Overview

• During Monday’s Daily Show monologue, Stewart played a press conference clip where Schumer joked about KFF, the Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Stewart asked who the joke was for and labeled Schumer “a human flat tire,” also pointing to Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s strained reaction in the clip.
• He broadened the critique to Democrats’ leadership and messaging, urging a more forceful defense of healthcare protections for tens of millions.
• The takedown came as the federal government remains partially shut down after an Oct. 1 lapse following the Senate’s failure to pass a stopgap bill.
• The rebuke continues Stewart’s recurring attacks on Schumer this year, with no immediate changes to Schumer’s leadership reported.