The Daily Show: Ears Edition Trump Launches War on Drug Traffickers… Unless They’re Also Honduran Ex-Presidents | Asi Wind
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Dec 4, 2025 
Asi Wind, an award-winning magician and mentalist, shares his journey and passion for magic while on tour with 'More Than Magic.' He discusses the transformative moment when a cigarette-vanish trick ignited his love for the craft. Wind emphasizes the collaborative nature of magic, inviting audiences to engage. He demonstrates impressive card tricks with Josh Johnson, highlighting the importance of sincerity and live interaction, and argues that technology can never replace the unique experience of live performances.
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War Rhetoric Masks Domestic Demand
- Josh Johnson highlights the contradiction of launching a war on 'narco-terrorists' while the U.S. import demand fuels trafficking.
- Labeling traffickers as 'terrorists' reframes public sentiment but obscures domestic responsibility for drug demand.
Pardon For A Convicted Honduran President
- Josh Johnson recounts Trump pardoning ex‑Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez despite a U.S. conviction for major drug trafficking.
- Johnson mocks the scale: Hernandez allegedly helped smuggle about 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
Pardon Justified By Performance
- Josh Johnson shows Trump's baffled media responses reveal a performative legal posture rather than clear policy reasoning.
- The pardon was explained with slippery‑slope rhetoric and selective ignorance about the convicted man's crimes.