Jon Stewart said President Biden is too old for the job.
“I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old,’ but don’t say what people saw with their own eyes!” You can say that, He can’t hear us,” Stewart said during a comedy performance in Los Angeles that was streamed on Netflix.
“You know how old he is, and I know you don’t want to say it. [former President Donald] Trump is a very scary person, but he is very old… When you watch him on TV, you get nervous, right? ” said the host of “The Daily Show.”
Stewart made the remarks during an appearance on “Netflix Is a Joke Fest,” which debuted on the streaming service on Friday. According to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I’m not saying Biden can’t contribute to society. He just shouldn’t be president,” Stewart added.
The popular commentator also lamented the fact that voters this November will have to choose between Biden and Trump.
“Why would we allow this? And now we’re going to have two presidents who are the two oldest people to ever run for president,” Stewart said.
The newspaper has reached out to the White House and Trump campaign for comment.
Stewart is a frequent critic of Trump and the Republican Party, and has angered Democratic supporters in recent months by criticizing Biden.
When Stewart returned as full-time host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in February, he questioned the suitability of Trump and Biden for the presidency.
“These two candidates both have similar challenges,” Stewart said.
“And it’s not crazy to think that the oldest people to ever run for president in the history of this country might have some of these challenges.”
Stewart condemned Trump’s criminal indictments and other legal troubles, but said that didn’t mean Biden should be subject to “less scrutiny.”
“That actually puts him under even more scrutiny,” Stewart said.
“If there’s a barbarian at the gate, you want Conan standing on the ramparts, not Chocolate Chip Cookie Guy.”
Stewart received severe backlash for his comments. Mary Trump, the former president’s niece and one of his more vocal critics in recent years, accused the president of fomenting a “potential disaster for our democracy.”
A week later, Stewart joked about the backlash as a screenshot of Mary’s post appeared on the screen.
“As the saying goes, ‘Democracy dies in controversy,'” he said, referring to the leftist Washington Post’s slogan, “Democracy dies in darkness.” drew laughter from the audience.
If Biden, 81, is re-elected, he will be 82 by Inauguration Day. Mr. Trump is 77 years old.
If Biden wins a second term, he will be 86 years old by the time he leaves the White House.
Biden has made several gaffes in recent years and appeared to have amnesia when trying to remember the names of public figures.
Mr. Trump has also had his fair share of mix-ups. In late January, he confused then-Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley with Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
