Seriously, im more excited than a Guy Seeing Beetlejuice with lauren boebert. Im more excited than a jets fan during the first three plays of the season. Youve got to be kidding me in case youve forgotten, im jimmy. Ive been off the air five months. Weve been gone so long. Weve been gone so long, the bachelor is now a grandfather. Its been a long time since our last late show. We looked at the calendar today, and check my math on this, i believe we have been off the air for 154 indictments. A look at some of the late night shows which returned to tv for the first time in five months. We have a lot to get to this morning, including a recap of day one in Donald TrumpsCivil Fraud Trial in New York City. Part of that is the Punishment Phase. Well tell you about the moment that seemed to enrage the former president. Also ahead, the latest on Kevin MccarthysSpeakership Battle as a far right Republican Forces a vote in the house to decide his fate, whether he keeps his job as speaker or whether democrats will step in and bail him out just to keep the government running. I think democrats will. Are people falling down . You okay, willie . We have some equipment moving. Everybody is in place now. Were getting ready. Okay. Once the show starts, well be ready and set. I just didnt know if lemire was running from one set to another. You should talk, mr. Two minutes late. Elise is here. Were good. Yeah, were ready now. Game on. All good. Well, ill tell ya, mika, no one can ever, ever accuse me, if im late, of running to set. No, thats true, actually. Swaggers in. More of a stagger. Yeah. Sinatra hat on, smoking a cigarette, a drink. Put it down, okay, well go over there. So, its very nice, always nice, the late night guys. That was fun. Great that they came back. I mean, jimmy fallon, really excited, as excited as the guy who went to see beetlejuice with lauren boebert. Thats saying something. Whats nice is, you have five months of pentup jokes. Theyve been sitting at home, right, writing these things. Oh, we missed this one, missed this one. They emptied the chamber of the summer jokes yesterday. Yeah. And a lot going on in politics, as Stephen Colbert mentioned. Several indictments since last on tv. Incredible. I heard Something Interesting yesterday. I was watching, as i do, willie, on the way down to the orphanage. I was looking at instagram reels. I think thats what the kids do. Rush, stuff like that. Theyve already gotten my algorithms down. It is nick saban, you know, yelling at the press. Its will ferrell clips. Its also snl clips. Speaking of comedians, they were asking who the best person was for weekend update. Of course, there have been incredible people for weekend update. I dont know if youve seen this clip. Started with chevy chase. Mcdonald, go down the list. He actually said, dennis miller. He goes, i understand all the politics of this, all the he said, i was on a ride with dennis, and hes sitting in the backseat. Hes got a notepad. Were, like, driving a couple miles, and hes just sitting there writing. What are you doing . Oh, im writing jokes. Read him the jokes, and he said, they all could have gone on any show anywhere at any time. Again, a fabulously, fabulously talented actor who, of course, we dont hear that much from anymore. Oh, so funny. And so great in that chair. You mentioneded norm mcdonald, too. His head writer, jim downey, was on conans podcast. If you love comedy and snl, its funny. He step by step walks through how he writes the jokes and why its so good. You have seth meyers, tina and amy. I mean, thats been a cradle of greatness for a very long time. Oh, yeah. Dennis miller truly was one of the funniest guys in the world. Still is. All right. Now, were going to get to things that are unfunny, and that is our top story this morning. Yeah. One of many. This first one especially. The longtime Chief Of Staff for donald trump offering his harshest criticism yet of his former boss. John kelly sent in a statement to cnn which he backs up many of the stories recounted recently of Trump Lashing out against u. S. Service members and veterans. Kelly confirms, trump didnt want wounded veterans in a Military Parade planned for Independence Day because it, quote, doesnt look good for me, meaning donald trump saying that. Kelly also says trump, que, rants that our most precious heros who gave their lives in americs defense are losers and wouldnt visit their graves in france. Kelly then appears to comment on trumsost recent attack o general mark milley, in which the former president suggests he be punished by death. Kelly describes trump as a, quote, Person Who Cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior wh h served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should los his life for treason in expectation that someone will take action. In expectation that someone will take action. For him. Yeah. Like january 6th. Yeah. That Somebody Will that someone will kill. As the general said, he said it, an expectation that someone will kill milley for him. The statement ends with kelly saying trump is a, quote, person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our constitution, and the re of law. There is nothing more that can be said. God help us. Kelly served as Chief Of Staff from 2017 to 2019. He has criticized trump before, but this statement marks the first time these comments have been confirmed by kelly, who was present at the time they were made. Of course, the Chief Of Staff is right in there and sees everything, all day, every day, and gets a real firm sense of a situation, which is why that Expectation Line is chilling and something we believe to be true and makes the support for trump out there all the more concerning. Well, its obvious. Its obvious what donald trump wants people to do, when they talk about, they should be killed, executed, they should be this, should be that. I dont think it is obvious to everyone. It is. Its obvious that thats what donald trump wants to do. Im glad the general said it. But you look at these horrific statements, willie. There were questions before when they first were in the atlantic, i believe, in early 2020, maybe 2019, who they were about. Was it john kelly . A lot of people thought it was. But who said it is not as important as what was said by donald trump. It goes all the way back to john mccain, obviously, Calling John Mccain a loser for being a p. O. W. Who sacrificed for his Band Of Brothers, who refused to leave vietnam, even though he could have because his father was connected. Just think about that. Donald trump uses his connections to have a doctor lie about bone spurs. John mccain uses his connections to stay in hanoi, being beaten and tortured so badly, he cant even raise his arms above his shoulders for the rest of his life, because he refuses to go home before Everybody Else that came in with him in that prison cell in vietnam. It goes on to, of course, hes at normandy, one of the most Sacred Places, and hes not wanting to visit. Its raining, he doesnt want to get out. He doesnt want to visit the markers, the tombs of soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines who died because, well, they died, so he considers them losers. At one point, he turns to General Kelly, who lost a son, and said, why would anybody do this . Why would anybody sacrifice their life for this country . Whats in it for them, he wondered. Yeah, whats in it for them . Again, this is just one more example, one more example of these people who once claimed to be the most righteous, who claim to be the most patriotic, who claim to be the most supportive of the military, lining up behind a man who is the antithesis of everything that they grew up believing was right. Now, they are behind him in this personality cult. Yeah. That mccain moment that you reference is such an important one. That was back in july of 2015. Important because it gave us a sign of what was coming, which is to say, he did something unthinkable, especially within the Republican Party, trashing john mccain, specifically his heroism in war, and his support went up. In that moment, we talked about it here and we talked about it privately, we said, hmm, Something Different is happening here. To your point, these are the men and women that we hold most sacred in this country and, as you say, republicans always have defended the military. We present this to Trump Supporters, how can you defend this . Theyll say, well, it was the media. He probably didnt say that. I dont know. Now, we have General Kelly, jonathan lemire, on the record in that statement to cnn saying, yeah, everything you read in the atlantic pieces, two of them, thats true. I was there. Those things happened. He did trash war heros. He trashed the militarys dead. He didnt understand why theyd sacrifice, what was in it for them. Yeah. Misunderstanding of the military. It doesnt change how they view donald trump. Kelly has been coordinating with journalists in the background, but, now, he put his name to it. It was, indeed, the battle there is a foundational battle from the marine corps in france, as many marines think, thats where they began, their origin story. Donald trump was dismissive and refused to go to the funeral that day because it was raining and he didnt want to get his hair messed up. That, kelly told people, was the last straw for him, when he realized what sort of person donald trump really was. Will this make any difference . I highly doubt it. Others who work for donald trump, the National Security establishment, who have spoken out against him, general mattis, general mcmaster, john boll bolton, the list goes on and on, theyve forcefully condemned his patriotism, his leadership, and his character. We know what Rex Tillerson thought of him, as well. We cant say it on familyfriendly television. We should take in, elise, the idea that these are people who worked with donald trump day after day in the most sensitive, important moments of his presidency. They knew him best. Much like we saw at the january 6th trials, much like were starting to see in the criminal proceedings, those who spent the most time with trump are saying, he is unfit to hold that office again. You know, john kelly always seemed to have somewhat of a Pain Public Posture when hed be out in public, with the exception of john kelly himself had a pretty bad episode when it was the slain husband of the widow, la David Johnson, and the fight started when it was the worth episode when he was picking on the widow whose husband died a week earlier. That was that, to me, was, oh, this is what trump thinks of our military. He cares so little for the loved ones of those who have fallen in battle, that he literally be belittle them in the aftermath of that loss. So this is nothing new. We know the level of respect that trump has for basically anyone but himself, and we see the contempt in which he holds those who volunteer for service for their country. This is nothing new. It reminds us of the mans fundamental character. I do think, willie, that if this continues, taken together, i do think General Kelly, who served this country proudly and ably for so long, who lost a son, sacrificed a son for this country, General Kelly. General mattis, who, again, another war hero, another man that trump was just so thrilled to have come before him. General mcmaster. I do think if these generals do come out and do speak out and do speak out publicly on camera and do have make a concerted effort between now and next year to talk about just how unfit donald trump is to run for office and to be president of the United States again, be Commander In Chief again, i do think trumps generals, so to speak, the people we were talking about back in january of 2017, trumps generals all coming out, condemning them for all the horrific things he said about our Men And Women In Uniform in this country, i do actually believe that is one thing that could have an impact. With the cult, with people that are sharing and laughing about Nancy Pelosis spouse getting his head bashed in . No, no. But with voters that are actually going to decide this election in the suburbs of atlanta and the suburbs of philly, the suburbs of detroit, and suburbs of milwaukee. We may well hear more now from General Milley. He was somewhat restrained, as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, but he may be able to say more. Sat for the 60 minutes interview last week, as well. Joe, for People Like UsWho Revere The People who serve this country and try to lift up injured members of the military and help them, the comments most recently in Jeffrey Goldbergs atlantic piece were particularly abhorrent. He told General Milley that, after a man, a warrior who lost his leg to an ied attack in afghanistan, suffered strokes because of it, been through hell, saying, god bless america, that donald trump says, nobody wants to see that, speaking of injured veterans, warriors, dont let that happen again. How do you defend that . Youre willing to excuse a lot of things about donald trump. We get that, over the last eight years or so. But that, attacking a wounded warrior, how do you defend that . Willie, you see this firsthand in all the work that you do. These men and women are the best of who we are, the best who have gone over to protect and defend this country, who, like bob dole, left a part of themselves in battle. Like bob dole. Donald trump would call bob dole a loser. They come back with injuries and, yet, they stay together. They keep fighting a new fight, a new cause. You see that every day. These are our heros. They are. It stays with them for the rest of their life. Its a reminder that donald trump is all about the superficial. How does it look . Hes creating a play. He is putting on a tv show. If it doesnt look just the way he wants it to, well, then the people who are ruining it for them, in his eyes, are disposable, including hero Military Veterans. All right. Speaking of how it looks, donald trump was in court yesterday for day one of a massive fraud trial against him. Hes back in court today. In one minute, exactly 60 seconds, were going to talk about the moment yesterday that enraged him and what is next. Well be right back. I brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. Those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. Ahh, here, ill take that. Woo hoo ensure max protein 30 grams protein, one gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients for immune health. he hits his mark center stage and is crushed by a baby grand piano. Youre replacing me . Customize and save with liberty bibberty. He doesnt even have a mustache. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. upbeat music constant contacts advanced automation lets you send the right message at the right time, every time. constant contact. Helping the small stand tall. Welcome back at 18 past the hour. Donald trump is expected to be back in court this morning for day two of his Civil Fraud Trial in New York City. Yesterday, the Punishment Phase began after the judge, last week, found trump, his two oldest sons, and his Company Liable. For fraud. The former president sat with his arms crossed as his defense team and prosecutors from do you think he is bored yet, being in so many courts . Nope. This is what he does. He goes to courts. This one hit his where it hurts. Its about his money. There is a Monitor Being Put in charge of his companies. Theyre going to figure out whether or not they need to be dissolved. Everything this guy is made of. I would say he built, but he actually probably inherited the equivalent of 1 billion from his dad. He inherited about 400 million in terms of todays money, lost most of it. Prosecutors from the new York AttorneyGenerals Office gave their Opening Statements. Sitting a few feet away from him was the Attorney General herself, Letitia James, Who Leered At Trump while cameras were briefly allowed inside the courtroom. This was quite a scene. I dont think everybody expected those cameras to be in there. An attorney for trump complained that the former president did want a jury to hear the case, but the judge noted that his team had never asked for a jury trial. After Opening Statements, prosecutors played taped depositions from trump, his sons, his former attorney, michael cohen, and his companys former chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg. Then they called their first witness,