Jon Stewart didn’t hold back during his comeback daily show, where he criticized both President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump for running for president again. Regardless of the outcome of this year’s election, Stewart said, “This country will never be saved.”
“In the history of this country, we have two candidates who are historically outside the norm for running for president in this country,” Stewart said. “They are the oldest people ever to run for president, breaking the record set the last time they ran in just four years!”
President Biden is 81 years old and former President Trump is 77 years old.
daily show The host then addressed recent concerns about Biden’s cognitive abilities, saying, “This guy couldn’t remember things during his deposition. Do you understand what that means? He’s under interrogation. “He had no ability to remember very basic things,” he said, citing testimony from Special Counsel Robert Hur. recent research When the president was questioned, it was discovered that he had a “deteriorating memory” and that it was “worsening.”
“Biden has taken a step back, but Trump is regularly making statements at his rallies that justify regular health checks,” Stewart added.
The odds of winning this presidential election are not good. “So the question is, folks, what the hell are we doing here?” he demanded.
“What’s crazy is that we, as voters, think we have to silence concerns and criticism. It goes without saying that it’s the candidate’s job to allay concerns, not the voters’ job,” he later said. added.
Mr. Stewart added this part with a rather solemn tone, saying, “So the good news is that we don’t have to worry about who wins the election. What I mean is, even before that, And then you have to worry about it every day forever.”
February 12th marked Stewart’s first day back to hosting. daily show Since leaving the show in 2015, he will host the show on Monday nights leading up to the 2024 presidential election, after which he will serve as executive producer until 2025.
daily show Airs weeknights at 11/10pm on Comedy Central and streams the next day paramount+.
