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Jon Stewart is angry the Democratic Party 'wasn't honest' about Biden and landed the US in a 'rock and a hard place' position
By Matthew Loh,
3 days ago
Jon Stewart, pictured here at an awards ceremony in late 2023, said the Democratic Party "wasn't honest" about what was happening behind the scenes with President Joe Biden in the White House.
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Jon Stewart is upset that the Democratic Party failed to prepare for threats like Biden appearing weak.
"I don't know if it was complacency, or deceit, or whatever it is," Stewart said.
He worried that Biden's perceived ill health would lead to fascism rising in the US if Trump wins.
Comedian Jon Stewart accused the Democratic Party of putting its voters between a "rock and a hard place" by failing to prepare them for any doubts about President Joe Biden's health before the 2024 election.
"What do I do with my anger at a Democratic Party that honestly has put us in this rock and a hard place position?" he said. "That wasn't honest over this past year about what was happening internally in the White House, was not in any way preparing the public for Kamala Harris."
Stewart and his podcast guests discussed the possible outcomes of Biden losing the election due to concerns about his age and health.
Their key worry was that fascism in the US would rise if former President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Stewart is a regular critic of Trump.
"I don't know if it was complacency or deceit, or whatever it is," Stewart said. He slammed the Democratic Party as having "missed all of the threats" and leaving itself vulnerable.
Biden has been facing calls to abandon his 2024 reelection bid after a disastrous debate performance against Trump , where the president frequently mumbled and sometimes appeared lost.
Even if he does, the Democratic Party would only have four months to gather momentum for his replacement before the November election.
Support for Biden among the Democratic Party's highest echelons is also rumored to be disintegrating. Former President Barack Obama , former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and Senate Majority Chuck Schumer have been reported to be doubting behind the scenes that Biden is the man for a reelection bid.
In public, however, they've stopped short of calling for Biden's withdrawal, with Schumer declaring his support for the president.
Representatives for Biden's campaign and Stewart did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.
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