Overview
- Stewart, whose monologue aired Monday, offered the Class of 2026 a satirical crash course on getting hired the “Trump way.”
- He mocked Trump’s forceful handshakes with leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Shinzo Abe, Viktor Orban, and Mike Pence, urging grads to seize control the moment they enter the room.
- He flashed a photo of Trump’s bruised hand as a punchline, noting that the White House has linked the recurring bruises in part to frequent handshaking.
- He role-played brash interview answers built on boastful claims and blunt self-admissions, then ran a supercut of Trump’s hostile exchanges with journalists to underscore how such conduct can still succeed.
- He closed by referencing reports of a $1.7 billion fund tied to Trump for allies and Jan. 6 participants that he said would use taxpayer money, a segment quickly excerpted by Deadline and Mediaite.