Jon Stewart says Biden had 'resting 25th Amendment face' at debate
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"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, broadcasting live after Thursday night's first general election debate between President Biden and former President Trump, joined the chorus of those pillorying the incumbent over his performance.
"Need to call a real estate agent in New Zealand," Stewart, who recently typically only hosts the Comedy Central show on Mondays, said after playing a clip of Biden trailing off mid-thought before asserting that "we finally beat Medicare."
Democrats went into a panic over how Biden handled the debate, often mumbling and veering to other subjects while failing to make his points, and a flash poll from CNN showed two-thirds of viewers believe Trump won the Atlanta event.
Stewart made clear he thought the president did no better when it was his predecessor's turn to speak, saying Biden had "resting 25th Amendment face" while listening to the Republican.
"So Biden perhaps not on top of his game. So maybe I will check out this young upstart Donald Trump," Stewart said before playing short montage of the former president, who he said "does not appear to have passed the a--hole test."
"Just so we're all clear: Everything Donald Trump said in that clip is a lie, blatant and full," he said.
Looking at both candidates, the veteran comedian appeared to despair: "This cannot be real life. It just can't."
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