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Jon Stewart Calls Out Trump For His 'Gleeful Cruelty And Dickishness'

The former host of "The Daily Show" calmly explained how callous Trump has been during his presidency.
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Jon Stewart took over Stephen Colbert’s desk on “The Late Show” Thursday night to send a message to President Donald Trump.

“I just want to say if there’s one hallmark to your presidency that I think we’re finding the most difficult is that no matter what you do, it always comes with an extra layer of gleeful cruelty and dickishness, ” Stewart said.

The former “Daily Show” host even laid out some examples:

“It’s not just that you don’t want people taking a knee. It’s that they’re ‘sons of bitches’ if they do.

“It’s not just denying women who accuse you of sexual assault. It’s saying, ‘They’re too ugly anyway.’

“You can’t just be against the media. They’re ‘enemies of the people.’

“It’s not even partisan. Anyone in the Republican Party dare speak against you, they also must be humiliated, even if they have a terminal disease.”

Then Stewart said he’d like to negotiate with the president to reduce the cruelty.

Check out the video above to see what Stewart was willing to offer the president for a kinder, gentler Trump. 

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Before You Go

7 Things You Didn't Know About Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart's grandfather was born in Inner Mongolia.(01 of07)
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Jon Stewart's grandfather Nathan Laskin was born in Mongolia in 1906 and was later raised in Tientstin, China, which was home to a well-developed, albeit small, Jewish community.

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Jon Stewart's first TV appearance was on a children's TV show in 1971.(02 of07)
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Stewart was 9 years old when he and his school band had a guest spot on a popular children's TV show "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark." (He played trumpet.)

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Jon Stewart actually worked at Comedy Central before it was Comedy Central.(03 of07)
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Around 1990, Stewart was hired to write for a show called "The Sweet Life," which ran on HBO's Comedy Channel. That cable channel would later transform into what is now Comedy Central.

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Jon Stewart met his wife Tracey on a blind date, which was a first for both of them.(04 of07)
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One of Tracey's friends fixed her and Stewart up and the two met at a Mexican restaurant. Tracey was so over the dating scene at this point that she almost didn't go.

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Jon Stewart proposed to Tracey through a New York Times crossword.(05 of07)
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Stewart enlisted the help of New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz to add marriage proposal clues to the paper's infamously difficult crossword. Many of the puzzle's clues had special meaning specifically for Tracey.

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Jon Stewart turned Stephen Colbert onto political satire.(06 of07)
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"I didn't enjoy political humor until I started working with Jon," says Stephen Colbert. "And then I found I had a stronger [political point of view] than I imagined."

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Jon Stewart may come back to the show... as a CORRESPONDENT.(07 of07)
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When asked about his successor, Trevor Noah, Stewart said, "He's a tremendous comic and talent that we've loved working with." Stewart then added that he "may rejoin as a correspondent just to be a part of it!!!" (credit:Laura Cavanaugh via Getty Images)
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