Jon Stewart drags Mary Trump on ‘The Daily Show’ after calling host ‘danger to democracy’
NY Post
Jon Stewart dragged Mary Trump on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show” after the former president’s niece called the TV host a “danger to democracy” after returning to the late-night talk show after a nine-year hiatus.
Stewart kicked off his return to the hosting chair by taking aim at both Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s ages as part of a 20-minute dialogue on the 11 p.m. Comedy Central show.
Stewart — who is slated to be back on a part-time basis through the election season — called both presidential frontrunners “chronologically challenged” as he dubbed the upcoming season “Indecision 2024: Electile Dysfunction.”
The comedic tirade outraged left-leaning viewers, including Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, who responded to the episode with an X post that read: “Not only is Stewart’s ‘both sides are the same’ rhetoric not funny, it’s a potential disaster for democracy.”
“I know Donald, and the media has to stop with the both sides bullshit,” she added in a subsequent post.
Mary said that she couldn’t put all her thoughts on “The Daily Show” on X, so she “wrote a free newsletter about it.”
