As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast,
most people are preparing for the impending disaster.
President Trump, on the other hand,
is still trying to deal with the disaster
he's created for himself.
Disgust, outrage, and bewilderment tonight
over President Trump's latest tweets
denying the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria.
This morning, the president, he took to Twitter, tweeting...
(reading):
Oh, I-I think I get what Trump was saying.
He's saying he would have won the hurricane
if you deduct the thousands of people who died illegally.
I think that's what he means.
And I got to say, man, after all the beef Trump has had,
I feel like it was only a matter of time
before he started a fight with dead people.
This was inevitable.
He's just like, "You guys, this is your fault."
And I... Like, I know the president has trouble
understanding how a few casualties became 3,000,
but as with most of his conspiracy theories,
there's actually a really simple explanation.
When President Trump talks about that small number,
that 16 that he quoted,
he's really only talking about direct deaths.
He's not taking into account the people
who didn't have access to hospitals
because the roads were closed,
the people who didn't have power
and needed that breathing machine,
the people who couldn't get dialysis
because the dialysis center didn't have power to operate
and care for these medical patients.
That's what the number 3,000 takes into account.
Yeah, you see, what the president doesn't seem
to understand is that the effects of a hurricane last
long after the storm has actually passed, all right.
And this should be pretty easy to understand.
Like, the people on the Titanic who froze in the water
still died because of the crash.
Right. The iceberg wasn't like, "Yo, I didn't kill nobody.
"I-I just scraped some paint off a boat.
You can take that other shit up with the ocean, man."
(laughter)
So Trump's tweets today were wrong in many ways--
factually, morally, grammatically, everything--
which is why so many people
across the political spectrum called him out.
It's appalling. It's outrageous.
What the president is trying to do is
to gaslight the American people.
Casualties don't make a person look bad. That's not...
Uh, so I have no reason to dispute these numbers.
If, uh, I was his boss
or standing next to him as his chief of staff,
I would kick him on the ankle and said,
"Look, focus on the future damn storm."
NEWSWOMAN: The mayor of San Juan tweeted earlier this morning,
"Mr. President, in the real world,
"people died on your watch.
Your lack of respect is appalling."
(laughter)
(applause)
It... it takes a lot at this point
for someone to respond to Trump news, with, "What? Say what?"
Like, you realize the last time
we saw Orrin Hatch that confused,
he was taking off a pair invisible sunglasses.
You realize that.
That's how bad the story is.
(laughter, applause)
So now, so now, America isn't just dealing
with Hurricane Florence.
It also has to deal with shit storm Donald.
And while we at The Daily Show
don't know how to cover hurricanes,
we are experts at covering shit storms.
But tonight, we've got full team coverage of shit storm Donald,
so let's start with Roy Wood, Jr.
who's over at the map. Roy Wood, Jr., everybody.
-Yeah. -Roy...?
(applause and cheering)
That's right, Trevor.
Roy, what-what can we expect from the shit storm?
Uh, Trevor, if you were thinking of logging on to Twitter,
you might want to think again.
Two Trump tweets have already hit Washington D.C.,
and these are Category Four.
Category Four tweets. This is bad.
None of that low-level covfefe shit right here.
(laughter)
The entire East Coast is about to be flooded deep
in the bullshit, man. I'm talking about real bullshit.
And by Sunday, you can expect
Kellyanne Conway coming out doing cleanup,
telling us how the president didn't mess up in Puerto Rico
because there's no such thing as a Puerto Rico,
and you are a racist for thinking there is.
The bullshit's coming, man. Kiss your family.
Back to you, Trevor.
Thank you so much, Roy. Uh...
(applause and cheering)
Now let's... now let's turn to Desi Lydic
who's tracking the mandatory evacuation of residents.
Desi, how's it looking down there?
Trevor, the National Guard is telling everyone to get out
of cell phone range before any more tweets come,
or if you can't do that, then just download enough porn
to get you through the weekend, and then turn your Wi-Fi off.
And not everyone is listening.
I spoke to one gentleman this morning who said
he's just gonna hunker down and read the president's tweets.
Trevor, that man is already dead.
Thank you so much, Desi. So tragic.
Let's cross live now to Ronny Chieng,
who's actually in South Carolina in the middle of a hurricane,
-(cheering) -Hurricane Florence!
-Thanks, Trevor. Thank you! -What's going on over there?
Thank you. Trump's Puerto Rico tweets
have created huge backlash.
Even Republicans have criticized the president,
saying this could adversely affect them in the midterms.
What I don't understand is, why did you send me
into an actual hurricane to report on tweets?!
Oh, actually, I don't know, Ronny.
I just saw everyone else doing it on TV.
I thought it looked pretty cool.
Are you insane? I almost got crushed by a palm tree!
The wind blew a raccoon into my balls!
Did you know a raccoon could squeeze balls, Trevor?
They have little hands, like people!
Oh, wow, Ronny. I really feel you, man.
Look, we all have to make sacrifices to report the news.
What, is that... Are you drinking hot chocolate?
Yeah, but with no marshmallows. Sacrifice, Ronny.
This is unbelievable!
Hey, maybe next week I can review the Apple Watch
from inside an active volcano!
Ronny Chieng, everyone!