>> Stephen: JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN," EVERYBODY!
I LOVE IT!
THAT'S FANTASTIC!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU, JON.
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS THE SHORTEST
TENURED COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY.
PLEASE WELCOME ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
ANTHONY, COME ON OUT!
( AUDIENCE BOOING ) >> I'LL PRETEND THOSE MOOCHES
AND NOT BOOS, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: WE'LL FIND OUT LATER.
( LAUGHTER ) THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: IS IT?
I TOOK A LIST OF ALL YOUR COMEDY WRITERS, MY KILL LIST,
THEY'RE IN THE BACK, I WROTE THEM ALL DOWN.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE COMEEDCALLY THREATENING TO KILL PEOPLE WHO
>> I'M NOT ALLOWED TO JOKE ANYMORE, I'VE LEARNED THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: LISTEN, I JUST
WANT TO START -- ( CROSSTALK )
NO, YOU DON'T GET TO STOP MY SHOW.
I STOP MY SHOW.
( PIANO RIFF ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HERE'S THE THING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS
IS ON THE RECORD, THIS IS BEING RECORDED RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A MICROPHONE YOU'RE WEARING RIGHT
NOW.
OKAY.
SO I SAID NO GOTCHA QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO LEAD WITH ONE.
>> GO AHEAD.
( LAUGHTER ) WON'T BE THE FIRST ONE.
>> Stephen: NAZIS, GOOD OR BAD?
>> SUPER BAD, WE KNOW THAT, SUPER BAD.
>> Stephen: WHY DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES WHO YOU CALLED "THE MOST MEDIA SAVVY PERSON OF OUR
TIMES," WOULD SHANK A SOFTBALL LIKE THAT SO HARD WHEN HE SHOULD
HAVE JUST COME OUT THERE AND CONDEMNED THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
THERE TO START VIOLENCE?
>> WELL, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES THERE.
HE SAID THE "ALL SIDES" THING.
"MANY SIDES."
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WAY HARSHER ON THAT.
I SAID THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW?
HE SHOULD HAVE CONDEMNED WHITE SPREM SIMPLE AND -- WHITE
SUPREMACY AND NEONAZIS.
I DON'T WANT TO BLAME OR POINT FINGERS AT THE PRESIDENT.
>> Stephen: HE'S RESPONSIBLE ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> I THINK, LISTEN, IT WAS LATE.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT WASN'T, BUT HE DID GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE
TODAY AND MAKE A STATEMENT WHICH YOU JUST SAID, IT WAS VERY
DECLARATIVE AGAINST IT.
>> Stephen: THE PRESIDENT PREPARED REMARKS SATURDAY AND
TODAY.
TODAY HE STUCK TO THE SCRIPT.
SATURDAY, HE WENT OFFSCRIPT WITH HIS "MANY SIDES, MANY SIDES,"
AVES AN AD-LIB IN THE MOMENT.
WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK HE MEANT?
THE ONE WRITTEN DOWN OR THE ONE HE JUST COMES UP IN THE MOMENT.
>> IT HAS BEEN SUPER ROUGH ON ME AND HIM BUT HE IS A
COMPASSIONATE PERSON.
I ( AUDIENCE REACTS )
THAT'S MY OPINION.
>> Stephen: DON'T BOO HIM FOR BEING THE MESSENGER.
WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE OF THAT?
>> WELL, I MEAN, LISTEN, IT'S COO SUPER TOUGH JOB.
HE MADE A STEP TO GIVE UP WHAT WAS A LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLE --
>> Stephen: WHO CARES?
REALLY?
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL BAD FOR A GUY WHO GAVE UP HIS BILLIONAIRE
LIFESTYLE TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD?
>> IT WAS TOUCH AND GO, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS TOUCH AND GO?
>> WELL, I THINK WHEN HE STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN, IT WAS UNCLEAR
WHETHER HE WAS GOING TO WIN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY WAS
UNCLEAR.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
STEPHEN, IT'S A HUGE SACRIFICE TO DO WITH STUFF.
YOU MAY NOT AGREE.
>> Stephen: ONE THING YOU DON'T GET TO DO IS COMPLAIN
ABOUT IT.
>> I HAVEN'T HEARD HIM COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: HE HAS.
HE SAID, IT'S A VERY HARD JOB.
HE SAID, I COULD HAVE HAD MY PREVIOUS LIFESTYLE --
>> BUT THAT'S HIM WEARING HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE, THOUGH,
THAT'S HIM EXPRESSING HIMSELF.
THAT'S HIS -- I THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA, MICHELLE OBAMA ALSO
EXPRESSED YOU KNOW, IT'S A FISH BOWL, IT'S A DIFFICULT JOB.
>> Stephen: SURE.
I THINK PRESIDENT BUSH SAID THE SAME THING.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT JOB.
>> Stephen: GETTING BACK -- BEING THE COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR IS A DIFFICULT JOB.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: MY ORIGINAL
QUESTION WAS -- YOU'RE A GUY WHO SAID HE HITS FREE-THROWS WITH A
TOP COAT.
>> I'VE SEEN HIM DOING THAT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: SAYING CONDEMNING WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND NEONAZIS
IS A ONE INCH PUTT.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE CHOKED?
>> IT'S A COUNTERINTUITIVE THING WITH HIM AS RELATES TO THE
MEDIA.
THE MEDIA EXPECTS HIM TO DO SOMETHING, HE SOMETIMES DOES THE
EXACT OPPOSITE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SAYING HE DOES --
>> SOME OF THAT -- >> Stephen: -- TO DO THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF HIM?
>> SOME OF THAT WORKED DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
>> Stephen: HE'S NOW THE PRESIDENT.
>> I UNDERSTAND, BUT ME'S ALSO GOING TO SEE HIS BASE, HE'S
FLOWN TO OHIO ANDTHER PLACES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SAYING HIS BASE IS NAZIS?
>> OF COURSE NOT.
LET'S BE FAIR TO HIM TODAY, HE CONDEMNED THE NAZIS TODAY.
>> DOES HE ORDER HIS SPINE ON AMAZON PRIME?
WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> THAT'S A GOOD LINE, AND I SAID YESTERDAY THAT HE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN TOUGHER ON IT.
THE PROBLEM IS I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT WOULD COME FROM
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OR FORMERLY FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WILL COME AND SIT HERE AND
ANSWER THE QUESTION BUT ONLY HE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I SAID YESTERDAY AND MAINTAIN HE'S GOT TO BE TOUGHER ON THAT
STUFF IF HE WANTS HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO PASS.
HE HAS TO MOVE IN A MORE MODERATE DIRECTION, HE HAS TO
APPEAL TO MORE INDEPENDENTS AND MODERATES WHO POSSIBLY VOTED FOR
HIM TO HELP HIM ASCEND TO THE PRESIDENCY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT LIKE IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
>> SMALL.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT I MEAN IS, WHAT IS IT LIKE?
FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT LOOKS LIKE A DUMPSTER FIRE.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT IS IT LIKE --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU HAVE RUMORS OF INFIGHTING
AND THERE IS CHAOS IN THERE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR THE TEN DAYS YOU WERE IN THERE?
DID YOU GET A SENSE OF THE CHAOS?
>> WELL, LISTEN, I MEAN, IT'S A TOUGH PLACE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF INFIGHTING.
YOU KNOW, THE FRONT STABBER WAS BACKSTABBING, I THINK YOU SAID
THAT TWO WEEKS AGO.
I HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE VERY OPEN AND HONEST WITH PEOPLE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT.
THEY GO BEHIND EACH OTHER'S BACKS, LEAK THINGS TO THE PRESS
AND SAY NASTY THINGS TO EACH OTHER TO DESTABILIZE THEM OR TO
INFLUENCE THE PRESIDENT'S JUDGMENT OF THEM, SO, WHATEVER
YOU THINK ABOUT ME, I WAS PRETTY OPEN ABOUT HOW I FELT ABOUT
PEOPLE -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- VERY OPEN -- >> Stephen: VERY OPEN.
-- AND I TELL YOU THE WAY A GOOD CULTURE WORKS, I'VE RUN TWO
REASONABLY SUCCESSFUL OF ORGANIZATIONS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE
SOME LEVEL OF DECOR AND IT DIDN'T GO THAT WAY.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU HOLDING YOUR THUMBS IN YOUR BELT
LIKE A GUN SLINGER, AND THIS IS REINCE PRIEBUS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS GOING ON?
WERE YOU BROUGHT IN JUST TO GET RID OF HIM?
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT THAT WAY IS THAT AND SEAN SPICER?
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT THAT WAY.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU SAY IT WAS PART OF YOUR JOB?
>> I WOULD SAY -- >> Stephen: SAY ITRLIKE "THE
MOOCH."
>> WELL, ALL RIGHT, SO -- >> Stephen: GIVE ME SOME
"MOOCH."
>> SO "THE MOOCH" OF LONG ISLAND WOULD SAY THERE'S NO LOVE LOST
THERE.
LOOK AT THE PICTURE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
THAT WAS CAUGHT BY A "WALL STREET JOURNAL" PHOTOGRAPHER,
WHICH WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW WITH THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL."
THE WEIRD THING ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH REINCE IS WE
WERE PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS WHEN I WAS A POLITICAL DONOR WRITING
CHECKS TO THE R.N.C.
BUT ONCE I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE ADMINISTRATION, FOR WHATEVER
REASON, IT WAS A LITTLE MORE ADVERSARIAL.
>> Stephen: YOU THOUGHT HE WAS ONE OF THE LEAKERS.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: HE'S GONE, RIGHT?
WHO'S LEAKING NOW?
IS IT STEVE BANNON?
>> WELL, I'VE SAID THAT.
>> Stephen: SAY IT NOW.
LISTEN, I HAVE BEEN PRETTY OPEN ABOUT THAT.
>> Stephen: IS STEVE BANNON A LEAKER?
>> HE GOT CAUGHT ON TAPE SAYING THAT.
>> Stephen: IS HE GOING TO BE GONE IN A WEEK?
>> IF IT WAS UP TO ME HE WOULD BE GONE BUT IT'S NOT UP TO ME.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID HE'S TRYING TO SUCK HIS OWN (BLEEP).
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> ARE YOU ALLOWED TO SAY THAT?
>> Stephen: THEY SAID IT WAS COOL.
THEY SAID I COULD SAY IT TONIGHT.
>> MOM, I'M SORRY I SAID THAT.
ALTHOUGH HE AUTOGRAPHED A CARTOON FOR YOU SO I'M BRINGING
THAT HOME.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE DEAL.
ARE YOU TELLING Y TELLING US THA NEVER EVEN TRIED?
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AS AN ADULT MALE -- IT DOES NOT PASS THE SMELL TEST.
>> EDDY MURPHY SAID IF YOU COULD DO THAT HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE
HOUSE.
NO, I'M NOT CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.
>> Stephen: NO ONE SAID HE SUCCEEDED.
>> NO, HE'S NOT CAPABLE OF IT EITHER.
MAYBE HE'S DOING HOT YOGA IN THERE.