Overview
- Stewart compares the U.S. military posture off Venezuela and recent strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats to the arguments used before the 2003 Iraq invasion.
- He mocks talk of “weapons of mass destruction” tied to Venezuela and says his on-air fact-check found that almost none of U.S. fentanyl originates there.
- The segment questions whether the push could align with regime-change aims or benefit access to Venezuelan oil.
- Former Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry appears as a time-traveling “2005” visitor to reinforce the déjà vu theme.
- Outlet coverage presents the bit as Stewart’s final Daily Show episode of 2025, positioning it as a year-end cultural critique of current policy rhetoric.