Jon Stewart devoted his Monday monologue on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show to accusing President Trump of being an authoritarian. However, some of Stewart’s examples of authoritarianism, such as protecting women’s sports and defunding public broadcasting, were woefully unimpressive. Additionally, Stewart alleged Trump had bungled “the authoritarian bargain” that requires competence in return for compliance, as he also suggested Trump is to blame for a series of plane crashes.
Stewart began with faux reverence for Trump, “President Trump. Generalissimo. Oh, great Moses. I don’t know what your advisors have told you about the authoritarian bargain, but the basic deal is: the American people look the other way while you disappear undesirables, knuckle under the elites, ban all seven trans athletes from our nation’s beloved NCAA…
