Overview
- The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, in a Monday monologue for the Class of 2026, offered a mock crash course on landing a job the “Trump way.”
- He ran clips of Trump yanking the hands of leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Shinzo Abe, Viktor Orban, and Mike Pence to portray a dominance display.
- He highlighted photos of Trump’s bruised hands and reminded viewers the White House has said the marks come from tissue damage caused by frequent handshakes.
- He aired a supercut of Trump lashing out at female journalists to argue that belittling questioners is part of the act.
- He closed by citing news reports of a $1.7 billion plan to reimburse allies and Jan. 6 defendants, according to Deadline’s recap.