Gov Scott Asked to Pee in Cup

Daily Show crashes two Tallahassee news conferences

In what may be a bit that ends up on "The Daily Show," Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi were both asked to urinate in a cup at separate news conferences today and Wednesday.

Scott seemed embarrassed but Bondi played along, supplying a cup of apple juice to news conference crasher Aasif Mandvi, a former Tampa resident who is now a correspondent for Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

Mandvi ambushed Scott at a news conference in Tallahassee on Wednesday on his proposed state budget. Mandvi held out a cup and asked the governor to prove that he's not on drugs. He approached Bondi with the same question at her Thursday news conference in opposition to opening more gambling in Florida.

Mandvi, a former student at the University of South Florida, made references to a bill Florida legislators passed last year that requires all welfare recipients to pass a drug test. The law is being challenged in court by the America Civil Liberties Union.

When pressed to provide a urine sample by Mandvi on Wednesday, a surprised Scott responded, "I've done it hundreds of times" but he wouldn't accept the cup. Scott tried to ignore Mandvi and move on to other questions. But when Mandvi persisted, Scott said, "You're not running this," meaning the news conference.

Bondi, also from Tampa, is defending the welfare drug test law in court. She was ready to be confronted by Mandvi. According a Miami Herald reporter who witnessed the exchange, Bondi pulled out a small plastic container filled with a liquid, noting that "as attorney general, I'm always prepared." Her name was written on top of the container.

"You have a sample of your urine!," Mandvi said. "Is this really your urine?"

Bondi and her entourage walked away. "Thank you, have a great day," she said.

"How do we know it's your urine," Mandvi continued. "How do we know it's not apple juice. We will test this in the lab."

He then opened it, smelled it and proclaimed it was apple juice. "She just has incredibly beautiful smelling urine," he said.