Watch Jon Stewart Help Undecided Voters Pick Between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
By some miracle, there are still a lot of undecided voters out there in America. Luckily, Jon Stewart had some thoughts for those who aren’t sure whether to select Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president in November.
On The Daily Show, Stewart confirmed those who are undecided basically include himself and “six people who were kicked in the head by very powerful horses.” “I’ve been leaning towards Kamala Harris because of her impressive resume and her ability to switch from Indian to Black like that,” Stewart told the audience, adding that he was concerned about both candidates’ ability to have a specific plan for the country.
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As for Trump, he’s offered even fewer specifics than Harris, as Stewart showcased with a series of clips. “So, clearly, what people like about Donald Trump is not his clear, specific policies as they demand from Kamala Harris,” Stewart noted. He then played clips of Trump supporters explaining why they plan to vote for him, quipping that “Donald Trump is behind the kind of people who have to work overtime to pay the bills.”
“I gotta say, every time Trump talks about workers it’s like watching A Christmas Carol in reverse,” Stewart responded. “‘I just fired these three ghosts who were trying to get overtime.’ So the supporting-the-working-man thing is nonsense.”
Stewart also recalled a recent article published by Rolling Stone about the election, which mentioned Trump’s desire to “punish” late-night comedians for their anti-Trump material. “Isn’t being on basic cable at 11 p.m. punishment enough?” Stewart replied. “So we know the policy thing about free speech and the hero-of-the-working-class thing are all bullshit.”
Ultimately, Stewart determined that the qualities people profess to love in Trump “don’t seem to be an accurate reflection of said former president.” He added, “It’s as though they’ve created a fictional character, a bizarro Trump, whose accomplishments and character bear little resemblance to the self-aggrandizing, perpetual victim guy he continues to tell you explicitly that he is.
“This fictional Trump, who is portrayed as much better than he actually is, is running to be president of a country he paints as much worse than it actually is,” Stewart concluded. “But I got to tell you, whatever country that is where families are routinely murdered several times while making breakfast could really use Donald Trump. The rest of us? Not so much.”
Elsewhere on the show, Stewart sat down with author Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss his book, The Message, which centers on oppression.
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