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Published · transcript-backedBassem Youssef: commitment
5 Apr 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame
“They came to power. And I have to say, I admit it, I supported that in the beginning because I had daily threats.”
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- Speaker
- Bassem Youssef
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- commitment
- Recorded
- 5 Apr 2024
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…What do you mean flipped? Yeah, they removed the Muslim Brotherhood. They came to power. And I have to say, I admit it, I supported that in the beginning because I had daily threats. I was actually interrogated and arrested under the Muslim Brotherhood. I was in an interrogation for six hours, and they were asking me all my jokes. And I used that in my standup comedy describing exactly what happened in the six hours. And it is so funny. Okay, well, it’s hilarious. But what… Slow down. You were interrogated by the Muslim Brotherhood?…
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