Jon Stewart Tells Trump to Try ‘Presidenting Better’ Instead of Implementing White House Press Ban
"Have we ever had a president just flat out in the Oval Office come out against the Constitution?" the comedian adds The post Jon Stewart Tells Trump to Try ‘Presidenting Better’ Instead of Implementing White House Press Ban appeared first on TheWrap .
Jon Stewart criticized Donald Trump's decision to ban the White House press, urging the president to improve his performance instead of implementing the ban. The comedian addressed the press ban during Monday's "The Daily Show" monologue, where he ridiculed Trump for openly opposing the Constitution. Stewart pointed out that the hottest topic in Washington had shifted to the White House press ban after CNN, MSN, and Politico decided to stop covering the news.
He noted that Trump defended his decision, calling the outlets "sick" for publishing negative stories. Stewart then asked, "Have you tried presidenting better?" He humorously suggested that Trump could either ban the press or work on being a better president. Stewart also questioned whether there had ever been a president who openly defied the Constitution, comparing the situation to living in North Korea.
He jokingly tried to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, saying he was sure there was a legal framework behind the ban. Stewart performed a Trump impression, stating that Trump didn't even respect the Constitution enough to pretend he was bound by it. He concluded by saying, "Yeah, no, yeah, we're doing the press ban. The truth is, I'd like to kill you.
Or send you all to camps, you know," while still acknowledging that he had two more years left in office.
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