Comedian Jon Stewart criticized the Democratic Party, President Biden and the White House for what he compared to Trump’s mafia-style refusal to answer concerns about the president’s debate performance.
Stewart was joined by former Obama aides and Pod Save America co-hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor on “The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart” on Thursday, where he said the Biden administration’s approach to concern was like Omertà, a Sicilian code of silence used by the mafia, which places importance on staying quiet in the face of questioning.
“In a lot of ways using Omertà, as Tommy put it, to stifle what could be an incredibly productive, at least, conversation, even if Joe Biden came out and said, ‘Look, I understand where I am at in my lifespan and cycle and what I do. Here’s how this government works,’” Stewart said, in a clip flagged by Mediaite. “Rather than coming out, and becoming Trumpian and saying, ‘You think someone else could hold NATO together,…