Jon Stewart Says the Media Is Making Americans Think ‘We’re Plunging to Our Deaths’ After Trump’s Win: It’s Not Helpful to ‘Get Us S—ing Our Pants This Much’
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Jon Stewart used the latest episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast (via The Daily Beast) to criticize the media for getting Americans scared about Donald Trump‘s second term as president before it’s even begun. “The Daily Show” host said America is in a “transitional period where we are not sure about whether the ground we are standing on is solid” and noted how the media is only stoking more fear by being “convinced that we are the Roadrunner and the Coyote and the Coyote has run over the cliff, and...
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