Comedy Central
Before Trevor Noah officially signs off from The Daily Show later this year, he is the only nightly host airing new episodes this week. Which meant he was also the first host to get a crack at Herschel Walker for flashing a fake police badge at his one and only debate with Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) over the weekend.
After describing Walker as “closed-captioning’s worst nightmare,” Noah ran down some of the many controversies “swirling around” the candidate, from “his attack on absentee parents despite being one” to “his opposition to abortion despite allegedly paying for one.” All of this brought him to Walker’s attempt at “prop comedy” mid-debate as a way to address allegations that he has lied about being a member of law enforcement.
“I don’t know what’s crazier in this story,” the host said. “The fact that this man lied about being in law enforcement, or the fact that he pulled out a fake badge during a debate!” On top of that, Walker defended himself in an interview Monday morning by pushing back on the assertion by the National Sheriff’s Association that the “honorary” badge is purely symbolic.