On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart trolled Donald Trump’s fixation on Nicki Minaj as the president’s odd remarks about the rapper’s “beautiful ass” have been making the rounds across the internet.
Stewart began the evening’s show by focusing on the midterm elections, and the issues that voters are, “for some reason,” fixated on: the economy, cost of living and the war in Iran. “Donald Trump is actually back out there on the campaign trail to make his closing arguments. I imagine the president will be laser-focused on the issues that matter most,” said Stewart before cutting to a clip of Trump saying: “I looked at his ass, and I’ve never done that with a man before. A man’s ass, his ass, the ass. His ass was like a big piece of muscle.”
“And by the way, don’t feel left out, ladies. Trump’s got plenty of ammo left for you,” he continued, before cutting to a clip of the president during Saturday’s rally in Michigan showing him saying, “By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before — Nicki Minaj. That’s hard to miss.”
Stewart, bewildered, said, “How the fuck is this real? ‘Stand up, Nikki. Twirl around. Give us a look at that.’ Talk about inflation, my God!” He continued: “Look at Trump’s face when Minaj is talking. Look at what he’s doing. He’s transfixed. He’s staring at her ass. He’s like Yogi Bear floating towards a pie on a windowsill.”
Stewart also took aim at an ad from Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy that features Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
“Well, that could be a compelling ad if it weren’t for just a couple of mitigating factors,” said Stewart. “For instance, Acton’s mother hasn’t spoken to her daughter in 50 years, and the reason is, oh, cartoonishly evil word generator, she lost custody of her kids because her husband at the time was indicted for raping her daughter.”
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Stewart then cut to a clip of Trump defending the ad, and calling the reporter asking him if “the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to” him a “horrible little reporter.” Stewart then asked: “When did Donald Trump become Miss Hannigan?”
Ahead of last week’s show, it was announced that Stewart would remain the host of “The Daily Show” through 2028. Stewart’s contract was set to end at the end of 2026 after signing a one-year renewal in November 2025. Stewart made his hosting debut on “The Daily Show” in 1999, left in 2015, and returned in February 2024. After his return, “The Daily Show” ratings went up.
Check out the entire monologue below.
From Variety US