LET'S TURN NOW TO TRUMP'S RECENT PHONE CALL WITH TURKISH
PRESIDENT ERDOGAN, IN WHICH TRUMP SOLD OUT OUR KURDISH
ALLIES.
AND A NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIAL WITH DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE
CALL SAID TRUMP GOT ROLLED.
THAT'S NOT HARD.
GET HIM TO THE TOP OF ANY HILL AND GIVE HIM A LITTLE SHOVE.
THE OFFICIAL ALSO ARGUED THAT ABANDONING THE KURDS SETS A
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, AND HURTS AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE
LONG TERM, SAYING, "WE ARE TELLING THE WORLD WE WILL USE
YOU AND THROW YOU AWAY."
WHICH, COINCIDENTALLY, WERE ALSO TRUMP'S WEDDING VOWS.
NOW, TRUMP FIRED BACK-- BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
THAT JOKE IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
TRUMP FIRED BACK AT HIS CRITICS ON TWITTER, "WE MAY BE IN THE
PROCESS OF LEAVING SYRIA BUT IN NO WAY HAVE WE ABANDONED THE
KURDS, WHO ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE AND WONDERFUL FIGHTERS."
DOESN'T BEING "IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING" MEAN THE SAME THING AS
"ABANDONING"?
IT'S LIKE A FATHER SAYING, "I'M NOT ABANDONING YOU KIDS.
I'M JUST IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING FOR A PACK OF CIGARETTES
AND NEVER COMING BACK.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
YOU'RE WONDERFUL FIGHTERS."
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
BUT THE PRESIDENT TWEETED ON, " "LIKEWISE, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
TURKEY, A NATO AND TRADING PARTNER, HAS BEEN VERY GOOD.
TURKEY ALREADY HAS A LARGE KURDISH POPULATION AND FULLY--
DOT, DOT, DOT, DOT, DOT, DOT, DOT, DOT-- UNDERSTANDS THAT
WHILE WE ONLY HAD 50 SOLDIERS REMAINING IN THAT SECTION OF
SYRIA, AND THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED, ANY UNFORCED OR
UNNECESSARY FIGHTING BY TURKEY WILL BE DEVASTATING TO THEIR
ECONOMY AND TO THEIR VERY FRAGILE CURRENCY.
WE ARE HELPING THE KURDS FINANCIALLY/WEAPONS!"
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( AS TRUMP )
YOU FINANCIALLY: WEAPONS!
LE ME GIVE YOU A FEW BUCKS: GUNS!
AND A LITTLE POCKET CHANGE: BULLETS!
I'LL THROW IN SOME COUPONS: NUNCHUCKS!"
( LAUGHTER )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
EVERYONE THAT TURKEY IS OUR FRIEND, TWEETING, "SO MANY
PEOPLE CONVENIENTLY FORGET THAT TURKEY IS A BIG TRADING PARTNER
OF THE UNITED STATES.
ALSO REMEMBER, AND IMPORTANTLY, THAT TURKEY IS AN IMPORTANT
MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF NATO.
HE IS COMING TO THE U.S. AS MY GUEST ON NOVEMBER 13."
"HE"?
LAUGH WHAT THE-- THAT'S CONFUSING.
IS THE "HE" TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN?
SO DOES THAT MEAN TRUMP CALLS OTHER WORLD LEADERS BY THEIR
COUNTRY'S NAME?
( AS TRUMP )
NICE TO MEET YOU, TURKEY, FRANCE, (BLEEP)-HOLE."
( LAUGHTER )
THE KURDS HAS UPSET EVEN SOME OF HIS MOST LOYAL SUPPORTERS, LIKE
TELEVANGELIST AND DISCOUNT HALLOWEEN DECORATION, PAT
ROBERTSON.
( LAUGHTER )
AND HE SAID THIS: >> I AM ABSOLUTELY APPALLED
THAT THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO BETRAY THOSE DEMOCRATIC
FORCES IN NORTHERN SYRIA, THAT WE POSSIBLY ARE GOING TO ALLOW
THE TURKISH TO COME IN AGAINST THE KURDS.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS IN DANGER OF LOSING
THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN IF HE PERMITS THIS TO HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: WHAT THE HUH?
"THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN."
I WONDER IF HE REALLY HAS LOST THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN.
LET'S ASK THE MAIN MAN OF HEAVEN HIMSELF.
GOD, EVERYBODY!
GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
>> HEY, STEPHEN!
HELLO, ALL OF YOU MADE IN MY IMAGE.
LOOKING GOOD!
>> Stephen: HEY, LORD, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
>> YEAH, SORRY, I'VE BEEN BUSY.
I'M A CONSULTING PRODUCER ON "GOD FRIENDED ME," SUNDAYS AT
8:00, 7:00 CENTRAL.
ONLY CBS.
( LAUGHTER )
THINGS.
BUT DID YOU HEAR THAT STATEMENT FROM PAT ROBERTSON CLAIMING
THAT TRUMP IS IN DANGER OF LOSING THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN?
>> OH, HE IS.
I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING NOT VOTING FOR HIM THIS TIME.
>> Stephen: WAIT, WHAT?
YOU VOTED FOR TRUMP?
>> YEAH.
I'M HIS CORE DEMOGRAPHIC: ANGRY, OLD WHITE MAN LIVING IN A GATED
COMMUNITY.
ALSO, HE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR MY 401(k).
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WELL, WHY WOULD YOU BE TURNING ON HIM?
>> I DON'T THINK HE'S FIT TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
LAST NIGHT DURING PRAYERS HE ASKED FOR DIRT ON JOE BIDEN.
THIS TIME I'M VOTING FOR ANDREW YANG.
I REALLY NEED THAT $1,000.
♪ THAT'S THE SOUND OF THE LORD VOTING FOR THE YANG
GANG ♪ >> Stephen: GOD, EVERYBODY.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
WILL SMITH IS HERE-- THAT'S RIGHT, WILL SMITH WILL JOIN US.