Jon Stewart made headlines after accidentally slicing his hand open while delivering a fiery rant on The Daily Show about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the pharmaceutical industry. The injury occurred when Stewart slammed his desk, breaking a porcelain “World’s Best Dad” mug, with shards cutting his fingers.
Despite the bleeding, Stewart continued his monologue, sarcastically criticizing DOGE’s sweeping budget cuts. “Yeah! F** you, guy who tests water for appropriate levels of fecal matter! What are we talking about?”* he joked, mocking the logic behind mass government layoffs. He also took a jab at Musk, calling him “the Nick Cannon of white people” due to his many children.
Stewart then shifted his focus to Trump, dismissing the former president’s claim that millions of deceased individuals are fraudulently collecting Social Security benefits. “Even if there was a 200-year-old man walking around, he wouldn’t need Social Security, he’d still be in Congress,” he quipped.
The segment ended with Stewart slamming the government’s dealings with pharmaceutical companies, calling them “the worst Shark Tank deal in f**ing history.”* He argued that corporations, not everyday workers, should be the real targets of budget cuts. Laughing off his injury, Stewart reassured viewers, “It’s fine!” as blood dripped from his fingers.
