Comedy Central’s bleep button operator got a workout on Wednesday as actress and comedian Leslie Jones stopped by The Daily Show to rant at the “evil” Trump Administration. The comedic elements, such as they were, mostly consisted of Jones’s heavy amounts of swearing and references to the more Freudian aspects of her personal life.
Jones began, “What’s up, y’all, did you miss me? Because I definitely have an opinion. I got a problem with these Trump folks. It's not that they’re corrupt, although they are. It's not that they're evil, although they are. It's not that they are women-hating, racist, unqualified dickheads, who couldn't run a Dunkin' Donuts without burning it down. No, my problem is these people are goofy-ass mother[bleep]!”
She continued, “I thought Reagan was bad, but at least he knew how to talk. I thought Bush was bad, but at least he has a hilarious name! But what do we have now? JD Vance, RFK Jr., and Elon Musk. I cannot believe America is going to be ended by these [bleep] loser incels!”
Jones would eventually go through various members of the administration, from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Vice President JD Vance. However, she started with Elon Musk, “That's not how I plan to go out. I was going to go out nestled peacefully between the two Michael B. Jordans. But instead we get Elon Musk, who is doing this dumb shit.”
After playing a clip of the time Musk wore two hats to a cabinet meeting, Jones ranted, “Cut that goofy shit out! This is a cabinet meeting! Have some damn respect! This is official shit! How is this guy firing people? If this guy gave me a pink slip, I'd give his ass a black eye. Why don't you fire one of them hats, bitch! And by the way, how you going to be Mr. Jokes when you don't even know when you're hearing a joke!”
Jones then played another clip. This one saw Fox News’s Jesse Watters ask Musk, “What's more challenging, going to Mars or taking on Washington?”
After Musk answered, “Going to Mars,” Jones resumed ranting, “He was kidding, you goofy mother[bleep]! What is wrong with you? And how you got so many kids? Because I wouldn't [bleep] you with my enemy's [bleep] and I hate that bitch. I would rather [bleep] a turkey baster—hell, I’d rather [bleep] a turkey.”
Sometimes the comedy shows try to make a political argument in the form of a joke. Other times, they do bits like this, just ranting about how much they hate people, with the swearing being a form of cathartic release for the like-minded audience, all while threatening some poor, innocent turkey.
Here is a transcript for the May 14 show:
Comedy Central The Daily Show
5/14/2025
11:13 PM ET
LESLIE JONES: What’s up, y’all, did you miss me? Because I definitely have an opinion. I got a problem with these Trump folks. It's not that they’re corrupt, although they are. It's not that they're evil, although they are. It's not that they are women-hating, racist, unqualified dickheads, who couldn't run a Dunkin' Donuts without burning it down. No, my problem is these people are goofy-ass mother[bleep]! I thought Reagan was bad, but at least he knew how to talk. I thought Bush was bad, but at least he has a hilarious name! But what do we have now? JD Vance, RFK Jr., and Elon Musk. I cannot believe America is going to be ended by these [bleep] loser incels!
That's not how I plan to go out. I was going to go out nestled peacefully between the two Michael B. Jordans. But instead we get Elon Musk, who is doing this dumb shit.
DONALD TRUMP: Elon, I love the double hat, by the way. He's the only one that can do that and get away with it.
ELON MUSK: Well, Mr. President, you know, they say I wear a lot of hats. Even my hat has a hat.
JONES: Cut that goofy shit out! This is a cabinet meeting! Have some damn respect! This is official shit! How is this guy firing people? If this guy gave me a pink slip, I'd give his ass a black eye. Why don't you fire one of them hats, bitch! And by the way, how you going to be Mr. Jokes when you don't even know when you're hearing a joke!
JESSE WATTERS: What's more challenging, going to Mars or taking on Washington?
MUSK: Going to Mars.
JONES: He was kidding, you goofy mother[bleep]! What is wrong with you? And how you got so many kids? Because I wouldn't [bleep] you with my enemy's [bleep] and I hate that bitch. I would rather [bleep] a turkey baster—hell, I’d rather [bleep] a turkey.
