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Jessica Williams returns to The Daily Show to cheer up Jon Stewart

Jessica Williams returns to The Daily Show to cheer up Jon Stewart

Well, we're at the end. Red will hit theaters nationwide in less than three weeks, meaning there's only a week left until the election. Since I'm a real Gryla fan, The Daily Shows Jon Stewart is feeling the heat. After yesterday's very relaxed anti-racism rally at Madison Square Garden, Stewart returned The Daily Show to find out why Trump's rhetoric is so disturbing. Despite the near-constant coverage of Tony Hinchcliffe's disastrous open mic night, in which he called Puerto Rico a “garbage island” and reflected on how he and his black friend had “carved watermelons,” Stewart more or less avoided the big shiny object . The comedy community always protects its own — well, with the exception of Marc Maron, who released a very thoughtful and necessary statement on The New Fascism earlier today.

Stewart, for his part, felt it was more urgent to discuss Trump's threat to deport between two million and 11 billion people on the first day of his presidency. Stewart pointed to excerpts in which Trump said he would invoke the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798 to ruin the lives of millions of people, and also highlighted the variety of different forms of racism used by speakers at MSG were shared. So when Trump mentions a “law dating back to 1798 that was last used to intern Japanese and German citizens during World War II,” he is joking. It just makes me really sad.” But when you find yourself in difficult times, Jessica Williams comes to you. Makes her triumphant return The Daily ShowWilliams wondered aloud whether Stewart was suffering from a terminal illness and assured this wealthy, white, 50-something part-time anchor that he would be fine if Trump were elected. But he's not the only type of person in America.

“For non-elderly white people, for people of color, for women, for queer people, it’s going to be a very different story,” Williams said to the camera. “I know you’re incredibly exhausted. I'm exhausted. Everyone is exhausted. Our political discourse is exhausting, but it's easy to raise your hands and say, “I'm tired.” Go ahead and seize people's rights. I'm just going to go through a case of Truly's and listen to 52 episodes of it Love Island.'”

“I just want to be clear: don’t let yourself become exhausted; Don't let the constant emptying tire you out. Don't turn away. Look straight down the barrel and say, 'Not today, apathy.'”

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