“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart after Thursday night’s first general election debate between President Biden and former President Trump, joined the chorus of those pillorying the incumbent over his performance via The Hill.
“Need to call a real estate agent in New Zealand,” Stewart, who recently typically only hosts the Comedy Central show on Mondays, said after playing a clip of Biden trailing off mid-thought before asserting that “we finally beat Medicare.”
25th AMENDMENT: This short exchange between Dr. Biden and the president tells you everything you need to know about Biden's fitness for office. She treats him like a small child. It is time to let Biden retire with dignity. pic.twitter.com/KJ8skoB3uA
— @amuse (@amuse) June 28, 2024
Every single Democrat who claims to care about the country — and who is calling for Biden not to run for re-election — should be urging his cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment. He's the president RIGHT NOW.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 28, 2024
I do not want Kamala Harris to be president, and I do not want Trump to lose in November.
But as an American, I think that this cabinet has a duty to invoke the 25th Amendment. A country must have a functioning executive – even if that functioning executive is terrible.…
— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 28, 2024
It has been noted that Democrats went into a panic over how Biden handled the debate, often mumbling and veering to other subjects while failing to make his points, and a flash poll from CNN showed two-thirds of viewers believe Trump won the Atlanta event.
It has been noted that Stewart made it clear that he thought the president did no better when it was his predecessor’s turn to speak, saying Biden had “resting 25th Amendment face” while listening to the Republican.
“So Biden perhaps not on top of his game. So maybe I will check out this young upstart Donald Trump,” Stewart said before playing short montage of the former president, who he said “does not appear to have passed the a–hole test.”
“Just so we’re all clear: Everything Donald Trump said in that clip is a lie, blatant and full,” he said.
Looking at both candidates, the veteran comedian appeared to despair: “This cannot be real life. It just can’t.”
