Jon Stewart mocked both President Biden and former President Trump during his return to “The Daily Show,” saying both 2024 candidates are “beyond what they can handle for the world’s toughest job.” ” he said.
After a nine-year hiatus, the 61-year-old comedian Return to hosting business He received a huge round of applause on Monday’s Comedy Central show. The cable network announced last month that Stewart would sit at the anchor desk on Monday nights and be replaced by other hosts on other weekdays.
Stewart took aim early in his monologue against Biden and his response to special counsel Robert Hur’s classified records report, which drew attention to the president’s age and cognitive abilities.
“This man couldn’t remember anything during a deposition. Do you understand what that means? He didn’t have the ability to remember very basic things during interrogation,” Stewart said. He later enraged Trump by playing footage of him unable to remember the facts during his deposition.
“Biden has made some concessions, but Trump is making statements at his rallies that would require regular health checkups,” Stewart said with a laugh.
“So the question is, folks, what the hell are we doing here?” said Stewart, seemingly exasperated.
Stewart said Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, are “two candidates who are chronologically outside the norm for anyone to run for president in this country’s history.” “They are the oldest,” he said. Every person who has ever run for president has broken the record set the last time they ran in just four years! ” exclaimed Stewart.
“We’re not saying either person isn’t vibrant or productive or capable,” Stewart said.
Stewart said in a more level-headed tone: “The funny thing is that we, as voters, think we are the ones who have to silence concerns and criticism. It’s the candidate’s job to allay concerns, it’s not the voters’ job. No, needless to say.”
Stewart mentioned 45 people, although he said Biden is “not Donald Trump.”th “The stakes of this election will not diminish the scrutiny of Donald Trump’s opponents” after the president has been indicted and sued multiple times.
“That actually puts him under even more scrutiny,” Stewart said.
When election day arrived, Stewart said: And even if your man wins, this country will never be saved. ”
“So the good news is not to say we don’t have to worry about who wins the election,” Stewart concluded.
“What I’m saying is, you’ll have to worry about it every day before that, and every day after, forever.”
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