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Trump’s Cabinet Is on TikTok, Conservatives Move Iran Goalposts & TDS Turns 30 |

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

July 23, 2026

Desi Lydic celebrates The Daily Show’s milestone 30th birthday while conservative media makes excuses for the Iran War turning five months old, with Newsmax's Greg Kelly working overtime to minimize the length of 144 days. Plus, RFK Jr.
Speakers: Desi Lydic, Jon Stewart, Greg Kelly, Trevor Noah, Elliot Page
**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
Wasn't that delicious?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:01)
So good.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:02)
Your bill, ladies.

**Desi Lydic** (0:03)
I got it. No, I got it.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:06)
Seriously, I insist.

**SPEAKER_6** (0:08)
I insisted first.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:09)
Don't be silly.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:10)
You don't be silly.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:11)
People with the Wells Fargo Active Cash credit card prefer to pay because they earn unlimited 2% cash rewards on purchases.

**SPEAKER_7** (0:18)
Okay, rock, paper, scissors for it.

**SPEAKER_8** (0:20)
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:21)
No. The Wells Fargo Active Cash credit card. Visit wellsfargo.com/activecash.
Terms apply.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:31)
Latte for Keenan?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:32)
That's me.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:33)
Hey, you're...

**SPEAKER_2** (0:35)
Yeah.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:35)
Buying a car online on Auto Trader?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:37)
Really? But unlike other sites, you can start online, test drive with a local dealer, then finish online or at the dealership.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:44)
Really? Wait, are you...

**SPEAKER_2** (0:45)
Yep, it's Keenan.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:46)
able to finish in person without starting the process over?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:49)
Really? Your info stays with you every step of the way.

**SPEAKER_8** (0:52)
Cool. Enjoy.
It's Keenan Thompson.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:55)
Buy your car online on AutoTrader. Really?

**SPEAKER_3** (1:01)
You're listening to Comedy Central.
From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Desi Lydic.

**Desi Lydic** (1:38)
I'm Desi Lydic.

**Desi Lydic** (1:39)
We've got so much to talk about tonight. The White House accidentally cures your Tic Tac addiction. Trump gets triggered by his own war. And I hope you brought us a present, because tonight The Daily Show turns 30!
But first, let's get into our continuing coverage of the war in Iran.

**SPEAKER_12** (2:04)
Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.

**Desi Lydic** (2:09)
You might remember back in March when President Trump quickly launched his quick war in Iran, and conservative media told you how quick it was quickly going to go.

**SPEAKER_13** (2:18)
We've already knocked out so much of their capability. It looks like this is just a wrap-up mission at this point.

**SPEAKER_7** (2:24)
I don't see how this thing can continue much longer.

**SPEAKER_8** (2:26)
The war may be over right now.

**SPEAKER_9** (2:29)
I just left the president today.

**SPEAKER_6** (2:30)
It was a great interview.

**SPEAKER_9** (2:32)
I said to him, Mr. President, you keep talking about the war like was, was, was.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:36)
I said, is it over?

**SPEAKER_6** (2:37)
He said, it's over.

**Desi Lydic** (2:41)
She was so happy there, dressed like a pimp on Martha's Vineyard.
Kind of like if Catherine Hepburn was in a music video for Three 6 Mafia. Anyway, that was five months ago. So by now, the end must surely be in sight.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:57)
Tonight, no end in sight in the war against Iran.

**SPEAKER_14** (3:00)
Mr. President, there are no signs that Iran is ready to stop fighting.

**SPEAKER_13** (3:04)
So what is the plan? Is the plan to just keep bombing until they give up?

**Jon Stewart** (3:07)
There are no signs.

**SPEAKER_17** (3:09)
What?

**Jon Stewart** (3:09)
Do you know something that I don't know?

**Desi Lydic** (3:11)
Well, they continue to attack our allies and kill Americans.

**SPEAKER_17** (3:13)
You don't know anything?

**Greg Kelly** (3:14)
So talks aren't still possible? Do you know something I don't know?

**Desi Lydic** (3:19)
My God, this guy's cranky. Get him to a cabinet meeting so he can take a nap.
But yes, it's a little awkward for Trump's media boosters that the war is still going on, and it's especially awkward for Greg Kelly, Newsmax anchor and guy who's definitely been kicked out of an airport Chili's. He's gone all in for Trump, and he really put his reputation on the line.

**Greg Kelly** (3:42)
I guess this is not a bold prediction on my part because the president just said it, but I predict also, this time next week, we may be able to declare victory.

**Desi Lydic** (3:53)
I tell you what, I tell you what though, it's still better than his other prediction, diarrhea-free summer.
That did not go well. But yeah, one weekend, Greg predicted that the war would be over soon. And did he flinch a week later when the war was still going? No, he did not.

**Greg Kelly** (4:08)
The war in Iran, which is only 17 days old, and from what I'm hearing, this thing is going to be over probably before the 28th day. This is contained.

**Desi Lydic** (4:21)
There you go, 17 days and over before day 28

**Greg Kelly** (4:25)
Is it over or is it just beginning? Maybe a little bit of both. We are right now at 30 days.

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