The Every day Present‘s Jon Stewart devoted tonight’s episode to taking part in a recreation known as “How Authoritarian Is We?” highlighting President Donald Trump‘s sycophantic cupboard and his style for the opulent and absurd — and mocking the truth that he’s lacking one essential ingredient to being a great ol’ common dictator.
“Fortunately for us, the world is stuffed with authoritarian leaders that we will measure Trump towards: your Putins, your Xis, your Anna Wintours,” he prefaced.
Referencing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador, Stewart quipped, “I feel the hosts of The View are about to get administratively errored.”
Other than his coverage, Stewart argued that authoritarianism additionally manifests itself in a sure kind of aesthetic, donning his finest Trump impression (fingers and all) to make enjoyable of the Oval Workplace’s golden cherub accents: “They’re angels. They visited me within the night time and requested me to alter my methods,” he mentioned, making a nod to A Christmas Carol. “So I held them down and dipped them in gold … Have you ever ever heard an angel scream? It’s simply, it’s erotic.”
Tackling his “wonderful” bodily and cognitive well being examinations, Stewart known as BS: “No. I’m going to say no to both of these numbers. I don’t wish to be that man, however he has a entrance butt. I imply, all of us get there. It’s positive, you possibly can have it. However what’s with, ‘He’s solid by Hephaestus?’”
Concluding his evaluation, Stewart mentioned, “So Trump’s obtained all of it, authoritarian-wise: the appears to be like, the perspective, the relentless dissent-crushing — all of the components to be a top-tier authoritarian. All he wants now’s to deliver it house together with his ruthless competence,” prompting a supercut of broadcast TV headlines regarding the tariff rollout about-face and ensuing inventory market fiasco, persevering with airplane crashes, ongoing measles outbreak and DOGE firings and rehirings.
“So shut!”
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