On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart criticized Donald Trump for accepting the first FIFA Peace Prize while escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
Leading Monday’s show, Stewart turned his attention to last Friday’s FIFA World Cup draw, during which the groups for the initial phase of the global soccer tournament were revealed. But, as the late-night pundit pointed out, the big question of the evening wasn’t ‘who would be in the group of death this year or how FIFA would find a way to screw over Scotland’, but rather ‘who would win the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize?’ »
“Because when I think of a sport that promotes peaceful coexistence, it’s the beautiful game,” Stewart joked. “Alright, here we go! Who’s it going to be?”
Stewart then moved on to the World Cup draw, during which FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Trump as the first-ever recipient of the Peace Prize.
“Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god!” Stewart exclaimed facetiously. “He won the prize specially created to appease him! The FIFA Appeasement Prize!”
Later in the show, Stewart added: “The craziest part wasn’t necessarily Donald Trump getting a completely fictional golden butt plug. It was the cognitive dissonance of switching to the news channels, after the peace ceremony.”
Stewart then moved on to a series of news clips claiming that America is “on the brink of war with Venezuela” and that Trump is “increasing the pressure” on the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro.
“On the brink of war? President Trump, does this meaningless reward mean nothing to you?” » said Stewart. “By the way, if you think they’re not serious about Venezuela, they seem to be setting a pretty table.”
More sound bites followed, explaining that the Pentagon is “sending battleships to the coast of Venezuela” and that the campaign amounts to “the largest show of American force in the Caribbean in decades.”
“Not counting, of course, your friend Stephanie’s bachelorette party. It’s the biggest show of force,” Stewart joked.
Watch the full monologue below.
