Stewart wrote on X, minutes after Biden posted his withdrawal message:
“What the fuck are we doing here, folks?” Stewart asked in February. “Biden has backed off, but Trump regularly says things at rallies that warrant a wellness check.”
Earlier this month, he stopped short of calling on Biden to withdraw, but said it was not too late to change candidates and added that voters were desperate for alternatives.
“Do you have any idea how thirsty Americans are for some hint of inspiration or leadership and liberation from this choice of a megalomaniac and a suffocating gerontocracy?” he said. “It’s crushing our fucking spirits.”