Issues acquired bloody on Monday evening’s (February 24) episode of The Day by day Present as Jon Stewart smashed a espresso mug mid-rant, leaving him with a minimize on his hand and blood on his desk.
The late-night host was ranting in opposition to the excessive value of pharmaceuticals, exhibiting a clip of former President Joe Biden celebrating his administration’s achievement in decreasing the worth of ten medication.
“Ooh, can it’s? The businesses we subsidize with billions of {dollars} are permitting us the privilege of negotiating the worth of ten of their medication,” Stewart mentioned sarcastically.
“Ten is all of them, proper? As a result of it might be embarrassing if it was a small drop within the bucket, and that the American individuals didn’t count on that we must always negotiate for all their f****** medication as a result of we’ve already paid for it with our subsidies,” he continued, smashing his mug in frustration.
Stewart clearly realized one thing had gone unsuitable and hid his hand behind his desk. “I’ll be going to the hospital quickly,” he quipped earlier than persevering with along with his monologue.
When he later held his hand again up, the viewers gasped after they seen the blood. “It’s superb!” Stewart yelled.
Later within the present, Stewart spoke with Georgetown Regulation’s Rupa Bhattacharyya about how Donald Trump and Elon Musk‘s DOGE division cuts are affecting packages just like the September eleventh Sufferer Compensation Fund, which she as soon as over noticed.
“It makes me so indignant, I wish to smash one other mug,” Stewart joked, lifting his hand into view. His finger was now bandaged however nonetheless filling with blood.
“Oh, wow, this factor’s actually popping out,” he mentioned earlier than quipping, “Within the business break, I had a lightsaber battle with one of many crew members, and that’s how that occurred.”
The comic additionally joked in regards to the second on X, writing, “We’re again! New Day by day Present tonight! It’s a bloody good episode…emphasis on bloody…I’m an fool….”
We’re again! New Day by day Present tonight! It’s a bloody good episode…emphasis on bloody…I’m an fool…
— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) February 25, 2025
“Cuts hand by rage smashing a mug and completes the monologue with out lacking a beat. Maestro, take a bow!” wrote one YouTube commenter.
“Completely unimaginable! He fought by means of that bleeding hand as a result of he was actually devoted to what he needed to say,” mentioned one other.
“Kudos to Jon for not skipping a beat, I wager that stung. Jon Stewart for President,” one other added.
One other wrote, “Nicely, we’re one month in and Jon has actually drawn blood. It’s gonna be an attention-grabbing few years.”
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