After decades of merciless ‘gutting’ out of Fox News during his time as host of The daily showJon Stewart has made a surprising number of appearances on that network in recent years, almost exclusively to promote his activism around such issues as medical benefits to first responders from 9/11 and now veterans exposed to “burns” in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The comedian remained deadly serious on Tuesday when he joined Fox presenter Martha MacCallum to explain why he lobbied Washington for a bill that would help veterans affected by that toxic exposure.
“If a senator or a representative isn’t sure about the science, let’s dig a 10-acre fire pit in their town, set it on fire with jet fuel and see how quickly the health effects show up,” Stewart said at a point. while the Fox host nodded sympathetically.
But before their time ran out, MacCallum just couldn’t help but push Stewart to play in the Fox News story about the Biden government’s proposed spending.
“You know, you see the trillions we are currently spending on many different things, for COVID, for infrastructure,” she said. “How do you feel about what you’re pushing for here?”
Rather than take the bait, Stewart turned the argument completely, pointing out that the money needed to address the burn problem is being “overshadowed” by these other concerns, essentially making it a no-brainer. .
“Look, even at the Pentagon you’re talking about $ 750 billion, $ 800 billion a year,” he explained, adding that what he and his fellow advocates are asking is a “fraction of that to implement the card and the benefits these people have already earned. “
“Quite true,” replied MacCallum before thanking Stewart for his work and inviting him to come back to Fox News when it comes time to promote his upcoming AppleTV + show. The problem with Jon StewartHe hasn’t made any promises.