Comedian Jon Stewart said Sunday that the country's focus on former President Donald Trump is a mistake and that casting him as an 'incredible supervillain' distracts from a far greater threat to the democratic order.
is a mistake and that casting him as an"incredible supervillain" distracts from other threats.
"I think we make a mistake focusing this all on Donald Trump, as if he's … Magneto and some incredible supervillain that has changed the very nature and temperature of the U.S.," Stewart said."He's just been an effective vessel, but he's not singing new songs. … I think it's a mistake to focus it all on this one individual and not to focus it more on the idea that power is its own reward whether it be in the financial industry or government.
The comment came in response to Tapper, who emphasized Trump's ability to identify"weak points in democracy."
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