Trump Rally had a Roast Comic
A day after Tony Hinchcliffe’s controversial jokes at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, Jon Stewart used his opening monologue on Monday’s “The Daily Show” to defend the comedian.
After highlighting other speakers at the meeting such as Tucker Carlson and Rudy Giuliani, Stewart said, “But for the media, of course, there was one moment in particular that raised alarms,” and then played a supercut of network anchors criticizing Hinchcliffe’s jokes, including calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash.”
Stewart then defended Hinchcliffe, saying, “Clearly, in retrospect, having a roasted comedian come to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key demographic group… probably wasn’t the best decision of the campaign politically, but to be honest, the man just really does what he does.”
Stewart then played jokes from Hinchcliffe’s “Roast of Tom Brady” set earlier this year, laughing at the clip and saying, “Yeah, yeah, sure, terrible, boo.” There’s something wrong with me. I think that guy is really funny. I’m sorry, I don’t know what to tell you. I mean, take him to a meeting and not let him make lame jokes? That would be like bringing Beyoncé to a rally and not…,” referencing an earlier joke he made about Kamala Harris’ recent rally, which featured a Beyoncé speech instead of a performance.
Hinchcliffe’s rally jokes drew the ire of many political commentators and cable news hosts, as well as criticism from entertainers like Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez, as well as politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Watch the full clip below.
