Jon Stewart Tears Into Fox News Hosts for Urging Viewers Not to Panic Over Economy: ‘We Have No F*cking Idea!’
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into several Fox News hosts on Monday after they urged viewers not to panic about the economic effects of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs.
“For those of us who have been tricked into believing that an economic crisis is a crisis, Trump’s people have an answer,” Stewart said on his show, before playing a compilation of Fox News hosts and other commentators downplaying concerns:
Fox News host Laura Ingraham: “Don’t panic. Calm down. Everything is going to be okay.”
Fox Business host Charles Payne: “I would not worry at all.”
Fox News host Jesse Watters: “The Dow is actually in the same place it was in August.”
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk: “Do me a favor, don’t look at your stock portfolio.”
Fox News co-host Jeanine Pirro: “You know what? I don’t really care about my 401(k).”
Stewart pulled a face before imitating Pirro, “Live, laugh, love. That’s what I always say! You know what I say to all of you? It’s 401(k) somewhere! [Mimes drinking].”
“When did the right become so chill? Aren’t you the ‘Bud Light is turning my kid trans’ folks? But economic meltdown and you’re getting all philosophical?” questioned Stewart, before playing a clip of Republican influencer Benny Johnson claiming, “Losing money costs you nothing. This is just the reality of life. Like, were you young and dumb? How much money did you lose? Everyone loses money. Everyone loses money. It costs you nothing.”
The Daily Show host mocked, “Except money. Losing money costs you money. That’s the definition of losing money. And I know you go, ‘Well it’s gonna be worth it to get the character of the country that we want back again,’ but we have no fucking idea if that’s actually what’s going to happen.”
He concluded, “You’re all acting like the tariff regime is a tried and true remedy. ‘Oh of course, this is the medicine that’s always prescribed!’ Except the last time it was tried a hundred years ago, we had a Great Depression. So how does this work?”
Watch above via The Daily Show.
