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U.S. and Iran Wage a Meme War as Pete Hegseth Blasts "Unpatriotic" Media | The Daily Show

2026-04-17 Comedy
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Ronny Chieng plunges into America's evolving war with Iran, how global fuel shortages are making Thai news anchors sweaty, whether Iran's AI video of Jesus casting Trump into hell falls under Hegseth’s “patriotic” label, and how all this chaos is somehow improving the U.S. stock market. Plus, Iran’s stream of “slopaganda” is inspiring Michael Kosta to do his part in the emerging meme war. #DailyShow #RonnyChieng #Iran Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@rc-kv4qo 2026-04-17

Unpatriotic is when you don't tell Congress you're going to WAR with Iran

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@philosotree5876 2026-04-17

"Negative coverage" Yeah war tends to be a negative thing.

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@ItsJustMeEmilyyy 2026-04-17

Hegseth looks 💯 like he’s in an SNL skit when he speaks 😂

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@libra6492 2026-04-17

This isn't a crisis, it's a meltdown. Crisis can be managed. Meltdowns are uncontrollable. Epic Fury turned into Epic Failure.

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@kathleenxai 2026-04-17

AI Jesus is disconnected from actual circumstances. Similarly, Petey is removed from being sober.

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@modogo3635 2026-04-17

I hate "the new spirit of the country". It's immoral, it's toxic and it fires back.

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@CatoPubliusGracchi 2026-04-17

No one is patriotic about an illegal war.

115 1 replies
@ShmaylaRay 2026-04-17

Who knew that bombing schools in another country would come with "very negative coverage"

104 3 replies
@Xeonerable 2026-04-17

"How dare you not conform to our narrative, that's very unpatriotic" says the facism aspiring government.

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@xxfloppypillowxx 2026-04-17

Hey Pete fun fact. Real journalist aren't on a side, that's propagandists. Journalists report the facts, facts don't take a side.

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