‘The Daily Show’ Gets Back at Iowa Republicans for Banning Them from a GOP Event

The Daily Show recently tried to send correspondent Jordan Klepper to the Iowa GOP’s first-ever “Growth and Opportunity Party,� but Iowa Republicans specifically denied Daily Show access to the event on the grounds that they “were afraid they were going to make fun of Iowa.� Thankfully, that didn’t stop Trevor Noah and Klepper as the “Senior Iowan Correspondent� from covering the event – and the Iowa GOP’s fear of being mocked – for about a third of last night’s episode. Watch another clip from the segment below, where Klepper points out that there’s not much to make fun of about Iowa anyway: “Iowans are decent, kind, smart people who work hard every day so their children can grow up to have a better life in Indiana.�