This was a really good interview. I can't believe that I am saying this but Christie actually seems pretty smart. I still disagree with him politically but it is nice to hear politicians speak in complete sentences.
A comedian that actually read a serious book. A politician that sounds sincere and relaxed. So refreshing to see an honest and intelligent conversation between people with different views.
I AGREE ABOUT C.C. , THAT HE WAS A BAD GOVERNOR AND DIDNT HELP ANY OF HIS STATES IMPOVERISHED CITIZENS BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WHERE OUR INFORMATION CAME FROM... WASHINGTON POST TO PBS OWN SOMETHING TO CORPORATE FUNDING OR JUST CORPORATE OWNED !!
Yes, when I saw Christie was going to be on there, I was looking for this to be a train wreck. Pleasantly surprised. And I'm surprised at Christie's honesty here, too.
Agreed. The transition was bumpy, for obvious reasons, but you can really see what Jon Stewart recognized in him. He is a genuinely funny guy with many deeper talents.
Y’know even if you hate Chris Christie and call him a beached whale and a do nothing republican, liar/cheater etc. you gotta appreciate Trevor bringing him on to do this interview. They disagree on plenty of things and they’re on opposite teams but they’re talking about stuff without being total douches, which I think is important in today’s political climate.
I agree. I stopped watching the Daily Show because the material seems too sophomoric. Then Trevor talks on his own and I am like WOW. Still don't watch the show except for clips.
Yes let me wear this tie and speak nice... oh how mature.. darling get the wine glasses. I just need one more sip before we make venezuela the ninth concurrent war
@@TopLaneChad Yeah... I'm from Brazil, so your racist moron is probably getting in Venezuela with the help of our racist moron. Its got more to do with the racist morons we tend to elect nowadays (and the ridiculous size of your military spending that you've got to put to work somehow) than with mutual respect.
Nadia Sofokleous It’s no surprise and actually everybody knows why the US is so interested in Venezuela. All countries the US is interested in have one thing in common: natural resources. There are so many countries with similar problems. Many countries in Africa with violent war lords terrorizing the people, slaughtering tribes and starting civil wars. But without anything to gain from such countries there is no need to get involved.
@Miguel Luna -- yes, indeed. The advent of Donald Trump's incoherent word salads and dramatics has made reasonable conversation more appreciable. I agree.
Crystal Lening lady your clearly to stupid to realize that all these news channels are garbage it’s just about what garbage you want shoved down your throat. You enjoy cnn a liberals paradise where all they tell you to do is hate trump and his supporters, when over on Fox they just make fun of cnn. You see I enjoy when people shit on cnn because they promote fake news, Democrats, liberals and mostly support only minorities. Cnn is cancer. Fox on the other hand strictly makes fun of cnn, and liberals. So why the fuck wouldn’t I like fox. Is your pea brain to small to comprehend a 20 year old who isn’t a pussy liberal
sigh.... You mean, when people would start again to talk *to* each other, instead of just talking about each other in their respective bubbles... Yes. That would be great. I am not an American, so I am not as keen in the ins and outs of US politicians. I probably would not vote for this man, but I think I could respect him. If he acts like he talks of course.
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Charisma is a thing...but honestly, judge ppl by what they do. His actions speak for itself, so yea, do i like the guy for a chat? sure. would i give him ANY responsibility again? no way.
In most of these comments praising him, I notice they say that they don't know that much about him. If they did, they would definitely be seeing this interview in a different light.
@TNM001 exactly where I'm at with this dude. Can't lie and say he doesn't have his moments, but there's some atrocious shit in his history. Nevertheless, I have to be fair and give him that he IS a very interesting guest to have on a talk show, because he usually doesn't shy away from getting real when you ask the right questions, no matter what I may think of him, I do feel his answers are genuine and he cares very little how you receive them. Weirdly, there's one politician whose words I trust but whose actions I usually hate..
Not just to Trump, but to everyone. He says what he thinks people want to hear and uses it to advance his own success. It's not uncommon for a politician, in fact it's not necessarily a BAD tactic when used in reasonable doses, but he does it to such an excessive degree that it's astounding. He knows right now that slamming the Trump administration in a book and playing the victim is lucrative and potentially will improve his chances of success in his political career, so he did it. Very little about this man is genuine.
I don't agree with him politically but he is the few Republicans I could see voting for. Problem is the Republican base would push him to far to the right for me to actually do that.
glory gig ah well a lot of americans joke that jersey is like the "bad unholy state"...lots of ppl are p rough around the edges and shit but it depends on what part of jersey you're from
A lot of that came from The Sopranos and The Jersey Shore (many of them New Yorkers, btw), but yeah we are not highly religious, overall. Most of all, evangelicals are very rare around here. It’s mostly Catholics in terms of Christianity, which I’d guess is the real basis of his comment ultimately. The Christians here aren’t that hardcore, basically. This is a liberal state, so Bible bumping Pence is not the norm.
@@JustMe-vk4fn 🤨🤔 makes so much sense. Pence is just as unlikable as trump but soooooooo boring. He's basically a real life background character. I'll give them this though, that was a smart move. Cunning but still.
Man, I used to watch tv for entertainment. But it seems like the ppl that are running our country have more drama circulating their lives than the tv shows I watch.
"I'm, not a bible guy, I'm from new jersey" Being from new jersey this just destroyed me, love it so much, What a great conversation of two individuals who disagree but have to respect. They're surprisingly funny. I didn't like Christie as Governor, even though I'm a republican, but he's a great guy on a personal level.
I agree. I'm left leaning so naturally disagree with Christie on most subjects but I find his interviews always very interesting. He owes up and from the eye test he seems guinine and the fact you can sit down and debate with him in good faith made me respect him much more.
I am a die hard liberal but if I was a republican (not possible, that’s not me trying to be rude i live in California and grew up with liberal parents) i’d vote for Chris Christie, he’s level headed and sharp on his feet, he isn’t a sheep/follower and believes in what he believes not in what his party believes. MAD RESPECT 💯
It’s all true, that’s what’s scary! I’m an Independent and it’s galled me since Day 1 that the media didn’t cover it before the election. Why not? Simple: Kushner was being investigated for using charity funds that he was supposed to manage in order to become the largest DNC fundraiser in NJ.
This is to tell you how thirty Jeered is!! And that makes White house thirty!! Because thirty People are working in the White house!! I mean who does that?? Who higher a hooker to seduce his own Sisters Husband just to keep him silent from saying the truth!! That's absolutely Unshakeable and DUMB!!
Met Trevor at 6 flags and the guy was super down to earth and polite. Talked to him for a couple times at the park while hopping to other rides. Total respectable man and his history is so amazing with his hard work on getting him to where he is now. Christy is a stand up guy as well and if he ran he'd get my vote.
Lol no he doesn't. There is a staff of researchers who do the reading and then give him those talking points to discuss. He sure does not have time to read all the books of his guests each time they appear.
@@nanamarfo3371 why so salty, eh? And honestly, you can't actually dwell in specific details of a book without actually going through it. 😊😊 I'm a teacher, I know when my students are blabbering things about books they haven't read.
@@nikkite922 There's nothing in my initial comment that suggests saltiness. But whatever. And yes you can dwell on specific details when others have gone through it already and have made notes for you to dwell on those details. He's after all the one doing the interview not the other way round so it's likely he goes over those talking points with his staff before they even get on the show. It's not very hard to do honestly. Also, I know a few students who can really yap about a book or text they haven't read in detail. I used to be one of them. ;-)
92Kwame Of course he reads the book. Everybody doing serious interviews should have read the book. Two evenings before sleep and you’re done. Why wouldn’t you read it? Apparently you and more of a Trump „I don’t read - ever!“ kind of person. How very American of you... I would be surprised if there was any serious journalist who doesn’t read the material to prepare for an interview of this format. It would be very embarrassing if that became public.
I thought that was a clever way to dodge the fact that he was helping a man, who was breathtakingly unfit for office, win the presidency. It's disturbing as hell.
Arthur Dent I don’t disagree. I think you’re right. I just found it funny that he said that sentence out loud. I laughed. It doesn’t mean I approve of anything he does/has done. But you’re absolutely right, it was a clever way of getting out of the question.
@@quantumgirl3047 I hear yah, I don't like him either. But gotta respect the balls to come out and still say these things. The man is a better politician that is for sure.
This is how conversations should be!! You can disagree with someone's politics and views but you CAN BE CIVIL TO EACH OTHER!! I love Trevor for such amazing interviews..!!
Well, I dont think I will ever agree with him politicly, but he can answer questions and take part in a mature conversation. That is far too unusual nowdays.
I'm not a fan of Christie, but I have to give him one thing: he's one of the *very* few republicans who isn't too craven to come on shows like the Daily Show or to Stephen Colbert. All the other republican cowards are peeing their pants. (Of course he only does it because he wants to sell his book, but still... ^^)
@@starstuff100 Yeah, but he can also hold his own in a conversation any can formulate sentences to his advantage very quickly. He likes attention, but he also does well under attention. Ergo, he isn't as vulnerable as other republicans, who do similar shit but aren't as charismatic.
Agreed! I appreciate the fact that comedy Central put skis online for us to watch uncut and without commercials. I could have watched that for another 22 minutes!
It is a shame Ivanka’s Dad is suspect and her husband also. No wonder she has no filter of what’s right and wring. Neither she nor Jared were qualified and shouldn’t have taken those jobs.
Christie didn'tcome out of it looking too bad either. I wonder if this gets more candidates on both sides to come on The Daily Show to polish their images? 😛
The hate in our society is so fucking toxic, there's nothing destroying us more, and we don't realize it because it's played on passions, on these pet issues...
That was A GREAT conversation. Well done, Trevor. And kudos to you, too, governor. Wow...two adults speaking intelligently and respectfully in this day and age, and on a comedy show! Great stuff. Makes me hopeful for a better future.
I'm surprised that Chris Christie didn't get eaten alive when he was on Colbert but he somehow made it out. Don't think he makes a great political leader, but he's probably a better political analyst and commentator
He's definitely smart and funny. I don't agree with him on a lot, if any, political issues, but he'd definitely make a good commentator. Hell, even a right-wing late night show host, lol. He's good with the crowd. And if republican voters had something to laugh about, maybe they wouldn't vote so miserably.
When he was on Colbert, I busted out in laughter for how fast he said "yes" to the question of "could you do a better job as president than Trump." tbh what's killing it for me is that a lot of these right-winged (and even left-winged) insiders doing these tours on late-night television is just to sell their books. It kinda feels like advertisement disguised as entertainment, but that's just probably me being cynical. I miss boring politics back when it wasn't used to bait people into clicks for viewership, ya know?
@@ResidentTarantinoI'd say at least 95% of late night interviews and appearances are basically people trying to promote something or raise their political profile for some sort of office, I'm sure that's just a part of that industry
I mean it's alright to promote stuff like books, television series, or live shows... it's just the political ones that bother me the most, the ones coming from ex White House officials and whatnot. The whole thing doesn't come from a genuine place to create content, it's just a lucrative opportunity to make big bucks. It's like eating homemade cookies from your mom vs eating cookies that were mass-produced in a factory under the label of being "homemade."
@@cameronguilbeau5888 I think Stephen is less willingly to try to understand aka engaging in a two way conversation like Trevor always said, and is more eager to held Chris Christie accountable for the things he had done and said but still with a decent amount of respect. CC is not the first pro Trump staff that visited him, and he stil try to engage in a decent interview.
@@ShrooMIR05 I agree with that. While trevor still has an agenda in mind and is biased (me being slightly center right) he doesn't beat you over the head with his bias, while stephen will attempt to shame you if your views dont align with his. I just wish more last night hosts would hide their standings instead of shoving it down my throat but that's just the times we live in
Colbert was never a good interviewer, even on Comedy Central, Jon Stewart did insightful interviews while Colbert was too focused on himself, funny but not a good listener..... Glad to have seen both live though.
Christie grew on me ...I could not stand this guy but he proved to be a truer friend to Trump than all his cronies...he tells the truth at least of late during trumps admin even when he was not selected but always was kept close to the president but we know the one foot out is Kushner that's why he would never be in fully but still voted for him twice...he still has years ahead hope something happens for him but if he runs for president he does not have my vote but wish him well. Kudos Trevor, I love your interviews, you engage well with your guests and you always get them comfortable and get them talking.
I am not a fan of Chris Chistie's but I have to say he does seem more based in reality than a majority of the republican political pundits. I do not know what else to call him right now as he does not hold an office.
I have never seen this guy before but I'm going to be honest, he seemed actually likeable and funny and also honest. I think he really wanted to make Trump better and who knows, maybe he would have had a better influence on him would he have been allowed to be VP.
Magrat Knoblauch Likeable and funny, yes. Honest? That's a *hard* no. Please look into his history a little more. He's just as crooked as Trump and Kushner.
"If you don't think you can win you have no business asking people for their money or asking people for their vote" Somebody should say that to every single third party candidate from now until the end of time
A comedian that actually read a serious book. A politician that sounds sincere and relaxed. So refreshing to see an honest and intelligent conversation between people with different views.
I don't disagree with your comment, but why restrict it to "third party candidates"? Even Democrats and Republicans with little chance of winning should fall under the same logic.
He's not a good guy, but he is great in interviews usually. If Trevor had gone at him a little harder, you would have seen a different Chris Christie. Like Jekyll/Hyde different. But for the most part I enjoy his guest spots on talk shows.
Hats off to Trevor! Yes this was a regular normal conversation, a good interview. Trevor didn’t try to make Christie miserable, and Trevor asked him things like how do you feel and what did that seem to you? How do you think about this or that? Hats off to Trevor!
This was a refreshing and thoughtful interview. It's been a while since I watched a respectful dialogue between two people with opposing political perspectives on a late night show.
People weren't mad at him because he made an unpopular political decision. There were incensed because he shut down a PUBLIC beach so his family could enjoy it privately. It had nothing to do with a political judgement. It was all about taking advantage of your position as an entitled autocrat.
yes, and he never denied that. and trevor didnt ask that question. he asked how it was to go from liked to hated, and tbf, chrsitie didnt dodge that one.
I wonder if it had something to do with safety and receiving threats. I'd imagine he didn't get to spend a lot of time with his family while he was working, and/or if he did, he'd get public attacks/insults. He was probably getting a lot of heat from his family to be more present and he ended up pulling a lot of strings to get that family day at the beach which the rest of us take for granted.
Good interview by Trevor, really shows what a career politician Chris Christie is. No morals, no pride, no ideology, pure opportunism just finding ways to get into power and staying there. "I wanted to join Donald Trump when I saw he would win, because I wanted to help him to be a better leader." How he can say this with a straight face and without a smirk on his face is AMAZIN.
You know why I love Trevor’s interviews? There is no “I’m right your wrong”. It’s all about understanding the other side in a humorous way as possible. I don’t agree with Christie, but it was nice to hear his point of view.
I don't get how politicians live with one another. It's incredible that you'll support the worst candidate your party has ever nominated just because he has an R beside his name.
I guess the magnitude of how bad Trump really would be could no one really expect. Sure - now you have lot's of people who 'knew all along'. But to be honest - how could one really expect this? In all it's unprecedented desasterous glory?
Every Christy interview i see I can't help but kinda like the guy. He personable, has a good sense of humor and he's not an idiot. If his stance on policies were better i would actually vote for him.
Glad I got to see Christi as a person and hear his whys. Sure, I don't agree with his politics most of the time, but he's open to have this conversation in an environment that quickly could become derisive towards him. I respect that. Also, interesting to see his charisma and hear him joke about the state of things and himself.
A comedian that actually read a serious book. A politician that sounds sincere and relaxed. So refreshing to see an honest and intelligent conversation between people with different views.
I'm absolutely not pro Trump but huge props to Chris for not throwing Trump under the bus when Trevor was kind of joking that Trump doesn't like to read. This interview is a great example for us on how people can have a pleasant conversation even when they don't have the same ideology or share the same values.
