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Profiles in Tremendousness - Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson

Season 22 • 12/13/2016

Donald Trump selects ExxonMobil CEO (and Vladimir Putin chum) Rex Tillerson for secretary of state.

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Evan McMullin - Uniting Against Authoritarianism
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Evan McMullin reflects on his 2016 presidential run as an independent conservative and explains why his CIA experience makes him wary of the incoming Trump administration.
12/08/2016
07:03

Trump Fakes a Deal
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Donald Trump negotiates a deal with Carrier to keep jobs in the U.S., but Trevor explains why the president-elect's agreement isn't as savvy as it seems.
12/08/2016
02:45

Trump Prepares to Dismantle the Government
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President-elect Trump trolls America by nominating a global warming denier to head the EPA and a union critic to helm the Labor Department.
12/08/2016
07:09

Barack Obama - Navigating America's Racial Divide
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President Obama talks about how he's approached discussions on race during his time in office and reflects on the varying degrees of racism in America.
12/12/2016
07:09

Barack Obama - Obamacare, Trump's Changing Policies & Post-White House Identity
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President Obama ruminates on the future of the Affordable Care Act, global warming and immigration policy as his GOP successor Donald Trump transitions into power.
12/12/2016
10:23

Barack Obama - Russia's Election Tampering & New Challenges to Democracy
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Trevor visits President Obama at the White House, and the outgoing commander-in-chief weighs in on how Russia's email hacks affected the 2016 election.
12/12/2016
08:09

Ta-Nehisi Coates - Reflecting on the Obama Years in "My President Was Black"
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Ta-Nehisi Coates compares how President Obama addresses black versus white audiences and looks back on his historic leadership in the Atlantic story "My President Was Black."
12/13/2016
01:54

Trevor Looks Back on His Meeting With President Obama
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Of all the things Trevor worried about leading up to his first interview with President Obama, going in for the handshake was the most daunting moment.
12/13/2016
05:32

NASA's Space Poop Challenge
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The Best F#@king News Team makes pitches to NASA (a la "Shark Tank") for gear that allows astronauts to defecate without removing their space suits.
12/13/2016
02:01

President-Elect Trump Meets with Kanye West
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President-elect Trump and Kanye West hold a mysterious meeting inside Trump Tower, sending the media into a frenzy.
12/13/2016
05:06

Profiles in Tremendousness - Secretary of State Nominee Rex Tillerson
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President-elect Trump nominates ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, prompting Trevor to break down the oil tycoon's foreign policy experience.
12/13/2016
04:31

Ohio's Shady Abortion Compromise
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After Ohio lawmakers compromise on a restrictive abortion bill, Michelle Wolf weighs in on why the legislation isn't much of a bargain for women.
12/14/2016
06:10

Trump Lets the Truth Come Out Post-Election
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During Donald Trump's "Thank You" tour, the president-elect smugly admits to lying about his campaign promises to lock up Hillary Clinton and "drain the swamp."
12/14/2016
04:06

The Gift of Reproductive Rights
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Desi Lydic finds out how American women are preparing to lose access to birth control and emergency contraceptives under the Trump administration.
12/14/2016
04:25

Michael K. Williams - Fighting for Free Will in "Assassin's Creed"
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Michael K. Williams demonstrates moves from his previous career as a backup dancer and discusses his role in the big-screen adaptation of "Assassin's Creed."
12/14/2016
01:26

McDonald's Cheeky Holiday Cup
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A McDonald's customer alters one of the fast-food chain's holiday cups to create the image of hands spreading apart a pair of butt cheeks.
12/14/2016
02:36

Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - 2016: The Year of the Trump Supporter
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Jordan Klepper reflects on the year he spent getting to know now-President-elect Donald Trump's most avid supporters on the campaign trail.
12/15/2016
05:16

Rob Corddry - A Simple Premise and a Good Time with "Office Christmas Party"
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Actor Rob Corddry talks about working on the HBO series "Ballers" with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and discusses his holiday film "Office Christmas Party."
12/15/2016
11:32

The 2016 Year in Review
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On the last show of 2016, The Best F#@king News Team recaps the year that brought the world Brexit, fake news, Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest and viral challenges.
12/15/2016
04:49

Michael Che - Making Important Stories Funny in "Michael Che Matters"
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Michael Che explains why he filmed his stand-up special "Michael Che Matters" in New York City and weighs in on what it's like to skewer Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live."
01/03/2017
06:46

House Republicans Vote to Gut Ethics Committee
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Republicans in the House of Representatives ring in the new year by prioritizing cuts to the Office of Congressional Ethics in a closed-door vote.
01/03/2017
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