Samantha Bee is done with the 'Hindenberg explosion' that is Trump's candidacy

This week she compares him to a cartoon, a child and M. Night Shyamalan.
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Samantha Bee is done with the 'Hindenberg explosion' that is Trump's candidacy
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The election train is pulling into the station, and only Samantha Bee can conduct it.

Bee went on to slam television reporters who called Trump's performance in the third debate "decent," "the best 30 minutes he's had on policy" and referred to Wednesday as "sort of a normal debate."

"Our media are so punch-drunk from the 16-month Hindenberg explosion of Trump's candidacy, they no longer notice how awful he is unless he Hulks out on stage or grabs the foundational principals of our republic by the pussy," Bee said.

Monday's episode highlighted Trump's most childish moments from the third debate, including outbursts of "no puppet" and refusing to say whether he'd acknowledge Clinton as the next president. Many media members were shocked by this blatant rejection of the Constitution, but Bee won't have that.

"Looking at the results of a Democratic election and saying 'F*ck that!' has been official Republican policy for at least eight years now," she said.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.


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