Jon Stewart put his acting skills to good use — and Thanksgiving dinner — as he took on the role of Hunter Biden at a family feast as he looked up to his father to not-so-subtly insinuate that he wanted a Christmas pardon.
“I made you watch that because people think I can't act,” he joked.
The political comedian began his monologue on tonight's episode of Daily show By misrepresenting Donald Trump's latest troubling pick: loyal loyalist and conspiracy theorist Kash Patel for FBI Director. The audience booed when Stewart introduced the topic, with the host noting that the audience was “a little excited.”
When dealing with Patel's series of humiliating children's books The conspiracy against the king (After a fictionalized version of events featuring the names and likes of Hillary Clinton and Trump), he mocked Dr. Seuss by quipping, “I didn't meet Russia in a box, I didn't meet Russia on Fox, I didn't meet them.” “In Trump Tower, I didn’t have a golden pigeon.”
When you play a clip from an MSNBC program Morning Joe Host Joe Scarborough, who condemned the nomination as a violation of the democratic system, had Stewart passionately declare: “Faith! And the rule of law! It's all that separates us from otters! The penguins, the monkeys, the whole cast Madagascar. It's the only thing! Faith and the rule of law. finally [pantomiming chef’s kiss]“Democrats have a moral standing from which they can govern without shame, hypocrisy or nuance.”
At this point, Stewart let the clip announcing President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter Biden speak for itself.
“Mom, we were So “Close,” he denounced. “But you know what, good, well, good, it's good, it's right, it's his right. He's an 82-year-old man who doesn't want to spend the rest of his life visiting his son in prison. Republicans get away with this all the time. I am sure that a pardon is a carefully written and meticulously drawn farewell message to express sympathy to a loved one.
In fact, the pardon was comprehensive, covering crimes that Hunter Biden “committed, may have committed, or participated in” over the past 11 years. The lack of a round number was oddly specific, Stewart joked, setting up a conversation during which Hunter Biden asked for New Year's Eve activities to be included as well because “sh- is about to go down.”
“I'm surprised Biden didn't include the phrase 'on Earth 1 or any of the terrestrials in the multiverse,'” he said.
Watch the full monologue below:
