Radio host Charlamagne Tha God stopped by Comedy Central and The Daily Show on Thursday for one of his irregularly scheduled “In My Opinion” rants. In a wild diatribe, Charlamagne said CEOs are the happiest they’ve been since Luigi Mangione was caught, played the Nazi card multiple times on Elon Musk, demanded he “go back to Africa,” and that Democrats “donkey punch these mother[bleep]s.” (For the unaware, here is a not safe for work Urban Dictionary link explaining what a "donkey punch" is.)
Charlamagne huffed that “three weeks into Trump Part Two, I don't think he's going to destroy democracy anymore. I think he's already done it. The oligarchy is already here. I haven't seen CEOs this happy since they caught Luigi at that McDonald's.”
Putting up the picture of Musk on Inauguration Day that has widely and falsely been described as him doing a Nazi salute, Charlamagne rolled on, “Now, Trump has handed over the keys to the whole government to Elon Musk. Yeah, that's right, Elon Musk, world's richest man-child! The guy who innovated rockets and really innovated hand waving. And Musk is already doing so much damage to America that ISIS is getting FOMO.”
After a pair of CNN clips detailing the agencies Musk and DOGE are examining, Charlamagne added, “Yeah, Elon is stripping the federal government like it's Kanye's wife at the Grammys. If you think about it, Elon is the Kanye of the government, an egomaniac. No, he's an egomaniac coasting off early success who is way more into Hitler than you would've thought. Okay, yeah. Somehow, Trump demanded we get rid of DEI, then gave the job of co-president to an unqualified, unelected African immigrant.”
He also claimed, “This country isn't supposed to be run by incompetent foreigners. It's supposed to be run by incompetent Americans. I can't believe I'm saying this during Black History Month, but Elon, go back to Africa. Yes. And take your little minions too.”
Later in his rant, Charlamagne touched on a growing trend among the comedy shows: expletive-laden pleas for Democrats to get tough, “So we're in some dark times, people. I just hope the Democrats are organizing an effective opposition to all this. Show them what you're made of, Dems.”
In a clip, a solemn Sen. Chris Murphy was shown coping, “Hey there, um, Chris Murphy. It's been a very long, long day today. Full of a lot of bullshit… so I poured myself a drink. It's pink, it's pink. It's vodka grapefruit juice.”
Charlamagne responded, “You're unwinding with a pink drink in the middle of the game? Mother[bleep], get some amphetamines and get back on the field! Okay? Come on, man. You got Elon out here pumped up on Mars juice and ketamine. And you're out here having a sea breeze? Get in this fight, Dems. Your mascot is a donkey. Donkey punch these mother[bleep]s. Go hold a rally or something.”
After a cringe-inducing video of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer chanting, “I am going to stand with you in this fight. And we will win. We will win. We will win. We will win. We will win. We – won't rest. We won't rest,” Charlamagne broke out his own beverage. “Okay, see, now I need a pink drink. I need something to sip on. Lord have mercy. Yeah, this entire generation of Dem leadership has got to go, man.”
It took less than three weeks for Elon Musk to get liberals and Democrats to turn against rule by unelected bureaucrats, so maybe Musk’s efforts have had some positive benefits.
Here is a transcript for the February 6 show:
Comedy Central The Daily Show
2/6/2025
11:14 PM ET
CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD: But three weeks into Trump Part Two, I don't think he's going to destroy democracy anymore. I think he's already done it. The oligarchy is already here. I haven't seen CEOs this happy since they caught Luigi at that McDonald's. Yeah, and now, Trump has handed over the keys to the whole government to Elon Musk. Yeah, that's right, Elon Musk, world's richest man-child! The guy who innovated rockets and really innovated hand waving. And Musk is already doing so much damage to America that ISIS is getting FOMO.
KATE BOLDUAN: Elon Musk has essentially been a bull in the government's China shop, closing programs, locking out employees from their offices, shutting down websites, locking up email accounts.
LAURA COATES: DOGE has its paws in USAID, the Treasury Department, NOAA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Labor Department, even the Transportation Department.
CHARLAMAGNE: Yeah, Elon is stripping the federal government like it's Kanye's wife at the Grammys. If you think about it, Elon is the Kanye of the government, an egomaniac. No, he's an egomaniac coasting off early success who is way more into Hitler than you would've thought. Okay, yeah. Somehow, Trump demanded we get rid of DEI, then gave the job of co-president to an unqualified, unelected African immigrant.
This country isn't supposed to be run by incompetent foreigners. It's supposed to be run by incompetent Americans. I can't believe I'm saying this during Black History Month, but Elon, go back to Africa. Yes. And take your little minions too.
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CHARLAMAGNE: So we're in some dark times, people. I just hope the Democrats are organizing an effective opposition to all this. Show them what you're made of, Dems.
CHRIS MURPHY: Hey there, um, Chris Murphy. It's been a very long, long day today. Full of a lot of bullshit [jump cut] so I poured myself a drink. It's pink, it's pink. It's vodka grapefruit juice.
CHARLAMAGNE: You're unwinding with a pink drink in the middle of the game? Mother[bleep], get some amphetamines and get back on the field! Okay? Come on, man. You got Elon out here pumped up on Mars juice and ketamine. And you're out here having a sea breeze? Get in this fight, Dems. Your mascot is a donkey. Donkey punch these mother[bleep]s. Go hold a rally or something.
CHUCK SCHUMER: I am going to stand with you in this fight. And we will win.
MAXINE WATERS: We will win.
SCHUMER: We will win. We will win. We will win. We will win. We – won't rest. We won't rest.
CHARLAMAGNE: Okay, see, now I need a pink drink. I need something to sip on. Lord have mercy. Yeah, this entire generation of Dem leadership has got to go, man.
