FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A TWO-TERM GOVERNOR OF
NEW JERSEY, A FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "LET ME FINISH," PLEASE WELCOME GOVERNOR
CHRIS CHRISTIE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: WE CAN BADGE TO THE SHOW, GOVERNOR.
>> ARE WE ARRIVE?
>> Stephen: WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW SO DON'T DROP ANY OF YOUR
FAMOUS F BOMBS, PLEASE.
>> NOT ALLOWED.
>> Stephen:.
>> Stephen: OH, NO, NOT ALLOWED.
>> BIG FCC ISSUES WE WOULD HAVE?
>> Stephen: YES.
IF YOU'RE NUMBER ONE, CAN'T YOU THROW ONE OR TWO IN THERE.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE.
LET'S FIND OUT.
>> LET'S SEE.
>> Stephen: YOU FIRST.
DID YOU WATCH THE DEBATES?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: PARTY ASIDE, IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO TAKE
THE REPUBLICAN HAT OFF, WHO IMPRESSED YOU?
WHO'S GOT GAME?
>> OH, HARRIS PROVES SHE DESERVES TO BE ON THE STAGE
TONIGHT, FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: I WOULD SAY SO, TOO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU KNOW, FIRST DEBATES ARE
ABOUT PROVING WHO BELONGS AND WHO DOESN'T, ESPECIALLY IN A
FIELD THAT BIG.
IT WAS THE SAME WAY IN OUR DEBATES, AND HARRIS TONIGHT
PROVED WHAT I'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG, PROSECUTORS NOW HOW TO DO
THAT.
THEY KNOW HOW TO ASK A QUESTION, DELIVER A PUNCH, DO IT WITH A
SMILE ON THEIR FACE, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO LOOK RIGHTEOUS WHEN
THEY'RE DOING IT, AND SHE DID ALL THAT TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS DEFINITELY, 100%.
>> SHE DEFINITELY HAD THAT DOWN.
>> Stephen: SHE WAS EMOTIONALLY MOVING AT TIMES.
>> SHE WAS TALKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT
BUTTONS YOU WANT TO PUSH IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME, SHE
PUSHED.
SHE MADE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES PART OF HER ANSWER, SHE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT SHE HAD DONE IN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER, AND SHE
WENT AFTER THE FRONTRUNNER AND SHE LAID REAL PUNCHONS HIM.
>> Stephen: SHE ABSOLUTELY TORE INTO HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES.
>> SHE DID.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THAT WAS THE PLAN?
>> OH, DEFINITELY.
I THINK SHE FELT LIKE SHE HAD BEEN LOSING MOMENTUM EVER SINCE
SHE GOT IN, HAD BECOME AN AFTERTHOUGHT.
I THINK WHAT SHE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT IS DON'T
FORGET ABOUT ME, I'M REAL.
THE ON THE WAY TO REALLY PROVE THAT IN A DEBATE TONIGHT IS GO
AFTER BIDEN.
I THINK IT WAS PREDICTABLE SHE WOULD.
I WAS SURPRISED BIDEN WASN'T MORE PREPARED FOR IT, THOUGH I
THOUGHT HIS BEST MOMENTS IN THE DEBATE WERE WHEN HE WAS GOING
BACK ABOUT THE AND FORTH WITH HER BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY
HIMSELF.
THE REST OF THE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER ANSWER PEOPLE
TOLD HIM TO GIVE.
HE WAS STUTTERING AND STAMMERING, GOING THIS WAY AND
THAT, WOULDN'T FINISH A SENTENCE.
SO I THINK IT FEELS A TOUGH NIGHT FOR BIDEN, BUT HE HAS ROOM
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TOUGH NIGHT, SO I THINK HE'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: FRONT RUNNER GOING IN, ME MYSELF, I ADMIRE THE
VICE PRESIDENT GREATLY, I THINK HE WOULD MAKE A GREAT PRESIDENT,
CERTAINLY BETTER THAN THE GUY WE HAVE NOW.
YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE A BETTER PRESIDENT THAN THE PRESIDENT WE
HAVE NOW.
>> I'VE ALREADY SAID IT ON THIS SHOW.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE IT ON RECORD.
HOLD ON -- ( APPLAUSE )
DID BIDEN COME OUT THE FRONTRUNNER?
BECAUSE HE HAS A HUGE LEAD.
>> YEAH.
HE HAS ENOUGH MARGIN OF ERROR FOR HIMSELF THAT HE CAN GET RED
READY FOR THE NEXT DEBATE.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO COME AFTER HARRIS.
YOU'VE PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION WHERE EVERYONE IS GOING
TO BE SAYING TONIGHT, TOMORROW, KAMALA HARRIS KILLED IT.
NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF AND KICK YOUR BUTT.
SO SHE HAS TO BE READY TO PLAY DEFENSE.
SHE HAD TO PLAY NO DEFENSE TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: SHE HAD TO PLAY BUDDY-BUDDY TO BERNIE'S IDEAS.
SHE RAISED HER HAND WHEN HE DID.
ONE OF HIS, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, ONLY ONE OF THEM SHE
RAISED HER HAND SO THERE WAS NO ROOM BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, SO
IF YOU HAD ONE OPTION FOR BIDEN, SHE'S YOUR OPTION.
>> BUT SHE'S, LIKE, PATTING HIM ON THE HEAD.
IT'S LIKE, BERN'S IDEAS ARE NICE BUT YOU KNOW HE CAN'T DO IT.
HE'S TOO OLD AND HE TALKS WEIRD.
AND HE'S YELLING ALL THE TIME.
WHY IS HE ALWAYS YELLING?
REVOLUTION!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: FROM YOUR
EXPERIENCE OF DOING THIS, BECAUSE YOU WERE IN SEVEN OR
EIGHT DEBATES WITH 17 CANDIDATES, KIND OF A SIMILAR
KIND OF SITUATION.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE DEBATES?
LIKE, TONIGHT, I MEAN, I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING
TONIGHT, BUT WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY WATCHED THE
DEBATE, IT'S THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE FOURTH OF JULY.
>> IT'S NOT ONLY THAT.
BUT LET'S SAY YOU DIDN'T WATCH THE DEBATE TONIGHT BUT YOU'RE A
BIG COLBERT FAN.
YOU'RE WATCHING THIS AND THAT'S THE NEWS YOU GET ABOUT THE THE
DEBATE.
MAYBE TONIGHT YOU DIDN'T WATCH BUT TOMORROW YOU WATCH THE
MORNING SHOWS.
THE SPIN THAT GOES AFTERWARDS AND HOW YOU'RE CHARACTERIZED IN
THE NEWS MEDIA IN MANY WAYS AS IMPORTANT AS THE DEBATE.
TONIGHT SAY GOODBYE TO MARIANNE WILLIAMS, RIGHT?
I PRAY, RIGHT?
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NO, BUT -- NO!
WHO GETS ON THE BUS WITH HER?
>> GOODBYE ANDREW YANG.
WHEN THEY SAY YOU'RE GIVING $1,000 AND SAID THE TOTAL AMOUNT
AND HE LOOKED MORTIFIED LIKE HE'D NEVER DONE THE MATH.
MY GOD, THAT MUCH?
HOW ABOUT 500?
SAY GOODBYE TO HIM AND ERIC SWALWELL.
I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO BREAK UP WITH RUSSIA AND MAKE UP WITH
NATE O. HIS MOTHER IS EMBARRASSED BY HIS PERFORMANCE
TONIGHT, RIGHT?
AND PLEASE, GOD, CAN WE SAY GOODBYE TO CHUCK TODD?
>> Stephen: WOW!
WOW!
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> THE MOST PRETENTIOUS KNOW IT
ALL ON NETWORK NEWS.
THE GUY IS JUST A COMPLETE ASS.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> Stephen: HOLD ON ONE
SECOND.
I THINK HE DID A GREAT JOB.
( APPLAUSE ) >> CHUCK, DID YOU WATCH THE
MONOLOGUE?
HE KILLED YOU.
AND CHUCK'S LUCKY ALL HE DID WAS PUT THE BEARD ON AND NOT THE
HAIR BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN A BIGGER PROBLEM.
YOU WERE ALL THINKING IT!
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO GO.
YOU SEE THE CHUCK TODD GUY GOING, WHAT'S HE DOING THAT FOR?
COMB IT BACK!
>> Stephen: IT'S A JULIUS CAESAR!
WE HAVE TO GO.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL ASK THE GOVERNOR ABOUT TRUMP'S BIGGEST
WEAKNESSES ON THE DEBATE STAGE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: STICK AROUND.