Jon Stewart Tackles Elon Musk's Exit From the Trump Administration: ‘This Guy Has Seen Some S–t'
On this week's episode of 'The Daily Show,' Jon Stewart covered the end of Elon Musk's chapter with D.O.G.E. and the Trump administration.
On May 28, Musk's time as Donald Trump's 'special government employee' came to a close after 128 days. Per the U.S. Department of the Interior, a person can not serve under the title for more than 130 days in a consecutive year. During his time at the White House, Musk led the Department of Government Efficiency, or D.O.G.E., with the intention of slashing excessive government spending.
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Stewart opened the show by proclaiming, 'D.O.G.E. has finally rooted out one of America's least efficient government workers and marked him for dismissal.' He then cut to Musk's final White House press conference, where he, according to Stewart, looked like a 'guy who had a bad night in a Nashville bar he can't remember,' sporting a 'black eye' and a 'thousand-yard stare.'
'This dude has seen some shit,' Stewart said. 'I'd like to know at least how that happened.'
Stewart then played a clip of the press conference, where Musk was asked how he got the black eye. His response: 'I was just horsing around with [my son]. And I said, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face.' And he did.'
'Look, I believe things sometimes do happen when you're roughhousing with your kid,' Stewart said. 'But I'm also sure the one sentence no parent has ever uttered to their child is, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face.''
Stewart added that 'Trump made sure that Elon got something in return' for his service.
The clip of the press conference continued, revealing that Trump's parting gift to Musk was a ceremonial golden key.
'I gave him a little special something,' Trump said at the press conference. 'A very special [gift] that I give to very special people. I have given it to some, but it goes to very special people, and I thought I'd given it to Elon as a presentation from our country.'
'You couldn't just give him the fucking key? You had to make sure everybody knows you give them to a lot of people,' Stewart said. ''You know, I've got a bunch of these. I give them to special people like… Who's the guy who brings me my Diet Cokes? I give him one for every Diet Coke. Anyway, enjoy your useless key.''
Watch the entire segment below.
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