-Every day, Donald Trump continues to prove
that he's an increasingly erratic President
who's unfit for his job.
And now he's apparently working even fewer hours
and neglecting urgent issues.
For more on this, it's time for "A Closer Look."
[ Cheers and applause ]
Since the publication of "Fire and Fury,"
the explosive book about his first year in the White House,
President Trump has been battling the growing impression
that even his closest aides
believe him to be dangerously unfit for office.
And they obviously have a very strong case
since Trump knows virtually nothing about the job.
But you would think that a man who ran on a platform
of pure patriotism and who spent months lecturing athletes
about respecting the national anthem
would, at the very least, know the words to the anthem.
[ Laughter ]
And yet Trump seemed lost
as he tried to sing along to the anthem
before last night's National College Football Championship.
-♪ Oh, say, can you see ♪
♪ By the dawn's early light ♪
[ Laughter ]
♪ What so proudly we hailed ♪
♪ As the twilight's last gleaming ♪
♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪
♪ Through the perilous fight ♪
[ Laughter ]
-Oh, my God. Trump sings the national anthem
the way the rest of us sing "Despacito."
[ Laughter ]
♪ Despacito ♪
♪ Muh, na-na-na-na-na, muh-ito ♪
[ Laughter ]
Seriously, how can you be President
and not know the words to the national anthem.
That's like Peyton Manning not knowing the words
to the Nationwide jingle.
♪ Nationwide is somethin' somethin' ♪
[ Laughter ]
Now just two weeks into the new year,
Trump faces a series of urgent tasks
that deserve every ounce of his attention,
from keeping the government open to protecting DACA recipients
to fully funding the Children's Health Insurance Program
to providing electricity to millions of Puerto Ricans
who are still without it.
And yet he's apparently spending even less time working
than he did before.
The website Axios obtained Trump's private schedule,
not the public ones that his staff puts out, and found...
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
I'm sorry.
He starts his day at 11:00 a.m.?
[ Laughter ]
Is he the president or a lunch waiter at Olive Garden?
[ Laughter ]
All I do is make fun of him,
and I still have to be here at 9:00 a.m.
[ Laughter ]
Just take Trump's private schedule from this week
as an example of how little he works.
Oh, my God. Trump might be our first President
who works so little,
he technically qualifies for unemployment.
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
It's like Trump isn't even the president.
He's more like Mike Pence's out-of-work friend
who has to crash with him for a while
till he gets back on his feet.
He's the Dupree of the white House.
[ Laughter ]
Deep cut. That's a deep cut.
Trump, of course, not only defers all major policymaking
to his staff and Republicans in Congress,
he's also so fragile and erratic that he needs those same people
to go on TV and lavish praise on him,
as Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller did on Sunday
in this now infamous interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
-The reality is, the President is a political genius
who won against a field of 17 incredibly talented people,
who took down the Bush dynasty,
who took down the Clinton dynasty.
All these so-called political geniuses in Washington,
whether it be the big lobbying firms or --
-The only person who has called himself a genius
in the last week is the President.
-Which happens to be a true statement.
A self-made billionaire who revolutionized reality TV.
-And I'm sure he's watching and he's happy that you said that.
-I would be with the President on a campaign plane
with a rally in 20 minutes, and he would be able --
-You've already made this point, Stephen.
-He would be able to come up with material
in the blink of an eye.
-You've already said that.
-A self-made billionaire, revolutionized reality TV,
and tapped into something magical
that's happening in the hearts of this country.
-Ugh. [ Laughter ]
I'd say Stephen Miller has a boner, but he already is one.
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
Seriously, he looks like someone slapped
a couple of googly eyes on a penis.
[ Laughter ]
Seriously, is there anyone creepier than Stephen Miller?
He wasn't born. He just appeared after someone
read an Edgar Allen Poe story into a cracked mirror.
[ Laughter and applause ]
Also, can we go back
to the first part of that clip for a second?
-The President is a political genius,
who won against a field of 17 incredibly talented people,
who took down the Bush dynasty,
who took down the Clinton dynasty.
-There's nothing worse
than someone who pronounces it "din-iss-tee."
[ Laughter and applause ]
Miller claims --
Miller claims he's in touch with the working class,
but he pronounces words like a British dandy.
What's next? You gonna tell us
Trump checks his "mo-bile" for this "shed-yule"
so he can have some "privicy" during his "le-zure" time?
[ Laughter ]
To borrow a phrase Stephen Miller might use,
Stephen Miller is a wanker.
[ Laughter ]
With googly eyes. [ Cheers and applause ]
Obviously, with googly eyes.
Also, can I just say, I'm tired of this talking point
Trump and his toadies keep repeating,
that he beat a field of 17 incredibly talented people?
He did not.
Let's not forget the field he ran against
included a narcoleptic, a malfunctioning robot,
a sentient butter sculpture,
and a guy who was almost suffocated by his own hoodie.
[ Laughter ]
And when Trump sycophants aren't available to go on TV
and stroke his ego, Trump does it himself.
Yesterday, he flew to Tennessee to sign an executive order
and speak to the American Farm Bureau.
And at one point, he needlessly lashed out at the media
and told the crowd to look up his Twitter account.
-I will sign two presidential orders to provide broader
and faster and better Internet coverage.
Make sure you look up @RealDonaldTrump, right?
-I'm sorry, but it just strikes me as unpresidential
to plug your social-media accounts.
He sounds like the end of a YouTube video.
"If you thought this speech was dope,
please like and subscribe for more sick content."
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One of the details Trump's aides have repeated about him
to show that he's mentally unfit for his job is his penchant
for repeating the same handful of stories over and over,
and yet again yesterday, he rambled on
about his 2016 election victory and reminded the crowd
of his position on guns.
-We're restoring the rule of law
and protecting our cherished 2nd Amendment.
[ Laughter ]
-Why are you making the hand motion?
They know what you're talking about.
The way Trump abuses the 1st Amendment
makes me want to take advantage of the 21st Amendment.
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
Trump is like a guy playing charades
who doesn't realize he's not allowed to speak.
"Movie, two words -- Star, Wars.
Boom! We did it! That was so fast!
[ Laughter ]
But it isn't just that Trump is growing increasingly erratic.
He's also becoming more lawless.
After repeatedly hectoring his Justice Department
to investigate Hillary Clinton, it seems the DOJ
is now doing exactly that.
And on top of that, yesterday, the Trump administration
announced that it was cruelly ending the humanitarian program
that allowed 200,000 people from El Salvador to live here
for more than a decade.
He's working fewer hours
and neglecting the basic responsibilities of his job,
and yet he's still desperate for praise.
In his speech yesterday, he railed on about the election
and his administration's attempts
to roll back regulations
and insisted to the audience that they were happy he won.
-We're streamlining regulations that have blocked
cutting-edge biotechnology,
setting free our farmers to innovate, thrive, and to grow.
Oh, are you happy you voted for me.
You are so lucky that I gave you that privilege.
-Ugh. [ Audience groans ]
He's so -- He's so gross.
I never thought I'd say this, but bring back Stephen Miller.
[ Laughter ]
This has been "A Closer Look."
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