Jon Stewart says he’s beginning to pity Elon Musk while mocking the “beaten down” departing head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for what President Trump “has reduced this man to.”
“It only took four months to go from … ‘tech titan given a mandate to move fast and crush the deep state,’ to ‘guy who had a bad night at a Nashville bar he can’t remember,’” Stewart said of Musk on Monday’s “The Daily Show.”
“Look at that poor bastard,” Stewart said, showing an image of Musk sporting a black eye and a dejected look while appearing with Trump in the Oval Office last week. The ceremony at the White House marked the end of Musk’s time with DOGE after four months as a special government employee.
Musk told The Hill’s Brett Samuels that the bruise was caused by “horsing around” with his young son.
“I’m starting to feel bad for this guy,” Stewart told the Comedy Central show’s audience.
“He’s got that look on his face that I imagine his employees normally have: black eye, 1,000-yard stare. This dude has seen some s‑‑‑,” the comedian said of the billionaire tech entrepreneur.
“Look what Trump has reduced this man to. He has broken this poor man,” Stewart cracked of the Tesla CEO, before eventually showing an image of Musk from Trump’s Inauguration Day giving what critics said was a Nazi salute.
“Let this be a lesson to Elon and anybody in Trump’s orbit: Whatever your passion or political belief, whatever your ideology is — you will go from reaching for mein stars to dissolving in a puddle of your own urine and shame and starting a fight club with your kid just to be able to feel,” Stewart, 62, exclaimed before tearing into the president.
“Because Trump doesn’t believe in anything, man.”
“The reality of Trump is, he turns even his most fervent and enthusiastic foot soldiers upside down,” the “Daily Show” host continued.
“Trump’s very open secret has always been he doesn’t believe in or care about any policy issue at all,” Stewart said.
“Just rolling with the punches is clearly the only strategy for happiness when you’re working for Trump,” he said.
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