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Jon & Josh on Trump's Shutdown Steamroll, Mideast Peace Deal & Antifa Bogeymen | The Daily Show

2025-10-11 Comedy
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Democrats Must Hold Healthcare Line Against Shutdown Exploitation While Trump Brokers Surprising Peace

Gain leverage against the government shutdown by demanding core healthcare protections while analyzing President Trump’s paradoxical success securing international peace amid domestic legal turmoil.

Short Summary

  • Democrats apply pressure by demanding Medicaid cut reversals and extended Obamacare subsidies during the government shutdown.
  • Republicans use hyperbolic messaging, falsely linking healthcare demands to "transgender surgery for illegals," while Trump exploits the shutdown to threaten federal worker benefits.
  • President Trump achieves a major diplomatic win by brokering a framework peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
  • The administration simultaneously signals escalating domestic action by threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act against cities like Portland.

This segment analyzes day six of the government shutdown, focusing on the specific healthcare demands Democrats are front-loading to gain leverage. It contrasts the political infighting and threats against federal workers with President Trump's surprising diplomatic success in the Middle East. Finally, it scrutinizes the administration's focus on domestic military deployment against perceived "left-wing terror."

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Jon Stewart asks Dems to hold the line on healthcare as Trump uses the shutdown as an opportunity to steamroll the Constitution, and Josh Johnson covers the president's Ghislaine Maxwell amnesia and surprising success with brokering peace in the Middle East, as well as his unsurprising insistence on waging war against Portland. #DailyShow #JonStewart #JoshJohnson 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)

@CrashNova76YT 2025-10-11

"If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States." —Trump

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@andwatifisedno 2025-10-11

Again, thank you for posting full episodes for us. Right now it means the most.

761 7 replies
@drinktang 2025-10-12

I'm really glad they added Josh to this show -- his standup has been political satire gold.

716 11 replies
@DeadCat-42 2025-10-11

No wonder Trump goes after Comedians, they are the ones telling us the truth.

628 15 replies
@elfindelsol 2025-10-11

I nominate Josh and Jon for Nobel Peace Prizes.

547 12 replies
@SteveKatz-ff6xo 2025-10-11

Nine years and we are still waiting for Republican health care!

182 4 replies
@Shonsa716 2025-10-12

Bondi is a piece of work, rude and smug . This is our rep for Attorney General?? What a joke, 😡

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@ADMIN-WARSCOPEUKRAINE 2025-10-12

Honestly, this is a lifeline — please keep posting full episodes whenever you can. We appreciate it more than words.

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@seanlennes5069 2025-10-12

Seriously, Josh Johnson is comedic gold.

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@CM-ey7nq 2025-10-12

"The president takes no pleasure in this". What. The. F....

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