How Bad Is Joe Arpaio? You Probably Have No Idea, But Trevor Noah Knows

How Bad Is Joe Arpaio? You Probably Have No Idea, But Trevor Noah Knows

The presidential pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio revealed more than Trump’s contempt for courts and the law, which was not exactly a secret anyway. Defending his decision to relieve the lawless lawman of the penalty for defying a federal court order, Trump endorsed his execrable, bigoted, extremely costly record in office.

Just how bad was Arpaio, often dubbed the “worst sheriff in America”? You probably have no idea. But Trevor Noah knows the stunning details. And he tells all in this latest edition of “Profiles in Tremendousness” — including the message Trump is sending to all of his cronies.

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North Carolina GOP's Extremist Nominees Excite Democratic Strategists

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In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly missed capturing North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes, losing the state by a slim 1.4-percentage-point margin. But that was nearly four years ago. Before the Dobbs decision. Before Donald Trump’s 91 felony indictments. And before last week, when the state’s GOP voters nominated a guy who favorably quotes Hitler, has compared LGBTQ+ people to insects and larvae, and thinks a six-week abortion ban isn’t quite extreme enough for governor. Tar Heel State Republicans also nominated another extremist, Michele Morrow, for superintendent of the state’s schools.

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