With coronavirus
now spiking in the Midwest, the U.S. has officially hit five million cases, with more than
160,000 people dead. And with schools
already reopening in parts of the country,
a new report says that 97,000 children
contracted the virus in just
the last two weeks of July. But despite all of that,
there are still a lot of Americans
doing stuff like this. There are growing concerns
this morning that tens of thousands
of bikers converging on Sturgis,
South Dakota could be taking part in
the superspreading of Covid-19. Officials have added beds
at area hospitals with fears that an uptick in the virus
could be just weeks away. REPORTER:
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is at full throttle
in South Dakota. REPORTER 2: Upwards of 400,000
bikers and guests jammed the region,
with few visible signs of the coronavirus pandemic. Throngs of maskless bikers
packed the street. REPORTER 3: Large crowds packed
together at concerts and bars, with very few masks in sight. Yes. You see, some people
look at the global pandemic and see the glass half empty. And some other people smash the glass
on the side of their head and go... (whoops) Because, yeah, of course bikers
don't care about coronavirus. These are the same people
who already said (bleep) you to seatbelts and airbags. Not following safety precautions
gives them a rush. They'd fly on the outside of a plane
if they could. Now, look, on the one hand, maybe bikers are less likely
to catch coronavirus because they're riding outside. But on the other hand, they also like to ride in long lines. So, I mean, one person
sneezes at the front, and they're all screwed. If you ask me, though,
these bikers are gonna be fine. Have you ever seen a movie
about the apocalypse? Who's left behind?
Bikers. The only people left behind
are always bikers. They're all driving around,
having a good time. I've seen Mad Max. There wasn't
a single epidemiologist. Now, while the U.S.
is still struggling to get coronavirus
under control, it's also continuing
to deal with the economic fallout
of the pandemic. And although
Congressional Republicans eventually agreed with Democrats that the country needs another
round of coronavirus relief, the two sides have been
unable to reach an agreement on what that should look like. Nancy Pelosi wants to extend
the $600-a-week benefits. While Mitch McConnell wants to give people just enough
to starve. Luckily for America,
there's an excellent dealmaker who lives in the White House. But because
she's busy in the Rose Garden, her husband came up with this. NEWSMAN: This morning, there's
confusion and controversy about President Trump's
new executive actions on coronavirus relief. On Saturday, Trump signed
four executive actions that would extend unemployment
benefits, curb evictions, provide relief
to student borrowers and suspend collection
of payroll taxes. But Democrats are bashing
the president's moves. They say he's exceeding
presidential authority and that his orders actually accomplish far less
than meets the eye. NEWSMAN 2: A lot of the claims
President Trump made at his New Jersey golf club
this weekend simply don't add up. He says
he's preventing evictions, but in reality, his order
directs federal agencies to consider whether
halting evictions is necessary. Even some Republicans
are accusing the president of making promises
he constitutionally can't keep. Republican senator Ben Sasse
calls the president's executive actions
"unconstitutional slop." Damn. Unconstitutional slop. I thought
that's what they called the in-flight meals
on Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines. The real joke is,
we don't serve meals. But you got to give it
to Trump, man. He knows
that Congress is so gridlocked that they can make even him
look good. Because, you see,
it doesn't matter if his executive orders
are illegal or toothless
or completely unworkable. He understands
that even the appearance of doing something is better
than the appearance of going on recess
in the middle of a recession, which is what Congress is doing. Although Congress will tell you
that they aren't on recess. Yeah, apparently,
they're just at home. But they'll come back
if there's a deal, which there won't be
because they're not working. But they're not on recess,
so don't call it "recess." They're just not working,
which is not recess. It's just... ho-home thing. And don't get me wrong. Some of these ideas that Trump
proposed are actually good ones. I mean,
suspending student loan payments makes a lot of sense right now, and banning evictions
is a great idea. Even though I'm pretty sure
that Trump only wants that because he thinks it means that he can't get kicked
out of the White House. But as for these other ideas,
Trump has just created a mess. Right? He wants to extend
unemployment insurance, but even
if he can convince a court that he's allowed to do that
without Congress, it only works if states agree
to foot part of the bill. And by freezing the payroll tax,
he's either gonna hit people with a huge bill
when it's unfrozen, or he might have
to cut Social Security, because it gets its money
from the payroll tax. So in many ways, Trump's executive orders are
like those coupons that you get. You know, where it says
the good news in big letters. "Free value meal." But then on the bottom
in small print, it says... So, once again, President Trump
has tried to solve a problem, and ended up creating
a bigger mess. But if you're wondering whether
he thinks he's doing a good job, well, here's one indication. President Trump may be pushing to have his face added
to Mount Rushmore. The president has been public about his admiration
of the monument. He spoke there
during the July 4th weekend. Now the New York Times says
the White House reached out to South Dakota's governor
last year, asking about the process
of adding presidents. The governor is quoted
as saying, "The president has expressed
sincere interest in the idea." That's right. Trump thinks that he deserves
to be on Mount Rushmore. And honestly, I agree with him. I think we should put Trump
on Mount Rushmore. But not a carving. I think we should actually put him on Mount Rushmore. No phone, no Internet. Problem solved. Actually, I wouldn't even mind Trump's face being carved
into Mount Rushmore, you know, just as long as they choose
the right picture. Because there are a lot of Trump
faces that I could get behind. You know, like, how about, trying-to-catch-a-baseball
Trump, or hair-blowing-in-the-wind Trump? And who says it has to be a
face, you know? Let's just throw Trump's tennis ass up there,
huh? The point is,
this could be the monument that finally brings all
of America together. Because liberals will look up
at Mount Rushmore and be like, "Look at that ass." And conservatives will look up
and be like, "Ooh, look at that ass." Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go, there are a lot of groups
out there right now who are working to protect
and advance voting rights for the elections in November. One of those organizations is the Alliance
for Youth Organizing, which is a national network of
local youth-led organizations mobilizing people to vote. If you can help them
and you would like to join in their cause,
then please visit the link below and donate whatever you can.
