Jon Stewart says Tony Hinchcliffe wasn’t the problem at Trump’s ‘apocalyptic’ MSG rally

During his last regular episode Daily Show until the 2024 elections, John Stewart joked that he had yet to decide who would get his vote. “I usually just vote for whoever Washington Post approves,” he said, meaning Jeff Bezos– the controversial decision of the newspaper he owned not to endorse a presidential candidate, resulting in at least 200,000 people canceling their Mail (but maybe not their Amazon Prime subscriptions).

Stuart confirmed this week that he will continue to host Daily Show on Monday evenings through December 2025, and will also feature a one-hour live Election Day special that was previously announced. He then unpacked some of the presidential candidates’ recent major rallies. Regarding Beyoncéappearance on Kamala HarrisAt an event in Houston on Friday, he joked: “Not singing? Just a sincere statement about the importance of elections? Damn it, I’m voting for Trump.”

Then there was Donald TrumpA rally at Madison Square Garden that featured vitriolic speeches. Rudy Giuliani Tucker Carlson And Elon Musk. “Overall, this is the lineup you see outside Madison Square Garden, yelling at strangers as they try to sneak in inside Madison Square Garden,” Stewart said. “And let me say: how dare they desecrate the stage that the Pianist consecrated? How dare you? How the hell dare you? Listen to me: Do you know how many Italian Restaurant Scenes he’ll have to do to exorcise the demons that were on that stage? he continued, referring to Billy Joellongtime residence at the arena.

Stewart then turned his attention to the comedian. Tony Hinchcliffe, whose racist remarks (“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of trash in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”) has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. “In hindsight, bringing a hard-core comedian to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key group of voters was probably not the best campaign decision politically,” Stewart said. “But honestly, this guy really just does what he does.”

The host then played a clip of Hinchcliffe’s speech at the Netflix party. Tom Brady earlier this year, where he joked about Jews and enslaved people. “Yeah, yeah, sure, terrible, boo,” Stewart replied, stifling a laugh. “There’s something wrong with me. I find this guy very funny, so I’m really sorry. I don’t know what to tell you. I mean, bringing him to a rally and (making) him not make jokes is like bringing Beyoncé to a rally and not having… ugh.”

However, Stewart argued that while speakers at Trump’s rally brought “a real dark, apocalyptic version of America” ​​to the stage, the focus should be on the man who holds the real political power. Trump struck a similar tone in his speech, reiterating his mass deportation plans he would enact on “Day One” if he wins the election.

“Day one? Grab a bite to eat, meet the staff,” Stewart replied. “First day: we usually just read the syllabus. There is usually no homework.” He then reminded viewers of the time Trump failed to positively identify his ex-wife during testimony. Marla Maples in the photo. “Right now you think you’re safe because the group Trump is talking about is not you,” Stewart added. “It’s like, ‘Are you sure that’s not my wife?’ Donald Trump can tell the damn difference, or even care.”