Jon Stewart, who left “The Daily Show” last summer, mostly stayed out of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, but an interview with Charlie Rose a few days ago gave him the opportunity to, once again, provide his thoughtful perspective.
He has a new book coming out November 22 (just in time for holiday gift-giving), entitled The Daily Show: An Oral History–and Stewart’s post-election analysis, should leave you more hopeful in time for Thanksgiving.
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“I thought Donald Trump disqualified himself at numerous points. But there is now this idea that anyone who voted for him is – has to be defined by the worst of his rhetoric,” Stewart said.
“There are guys in my neighborhood that I love, that I respect, that I think have incredible qualities who are not afraid of Mexicans, and not afraid of Muslims, and not afraid of blacks. They’re afraid of their insurance premiums.”
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“In the liberal community, you hate this idea of creating people as a monolith. Don’t look at Muslims as a monolith. They are the individuals and it would be ignorance. But everybody who voted for Trump is a monolith, is a racist. That hypocrisy is also real in our country.”
(WATCH the video below)