So, obviously, the firing of national security advisor,
Michael Flynn, is a big story.
The details are still developing,
and so is the way Republican officials
are trying to weasel out of talking about it.
It's really entertaining.
Like, take, for instance, Jason Chaffetz,
the House Oversight Committee chairman,
and the man who Michael Jackson left his nose to.
-(laughter) -Now...
-(applause) -Chaffetz...
Chaffetz is the guy
who should be formally investigating this scandal.
"Should be."
Should there be a broader bipartisan
ind... independent investigation
into the administration's ties to Russia?
Oh, the... situation has taken care of itself?
What kind of an investigator are you?
-(laughter) -Chaffetz is like an exterminator
who comes in the kitchen, turns the lights on,
the roaches run, and he's like, "Well, problem solved.
-(laughter) -"That was easier than I thought.
Nothing to do here."
Oh, here's another interesting reaction...
another interesting reaction from New York congressman,
Chris Collins.
I've never heard of this guy before today,
but now I'll never forget him.
You have no curiosity about this
even though it deals with the heart of national security?
Well, to be honest, I just live in a world
where I always move forward.
In a busy world, you don't dwell on the past.
-At this point in time, General Flynn, -Congressman...
-has decided to resign. So be it. -Come on, Congressman.
It's Valentine's Day, and for the
you cannot say that you just want to move on.
Well, because that is actually the world I live in.
I call it a "guess what, now what" world.
Guess what, he's resigned.
Now what, we've got a lot of issues to deal with.
Guess what, that's some bull (bleep).
Now what, we're gonna make fun of your ass.
-(laughter, applause, cheering) -What does that even mean?
"I live in a 'guess what, now what' kind of world."
That's my new favorite slogan of all time.
Yeah, it's like a douchebag "Hakuna Matata."
-(laughter) -That's what it sounds like.
Guess what, Simba? Your dad died.
Now what? We dance! Ah-ha!
(laughter)
But look, during a scandal like this,
to be honest with you, there's only one person
I want to hear from.
Because there's two ways to react to a story.
There's the normal way...
and the Conway.
NEWSMAN: Yesterday afternoon on MSNBC
you said that Michael Flynn enjoyed the full confidence
of the president, Sean Spicer later said
the president was evaluating the situation,
and then Michael Flynn resigns overnight.
Were you out of the loop on this?
No, not at all. Both were true.
(laughter)
How does she do that with a straight face?
Not at all, both were true?
Goddamn, Kellyanne Conway,
she does not concede anything.
She's like a character from
Every time she talks, I'm, like, am I on drugs?
Like, what is... ?
Up is down, down is up.
Seriously, guys, you can't claim that Michael Flynn
had the confidence of the president and had to resign
because he didn't have the president's confidence.
It doesn't work like that.
Like, I feel like this whole Trump administration
is about having it both ways and you can't.
Think about it.
In every single scandal that they have.
You know, they talk about the inauguration.
They go, "Oh, it was the highest attendance of all time.
Oh, and people also didn't come because it was raining."
What do they say about the Muslim ban?
"Oh, we're not anti-Muslim, no, no, no.
We're just doing what Obama did."
But you said that Obama wasn't strong on immigration.
"Yeah, well, we're just doing what he did.
It's a different thing."
You can't have it both ways.
Which one is it?
Every single thing they talk about.
They say the one thing,
and then they say the complete opposite,
at the same time.
It doesn't work like that.
They're happening now with the crackdowns.
People are seeing people being kicked out of the country
at a rate that they've never seen before.
And what do they say? "No. It's not a crackdown.
Obama was deporting people, too."
But you said Obama wasn't deporting people,
that's why you needed to be voted in.
"Yeah, exactly."
(laughter)
You can't have it both ways.
You got to choose which one it is.
You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
You know why?
Because guess what?
We have your cake.
(cheers and applause)
Now what?
Well, the viewers are gonna tell us what to do with it.
Maybe we'll eat it ourselves,
or maybe we'll deport it to Mexico.
Who knows?
Maybe both are true.