Stewart wrote on X, minutes after Biden posted his withdrawal message:
“What the fuck are we doing here, people?” Stewart asked in February. “Biden’s lost a step, but Trump regularly says things at rallies that would warrant a wellness check.”
Earlier this month, he didn’t quite call on Biden to drop out, but said it’s not too late to change candidates ― and added that voters are desperate for alternatives.
“Do you have any idea how thirsty Americans are for any hint of inspiration or leadership and a release from this choice of a megalomaniac and a suffocating gerontocracy?” he said. “It is crushing our fucking spirits.”