Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Anti-Mask Rally
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Season 26 E 116 • 09/23/2021

Jordan Klepper pays a visit to Johnston County, NC, to interview angry anti-mask protesters hell-bent on allowing their kids to go maskless at school.
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Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Anti-Vaccination in SoCal
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Booster Shots Approved & 46% of Americans Believe in Ghosts
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Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Anti-Mask Rally
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Jordan Klepper pays a visit to Johnston County, NC, to interview angry anti-mask protesters hell-bent on allowing their kids to go maskless at school.
09/23/2021
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Nicki Minaj's Cousin's Friend's Swollen Testicles
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Terrence Deyalsingh - Trinidad's Health Minister Speaks Out
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