(Daily Mail) Jon Stewart has said that former President Donald Trump has given America a ‘gift’ by ‘exposing’ political and corporate corruption.
Speaking on his new podcast, The Weekly Show, the comedian discussed Trump, the election and democracy.
He said that Trump’s conviction and ongoing trials have lifted the lid on ‘a reality of crony capitalism, a reality of transactional corruption that is the heartbeat of corporate and political America.’
Trump’s exploits have revealed the flaws and shady deals culture of US politics and business, Stewart said.
He said: ‘In some ways, he is doing us a service in that he is like…you know how they employ a white hat hacker who will go into a system and find its vulnerabilities.’
Speaking on his new podcast, The Weekly Show, comedian Jon Stewart discussed the election and democracy
Stewart was speaking with chief Washington correspondent for the New Yorker magazine, Jane Mayer, and President of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Noah Bookbinder.
He asked them if Trump’s recent criminal conviction on more than 30 felony counts related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels are ‘exposing a reality’ of widespread and deep corruption in America.
He said: ‘Is he exposing a reality? I’m not saying he’s not pushing the limit of it.
‘I’m not saying he’s not exploiting it, but isn’t he exposing at some level a reality of crony capitalism, a reality of transactional corruption that is the heartbeat of corporate and political America?’
Mayer responded: ‘What I’ve seen is the money has become bigger and bigger and bigger, and it is corrupting the government but it wasn’t always this way. It’s not the whole story.
‘There are incredible numbers of people in Washington who are really dedicated to doing the right thing for the right reasons, both Republicans and Democrats.’
