigation, a major scandal was lifted off the shoulders of president trump. but this is trump we're talking about and he's got plenty of scandal to go around. >> we begin with a whistle blower at the white house describing serious concerns about national security. a whistle blower told congress senior trump administration officials granted security clearances to at least 25 application which is had been denied and warning it could impact national security. >> trevor: well, look at

that -- the trump administration being careless with national security secrets. don't forget, this is the same guy who made hillary's handling of classified information a huge deal during the 2016 campaign. in fact, it was the entire inspiration behind the infamous chant "lock her up," which, by the way, they're still doing at trump rallies to this day. the chant is so popular, it's been at the top to have the billboard hot 100 for three years. ( laughter ) i'll be honest, when i heard the story first, i thought, it's actually great everyone in the white house is getting a security clearance because i think they need to read the same reports that trump reads so they know if he's making stuff up, because trump might say he got his intel from the c.i.a., but it could also be from random tweet. he could be, like, i've got top secret information that aoc stands for america on cocaine. that's her plan, folks! ( laughter ) as much as you want to verify

what trump is saying, you have to be careful who you give the clearance to. >> according to the whiles blower some of the disqualifying issues granting security clearances to these 25 administration officials, improper foreign influence, various conflicts of interest, personal conduct issues, financial problems, drug use, criminal conduct. this is serious stuff. >> people who have those things in their record or in their past are susceptible potentially to either blackmail or being compromised in some other way by foreign entities, let's say. >> trevor: that's really disconcerting. if president trump is granting top security clearances to people who shouldn't have them, that's a pretty big deal, because if you have a criminal or an embarrassing secret, you could be blackmailed by a foreign government, and then you have to do whatever they say. which reminds me, visit peru. it's a beautiful country, where you can do anything except have sex with a lama. ( laughter ) ( applause )

now, look, the truth is trump and his people haven't been serious about national security from the beginning. trump makes phone calls on an unsecure line. he's the same guy who told the russians israeli secrets that compromised anti-terror efforts and uses the nuclear football as an actual football in a game of catch with eric. obviously that last one was a joke. he's never played with eric. ( laughter ) but overriding security clearances might be the worst transgression yet, which is probably why trump lied about doing it. >> earlier this year, president trump denied he had overruled security officials to secure a top secret clearance for his son-in-law jared kushner. >> did you tell general kelly or anyone else in the white house to overrule security officials? >> no, i don't think i have the authority to do that. i'm not sure i do. but i wouldn't do it. jared is a good -- i was -- i was never involved with the security. >> the president had no involvement pertaining to my

clearance or my husband's clearance, zero. >> but just days after that interview, the "new york times" reported the president had, in fact, ordered his former chief of staff john kelly to grant kushner that top secret clearance. >> trevor: you know, now that i hear it again, we should have known trump was lying, as soon as he said "i don't think i have the authority to do that." ( laughter ) since when has trump ever questioned his own authority? to do anything? right? this is the same guy who thinks being president gives him the authority to stare directly into the sun, huh? but now, when he's in trouble, suddenly, it's, like, donald, did you take the cookies from the kitchen? i don't even think i'm allowed in the kitchen. i will have to check the constitution. i dunno, i dunno, i dunno who did it. ( laughter ) so the president may have lied about his involvement in the scandal but maybe the worst part of this whole thing is that the

whistleblower, a career sylvia servant who's worked in both republican and democratic administrations, is being retaliated against for doing her job. >> tricia newbold has worked in the white house for the past 18 years. she told lawmakers she and other security staffers denied security clearances for approximately 25 trump administration officials only to have those recommendations overturned. but newbold who has dwarfism alleges her superiors retaliated against her when she raised concerns including taking essential files panting them high up out of her reach. >> trevor: yeah, that's a real thing someone has said about this administration. at some point you're, like, what is wrong with these people? it's like a bunch of middle school bullies put in charge of america's government. you put a thing on a high shelf because a person is a dwarf? at some point we're going to hear they try to give bernie sanders a wedgie, you know? he's probably going to be, joke's on you, i haven't worn

underwear since the '60s! ( laughter ) and you know what massive props to tricia newbold over here because even after facing this childish revenge -- ( applause ) -- listen to this, believe it or not, she still showed up to work today, after whistle blowing. that's gangster. ( applause ) and if they're going to use who she is against her, she's got to fight fire with fire. they're putting files someplace they think she can't reach? then maybe she should put trump's files somewhere she can't reach, like his toes. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ( applause ) i switched to verizon because i was tired of having my calls dropped.

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let's talk about spring break. it's when college students go on vacation and get drunk. you know, to take a break from going to school ant getting drunk. ( laughter ) now, one to have the most popular spring break destinations is feeling a little hung over. >> it's spring break in miami beach where the party goes all night long. but maihem is putting a blemish on this year's festivities. >> this all out mele on famed ocean drive, one of several brawls across miami beach in the days since spring break kicked off, even the roads to the beach overcome by bad behavior, cars inching close enough for one driver to pour a drink for a passenger in the other vehicle. >> trevor: no, no, i love a good party but that is just wrong, right? also, what kind of people fight at the beach? it's the most relaxing place on earth. yeah. even when i try to start a fight on the beach, it ends up being fun. one time there's some guy on the

beach and i bumped into him and i was like what the hell? i splashed water on him, he splashed on me, we bounced a beach ball back and forth and we have been married for ten years. ( laughter ) turns out miami beach has a beach violence problem and luckily their plies are on top of it. >> miami beach police bringing the beat to the beach. they're literally joining the party, refurbishing an old miami beach lifeguard tower and turning it into deejay central with a miami beach police officer as deejay. police hoping this party-friendly approach will help make the crowds more mindful and keep things under control. >> things were going relatively smoothly as cop deejay christopher mitchell gave out warnings while also working his turntables for the beach crowd. >> trevor: he gave out warnings while deejaying? who's having a good time? too much good time! ( laughter ) police deejay has to be the most worst emotional rollercoaster.

everywhere else in the world, cops show up, party's over. this is dude, cops are here. party time! every song is like this, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba -- ( applause ) when you think about it, police being deejays makes most sense. cops are already the deejays of the road. they drive around with flashing lights, wear reflective gear. give commands over the mic, put your hands in the air. get down, drop the beat, drop the beat, whoop, whoop, whoop! ( laughter ) now we laugh at this but the poor citizens of miami are so upset, so upset they held an emergency meeting on how to handle the chaos, and i know they're being serious here, but it's kind of hard not to laugh even more. >> i think what we need to do is we need to make it a lot less fun to be here, unfortunately.

>> people are smoking pot, you smell it up and down the street. >> there's motorcycles, there's half-naked and fully naked women running around the streets. ( laughter ) >> trevor: i know they're all complaining but sounds like they're advertising how fun miami is. everywhere i look, there's motorcycles and naked women and the cocaine here is the good shit. ( laughter ) it's so wild, when i moved here a week ago, i was 20 years old. ( laughter ) ( applause ) but, look, if miami wants to reduce spring break tourism, it's easy. they don't even have to lie. they just need to pick different things to emphasize about their city. so here at "the daily show," we decided to help them by making their new tourism ad. >> hey, kids. think miami beach is all about

fun and partying? well, there's a whole other side of miami you haven't seen. like mosquitoes, sun burn, jellyfish, and so many douche bags you will wish the jellyfish stung your eyes. miami is in the center of it all, including climate change. so bring an umbrella. you want to see skin? we've got hotties. ever see a guy's balls dip below his bathing suit? you will here. miami beach, you will have more fun at home. >> trevor: we'll be right back, everybody. ( cheers and applause )

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therthen he tried tostitoshael scoops and salsa... and he started following them in real life. ♪ hey, mike. sup. oh! tostitos. get together already. >> trevor: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight recently won two naacp image awards for her role on the abc series "black-ish." she executive produces in the new film "little." >> i will agree to cover for you

at the office if you agree to promote me to creative exec. >> well -- look whose balls just dropped. >> so deal? >> deal. >> yes! since i have to be you, i should probably dress the part and borrow some of your clothes. >> your body can't fit into my clothes. this is squats. this is pilates. >> that body looks like baby gap, jim bori, oshkosh b'gosh to me. >> who do you think you are? >> trevor: please welcome marsai martin! ( cheers and applause ) >> hello. >> trevor: welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> trevor: this is so dope having you here.

i have the utmost respect for you. you are a mogul at an age when i was just trying to figure out how to get money to buy candy bars in school. >> ah... >> trevor: no, you genuinely are. you're kicking ass now. congratulations to naacp awards this weekend. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: when you're winning awards for best actress at this age, do you ever wonder if you're just done? what do you do at 20? >> well, i mean, i'm still beyond grateful. i'm really excited. >> trevor: right. >> i feel like each one i get is, like, a surprise still, so hopefully at 20 i'm still winning them. you know. we'll see. ( laughter ) >> trevor: you have an energy about you that most people describe as -- they go, you're still a young person, but you're really mature. you are home-schooled, but you are well-adjusted. you are a child star, but you are normal. how? >> well, i think that's just great parenting from my parents.

shout out to carol and john, my mom and dad. ( cheers and applause ) i think they always, like, keep me grounded and they're also my co-workers, i work with them in my flu production company. so wherever we are, it's still, like, calm down, girl. you've got to do your homework later on. >> trevor: you're an actress, successful in "black-ish," and one of the youngest moguls in hollywood. you have a huge deal to produce films, and, i mean, you've executive produced this film "little." what's "little" about? >> "little" is about a tech mogul who has her own company called j.s.i., and she is the boss of everything. she is a spoiled boss, basically. >> trevor: right. >> but the employees that work for her don't really like her as much because she is who she is. >> trevor: right. >> she's a mean, not nice type boss. so one day someone took her the wrong way who happens to be a young girl who wishes her little, probably going back to her true self and how she was,

you know, trying to make that feeling come back when she's older. >> trevor: right. >> so the guardian that has to become her person that guides her is isa ray. >> trevor: right. >> her name is april in the film. it's very ad adventurous, going back to where it started. >> trevor: you play this character who is genuinely, best way i can describe it, an asshole. ( laughter ) your character refuses to accept she has now become her younger self. she's still the boss, she's still that age. but she slowly starts to learn it's not what it used to be yeah. >> trevor: do you think that people have a lot of that in life, bringing their past pain to what they experience today or how they live? >> yeah, i think so. i feel like that's just a think that happens with adults, too, because i feel like when kids just have a totally different imagination from where adults have now. >> trevor: right. >> when you're kids, you have the freedom to do whatever you want. then when you grow up it's,

like, i've got to pay bills, i've got to drive -- ( laughter ) -- you know, so i feel like, you know, you have to really think about -- like have the mindset of a kid and just having the freedom and just accepting yourself, too. >> trevor: where do you want to go from here? because most people, they want to get to where you are now, and then you are here now, already. so where do you go? no, i'm serious, where do you go from here? like, i mean, you could literally be anything in the world. people say that to kids all the time, but it's not true. ( laughter ) >> trevor: no, people say you can be anything. you can't. half of them can't. you genuinely can. where do you want to go? what do you want to do? >> a long time ago, i said i want to be a legend when i was very young. i still want to, and i think i'm getting there. ( laughter ) but i think it's just taking it one step at a time.

i want to just keep on creating things that i love and that is coming from a mind of not just, like, a kid but someone that hasn't had that same representation when i was younger. >> trevor: right. >> so just to make sure everyone feels comfortable when they see theirselves on tv and, you know, just to relate to things that people would like to see, too, so -- >> trevor: it is interesting you say that. i feel like we live in a time when younger people are not just consuming, but becoming creators. >> yeah. >> trevor: i don't know if it's social media, if it's access to technology that maybe previous generations didn't have, but you're in a position where you can create the world that you want to see, whereas, you know, when many generations were younger, they were, like, that's the world. >> yeah. >> trevor: so do you see that as an obligation, an opportunity to put faces out there that remind you of yourself? >> yeah, definitely. i feel like i have so many friends who are doing amazing things, also. so i want to give them a platform just to speak their mind and whatever they want to do, too, and just to put out new

talents that, you know, don't think their voices have been heard in the past. >> trevor: right. >> so just to give them the opportunity to say whatever they want and speak their mind. >> trevor: well, i will tell you this, you are definitely a legend in our books because not only are you super successful, i think you are the youngest guest "the daily show" has ever had. >> really? ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: yeah. ( applause ) so, yeah. >> thank you. >> trevor: so congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> trevor: marsai martin, everybody. "little" opens in theaters april 12! make sure to catch it. we'll be right back! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ai unlocks the art of science. when you open a bottle of beer, i don't think many people actually know the level of science that's filled into that bottle. back in time, it took carlsberg several years to produce a new beer. but using microsoft artificial intelligence,

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