VIDEO: Samantha Bee Shows Why GOP Paranoia About Syrian Refugees Is Ludicrous
The "Daily Show" veteran and host of the new TBS program "Full Frontal" flew to Jordan to visit a Syrian refugee camp and show right-wing politicians and pundits what the people they're vilifying are really like.The “Daily Show” veteran and host of the new TBS program “Full Frontal” flew to Jordan to visit a Syrian refugee camp and show right-wing politicians and pundits what the people they’re vilifying are really like.
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