Amber Says What: Confederate TV Show, Maxine Waters Reclaims Time

-We don't always have time enough
to cover all of the recent news,
so here with a recap is one of our writers, Amber Ruffin,
in a segment we call "Amber Says What."
♪♪♪♪
-Whoo! You guys, things have been crazy!
First of all, no one works in the White House anymore.
Sean Spicer was out, and I was like, "What?!"
Then Reince Priebus was out, and I was like, "What?!"
Then to top it all off,
Scaramucci was out after just ten days,
and I was like, "What?!"
But then I found out
Steve Bannon was still working there,
and I was like, "What...?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
And then I found out the Boy Scouts invited Trump
to give a speech, and I was like,
"Ha-ha-ha! Why?!"
Then he started talking to these children
about a guy getting laid on a yacht,
and I was like, "Ha-ha-ha! What?!"
Then he had those kids booing Obama,
and I was like, "Ha-ha. What?"
[ Laughter ]
Then the people who made "Game of Thrones" announced
they're working on another show called "Confederate"
that imagines if the South
had successfully seceded from the union
and slavery had never been abolished.
I heard that and was like, "What the [bleep]?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
But then Amazon announced that they were also working on
a show called "Black America"
that imagines if newly freed slaves
had formed their own nation,
and I was like, "What... a new and interesting idea."
Then the best thing in the world happened.
During a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee,
Representative Maxine Waters
asked Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
why he hadn't responded to a letter she had sent him. Watch.
-Everything that you've done for the community there.
-Thank you very much for that.
I don't want to take my time --
-I also have appreciated the opportunity...
-Reclaiming my time.
...to meet with you several times.
-Reclaiming my time. Reclaiming my time.
-The time belongs to the gentlelady from California.
-With the House... -Reclaiming my time.
Reclaiming my time. -With the Senate...
-Reclaiming my time. -Okay.
-Reclaiming my time.
-Mr. Chairman, I thought when you read the rules,
you acknowledged that I shouldn't be interrupted
and that I would have -- -Reclaiming my time.
What he failed to tell you
was when you're on my time, I can reclaim it.
[ Laughter ]
-Whoo! Whoo!
I saw that and was like,
"What...better way to shut a fool up."
Then they voted against the repeal of Obamacare,
and I was like, "What-what!"
Then everyone was like,
"John McCain voted no! He saved us!"
And I was like,
"What...about Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
And yesterday, I read that the Justice Department
is investigating affirmative action in college admissions,
and I was like, "Good! We need more affirmative action."
But then I found out that the Trump administration
is going to use resources allocated for civil rights
to investigate colleges
for discriminating against white people.
Then I said, "What?" so fast, it broke the sound barrier.
It was like this.
What?!
[ Laughter ]
That worked well.
But, hey, I'm all for white people getting an education.
Then there won't be so many people voting for Trump.
This has been "Amber Says What."
♪♪♪♪
-Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Amber Ruffin.
-Reclaiming my time!
Reclaiming my time.
Reclaiming my time.
Amber Ruffin, everybody.
-Okay.

Amber Says What: Confederate TV Show, Maxine Waters Reclaims Time

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