Jon Stewart slices open his hand on “The Every day Present”: ‘I will be going to the hospital’

Jon Stewart's look on Monday evening's episode of The Every day Present left him bloodied after he smashed a espresso mug whereas ranting concerning the excessive value of pharmaceuticals.

See the second he cuts his hand on a shattered mug at about 16:58 within the video under.

It occurred throughout his monologue concerning the excessive price Individuals pay for pharmaceuticals, which he started by displaying a clip of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris standing earlier than a crowd, selling what a information anchor known as "the primary ever negotiation with pharmaceutical firms" and asserting that they'd come to an settlement to decrease the value of 10 medication.

"However you recognize what's so horrible about our system now? And the corruption that lays inside it?" Stewart requested. "We're so f—ing numb to it, we truly tout tiny cracks in that exploitation as victory."

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He grew more and more indignant but in addition introduced out considered one of his humorous voice results.

"Ooh, can or not it’s? The businesses we subsidize with billions of {dollars} are permitting us the privilege of negotiating the value of 10 of their medication," Stewart mentioned sarcastically. "And 10 is all of them, proper? It might be embarrassing if it was a small drop within the bucket and that the American folks didn't count on that we should always negotiate for all their f—ing medication! As a result of we've already paid for 'em with our subsidies!"

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He slammed his espresso mug down and the viewers appeared to choose up on the actual fact one thing had gone improper, however they cheered. Stewart then regarded down at his hand to examine it, smiled, and jovially mentioned, "I'll be going to the hospital quickly."

Stewart continued together with his report after the slam, holding his injured proper hand under the desk, and acted as if nothing had occurred. However when he pulled his hand up into view later — about 21:32 within the video — the viewers gasped on the blood. Stewart made gentle of the harm on social media, calling the episode a "bloody good episode" and himself "an fool."

Within the second a part of the present, Stewart spoke with Georgetown Legislation's Rupa Bhattacharyya, who’s the previous Particular Grasp of the September eleventh Sufferer Compensation Fund, about how deep, indiscriminate finances cuts Donald Trump administration advisor Elon Musk and his DOGE foot troopers are making have an effect on applications just like the one she as soon as oversaw.

"It makes me so indignant, I need to smash one other mug," Stewart mentioned, lifting his hand into view and looking out down at his bloody, bandaged finger. "Oh, wow, this factor's actually popping out. Within the industrial break, I had a lightsaber battle with one of many crew members, and that's how that occurred."

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