{"id":42131,"date":"2025-01-28T04:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/jon-stewart-cant-keep-up-with-the-purges\/28\/01\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T04:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:21:37","slug":"jon-stewart-cant-keep-up-with-the-purges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/jon-stewart-cant-keep-up-with-the-purges\/28\/01\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Can\u2019t Keep Up With the Purges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night\u2019s highlights that lets you sleep \u2014 and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/arts\/television\/best-movies-on-netflix.html\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">50 best movies on Netflix right now<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-71bba853\">\u2018Don\u2019t Hate the Player\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Trump <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-inspectors-general-fired.html\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fired a slew of independent watchdogs<\/a>, known as inspectors general, at a variety of federal agencies on Friday night. News outlets called it a purge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThat only leaves \u2014 no one knows how many left. I have no idea,\u201d Jon Stewart said on Monday\u2019s \u201cDaily Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe point is, we have 17 less inspectors general. Who knows how many generals will now go uninspected?\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 JON STEWART<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cFor some reason, we have given presidents the power of a king, and then we say, \u2018Oh, by the way, with that power, you\u2019re not going to get all, like, kingly and <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">[expletive]<\/em> on us, right?\u2019 To put that in constitutional terms, if I could: \u2018Don\u2019t hate the player, hate the founding fathers.\u2019\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 JON STEWART<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6b59a72a\">Big, Beautiful Valves<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/president-trump-news\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Trump visited Los Angeles<\/a> a few days ago to observe the damage from the wildfires. He promised Southern California \u201cunlimited water\u201d from the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Jimmy Kimmel joked on Monday that Trump would issue an executive order \u201cmaking the whole state a Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and that should solve all our problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cAnd it doesn\u2019t stop. He keeps talking about these imaginary valves that we refuse to turn. What goes on in this brain of his? We\u2019ve got giant valves, he\u2019s got gold coins \u2014 it\u2019s like Super Mario Bros. in there.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 JIMMY KIMMEL<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cPresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday traveled to California and toured wildfire damage by helicopter. Said Trump afterward, \u2018It\u2019s been years since we laughed together like that.\u2019\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 SETH MEYERS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cI know it\u2019s been a tough time here for us Angelenos, right? I mean, last week, a lot of people lost their homes to the fire. This week, a lot of people lost their gardeners to ICE.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 BILL MAHER<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cYou know, and we\u2019re not out of the woods yet with the fires, right? That came up again. Some of them came up so quickly, the mayor barely had time to book a trip.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 BILL MAHER<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-911e5f6\">The Punchiest Punchlines (Dr. Phil Edition)<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cT.V. host Dr. Phil joined border czar Tom Homan over the weekend for an ICE operation in Chicago. Homan was there to catch immigrants, and I guess Dr. Phil was there in case any of their daughters dressed too slutty.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 SETH MEYERS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cI guess Dr. Phil finally <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2017\/02\/what-is-cash-me-outside-howbow-dat-meme-from-dr-phil.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cashed someone outside<\/a>. How about that?\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 JON STEWART<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3f07bc9e\">The Bits Worth Watching<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The cast of the Broadway show \u201cDeath Becomes Her\u201d performed \u201cFor the Gaze\u201d on \u201cThe Tonight Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<p><h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-102ce59\">What We\u2019re Excited About on Tuesday Night<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Drew Barrymore will sit down with Stephen Colbert on \u201cThe Late Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-12f48db0\">Also, Check This Out<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/arts\/television\/tom-green-show-amazon-prime.html\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tom Green<\/a>, who made a splash with surreal, provocative comedy a quarter-century ago, has a new stand-up special, a four-episode reality show and a documentary about his rise to fame premiering on Amazon Prime this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/28\/arts\/television\/jon-stewart-trump-firings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night&rsquo;s highlights that lets you sleep &mdash; and lets us get<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/jon-stewart-cant-keep-up-with-the-purges\/28\/01\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}