The Precap | Desi Lydic on Trump's "Meet the Press" Tantrum, Flesh-Eating Screwworms, and a Presidential Buffalo

About this episode

Desi Lydic and Devin Delliquanti recap the latest news including Trump's interview antics and the return of flesh-eating screwworms.

This week's host Desi Lydic sits down with Daily Show writer Devin Delliquanti to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. They talk about Trump rage-quitting his interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press," the disturbing return of a flesh-eating screwworm in the U.S., an albino buffalo in Bangladesh that found new life as a Trump lookalike, and the sky-high price of World Cup tickets. Plus, the two discuss the all-consuming rise of Knicks fever in NYC and give their take on the upcoming UFC fight at the White House. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on ⁠Paramount+⁠ Follow TDS: ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Desi Lydic

Guest: Devin Delliquanti

Topics covered

• Trump interview
• flesh-eating screwworms
• albino buffalo
• World Cup tickets
• Knicks fever
• UFC fight

Keywords

• Trump
• Meet the Press
• screwworms
• albino buffalo
• World Cup tickets
• Knicks fever
• UFC fight

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bangladesh

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