On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart came after Democrats for voting to end the government shutdown without extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which is the primary issue the Left has fought for throughout the 41-day stoppage.
“They fucking caved on the shutdown,” Stewart said, fuming. “Not even a full week removed from the best election night results they’ve had in years, seven Democratic senators and an ‘Independent’ voted with their Republican counterparts to end the shutdown and reopen the government. And did they get their extended healthcare subsidies?”
Stewart turned to a sound bite from ABC 7 for the answer, “Democrats wanted the deal to include extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Instead, they got a promise to vote on it at a later date.”
“I cannot fucking believe it,” Stewart continued. “You had the wind at your back! Election victories all over the country. The new Sydney Sweeney movie was box office bupkis! Apparently, her new MAGA fanbase didn’t show up in droves to see a biopic about a lesbian professional boxer who overcomes domestic violence to live her truth. Who could have seen that coming? Democrats, you sold out the entire shutdown not to get what you wanted, but for a promise to not get what you wanted later.”
The legislation to end the nation’s longest government shutdown in history passed in the Senate Monday night. However, it still needs to pass through the House and then get a signature from Donald Trump. With a Republican majority in the House, it is likely to pass, and Trump is expected to sign the bill with full support from the Right.
Watch the entire monologue below.
From Variety US
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