Daily Show host Jon Stewart had one word for President Joe Biden after the announcement on Sunday that he was dropping his reelection bid.
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Stewart wrote on X, minutes after Biden posted his withdrawal message:
Stewart has been critical of both Biden and Donald Trump since he returned to The Daily Show earlier this year.
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“What the fuck are we doing here, people?” Stewart asked in February. “Biden’s lost a step, but Trump regularly says things at rallies that would warrant a wellness check.”
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Earlier this month, he didn’t quite call on Biden to drop out, but said it’s not too late to change candidates ― and added that voters are desperate for alternatives.
“Do you have any idea how thirsty Americans are for any hint of inspiration or leadership and a release from this choice of a megalomaniac and a suffocating gerontocracy?” he said. “It is crushing our fucking spirits.”
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost.