NYTimes | You performed at one of Chappelle’s live shows in July. What was that like for you?
When
you’re in the clubs, you learn the rain crowd is the best crowd. Any
time it’s raining, they really want to be there. The pandemic crowd is really good. “Dude, not only do we want to be here, there is nothing else to do. There’s nothing else to watch. Thank you.”
What did you talk about?
I
talked about our political whatever. America. Part of the reason we’re
in the predicament we’re in is, the president’s a landlord. No one has
less compassion for humans than a landlord. [Laughs.] And we’re shocked
he’s not engaged.
Did you ever see that movie “The Last Emperor,” where
like a 5-year-old is the emperor of China? There’s a kid and he’s the
king. So I’m like, it’s all the Democrats’ fault. Because you knew that
the emperor was 5 years old. And when the emperor’s 5 years old, they
only lead in theory. There’s usually an adult who’s like, “OK, this is
what we’re really going to do.”
And it was totally up to Pelosi and the Democrats. Their thing was,
“We’re going to get him impeached,” which was never going to happen. You
let the pandemic come in. Yes, we can blame Trump, but he’s really the
5-year-old.
Put it this way:
Republicans tell outright lies. Democrats leave out key pieces of the
truth that would lead to a more nuanced argument. In a sense, it’s all
fake news.
