Jon Stewart Belittles Impeachment: I Don't Want To See A Performative Play That Doesn't Hold Trump Accountable
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/08/jon_stewart_belittles_impeachment_i_dont_want_to_see_a_performative_play_that_doesnt_hold_trump_accountable.html

Host Jon Stewart talked about the strategy for Democrats if they take control of both House and Senate in 2026:

CO-HOST: John, if the Democrats win the House and the Senate, what, fingers crossed, should they try to impeach Trump or would that be a strategic mistake since he won't be convicted?

JON STEWART: What, what is any of that? We've already shown there's no accountability when they're, what I want to see is a full government effort on rebalancing this economy. And this is about triage and the corruption of that family.

Fucking let them drain us. Like they think they're going to drain us, wall it off. So it doesn't infect the rest of the economy and spend a total government effort at rebalancing labor versus capital with real ideas about like the ones that Catherine was saying, that's where all their efforts should be.

I don't want to see a fucking five-act performative play of House hearings. I just don't want to see it. I don't want to see everybody having the opportunity to pantomime accountability because you know, they're actually not going to bring it.

You want to do some investigations to some shit. That's great. But on the triage list of what's wrong in this country, it is, I'm sorry, sir, you're going to have to stay in the waiting room because this guy just got shot. And it sounds to me like you just have a sore throat, like do the shit that actually is killing people right now. That's all too much. Was that too?

CO-HOST: No, no, I think just the right level. Yes.

STEWART: Like that's, we've been in those hearings. If you couldn't bring accountability to January 6th in two years, what confidence do any of us have that you're going to be able to untangle Eric and Don's drone company?

CO-HOST: Truly. I do want them to be a little scared though. That's it.

STEWART: Scared of what? What are they scared of? There is not a person of that power and privilege that can't figure out how to run out the clock on a two year investigation. So accomplish mom, Donny it, which pothole you need filled, fucking fill it.

Govern. You want to do some things that are ancillary, a little side project. You want to do the investigations as a hobby. Knock yourself out. Fix shit.