Jon Stewart Tackles The Biden-Trump Rematch That Nobody Wants | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart kicks off his Daily Show Monday night residency by coming to grips with the reality of America's two chronologically challenged presidential candidates: Joe Biden and Donald Trump. #DailyShow #JonStewart #Election2024
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[@EvanFowler]

Amazing. Apple+ wouldn't let him talk about China or AI. He quits. Comes back to The Daily Show. First words out of his mouth? "We're gonna talk about China. We're gonna talk about AI.". A giant hole in the center of American satire has just been filled once again. Thank you, Jon. Thank you for filling our hole.

[@ktvindicare]

Honestly I was surprised that Apple gave him a show at all. Knew that wouldn't last since Apple has their hands in so many dubious places that they want to avoid criticism from.

[@andrewspielman1921]

Looks like I missed that news

[@0Fyrebrand0]

_"Thank you for filling our hole."_ PHRASING!

[@waytoobiased]

he even threw in Israel-Palestine…even SNL has only mentioned that briefly

[@ortizmo]

Yes. My hole needed to be filled. I didn't mean it like that.

[@MichaelSeymourBlake]

THIS is how you return to a show. Utterly seamless. "Where was I" was a perfect encapsulation of it all.

[@billc5433]

Stewart has always done an amazing job at self-deprecating.

[@chixoRPM]

It was a nod to Jack Paar who said the same thing on his return to The Tonight Show. Excellent reference and classy AF as per usual.

[@kokayinewsome9308]

So he comes back and makes cameos?

[@user-qm8cm1dn2v]

...He is compassion and fragrance emanating amid chaos "The Fragrance of Compassion I stand on the street, my heart sorrowful The great disaster is looming overhead at the end times Where are people heading in the hustle and bustle The life-saving Dafa [Great Law] has opened Heaven’s gate wide I pass out this flyer of truth Helping people at the command of the Creator Most people are Gods incarnate, becoming humans Doctrines of atheism and evolution are a deluding potion Modern notions and conduct bring harm to oneself This truth can save people, keeping them safe and healthy He is compassion and fragrance emanating amid chaos September 27, 2020" Master Li Hongzhi (Hong Yin VI, from Falun Dafa teachings)

[@fuzzyapplebong328]

John Stewart the white has entered the building

[@ervinmiracle]

I had to come back here today because I keep reading about criticism of this episode (oddly from the left). Jon, and everybody else at the Daily Show, please keep doing what you are doing. A sane, rational look at the ABSURDITY of our times is exactly what we need. Thank you.

[@MSCCA]

The criticism is not coming from the left. It's coming from liberals who, by definition, are right of center. Mainstream Democrats are not the left.

[@StoneE4]

_“Now back then the FBI warned Republicans this information was unverified, but that did not stop them from staking their entire case on this clownski. Now it turns out that might have been an oopsy-daisy because now Smirnov has been charged with lying to the FBI and creating false records and has admitted that he had been fed information about Hunter Biden from Russia's intelligence services. The Republicans in Congress [are] trying to impeach the president of the United States based on false information piped directly into Capitol Hill by the Kremlin. At any other point in human history this would be a scandal of such magnitude and gravity that it would tilt the Earth off its orbit around the Sun. But you don't hear much about it because half of the media in the United States is focused on the scandal of ‘Old man is old and likes ice cream.’”_ _-Stephen Colbert_

[@LC-sc3en]

the only criticism I have is he called them both "equally competent". That's a blatant lie. Trump hemorrhaged government positions like crazy due to either them getting into scandals, them quitting because he kept throwing them under the bus or undermining their actual job, or him firing them for trying to keep him from committing crimes.

[@coolname2629]

I mean you answered it right there "from the left" as a lifelong liberal i can assure you none of us are on the left.

[@ervinmiracle]

@@coolname2629 I do tire of having to label myself as 'center-left'. AKA - rationale, realistic, and empathetic.

[@thassanaumy]

"Now, where was I?" chills, literal chills

[@reverendnaught250]

Same

[@Crystallily73]

All hail the king! JON STEWART IS BACK! ❤❤❤❤

[@xHomu]

The Return of the King

[@kramnoslaw4474]

Do we have to call everybody a king

[@aclayhosuton]

@@kramnoslaw4474well…he is

[@LastResponderCo]

​@@kramnoslaw4474 The GOAT

[@stefanie7823]

He’s back! Maybe this will help bring balance to the world and get us back on the correct timeline 😅

[@BeastmanWatchUrMouth]

I used to watch the Daily Show with Jon Stewart every night in high school. I'm 34 and suddenly feel like a teenager again

[@jortiz1451]

Me too! 😂

[@Byepolor]

Laughing like one too.

[@KC-bi9jw]

35 here with the same story

[@Recipe_For_Disaster_TV]

Trust me you’ve been acting like a teenager for the past 8-9 years too

[@smithymcsmith8227]

same dude. I'm 38.

[@hunt_trap_fish]

This is so poignant and well delivered with humor and a real message. This is what our news anchors should be giving us. We should be able to voice criticisms of elected or campaigning officials w/o fear of being labeled one thing or another.

[@jeremiahkane9923]

Growing up watching J Stew with my dad was one of my favorite things to do before bed. I’ll have to get together with him to watch an episode again! Glad you’re back Jon 💯

[@dxzxax8772]

"They are the oldest people ever to run for president breaking, by only 4 years, the record that THEY SET!" 😂

[@deviouskris3012]

As a foreigner. I’m still wondering why Americans tried to recreate Jurassic Park for their presidential race. I saw how that worked out.

[@jonathanbell8887]

A foreigner claiming to be a foreigner? Odd.

[@cyborgchimpy]

@@jonathanbell8887 how's that odd?

[@pymarathon]

@@deviouskris3012 Well after Jurassic Park 12: Dinosaurs throughout the Multiverse where else were they gonna go? "Dinosaurs take over the world" just fit ya know?

[@AlwaysANemesis]

@@jonathanbell8887 What are you implying, guy?

[@jamesburk8145]

It's like seeing an old friend for the first time in years and he's still got the same awesome energy and sense of humor. I'm so glad Jon Stewart is here to help us through what may be the literal end of America.

[@jamesmancini1506]

Neither of these dottering old men are going to destroy America. People like to talk about how our nations survival hangs in the balance. It does not.

[@kgblitz1294]

It’s already started.

[@jamesmancini1506]

@@kgblitz1294 maybe you should move somewhere else, before it is all over for America. We don't need any more naysayer sssies. We already have plenty of those.

[@tmtaylor349]

We can stop it, vote for anyone but creepy joe.

[@towTruck42]

@@tmtaylor349 are you saying, Dishonest Don? or do you mean someone else altogether, like Vladimir Putin?

[@x3nomat]

I was so happy i cried. Cheers from Germany!

[@Sjalabais]

I've been watching Colbert disintegrate into mockery of sounds and optics for a long time now. It is extremely refreshing getting Stewart's sharp wit back into the game.

[@esbenm6544]

It's like our dad who went out to buy smokes 20 years ago suddenly came back

[@Patheticbutharmless]

Awesome comment

[@pestleman1951]

HAHAHAHA Love it!!!

[@ishotmyboss]

He came back and HE has the winning lottery ticket.

[@christopherchau7960]

And he wasn't lying about the smokes!

[@liamsloan5410]

And when the world needed him the most he vanished

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

That warm feeling when Jon makes you laugh about something you should cry about.

[@Jerga27]

This is what politics has been missing. Truthful non bias. Equal hate, no love

[@bluzedogg]

Reality is up for grabs these days. if he wasn't making me laugh I'd be laughing anyway.

[@professorfoxtrot]

Jon needs to get in line and support Biden.

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

@@professorfoxtrot Can your brain entertain the thought that one can both criticize AND support Biden? You sound like Blue MAGA.

[@professorfoxtrot]

@@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix No. Jon must support Biden. We must not just have tolerance and inclusion - we must enforce it, through all means necessary. We also must support Palestine. Those who support Israel are Nazis.

[@morgansmith1687]

Literally laughed out loud multiple times 😂. So glad he is back

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

Meanwhile me who just kept a poker face the entire time

[@bb5979]

You have a low bar for humour and intelligence

[@redk1ng75]

​@@GeneralKenobi69420They have surgeries to remove that stick.

[@artlessknave]

not my country but...i would prefer someone who has a poor memory but tries to be honest over a lying conman with a selectively poor memory

[@immortalasirpa6006]

Wow. He knows where the cameras are, and his jokes never miss. Welcome back, Jon Stewart. Please never leave us again! Your country needs you.

[@cleverusername9369]

I'm just gonna point out that knowing where TV studio cameras are isn't exactly impressive. They're gigantic and he's been doing this for decades, of course he knows where the cameras are.

[@CourageKarnga]

Preferably as president!

[@BlkFreakozoid]

​@@cleverusername9369Also, he's been in that studio before....many times 🤣

[@artlesscalamity348]

America needs another pundit making old-man jokes about Biden and downplaying the threat of Trump? I used to love Jon, but this was actually sad to me. Cheap shots and false equivalences that ignore the stakes we are facing.

[@jbird452]

@@artlesscalamity348triggered much? He’s speaking what most think about Biden and Trump.

[@digmousethetired2056]

The shot of Jon scribbling on his paper in front of a roaring crowd is endearing and powerful. The king has returned to his hunting ground.

[@JarofMayonaise]

...only on Monday's.

[@TeamSugoiFrog]

I have no words to really say how much of an honor it is to have Jon back. The burnout and losing hope in this country had to have been unbearable, and those of us trying to hold on missed him dearly

[@fionazerbst5771]

In a league of his own. Thank you, Jon and team.

[@seanriley199]

As a UK citizen thank you for putting this up on KZbin

[@rederik99]

And not geolocking it! Thanks from, Canada!

[@marks8665]

Thx from Germany too :)

[@grizeldabrown]

Thanks from Mexico

[@Mikee512]

@seanriley199 As a US citizen, thanks for the giant floating diaper baby Trump! Also, sorry about Boris.

[@sheilawade433]

Queen Elizabeth was a state leader at 98 years of age.

[@cumarmohamed9709]

When he said “ now, where was I” got a little emotional

[@anna-tn8mg]

Well, Stewart was near Obama while pushing him and near Biden while pushing him. Now, he is babbling about age. We need Nuremberg for him and his monsters.

[@TRE601]

@@anna-tn8mgCalm down. Gather your thoughts. And try again. I believe you can make sense. Just take your time.

[@jaquinhamdan3943]

I cry like baby, my 10year old girld does not understand

[@ben2741]

I still maintain that he was staring down the barrel Of indecision 2016 and being told behind closed doors that he wasn’t allowed to take shots at Clinton and refused to be a propagandist and walked away from his life’s work on moral principle

[@Cecil-yc6mc]

@@ben2741 I believe that you have no basis for any of your assertions

[@biljanamonteleone3215]

Brilliantas always. Missed you Jon. Welcome back sir. Love from California

[@getused2itsmshgmerz526]

Captain obvious says "John Stewart For MF'ing President"

[@gorkmusic]

No one else can switch between caustic and sincere as seamlessly as Jon. There is no substitute.

[@samuelaganbi8276]

Trevor Noah?

[@Tenchigumi]

Trevor was kind of smooth in how he did things; he liked to build up his jokes for solid payoff. Jon is more abrupt and dry, and catches you off guard with sudden contrasts.@@samuelaganbi8276

[@IG_ArticleParticle]

Fr like did they even watch this show lol ​@samuelaganbi8276

[@londobellace]

​​@@samuelaganbi8276Trevor is obesessed with Boundless Optimism. Even at the worst, he's trying to make you feel better. He never really committed to negativity. He just hung out there until his ride arrived. Jon Stewart is the guy that forces you take your meds then pats you on the back. It's not about being optimistic. Jon is more like Bane.

[@chasedwards9626]

I know a few other narcissistic sociopaths that do it just as well.

[@qbertq1]

When we needed him most, he returned. Like Gandalf The White.

[@scottcalanca5552]

Nailed it

[@invisibleninja86]

Exactly what the side by side picture with his younger self made me think of. 😅

[@tinstrings6312]

"Look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day, at dawn look to the east." - Jon Stewart.

[@dennischiu272]

The fitting part is, Gandalf's actor was 60 during Lord of the Rings. Jon is almost the same age.

[@MiroDMT]

We found Stephen Colbert's youtube account

[@catmastertrash2447]

YES! Thank you for coming back Jon Stewart! I can quit drinking again

[@MrMuel1205]

For me it's more that I can get back to high functioning alcoholism.

[@theabyssofthoughts]

Life is a but a dream. Welcome back Jon, our prayers have been answered

[@wryandwatchful]

It’s true. Politicians are telling the jokes, and the comedians are telling the truth.

[@yawninglion]

Politicians ARE the jokes.

[@kendexter]

fact

[@youthinkyouknow343]

Ridiculous nonsense is the best comedy material. We're in a golden age of comedy!

[@ronthorn3]

Very few comedians actually telling the truth, most big ones are sell outs, Rogans entire crew is a big sell out bs hypocrite gang of dum dumbs who believe every fing Tik tok video they see. Jon Stewart is great though.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

the politicians are laughing at you ======= the comedians are crying for you

[@briannec2016]

My cold, black GenX heart just skipped a beat. 🖤🖤 The thought of having Jon back for the election season and to help us cope with the following 4 years (🙏🤞) made me feel a little better. Cuz no matter who wins, we're gonna need someone to make us laugh through all the tears that are sure to come 🥺😔

[@yeezylegit4883]

nah if Biden wins

[@billytheweasel]

Let us hope@@yeezylegit4883

[@Cilantrchef]

Oh you are so right...briannec2016! Orange jesus wins...im moving to either Mexico or South Africa

[@cyndimack3527]

Tears actually came to my eyes. I didn't realize how badly I needed this after the political climate for the last, idk, 8 years? 😊

[@smalltime0]

Just remember, only on mondays

[@Untethered_Power]

We love you’re honesty and pure heart. Thank you for coming back. It gives us a glimmer of hope for humanity.

[@xgcSHOTTA]

great to have you back! thank you so much!

[@jspres86]

Watching this without even realizing I had a big giant smile on my face the whole time. The voice of a generation is here again!

[@artlesscalamity348]

Watching this made me realize that Jon is not the voice of the current generation though. Cheap "old man" jokes at Biden, while barely acknowledging the criminality and existential threat of Trump? Might as well watch CNN.

[@CharGC123]

I wish I could say the same. Despite his much needed humor, I find these "choices"to be absolutely depressing, if not terrifying! There are no better options??? I get the distinct impression that the real powers that be are orchestrating this ludicrous s#it show!

[@DJF1947]

Looks rather old. Is he famous?

[@theghostlyhills]

how sad is it that a comedian is the serious one.

[@jspres86]

@@theghostlyhills That's a Will Rogers quote: "How crazy is it when politicians are a joke and comedians are taken seriously?"

[@trashcandy.]

i tried to temper my expectations for this, but he actually nailed it. it's like he never left.

[@matthewlawton9241]

Yeah, I wasn't real confident about this to be honest. But he slotted right back in.

[@wilfdarr]

Well, we knew he wasn't going to be worse than what was there in the interim...

[@hardcum4096]

@@wilfdarr yea all the other late night shows were so horribly hard to watch

[@rickardkaufman3988]

​​@@hardcum4096Seth Meyers is decent and John Oliver is okay but you're kinda right. They're exceptions, not the rule.

[@yoshilu7451]

Like he never left? Oh it's like he left, alright. Then like Gandalf arriving in the third day from the east, he changed the game

[@susan88165]

I love you, J.S. ! You are spot on, and you're frigging hysterical, which helps the medicine go down. While I can no longer tolerate any cable or network news, I gladly watch you with pure pleasure and gratitude! Bless you my man!

[@rodrmar70]

Amazing! I stumble with this news, Jon is back! For americans (i'm from argentina), you have to notice that this man, his mind, his strong feelings about what true democracy means, is a national treasure. Please, treasure him, no matter which party are you.

[@thomasc7119]

Thanks John for fighting for Veterans, the PACT act has been huge!

[@rbcreations2]

Absolutely! Thank you!! It was nice to watch him stand up for all those people! ❤

[@reviewchan9806]

He's basically the only person who ever used his star power and stood up for veterans

[@deviouskris3012]

@@reviewchan9806and first responders after 9:11. Scary to look at that old video and see the current house speaker complaining about health care for those who selflessly ran into danger. While 2 decades later, he is still getting his government funded healthcare

[@luismonterroza1930]

Gary Sinise also used his platform go help veterans

[@oviivo]

Yes Jon fights for Vet's 💙 Loser J Trump calls Vet's losers and suckers .

[@Spyderredtoo]

Lordy I have missed this brilliant commentary.

[@chewieonyaboot317]

I’m so glad they highlight issues with both political parties. Common sense, ridiculous wit and a moral compass that cuts through the spin. I absolutely LOVE it.

[@jakeriff95]

Dude seeing him scribbling made me almost cry

[@af8604]

Me too

[@solemnwaltz]

I've always been afraid he'd poke his eye out when he threw the pen He did not throw the pen this time He held it for the whole episode I think he was nervous

[@grammyb5216]

Me too

[@BrandonGoble78]

That and "here it is, your moment of Zen " 🙏

[@BumFightsVol5]

Cut soy from ur diet.

[@TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd]

I never thought I'd see Jon Stewart on The Daily Show again. I am awestruck. How is this even real.

[@dawnsmith9596]

It is such an amazing and beautiful thing!!!!!

[@beglight]

I guess you missed the announcement. He will continue to host once a week, until the elections.

[@MagentaDinosaurs]

What do you mean? He's been living under the desk this whole time. Edit: Apologies, he's been living under Colbert's desk this whole time.

[@cryp0g00n4]

we need sanity back! We need someone who can really put things into perspective for us and put us on the same page

[@fishrobber99]

literally tears in my eyes as i finish watching.

[@killersalesguy2581]

Crushed it! Brought me back to one of my favorite shows to watch back in my college days ❤thank you Jon

[@gabbyb4493]

So glad to see you back Jon!! I look forward to once again watching the Daily Show!! Brilliant!!

[@colechapman6976]

I think it is insane that in this election, we are arguing over who is most forgetful, incompetent, confused, and old instead of who is the most competent, mentally fit, and fully hinged person. 330,000,000 Americans and these two are the best we can come up with?

[@BigHeadClan]

The best that the US could come up with??? No, but it’s what the election system produced…. Or more accurately what the RNC, DNC and mainstream media did to rig it so it’s these two candidates. lol

[@fenrirgg]

Nobody wants the job 😂

[@pwilki8631]

"WE" don't come up with the choices we get. Never have, never will.

[@quazzydiscman]

The difference is that Republican voters are arguing that Trump isn't any of those things while Democratic voters realize they're both all of those things.

[@steveanderson8921]

Keep in mind that everything you've heard about Joe Biden being incompetent originated from the mouth of the guy who can't pronounce 'origins'...

[@ClueSign]

It was a pleasure watching this with my now-adult kids (22 and 24) who were too young to appreciate Stewart before he departed the Daily Show in 2015. They were rapt and laughing and asking if he was going to be on every night. Kudos and thank you to Stewart and Comedy Central, not a minute too soon.

[@Noiseheads]

There's just no one else like him!

[@healthy2202]

a possible distraction for sure.

[@opalheat]

You get your news from a comedy channel ??? REALLY ???

[@sebastianhersey1401]

​@@opalheatwhen did they say this is where they get their news?

[@bighotrizzle]

​@@opalheatSome people think Hannity is news when he's just opinion.

[@user-lp6ww2zy3i]

What a great breath of fresh air - truthful and honest. Keep going John!

[@clarinetangel99]

Biden going back to the podium made me cringe so hard and so suddenly that I managed to pop a muscle.

[@lauracaskey7730]

It just looks so RIGHT to see him back behind that desk.

[@AndreB23]

And when the world needed him most, he returned.

[@arcadiagreen150]

When democrats have nothing left. Propaganda may now resume

[@ZachRULES96]

Unlike aang

[@camillelol314]

​@@ZachRULES96 😂😂😂😂😂

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

He can’t save us

[@danielinthewolvesden]

To help Trump win? yeah, we don't need that.

[@metrocata-chotani3164]

Spectacular. Worthy of watching daily going forward.

[@docsci]

Soooooo glad to see him back….!

[@mattmanley7118]

This is truly wild seeing Jon back behind the desk!! Shame it’s only on Mondays.😢

[@brettwb7803]

Better than no Jon Stewart at all. So needed.

[@user-weebooo]

I'll take One day of awesomeness than zero.

[@Power_to_the_people567]

Hopefully it changes in the future

[@ThePhoenix6931]

Yet, it's called the "Daily Show".

[@alphabrainwave]

This is the best way. We get the best of Jon without the burnout, and the Daily Show can operate as a 'news team' the rest of the week. I have no problem with Desi, Jordan, Roy, or anyone else on the team sitting behind the desk. I love them all, and Jon will set the tone each week.

[@TRJ2241987]

Dude......this gave me a MASSIVE smile on my face just seeing this man at the desk again.....and how normal it immediately felt.......goosebumps. I turn 37 in a few weeks, I don't call myself a Millennial, I consider myself the "Comedy Central Generation"........and Stewart is absolutely on that Mount Rushmore

[@seanmccuen6970]

calm down.

[@TheRiverweasel09]

@@seanmccuen6970 No

[@dishonoredundead]

You had me up until the "I am the Comedy Central generation" lol. But I felt the same way. And I was prepared to find this appropriately cringey, like all comebacks/reunions are. But somehow he, and it, just immediately felt like it did before. I have no idea how they pulled that off, I didn't know it was possible until just now.

[@ryanspears1986]

37 now, we are definitely the Comedy Central generation

[@CourageKarnga]

Welcome back, John! Also, Happy early Birthday!

[@JacquelineLopezTaniuka]

I missed you Jon Stewart!! Thanks for being back with us!!!!!!! You’re the best!!!!!

[@jc6800]

You have no idea how elated i am that Stewart is back. ❤

[@jnielsen90]

WOW! It's like he never left, right back in the groove immediately

[@dwcscca]

Right? Absolutely incredible. It could have been the day after his last show. The absolute goat.

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

And you know he's doing it out of a sense of duty, to do his part influencing in the direction of moral rationality, and not just because he likes to be in front of a camera

[@roughhabit9085]

@jamesyoungquist6923 “Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority “ ~ Mencken

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

@@roughhabit9085 quoting absolutes is weak sauce, and I never said anything about certainty. I do respect that Jon wants to make the world a better place and is doing it in the way he knows. We all work together to succeed

[@jnielsen90]

I have to agree here, as soon as the word "always" is included it makes the quote or statement immediately false.....besides morals are different in each individual human being and their importance to each person changes.....I'm not Religous myself, so my morals and a Relgious persons morales are going to be very, very different then each others. I'm also Canadian and the word Culture doesn't mean much to me because Canada doesn't really have it's own Culture that we feel obligated to always defend so the word "Culture" doen't carry any importance to me, only others care who feel their culture is under threat somehow@@roughhabit9085

[@samriver3677]

I feel enormously comforted having Jon back. Things have felt so dark lately, but he’s got a knack for inspiring hope without BS-ing you.

[@cyborgchimpy]

I wouldnt be so sure on the BS. he's a human like any other and has his biases and makes mistakes. he's had his fair share

[@elizabethprince6749]

Yes, he does ! Well said !!

[@god1971b]

@@cyborgchimpy Yep, but compared to ULTRA MAGAAAAAA!!! Jon is a fxxking genius!

[@dub3dude]

Agreed. A light for democracy and sanity.

[@buddyflood6761]

​@@cyborgchimpyhe might make mistakes, everyone does even though trump claims he don't, but jon does the work to find and use facts and that is one of the great things about his comedy

[@Nobodyknowswhattheyredoing]

Missed you ! Glad you’re back ❤

[@gladysroth7471]

Glad you are back

[@sergioribeiro7725]

It’s like he never left the show. Not one beat was skipped. Welcome back Jon. 👑 ❤️

[@dwcscca]

That's exactly what I kept saying myself. This man is a freaking genius.

[@joet2699]

Yep. He is *exactly* the same. Feels like I traveled back in time

[@KINDaf]

​@@joet2699 except for when he did that close up! Ha!

[@jenesisxtreme]

"The king has returned!" -Rafiki the monkey Lol.

[@theronin]

Yeah. He was on his A game.

[@pfurrie]

"What's crazy is thinking that we are the ones as voters who must silence concerns and criticisms. It is the candidate's job to assuage concerns, not the voter's job not to mention them." Jon Stewart

[@mavor101]

Imagine being able to choose between more than two candidates. The US's voting system is broken on a fundamental level.

[@clararose1795]

That was so refreshing to hear after two election cycles of collective gaslighting by the candidates and media, resulting in this very shitshow. It felt like my therapist reminding me the abuse is not my fault. 🥲

[@chrisjames8997]

@@mavor101 We can. The media however, and the people controlling the media (Democrats and Republicans) do not want us to. Now take taking on board we are being forced to choose between Biden and Trump, one question with many scary revelations may follow. Why? For 2024, do not fear using your right to vote, and use it for an ideology, not the Vegas odds. But, this requires doing more research and study assignments than just watching an hour of the news. Myself, I am voting for RFK Jr. But you do you based on your ideology.

[@asdfg78547]

@@mavor101 The voting system is fine. MAGA and DNC are broken

[@gerryschristine1]

I'm a new fan of The Daily Show. THANK YOU. THIS WAS TRUE AND SOOO FUNNY.🎉

[@user-SKAH2OFL]

So glad Jon is back -- Thank you!

[@gauravnjoshi]

John Stewart being back is the true definition of Make America Great Again. That’s all we wanted.

[@thedrytortuga7421]

Is Stewart MAGA? Yes, it seems he is.

[@Sharpstoned]

Are you braindead? Yes, it seems you are. @@thedrytortuga7421

[@katherinebursett5935]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kcguy8864]

Jon*

[@Chrisko1492]

That‘s all you wanted? An aging comedian back in TV? Not saving your country from fascism? Okay.

[@michah7214]

I never thought it was possible Jon Stewart would be back on the Daily Show. I'm afraid to hope it will last. Now there's literally hope for ANYTHING. It's like a light in the darkness!!

[@hylianlegends]

I think it will. It’s only once a week

[@RonsarLo]

It's not meant to last He's only gotta outlast Trump for the election

[@dawnsmith9596]

I cried when he left the Daily Show...and I cried when I heard he was returning. I like the second cry much better!!!

[@tylerkochman1007]

It’s meant to be interim

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I'd like to thank the alpacas for letting Jon out of the house for us at least once a week!

[@105Cliff]

Funny to have an old man scream - scream! - “Get off my ballot!” at two other old men.

[@famousdrummer82]

Jon where have you been! I needed this!!

[@OfficialParadaG]

I didn't realize how much I missed John Stewart until now

[@thishandleintentionallyblank]

Exactly what I was thinking :)

[@joshuac2652]

I was so hyped to find out about his apple show when it was on and to get some more from him 🙌🙌 this is even better tho

[@Imperatorius45]

Think I've watched the daily show like 20 times since Jon left. Back in the day I'd watch first daily show then colbert report on my laptop while eating breakfast as a teenager. While Jon at the Daily Show once a week isn't Jon and Colbert 4 times a week, I'll take what I can get and believe me, I'm very happy about it.

[@Sponsorship4u2]

Jon Stewart is EXACTLY what I and all of the country needs right now! His voice is reassuring and his common sense no BS comedic take is extremely necessary! Welcome home Jon! We sure missed ya buddy!

[@efandmk3382]

Ditto.

[@davidsloanbrackets]

When he yelled "what are we doing??!" it voiced precisely what I've been thinking and feeling every day since November 2016.

[@hm5142]

2016 finally showed us what America really was, and it was deeply horrible and contemptible. And it isn't getting better, despite all the curtains around Trump being pulled back.

[@dayegilharno4988]

I feel You! There's no safe distance from that effect, if I may add as someone watching from across the pond...

[@MISNM0]

RIIIIIGHT🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@donwilber1628]

Funny, I've felt that way since 2004...well maybe even 2000, or was it, 1976? I forget, but I don't have memory issues!!!

[@nfbconnect]

​​@@donwilber1628the first time I realized we were actually a broken country was when I was 18 in 2003. Then I got into the dark stuff and went down the trafficking rabbit hole. The Franklin Scandal and then blowing up Gary's plane with his son on board truly broke my soul. Just to cover up the Bush Sr. White House trafficking of vulnerable children from Boys Town to be used as honeypots for the political elite. Once you realize how dark it is you lose faith in humanity at large.

[@raihanzahir234]

I am so so so happy u r back sir. Missed you so much. Love from Canada

[@NahBrah-ii4cm]

Dear Jon. You are loved beyond expression. Your presence in our daily consciousness has been deeply missed. Befitting the man(and entire team @TDS) that neatly represents multiple generations of critical thinkers returns at such a seemingly hopeless time. In times past , all cultures have been graced with champions of freedom , warriors of peace, holy women and men of all imaginable kinds. In my own meek and humble opinion, you Jon are one of these rare souls. A phenomena that brings and encourages a freedom of mind. Articulating simple truth in and of all. Much needed at this time. I suspect likely the single most important & effective ingredient in this great worldly American experiment.

[@Elereth]

This was so absurdly high quality that I found myself actively looking forward to Mondays

[@mahaffer71]

TDS Trump Derangement Syndrome

[@xavierbermeo623]

RFK?

[@dcamron46]

Dude this is back to the level it was , like he didn’t miss a beat…the Trevor Noah phase wasn’t even comparable….i stopped watching. This is amazing!!

[@Gykolove]

Jon Stewart is a national treasure!!! Welcome back, my friend!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@yanakalita1096]

Jon Stewart needs to run for President which I know he's said he doesn't want the job but according to the the ancient Athenians that is why he would be perfect for the job. Dave Chappelle can be his VP and if he pulls an FDR (has no other choice but to stay for more than 2 terms) until this country is fixed, I won't be mad.

[@artlesscalamity348]

@@yanakalita1096 No more celebrities and entertainers for president. This is a lesson America should have learned by now. You need to elect qualified and experienced people. It's not a game.

[@yanakalita1096]

​@@artlesscalamity348 Sure he's a comedian but he has better things to say than more than half of the people that have been elected to their position. You can't compare Jon Stewart to Reagan or Trump, And like I've said, he's been asked on the topic and has said he doesn't want the job which are exactly the kinds of people that should be elected to office not career politicians.

[@tjbrody]

@@artlesscalamity34890% of the people in office are already not qualified and don’t even read the bills they sign. You think Jon is somehow less competent than our current congress?

[@magdelenedresia6232]

Love you so much. Truth telling with a dash of therapeutic humour!!

[@peeran1000]

Love Jon for his brilliance and honesty.

[@530skeptic]

Jon coming back is straight up a public service.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Somebody finally pulled his Selective Service card, drafted him, and now we're gonna have to stoploss him

[@hew195050]

Yes it is.

[@kevinibarra6131]

“We must study politics so our children can study math and philosophy and art” - John Adams

[@onelove154]

Look into my eyes You will see What you mean to me Search your heart Search your soul And when you find me there You'll search no more ~ Bryan Adams

[@strangestmeat3065]

A slight simplification of that letter to Abigail, but still worthy. It was in reference to his visit to Paris.

[@PeaceToUsAll]

True, but your children will need to study politics nevertheless, or else it will all deteriorate eventually.

[@-Stop-it]

Whoa! Where did you get that? - “I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.” ― John Quincy Adams

[@SYN4456]

To say that nothing is true is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile and that we must be the shepherds of our civilization. To say that everything is permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic. -Ezio Auditore da Firenze

[@user-ol2kp3nz9s]

Thank you for coming back. We missed you

[@andrewgorsuch7959]

I have to watch this again so I can hear Jon Scream PENNSYLVANIA!!!

[@Computerfly]

Man have I missed this guy. Like a breath of fresh air.

[@Ellieempress]

Me too .

[@kingayy9267]

You can hear how excited the audience is that Jon's back. They're laughing twice as hard as they would otherwise.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

He played a huge part in making politics as toxic as it is.

[@Computerfly]

@@WiseOwl_1408 So you want Trevor Noah back.. gotcha.

[@TheMrMangoHeadShow]

"Did anyone film that" is the best line ever. I was floored.

[@lulubusbus]

Seriously, wish they would/could film some of that.

[@claylexander6171]

I literally LOL'd 😂

[@168tsai8]

Everything is getting filmed and photographed, the fact they can't show any of it proves she and all of those other mouthpieces are liars.

[@MossyMozart]

@@168tsai8 - Or those meetings had national security implications.

[@McP1mpin]

​​@@lulubusbusare you serious right now? There is no logical explanation for believing that he is sharp and competent in all of his private meetings, but somehow can't pull it together in a single public one. Jon Stewart wasn't calling for them to record these meetings here, he was calling them out as liars without directly saying so.

[@laylo5999]

We are SO lucky to have him back y'all!!

[@crystallake5315]

I love this! We are starved for balanced views that phraise or criticize both sides as deserved without trying to spin it one way or the other. America NEEDS more of this.

[@Mary_Jacobs]

"On the plus side, I'm told, the sun will one day run out of hydrogen" is a perfect closer.

[@DonaldWWitt]

Oh we'll be dead LONG before that!

[@HTphyzycs]

John has so much personality that just cannot be replicated. This is amazing to have him back.

[@clintholmes2061]

He was busy giving notseas awards for the pentagon. He should have just stayed away.

[@philg4116]

His show may be called "TDS", but not in the same way as his ol compadre's show with the door-checked clapterous audience. John, be careful.. even Maher is drifting into clapter space, it can happen.

[@pipes8273]

Glad to have you back Jon!

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

I was all teary eyed because my late Mom would be so happy that Jon is back on.

[@ElSupraCabra]

Same 😢 my dad and I used to watch him religiously. He passed last August and we still enjoyed his voice of reason. Hope you continue to cherish her memory 🙏

[@nathan40307]

Same thing with my Stepmom. Her urn is where she can watch it with me.

[@maryjahns7803]

Great to have ya back, Jon ❤

[@Shadowkid229]

Only a day later and 4 million views. You did not lose a single step in your way Mr. Jon Stewart. Thank you for holding our hands through 2024.

[@EvolutionWendy]

Exactly, I'm starting to feel safe for the first time in a long time

[@xoranginho]

so sad that he wont run for president..

[@torsteinpedersen2896]

The hand that holds is the hand that slaps!

[@everythingisawesome76]

​@@EvolutionWendyyou should probably turn off the liberal media and get better therapists.

[@king2178]

Day's not even over & 10 million...GOAT

[@Rook.Kaiser]

as a non american, i discovered Jon and the daily show literally months before he retired and have always wished i discovered him sooner, now hes back. im so happy.

[@joanncambareri2551]

Jon Stewart is an AMERICAN TREASURE. So happy you love him, too.

[@user-fk1cp1em1f]

LOL why?

[@nina1608]

As a European who watched him on and off: I am disappointed that he chose to make his first reappearance monologue about ageism and sloppy both-sideism.

[@audreywilson3948]

As a non American, I find him crass and over the top.

[@alexeilindes7507]

Get out of our country! 😂 Sorry let me speak your foreign tongue 👅 Get out of our country

[@williamdevito7253]

didnt even know he was back on the daily show. i will def be watching regularly again

[@rbjelan5071]

Oh, soooo happy to watch the show again. Welcome back Jon!!! ;)

[@yupimrandy]

I hope they're testing the waters by having him return just on Mondays and plan to bring him back as a permanent full time host. THIS episode felt like The Daily Show.

[@bryfii]

I don’t think he wants it completely unfortunately. They’d love to keep him on since they don’t even know who to actually take over the show. But he probably only wants to do just the election cycle and leave again.

[@nobodyimportant7804]

Jon is the Donald Trump of talk show hosts. One lucid day is way more than is reasonable to expect.

[@Phatooine]

He doesn't want to do it fulltime anymore. That's why he quit about a decade ago.

[@Nebulaoblivion]

Jon has a farm full of rescue animals to take care of. He’s not gonna abandon them to fill his life with stress and constant negative news again.

[@IndependentAZ]

He's too tired to do it fulltime. He has that cool farm with animals so I don't blame him.

[@tinastaniscia9057]

So grateful to see Jon behind the desk again. Thank goodness he's the one to ALWAYS say the quiet parts out loud.

[@evghb]

Finally. The hero we both need and deserve. Thank you, Jon "The Dark Knight" Stewart.

[@gaijoquasesao5837]

thank you for being back

[@bsimms583]

Ngl I got teary-eyed realizing this was a new Jon Stewart/Daily Show clip. I watched the show growing up religiously, with my brother, who passed away 6 years ago. I wish he were here to see this.

[@rainydaylady6596]

I'm sorry for your loss. 💕

[@michah7214]

My brother died in 2015, I know he's watching! I wish I could text him about it.

[@bsimms583]

@@rainydaylady6596 ❤️ thank you

[@Facepalm9]

Jon Stewart taking his throne back wasn't on my 2024 BINGO card, but I'm so glad we're here.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

I wish for Jon's sake that he could be retired. But for the rest of us, I'm glad he's back.

[@stuc3195]

Biden reminds me of a 90 year old grandma stumbling round the rec room trying to find some sugar for the tea.