Late Night Last Week: Charlamagne Tha God On The Right’s “DEI” Attacks

Summer vacation continued for much of late night last week. But two programs soldiered on as the rest of the shows presumably prepare for the Democratic Convention next week and the end of summer. 

On The Daily Show, Charlamagne Tha God was back behind the desk. He returned for a new installment of “In My Opinion,” in which he tackles the right’s racist attacks against Kamala Harris, including Donald Trump’s recent comments at a National Association of Black Journalists meeting and the labeling of her as a “DEI” hire. In his monologue, Charlamagne points out that the prevailing logic for the Harris campaign as they vetted a running mate (now Tim Walz) was that they should pick a white dude, which of course they did. “According to Republicans, Tim Walz isn’t a DEI hire,” he said, “because to them, every letter in DEI actually stands for the same thing: Black, Black, Black.” 

Charlamagne then went on to address the idea that Harris did not do enough as vice president, or the notion that she should have used the position to define herself. “Remember that one big thing she did,” he asks. “Me neither!” But Charlamagne goes on to make the point that vice presidents are supposed to exist in the background as a safety net. “A VP is like a carbon monoxide detector,” he said. “You want to have one, but if it makes any noise, something has gone wrong.” Cue the Dick Cheney hunting clips. 



Correspondents Hit the Campaign Trail

The presidential race is moving so fast, it is hard to keep up, even for late night. But thankfully, Jordan Klepper is on the scene. He waded back into familiar territory, attending a Trump rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Klepper talked with Trump voters about the news: Biden’s dropout, the VP selection processes, and the attempted assassination of Trump. You will be shocked to learn that many attendees had many thoughts about many things.