Jon Stewart took swipes at President Trump’s Monday Inauguration during the post-ceremony “Daily Show,” including torching Democratic lawmakers who followed decorum.
While showing footage of Democrats arriving and making nice during traditional event, Stewart criticized the leaders — except for no-show Michelle Obama — for acting as if it was business as usual in Washington.
“Also attending were all those people who warned Americans to shun this wannabe fascist dictator called Trump,” he said. “‘Look at me, Ma! Oh, let’s go see Hitler and get a quick selfie first! Hello! Look at us! A quick one for the ‘Gram!’ Former President Obama was there. George Bush seemed kind of there. Even Mike Pence showed up, I guess to let the crowd finish the job. Only Michelle Obama seemed to have the consistent ethical stance of saying, ‘When they go low, I stay the fuck home.’”
Stewart also lampooned Elon Musk for his very questionable gesture at the event that lit up the news cycle and online debate, playing the footage and saying, “Charitably, I’m going to say that was just an awkward ‘My heart goes out to you’ gesture,” adding, “You know, listen, it’s a fucking nerve-wracking day, you’re not normally a public speaker, it’s a one-off gesture. Please try not to use it again.”
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Yet after playing a clip of Musk doing the same thing seconds later, Stewart continued, saying, “Son of a bitch! You really want to make sure that people in the back can see it. I’m just going to be generous and say maybe it was Elon’s attempt to ‘Dab on the Haters.’”
Watch the full segment below.