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Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown | The Daily Show

2025-11-11 Comedy
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Jon Stewart Slams Democrats for Squandering Electoral Wins in Shutdown Capitulation

Analyze how Democrats surrendered leverage over crucial ACA subsidies after recent electoral success. Learn why this strategic retreat mirrors a guaranteed sports loss, providing crucial lessons for political momentum.

Short Summary

  • Democrats caved on the government shutdown fight, failing to secure vital ACA subsidy extensions despite having momentum.
  • They traded a guaranteed negotiation point for a vague future promise of a Senate vote, which holds no real weight without House/Presidential buy-in.
  • Stewart compares the leadership's failure to the New York Giants repeatedly blowing massive leads, highlighting self-inflicted defeat.
  • The collapse wasted national focus that had finally exposed Donald Trump's 'reality distortion' tactics.

This segment critiques the Democratic party's decision to end the government shutdown without securing the renewal of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits they initially demanded. Jon Stewart emphasizes that the party gave up its only leverage immediately following strong election results, positioning the failure as a profound strategic blunder.

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In the wake of Democrats' decision to end the government shutdown, Jon Stewart returns to his prediction that they were going to piss away last week’s hard-earned electoral victories. With nothing to gain from caving, momentum on their side, and a deeply unpopular president, Jon compares the Democrats to the New York Giants, who at least had the good sense to fire their coach. #DailyShow #Shutdown #JonStewart #Democrats #NYGiants Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@zb1959 2025-11-11

Democrats never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity

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@AjPipeThe 2025-11-11

Dems need a full leadership overhaul. Yesterday.

23.9k 391 replies
@the_one_gio 2025-11-11

I wish I could be this bad at my job and still get to keep it.

17.6k 141 replies
@Red_Mag3 2025-11-11

Every senator that doesn't call for Schumer's resignation, should be primaried.

12.4k 138 replies
@tammyjantzen9004 2025-11-11

Schumer pretending to be a fighter is just f-in embarrassing!

9.8k 92 replies
@kristenpres 2025-11-11

Absolutely disgusting how they sold out the entire country for nothing

7.7k 151 replies
@normlee6566 2025-11-11

Schumer is an ineffective dinosaur in the Senate. No wonder dems have no confidence in these clowns.

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@DefiledEbrietas 2025-11-11

I saw this gem recently, "If Democrats had 3 wishes, they'd negotiate them down to 1, and use the last one to win over Republicans." 😂

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@dhiunie2644 2025-11-15

I paid off my $529k 2.125% 15 years loan in 25 months. Started in October 2022 last payment was November 2024. Now totally debt free with 3 paid off rentals. Love having no debt for the last 1.5 years. Thank you ROMY Michele Brown.

2.7k 10 replies
@lynnmcnamara2342 2025-11-14

Exactly, I am 76 and the need for young minds has never been more obvious.

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