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Jon Stewart says Biden is becoming 'Trumpian' by insisting only God can get him to drop out of the 2024 race
By Matthew Loh,
3 days ago
Jon Stewart, pictured here at an NBA game in January, said Biden's defense of his reelection was becoming "Trumpian."
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Jon Stewart said President Joe Biden's handling of calls to step aside has been almost "Trumpian."
Stewart said Biden shouldn't be playing tough and cocky, but instead show voters how he can beat Trump.
Biden has been facing mounting calls for him to drop out but has said that only God could compel him.
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has criticized President Joe Biden's recent posture toward calls for the leader to step aside, saying the latter's defense is turning "Trumpian."
Stewart, speaking in a Thursday episode of his podcast , said Biden's camp has been avoiding productive conversation and should be more forthcoming about the leader's strategy for winning the 2024 race and addressing doubts about his health.
"Even if Joe Biden came out and said: 'Look, I understand where I'm at in my lifespan and cycle and what I do. Here's how this government works,'" Stewart said.
"Rather than coming out and becoming Trumpian and saying: 'You think someone else could hold NATO together? They could never. Only God could tell me to get out of the race,'" Stewart continued.
Stewart suggested that Biden shore up voter confidence by presenting key players in his team and a genuine plan to defeat former President Donald Trump — whom the late-night show host and his podcast guests described as the "threat" to beat.
"But we're not seeing any of that. Nothing that's been done inspires any confidence, other than the fatalism of: 'It is what it is,' and this is what we're stuck with," Stewart said.
But calls for Biden to step aside are mounting. Hollywood star George Clooney wrote an opinion article for The New York Times earlier this week, saying he had seen Biden perform at the same level at a fundraiser three weeks before the debate.
Representatives for Biden's campaign and Stewart did not immediately respond to requests for comments sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.
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