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Jon Stewart Says ‘We Dodged a Catastrophe’ After Trump Assassination Attempt, ‘but It Was Still a Tragedy’


Jon Stewart returned to 'The Daily Show' desk Tuesday night and spoke about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show” desk Tuesday night and spoke about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13. Meyers added, “What we don’t need are the opportunistic purveyors of paranoia, suspicion and fear who have already rushed to fill the void with incendiary conspiracy theories and lies,” before cutting to coverage of the assassination on various news programs. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Anthony Anderson opened Monday’s show with a joke: “Everybody’s still shaken up by the tragic events at the Trump rally this Saturday.

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