Overview
- On Thanksgiving, Trump used an ableist slur about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in a Truth Social post and later said there was "something wrong" with the governor.
- Stewart condemned the language on The Daily Show, likening Trump’s rhetoric to "brain ooze" and ridiculing the idea of walking it back.
- He also mocked the White House press corps for spending the holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago and then flying back with Trump to seek clarification.
- Walz responded on Meet the Press, arguing that Trump has normalized hateful behavior as a political tactic and calling the conduct indecent.
- Reporting notes the insult’s personal resonance given that Walz’s son has a non-verbal learning disorder, and there has been no apology from Trump as of Dec. 2.