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‘The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Says Trump Has “All The Ingredients To Be A Top-Tier Authoritarian” — Except The “Ruthless Competence”
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart played a game called 'How Authoritarian Is We?' when ridiculing Donald Trump's penchant for dictatorial behavior.
Jon StewartThe Daily Show The Daily Show ‘s Jon Stewart dedicated tonight’s episode to playing a game called “How Authoritarian Is We?” highlighting President Donald Trump ‘s sycophantic cabinet and his taste for the opulent and absurd — and mocking the fact that he’s missing one crucial ingredient to being a good ol’ fashioned dictator. Aside from his policy, Stewart argued that authoritarianism also manifests itself in a certain type of aesthetic, donning his best Trump impression (hands and all) to make fun of the Oval Office’s golden cherub accents: “They’re angels. All he needs now is to bring it home with his ruthless competence,” prompting a supercut of broadcast TV headlines concerning the tariff rollout about-face and ensuing stock market fiasco, continuing plane crashes, ongoing measles outbreak and DOGE firings and rehirings.
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