Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani laid into Daily Show guest host and former White House staffer Kal Penn on social media after the latter aimed withering mockery his way, reported The Daily Beast on Thursday.
"The show began with a clip of Giuliani speaking to ABC News’ Terry Moran outside the courthouse on Monday, making the same false claims that brought about the lawsuit from Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss to begin with. 'They were engaged in changing votes,' Giuliani alleged," said the report. "After Moran quoted Giuliani's attorney in The Daily Show segment, saying in court that if the jury were to award Freeman and Moss the full amount, then that would 'be the end of' his client, Daily Show guest host Kal Penn chimed in. '‘The end of’ Rudy Giuliani? Oh, no. That sounds… awesome!' he said. 'The end of Rudy Giuliani is like the best-case scenario. Why is Rudy’s lawyer threatening the jury with a good time?'"
Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor who previously served as mayor of New York City, raged against this segment in a post on X.
"Yikes. This show hasn't been funny in years. I didn't even realize it was still running. I don't even recognize the host other than to say he looks like a slob," wrote Giuliani. "And what are you hoping for when you say, 'the end of Rudy Giuliani?' Sick people, and definitely not funny!"
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Freeman and Moss sued Giuliani for defamation after he repeatedly claimed, with no evidence, that they were stuffing ballots in Atlanta, leading to a wave of abuse and threats. The judge has already ruled for them on the merits in summary judgment, leaving the remainder of the trial about assessing damages.
Giuliani has been unrepentant in court, continuing to insist he was proven correct in his accusations and attacking the election workers' legal counsel.
