Jon Stewart laid into Fox Information after the latter’s protection of the “No Kings” protests consisted of commentary in regards to the variety of white Boomers in attendance.
The comic referred to as out the conservative information channel throughout Monday’s monologue for “The Every day Present,” the place Stewart accused Fox Information of being “jealous” by the nationwide protests’ prove on Saturday.
“Further, additional! Learn all about it. This nation has too many indignant, previous, white folks says — maintain on — Fox Information,” Stewart joked after exhibiting a roundup of soundbites from the conservative channel. “Fox Information says, ‘Why are previous, white folks so indignant?’ Fox Information, mad that there are such a lot of previous, white folks in America. I don’t suppose Fox Information is mad. I believe they’re jealous.”
As Stewart went on, he feigned empathy for Fox Information, noting they’d a “proper to be dismissive,” earlier than pulling up photographs of MAGA protesters from years previous, who had been eerily comparable in prove and costume to the “No Kings” members.
He added: “I imply, think about a bunch of previous, white folks in costumes angrily protesting the route and overreach of an ever-encroaching federal authorities. I imply, preposterous. That’s under no circumstances a motion that might sweep the midterms after which be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake a whole political get together. I imply, it’s laughable.”
Stewart additionally referred to as out Fox Information for attempting to painting the protests as a “hate America rally” earlier than the weekend, to solely change their tune as soon as the demonstrations turned out to be peaceable ones.
“I stay up for Republicans apologizing sincerely for implying that these People had been – what’s the phrase I’m on the lookout for? Deplorable,” Stewart famous. “Make up your thoughts, Fox. You complained it will be a terrifyingly s–t-your-pants protest. And now you might be complaining about how boringly unpants-s—ting it was.”
Watch Stewart’s full monologue above.
“The Every day Present” airs weeknights at 11 p.m. ET on Comedy Central.
