Jon Stewart mocks Trump for briefing slip up and warns admin has made 'tough bet'
Jon Stewart has mocked Donald Trump for a press conference slip up and has warned the administration are making a "tough bet" on the country.
The president was seen earlier this week wandering off in the middle of a press conference to admire the ongoing renovations of the White House ballroom. Trump, who had been seated between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, would make a handful of errors in the speech. Not only did he wander off to admire the building project but he read aloud a note from Rubio which was intended to be a private comment.
The Daily Show host tied in this blunder with commentary on the Minneapolis ICE shooting, which left Renee Nicole Good dead after she was shot by an agent.
Stewart said, "We are in a confusing, dark place. This is where, quite frankly, the rule of law and institutions are kind of an important framework. But now that those are gone, what's our North star?"
"In America today, Donald Trump is the sun, and if you revolve around him and worship him, his warmth shines upon you. You could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose his support, as long as it's done on his behalf."
"His people are making a bet that adhering to a principle of forced compliance and coercion will give us a more stable and prosperous America than a principle of shared alliance and common interest. It's kind of a tough bet, because I read somewhere that people have inalienable rights granted by a creator not a king.
"So holding that coerced world together is gonna be a tall task. But if anybody's up for it, it's Donald Trump." Stewart's mockery continued as he wandered off mid-speech to look out of the windows of a double door to the side of the stage.
Just before getting up from his desk, Stewart joked that Trump had an "unbridled focus" which would serve him and the country well.