"Still, Stewart conceded, something is up with his health. He played another series of clips of reporters commenting on the president's swollen ankles, bruised hands and lumpy eyes. See, this is the problem with our superficial Instagram culture, he joked. We have unrealistic expectations in this country about the amount of fluid our bodies should be able to clear subcutaneously. It sends the wrong message to young people."
"These really are not medical appraisals. It's just more like insults. But, to be fair, it's not just the physical symptoms that make you think the president is transitioning from this mortal coil. It's that whenever any of his biggest supporters are with him, it sounds like they're saying goodbye, Stewart noted. Once you begin to notice it, you begin to see really the whole vibe around this president is very Make-A-Wish kid."
Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show and mocked reporters who speculated that the president might have died after a brief absence. Stewart joked about the public reaction to Trump's physical appearance, citing swollen ankles, bruised hands and lumpy eyes while lampooning social-media-driven expectations about bodies. Stewart characterized many comments as insults rather than medical appraisals and suggested the atmosphere around the president often feels like a Make-A-Wish scenario, with supporters treating his appearances as fulfilled wishes. Late-night hosts also reacted to a newly released screenshot purporting to show a lewd birthday letter from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
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