Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart called Donald Trump “a repudiation of Republicans” in his first public comments since the US election. “McConnell and Ryan – those guys are the swamp.” He also added: “I will guarantee you Republicans are going to come to Jesus now about the power of government. “I don’t believe we are a fundamentally different country today than we were two weeks ago,” Stewart told Rose. The same country that elected Donald Trump elected Barack Obama,” said Stewart. “I thought Donald Trump disqualified himself at numerous points.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2016 18:11 UTC