Comedy Central’s Jordan Klepper aired his newest The Each day Present particular on Monday that proved why conservatives ought to cease making an attempt to win the approval of liberal comedy exhibits and Norwegian socialists as he tried to argue there’s a logical disconnect between the concept President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize and what the administration has executed in cities like Portland, Oregon. Worst of all, Klepper couldn’t even preserve his garments on for the complete episode as he joined Portland’s Bare Bike Trip to attempt to make his level.
Earlier than touring to Portland, Klepper jetted off to Norway to interview former Nobel Committee Chairwoman Berit Reiss-Anderson, who claimed the factors for the award embody both having “contributed to fraternity between individuals or nations, to peace establishments, and/or contributing to lowering standing armies.”
At no level did Klepper press Reiss-Anderson on the Nobel Committee giving an award to Barack Obama earlier than he did something. Nor did he press them on giving awards to individuals like Yasser Arafat, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Abiy Ahmed. As a substitute, a solemn however sarcastic Klepper requested, “Donald Trump has a brand new ‘no fatties within the military’ coverage. Does that rely?”
After Reiss-Anderson dodged the query, Klepper tried once more, “For those who decrease the BMI of the military, does that rely as decreasing the standing military in the event that they get thinner?”
Whereas Reiss-Anderson once more averted the query, she did declare that “all peace analysis actually exhibits that democracy is a system that promotes peace as a result of democracy consists of freedom of speech, inclusion, social justice, and these sorts of values.”
Klepper retorted, “Democracy is an enormous one. Trump loves democracy. Actually, he would possibly run for a 3rd time period” earlier than going to a voiceover, “Okay, I used to be beginning to win her over. If the democratic experiment is on the poll, it was time to return dwelling and see simply how peaceable our personal republic was trying.”
After a quick clip of a liberal protestor yelling “[bleep] you” at regulation enforcement, Klepper went to industrial. When he returned, he was in Portland, and after interviewing some members of the Bare Bike Trip, he questioned Mayor Keith Wilson, “For a break from all of the bouncing and jiggling, I requested the mayor of Portland why the president retains describing it because the ninth circle of hell?”
In accordance with Wilson, “They need to create this concept that Portland is on fireplace to allow them to carry extra forces.”
Klepper then questioned, “Are Portlanders taking the bait?” To which Wilson replied, “No, no, no, they’ve actually executed nicely. The protests have been actually nice. The absurdity that is being created on our streets, as if we’re on fireplace, is then met with the absurdity of our metropolis displaying up saying, ‘Do not attempt to match Portland with loopy as a result of we present up.’”
Ultimately, Klepper returned to the Bare Bike Trip and, after disrobing, joined the proceedings, “That is what the resistance appears to be like like, apparently. Hello, there. Apparently, ANTIFA is staging a full frontal assault on the ICE headquarters.”
In a voiceover, Klepper continued mocking the concept something in Portland was amiss, “Sure. The ice constructing was underneath siege from a rain-soaked military of deflated butts and inflated animals. Or as Trump referred to as them—”
Klepper’s sentence was punctuated with a clip of Trump saying “Antifa thugs,” however strive as he would possibly, Klepper can not want away the truth that Portland was not simply bare individuals or dinosaur costumes. As for the bigger level, no one ever cared to elucidate why ICE’s Portland presence is a risk to democracy.
Here’s a transcript for the December 8 present:
Comedy Central The Each day Present Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give the Man a Prize
12/9/2025
12:06 AM ET
JORDAN KLEPPER: She laid out the factors by which each Nobel Peace Prize candidate is judged.
BERIT REISS-ANDERSEN: Both contributed to fraternity between individuals or nations, to peace establishments, and/or contributing to lowering standing armies.
KLEPPER: Donald Trump has a brand new “no fatties within the military” coverage. Does that rely?
REISS-ANDERSEN: I could not inform you what single components rely.
KLEPPER: For those who decrease the BMI of the military, does that rely as decreasing the standing military in the event that they get thinner?
REISS-ANDERSEN: Your questions are inconceivable to reply in that—
KLEPPER: Come on.
[Voiceover]
There was yet another essential issue relating to recognizing peace.
REISS-ANDERSEN: All peace analysis actually exhibits that democracy is a system that promotes peace as a result of democracy consists of freedom of speech, inclusion, social justice, and these sorts of values.
KLEPPER: Democracy is an enormous one. Trump loves democracy. Actually, he would possibly run for a 3rd time period.
[voiceover]
Okay, I used to be beginning to win her over. If the democratic experiment is on the poll, it was time to return dwelling and see simply how peaceable our personal republic was trying.
PROTESTOR: [bleep] you.
…
KLEPPER: For a break from all of the bouncing and jiggling, I requested the mayor of Portland why the president retains describing it because the ninth circle of hell?
KEITH WILSON: They need to create this concept that Portland is on fireplace to allow them to carry extra forces.
KLEPPER: Are Portlanders taking the bait?
WILSON: No, no, no, they’ve actually executed nicely. The protests have been actually nice. The absurdity that is being created on our streets, as if we’re on fireplace, is then met with the absurdity of our metropolis displaying up saying, “Do not attempt to match Portland with loopy as a result of we present up.”
KLEPPER: You are going to attempt to get into crazy-off with Donald Trump?
WILSON: Sure.
KLEPPER: He wished to shoot a nuclear weapon at a hurricane.
WILSON: Yeah. I do not know the place his advisors are serving to him in any respect.
KLEPPER: Certainly. So to higher perceive this second, I wanted to embed within the bare bike protest.
That is what the resistance appears to be like like, apparently. Hello, there. Apparently, ANTIFA is staging a full frontal assault on the ICE headquarters.
Sure. The ice constructing was underneath siege from a rain-soaked military of deflated butts and inflated animals. Or as Trump referred to as them—
DONALD TRUMP: Antifa thugs.
