Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” got heated while reporting news about Joe Biden and ended up breaking a mug, deeply cutting himself.
“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, 62, was injured live after breaking a mug and cutting himself on the shards. He was visibly agitated while discussing a news story about Joe Biden, former president of the United States.
The report covered a negotiation between Biden and pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of ten medications.
“The companies we subsidize with billions of dollars are granting us the privilege of negotiating the price of ten of their drugs,” Stewart remarked sarcastically.
The host of “The Daily Show” believes this measure will not be enough to solve the issue of high drug prices in the U.S.
“We have become so desensitized to this that we actually celebrate minor cracks in this exploitation as victories. It would be embarrassing if it weren’t just a drop in the ocean. Because we’ve already paid for them with our subsidies,” he raged.
While angrily gesturing, Stewart broke a mug on the table. He initially hid his hand but then showed it to the audience, who were shocked to see the blood.
“I’ll be heading to the hospital soon,” he said, later joking about the incident on his X profile, formerly Twitter.
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