Overview

• On The Daily Show, Stewart said there were six separate mass shootings over the weekend and cited an annual total of 324.
• He referenced a church shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Michigan, reported to have left four dead and eight injured.
• Stewart criticized politicians and news outlets for rapidly assigning partisan motives, saying the rush to blame often begins before key facts are known.
• He contrasted current coverage with earlier newsroom practices that avoided naming or spotlighting alleged shooters to limit notoriety.
• Before the monologue’s main critique, he mocked President Trump’s deployment to Portland, noting Oregon’s lawsuit challenging the action.