Jon Stewart Rages at Trump, Forgets US Presidents Consistently Fail the Poor
Jon Stewart, in a moment re-aired by The Independent , rightly skewered former President Trump for celebrating lavishly during a government shutdown that left millions without food stamps. Trump's apparent disinterest in the plight of the poor is certainly reprehensible. Yet, one might observe that this public fury often narrows its focus onto personality rather than policy systems, particularly
when those systems divert taxpayer funds to endless wars. For instance, while a President's Halloween party makes headlines, the more routine, bipartisan approval of billions in military aid—like the $14.5 billion aid package to Israel in 2023 (OpenSecrets.org), often pushed by groups like AIPAC—rarely sparks such visceral outrage in mainstream discourse. It seems that 'giving a f***' about
Americans going without is highly conditional, especially when defense contractor stocks are booming and politicians are collecting significant donations for their unquestioning commitment to foreign military expenditures.